Jesse Bravo

Best spot in town, they don’t make them like this anymore! Gotta get the chicken fried steak!

CB

Friendly staff. Good prices for the special plate. Received the chicken fried steak I did double mash potatoes ( they also had collards and butter beans) . A small salad.

Patrick Pittman

Jake & Dorothy's is a quintessential diner/"greasy spoon" experience, and that's for the better and the worse. Expect friendly service, good food, but aging atmosphere. Food The Food at Jake & Dorothy's is good, but it falls short of truly being great. The food seemed fresh, but each item had some issues. In my meal, the hash browns were a little under-fried (I insist that good hash browns should be fried to crispy), the eggs were underseasoned, and the gravy had a slightly congealed texture to it. Having said all that it was still good food. It was hearty, and the omelet (when eaten as a whole) had plenty of spice. Service I have nothing bad to say about the service. The people working there were friendly and welcoming, and they took good care of me. You still get a small town diner feel to it, although it did give the feel less of a waitstaff waiting on tables and more of a couple older ladies minding us. Still recommend highly. Atmosphere Jake & Dorothy's feels like a time capsule of restaurants from a few decades ago. Everything from the types of cups they use (and the fact they serve soda in cans instead of from a fountain) makes you feel like you've stepped back in time (but don't worry they now accept credit cards, except American Express). The problem is that everything had a weathered feel to it. For some examples, my table had a slight wobble, and the front bar had a bunch of grooves warn into it. I still enjoyed the food and my time, but the atmosphere could do with an update.

Mandy Bennett

Wonderful atmosphere. Great server! Kept glasses filled real well. Had the lunch specials. I had the catfish...delicious!! Hubby has the chicken fried steak.... was okay. Sides: awesome pinto beans and cornbread, waffle fries....didn't eat because not done enough, side salads good, coleslaw great, and chocolate cake okay. We'll come back on our next trip.

Richard Nib

The staff here are pretty friendly & energetic. The service was fast and they got it correct on the first try. Prices aren't bad and the Atmosphere is Small Town Amazingness. The Western Omelette was really good & flavorful. Great first visit.

+6

Jay Doshi

This is your typical cozy, mom and pop breakfast diner. Good food, friendly service, full of regulars who get called by name by the staff. Average age of the customers and staff is probably 60 (this is a compliment). Food was home cooked tasting and good. Restrooms could use a cleaning. There was a small roach on the floor in the dining room.

District78 Quantum Healing

Easy to find using google maps. Just passing through, this was on a postcard in our hotel room. My son and I went for dinner and desert.😁 a lot of choices for pie or cake. Large portions of desert, we took 75% to go. Dinner was ok. The salad portion was great. My son ordered sirloin it was delicious, easy to cut, and chew. I ordered ribeye it was cooked to well on one side and medium on the other🙈. I ordered medium(?). My ribeye also had a lot of fat and tough to chew pieces. The staff is very friendly to much chatter to boss lady about each other. When a customer is sitting at the counter less than two feet away. Don’t talk about other staff. Also if you do not like the way they are doing something you don’t like or not to standard talk with them NOT about them. Just someone passing through

+5

Mike Webb

Exactly what you would expect from a small town diner. Nothing fancy, just decent food served with a smile. I was bummed that my guest and I weren’t able to order the CFS lunch special for $7 so instead we got the Chicken Fried Steak and Salad for $14 each. 😒 Fortunately the chicken fry was FAR from over seasoned. It had good texture but needed a heap of help from the table side S&P shakers. Tasty honey mustard dressing. Take a slice of pie home. It’s fun to share!

Mikel Harmon

Waited a few minutes for a table which is fine. But then ordered drinks and food and proceeded to wait for our food for over an hour and a half and still did not receive our food. I had the same empty sweet tea the entire time. Not once was a refill offered. We were waiting for our food for so long that people that arrived later than us were served before us with the same order. Another table that had a gentleman sitting there fell asleep waiting for his coffee and meal. This was our first time going here and will be the absolute last time. Just ridiculous

Nick Lutz

Got the country fried steak, I've never tasted chicken and gravy that tasted actually like nothing let alone a chewy chicken, would not recommend. Staff are nice though.

Monica Chavez

Walked in one evening randomly because I have seen all the hype and wanted to try it out . I try dives and locally owned restaurants all over Texas and the US . It was Tuesday so they were running specials on . I ordered the CFS was told fries were my only option as a side since it was Hamburger Day and they weren’t making mashed potatoes.My salad was brown lettuce with tomatoes on it and not what I was looking at in thier pictures online .When my order came out the grease poured off the waffle fries the CFS was thin . The staff was not very welcoming it was a very get what you get type of experience. Cleanliness I will give a 2 on because it’s a typical dirty greasy spoon . All in all the place probably use to be amazing but I fear I arrived about 20 years too late for that experience . For what we spent on 2 meals with no options and bad service . We could have saved and went to a nicer establishment and actually got what we wanted side wise . People still give amazing reviews and it has me baffled on their mind set or lack of experiences and food. This place is horrible ! Give other locally owned places in this town a try and steer clear of this one .

I am writing to express our deep disappointment regarding our 2nd visit today. What should have been a celebratory dinner for my 7 yr old daughter turned into an incredibly uncomfortable situation due to our waitress's lack of boundaries. My daughter has been battling SEVERE health and food anxiety issues for months. Tonight was a massive milestone for her: she chose this place because of the pie pictures. She tried a new food, pushed past her fears, and successfully ate a portion of her meal before deciding to save room for pie. We were thrilled. However, our waitress took it upon herself to shame my daughter multiple times for not finishing her plate, telling her, 'Wow, you hardly ate, that's enough food to feed me, you don't want to take that home? You didn't hardly eat. That's very expensive missy" My daughter said no thank you and that she was saving room for dessert. She left feeling like she had done something wrong. To make matters worse, at checkout, the same waitress mocked her choices and commented on my finances, stating, 'Wow, just Sprite and pie... what a dinner! That's a lot of money for the food left on that plate." A server’s job is to provide good food and a welcoming environment...not to police a child's appetite, mock their dessert, or criticize a customer's spending. Staff must be trained to understand that they have NO idea what medical or sensory battles a guest is facing. Shaming a child over food is completely unacceptable, and we will be taking our business elsewhere until this is addressed.