I meet with friends to have breakfast here at least once a week. My favorite breakfast is the "Inn-joyable" because you have a choice of how the two eggs are prepared, what kind of meat you would like (bacon, sausage, or ham), and if you would like potatoes or fruit. The meal also comes with your choice of toast (white, wheat, raisin, or English muffin). It's a hotel restaurant, so the atmosphere is what you would expect. The service is really good. Say hello to Carmen, Noelle, and Lee! read more

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Everything else about the hotel is great. Staff etc. But... Restaurant doesn't deserve one star. I gave it a second and turn s out last try. Skip the restaurant at night. You'll thank me. Service is the worst. Need to retrain your staff or get new. Food takes 45 minutes plus to come out. The bartender/waitress disappears for 20 minutes at a time. Never returns to update you. Ate here 3 weeks ago while staying here. There was one person at the bar. I ordered the special and it still took 45 minutes. It was uneditable. The cook must have dropped the salt shaker on my plate. I couldn't eat it but was still charged. Minus 20 %. read more

Breakfast is great here and the servers are always pleasant. Would recommend for a place to try. The restaurant is neat and clean

I previously gave this restaurant five stars for all the meals I've had over probably a 20 year time span. It was great food at a great price.... That was before Covid. They recently opened up again in August 2021, and a lot of things have changed. First of all, you can't get soup instead of salad with your entrée. In fact, they've done away with soups all together. They also have no desserts available. The selection on sides that go with your entrée are much more limited now, and you cannot get pasta as a side anymore. They've also increased their prices, and my favorite entrée, chicken français, is not the same as it used to be. I'm not sure if they have new staff that don't know how to make it or what, but I was very disappointed. read more

TJ's Restaurant & Lounge - Strawberry orange chicken salad with raspberry vinaigrette - American Near Me - Youngstown, Ohio

Food and staff are Excellent along with good pricing. If you want an amazing steak, ask to have Chef Robert make it. If you want some of the best meatloaf that's homemade every day, this is the place to be, Cook Erika makes some of the best meatloaf I've ever had. Overall, if you want quality food at a good price, please go and try TJ's. read more

Ok, so the only reason I give 2 stars not one is because I didn't get sick. That's mean, yes, but truthful and not meant to be mean-spirited, because while I was underwhelmed at best, and I'm trying to be constructive. Let's review the setting. TJ's Restaurant & Lounge is the captive restaurant for the Holiday Inn, Youngstown South (Boardman) in Ohio. As I mentioned in my review of the Hotel, it strikes me as odd and perhaps shortsighted on the part of management that the recent renovations didn't make it past the guest rooms and foyer. Walking in to TJ's reminds me of a late 90's Marie Calendar's. Somebody is proud of ALL THAT OAK! Anyways, I was greeted by a bored host standing at the entry podium. He was accommodating to my seating requests, but honestly I was the 3rd person in the dining room/s at 8:30 pm. That should have been a warning sign, but I was hangry from my travels and didn't want to go anywhere else. After seating I was immediately attended to by my waitress, with food and drink menus, and a request if I wanted a beverage. Hell yeah, of course I do. I ordered what turned out to be a sub-par Cabernet, and she only once confused soda water with regular water, but was quick to remedy her mistake after of course I called her on it. I ordered the Maryland Crab Cakes and a Delmonico, because well 1) I judge all restaurants by Crab Cakes and Hamburgers (must be local grass fed) and 2) I love a good steak. If you are going to put $13 Maryland Crab Cakes on the menu they better live up to your asking price. These were served with cold bread-crumb heavy potatoes gratin, and loaded with bread crumb filler themselves, and they were disappointing. They were sub-standard no-spice breadcrumbs and the crab was under-seasoned to the point where I tasted mayonnaise only. No salt, no old-bay, no nothing. Bland and meh. The Delmonico, however, was pretty damn perfect. A diamond in the rough of the red carpeting and oak tabletops. It was cooked exactly to my specification and was served with two hand-battered onion rings. The steak was tender, juicy, and well, what I expected. So a bright light of hope there. As I was obviously staying over at the hotel, I had a chance to sample their breakfast. Again, waaaaay dissapointed in the institutional level bacon (thin and dry), frozen potatoes from a bag (again, dry and bland), and dry (no butter!) sourdough toast. The eggs, however were perfectly cooked to spec. TJ's is sourcing sub-standard institutional quality base material and trying to pass it off as hotel quality. Don't be fooled peeps. Stand strong. Demand GOOD FOOD!!! if you don't you won't find it here. read more

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I love this place!!! The price is great, The food is great, and the service is great!!!! I am at tjs right now. This place is awesome!!

Not bad for a hotel restaurant. Went with a large group of family members, and we had a good time. The food is straightforward: burgers, chicken, etc. Several French and Italian dishes. I had the chicken francaise, which was thin breasts lightly battered and served with a butter-lemon sauce. It was good, not great. The service was pretty good. read more

Good service, nice atmosphere but the food leaves much to be desired. Food items were all over or undercooked. The meal was served pretty much at room temperature. I tasted more grease than food. Save some money. The same meal would have been cheaper and tasted better at any of surrounding eating establishments. read more

Been going here for years and it's always fantastic. I live in the area so I've never stayed in the hotel and don't know what that side of things is like, but the restaurant area has a great atmosphere with wonderful servers. Probably my favorite restaurant in the area and comes highly recommended. read more

Opted to check out the hotel bar while staying here for a wedding. Food was subpar and timing was very inconsistent. One of the people in our party waited 30+ minutes for wings, while our appetizers only took 10 minutes. I asked for a plastic cup for my beer so I could head to the pool. After I poured my own beer into the cup, the bartender poured the backwash from someone else's beer bottle into my cup. Disgusting. Then she hurriedly tried to close out all our tabs and make us track down the wedding party so she could get tips before she went home for the night. I would recommend going elsewhere. The convenience is not worth it. read more

food is amazing!! they deliver christmas eve and it was great! great service! comfortable atmosphere! surrounded by an amazing and well kept hotel! would recommend if staying in boardman area! never had even a slightly bad experience! although i would skip desert! read more

My food was cold and lacked flavor. This is the second time I've come here and the food was below average. The service was average. If you must eat here, just order the chicken noodle soup. That's the safest option. read more

Has potential, but definitely needs organizational and managerial help in the kitchen and front of the house. Server brought a nice salad out but before I could start eating was being served my entree (which wasn't horrible but nothing special by any means and a little undercooked). Ordered breakfast from a room service card in the room for 8/9 dollars but was presented a bill for 17 after all the little fees and additional charges. If you're in the hotel and don't feel like goin out I could see ordering again but otherwise there are many restaurants much better close by. read more

Food is very good and moderately priced. The bar is price though. They have a great wine selection... if they have it in stock. The food is prepared by people that have been in the business for many many years and they put great care in it. The service is great. They have a staff that has worked there for many years. It is great for groups and for a romantic dinner! p.s. the are on restaurants.com so you can try it discounted before you commit to loving it! read more

It seems a good place by the time you get in, well organized place. But its service and food are really poor. Taking long time to get your order ready. The prices are affordable, but it's a kind of wasting money on something doesn't worth. Avoid to be there if possible. read more

This used to be a very good restaurant. Not any more. Horrible service. They need to get their act together. I sat in front of a dinner salad for 10 min without cutlery and I had asked twice before receiving they salad. Avoid this place, there are too many places that are better. read more