One of the few places to stop in this part of the trip back to Texas. And conveniently located next to the gas station and truck stop. The interior has a unique layout as if this wasn't the original function of this venue, but they make good use of the space. They have a pretty expansive menu for a "greasy spoon" style truck stop, with all day breakfast and some specials. The okra was overcooked. The chicken and dressing was mostly dressing. And the cornbread was as dry as a new sponge. However, the hull peas and the burger were well made and seasoned. We split the coconut special cake as an Easter treat with the special. It was sooooo sweet. The topping was as if I was eating a coconut peep. I don't think I would stop at JJ's again unless, like today, my options were limited. Nothing was bad, I guess I wanted something more. read more

JJ's Truckstop and Restaurant - Parking Near Me - Malvern, Arkansas

I was just told they are charging to park overnight. I asked since when. Answer:Since the remodel. What remodel? Did they put in new pot holes? Won't be back. And I encourage other drivers to start boycotting this place. A bullcrap lot with little to offer as a truck stop and you want to charge to park. Go pound sand thieves. read more

Cool, Mom and Pop stop right off the hwy. Clean restrooms, game room and extremely friendly staff every one was sweet and hospitable, which I loved. For breakfast, I ordered a veggie omelet with biscuits and gravy. They were kind enough to accommodate my hubby's request for an eggwhite veggie scramble and biscuit with a delicious local honey, yum! With two coffees. Hubby and I would most definitely stop by again for breakfast or lunch when passing through. read more

JJ's Truckstop and Restaurant - Cup of Joe - Parking Near Me - Malvern, Arkansas

Pretty good food if you enjoy country cooking. Food was all hot and tasty. Meatloaf was a little dry but everything was good. Service was friendly but a little slow. I think if attention to outside of building and grounds this place would be packed. It's nice & clean on the inside but sketchy looking from the road. read more

JJ's Truckstop and Restaurant - Fried Chicken, steamed cabbage, sweet potato casserole fried okra. Meatloaf, green beans, steamed cabbage, okra, cornbread. - Parking Near Me - Malvern, Arkansas

Terrible! I been coming here for 5 years and never been charged to park overnight. I have even asked staff previously and they said they only charge for long term parking more than one day etc. Now they have new owners the restaurant closes early and they charge for overnight parking now. I parked the guy literally walked past me and didn't say anything and waited until I was sleeping to bang on my door asking for a parking pass. I asked for a manager and all I got was "his name is Moe and we don't currently have a phone number because it's disconnected" save yourself the hassle and go somewhere else! read more

JJ's truck stop: Friendly, welcoming staff. Clean restroom. Fresh, hot coffee. Just what I needed as I started a long road trip.

Considering I love to cook, I find it extremely difficult to eat something somewhere without dissecting it. So let's talk about it . Starting with the tomatoes.. fresh tasting.. nothing but salt and pepper is needed for them to be good. 8 out of 10 Cornbread .. not enough tea in my glass to choke down that disaster .. somewhere someone's grandma is offended . 0 out of 10 Peas... love them or hate them... I love them , salt and pepper with butter not much you can do with them. The sauce they're in is thick and I'm picking up a sour hint.... I'll pass 0 out of 10 Mashed potatoes ... instant (unacceptably fail) 0 out of 10 Hamburger steak ... not a premade frozen patty from what I pick up... a little flavor would help this out. 5 out of 10 Gravy and onions .. onions are real... gravy not so much.. if it's not packaged , jarred or canned I'll be surprised . 2 out of 10 read more

JJ's Truckstop and Restaurant - Tomatoes and cornbread - Parking Near Me - Malvern, Arkansas

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This place had a nice atmosphere when I walked in and the waitress. She was really nice. Stated that it might take a half hour to get my food because they only have one cook. It took an hour to get three pieces of fish and then the fish was overcooked, no flavor buried in sauce. The salad was just lettuce a little cheese and tomato chunks. The service was amazing other than I had to wait for an hour. Not her fault but who ever owns it come in and cook yourself or you won't have a restaurant to come too all I wanted to do was get something quick to eat and go to sleep ruin my evening. read more

JJ's Truckstop and Restaurant - Catfish - Parking Near Me - Malvern, Arkansas

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Great food and fast service. Very clean restaurant. I was always hesitant to eat there but their food is excellent! Give them a try! You won't be disappointed. read more

#98-2021 Just south of Little Rock about a half an hour going towards Texarkana on interstate 30 at Malvern since the old JJ's truck stop. Still family owned mom and pop it's been through many changes through the years as far as branding and a whole lot more. It's still 24/7 365 Cafe included. I don't know if they still have the buffet or not I didn't really ask I came in early nite about 9pm went to sleep got up early in the morning had breakfast ready to roll. Walking in it still looks like about 1994 floor wise and the boost the last time I think it was remodeled much of it still retains its 80s look a lot of old school stuff it is an old place does show its age. Live a little kitty country kind of things you can buy bric-a-brac and stuff like that a few other things there. That's the restaurant building now the main gas station diesel pumps and fuel building it's a separate place where it always has been out where the scale is. Still has a very large truck parking lot although be careful there's a lot of chuckholes in there. There was once talk about having pay the park but it still hasn't come around can could still park for free I had a simple country breakfast when I came in that early morning it was still dark out two eggs sausage patties hash browns and instead of toast biscuit and gravy. It was average straight across the board eggs tasted fine hash browns were just simple the country gravy wasn't a fancy recipe and the sausage could have used an extra piece but it was what it was for the price the coffee was okay. The can was clean at that show its age there too left can use a little remodel but I highly doubt it cuz it's just a small little independent mom and pop place that has their definite country clientele that comes in and keeps them in business along with the truckers.. All in all nothing real fancy nothing real bad just straight across the board ok read more

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Food wasn't very good. Dry over cooked biscuits the gravy barely saved them. The eggs were weird. No seasoning on eggs or hash browns. The pancake was good but can you mess up a pancake? No music on very weird andquiet you could hear the metal spatulas on the grill in back and you didn't want to talk much cause everyone could hear each other. We live right up the road and won't be back. read more

We drove past a couple of times before finally stopping in for breakfast. The food was hot and good, you can't go wrong stopping in.

Went inside to eat, and took forever to take my drink order let alone get my food order done, had the chicken tenders and fries, something that can be done in 15-20 minutes on a busy day. 35-40 minutes in and I'm thinking maybe there's several tenders they need to fry. NOPE, you get 2 tenders and a handful of fries for a grand total of $12 with a sweet tea (because their coke machine was messed up), taste was good, service was ok, nice waitresses but took too long to even look in my direction. Don't recommend coming here unless you're doing a 10 and have nothing in the fridge. If it becomes pay to park, I'll definitely drive farther. read more

Honestly, it exceeded our expectations. The restaurant didn't look super nice at first, but everyone was super friendly there. The blueberry pancakes were tasty. They were very accommodating of our needs with kids. It felt more like we were being welcomed into someone's home as opposed to a public restaurant. They also have a chapel at this truck stop, which we thought was pretty cool. read more

We happened to stop by on a Sunday and they offer a buffet. So, we went with that. They did have ribs, chicken, meatloaf and some sides. Not a very large selection. They did have a salad bar also. Desserts were just scattered around on end tables. Overall, the food was okay, but not a big selection. I think they need to get another station to put the desserts on since I saw people walking around coughing...ewww! read more

JJ's Truckstop and Restaurant - Some of the Buffet Offerings on Sunday - Parking Near Me - Malvern, Arkansas

Great food! Very friendly waitresses, especially Kendra. My husband and I go to JJ's often for a good homemade meal

There is a ton of parking here. The C store has plenty of choices, just wish there bathrooms, The diner is good. Abs the young man in the shop is knowledgeable and helpful. Well lit and quiet read more

Very disappointed, slow service, food was less than I expected, waitresses would rather talk to each other while customers waited on them. Would not recommend. With the cost of meals. Do better with food and service. The biscuits were good. ‍ read more

Food was good & the staff was sweet! A very down home Southern grandma's kitchen ambiance

The reviews I saw were pretty rough but this place isn't too bad...wouldn't go out of my way to come here again...decent portions for the price...pretty quick on the food getting the food out..tasted like everything was cooked on a flat grill and frozen onion rings that were tossed in the fryer...grilled cheese for the kids was American cheese on regular thin slice sandwich bread...filled the kids up and we're full and on the go so that's the most important thing I guess read more

JJ's Truckstop and Restaurant - Ruben sandwich and pickle,added onion rings,nothing to write home about but it's ok. - Parking Near Me - Malvern, Arkansas

If your brown you will be ignored. Waitress walked right and asked help to the next guy who just walked in after me. Ignorant and completely ignores me like I'm not there. Worst service for 24 hours. They should have a billboard white customers are serviced first. read more

This is or will be the last time I stop in, it was a decent place to stop for a good night's sleep and a meal, but was informed reading they're going to redo the parking lot so they can be a pay to park facilitywhy would you pay so you can go inside to spend your money read more

Great home cooked style food. Awesome bacon Double Cheeseburger! Buffet on Sundays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. read more

Been stopping here for close to 27 years.Back when it was a good place.But Little Miss Tiffany.Changed that. A bit on the rude side.Loud, bangs the dish cart into things. She has a problem , mumbles at times.If your hard of hearing as I am. It might take as many as three tries .To hear what she is saying.. She might even through a drink straw at you, as I saw tonight.. Now for the food. Its fair. Tonight I had the chicken fried steak.With eggs. Was served hot..... read more

ABsolutely HORRIBLE. RUBEN SANWICH....old spoiled corned beef. One bite and I sent it back. Wouldn't feed that meat to a dog. Replaced spoiled with a hamburger. Overcooked ground meat which tasted old was on a decent bun. I can find a bun anywhere. Simply rotten hamburger. Salmon patties were undercooked and mushy inside. Totally FISHY tasting and inedible. Fried okra was soggy . Beans were barely passable and far from good. Cornbread ....forget it....terrible ! Cashier asked if meal was good but offered nothing when I told her what is in this review. Do yourself a favor and drive on bye this wanna-be restaurant. Any fast food chain is far far better than this. SKIP IT ! read more

It was fair. Still looking for that great hole n the wall dining experience. Everything I ate (breakfast) was fair....at a fair price. I'd eat here again, but wouldn't go out of my way to do so. read more

STAY AWAY IT'S A PAY LOT There should be a zero star option since one star is still being way too generous for this place. There are no signs stating it is now a pay lot only the old signage for short-term and long-term parking. So after a long day of driving, grabbing a bite to eat and finally going to sleep, some peon is banging on the door a couple hours later. Drivers who didn't go in when they got there (or checked the reviews, but your regulars would have no need to check them now would they) wouldn't have known that it is now a pay parking lot, so now that they're thoroughly pissed off imagine how hard it is going to be to go back to sleep if not impossible. Way to help keep the drivers safe on the road. Not only are the driver's going to find someplace else to park now, your waitresses are going to lose money because nobody's going to want to come in there and eat either, I'll be bad enough they might have to stop there to fuel. Oh wait there's that great incentive If you get 60 gallons of fuel you don't have to pay for parking. That works great for the guys who are only allowed to fuel at certain stations, yours not being one of them, and you know it. Word of mouth travels fast and hopefully you'll be shut down real quick, because you've pissed off the wrong group of people. These are the folks who keep the world running. If all the truckers went on strike, the world would be out of fuel and food in less than a week. So put that in your pipe and smoke it you greedy bastards. I raise a glass to your demise. read more

ThIs was a good place for our neighborhood a while back but last time we went, we had to wait and wait and wait for the children's food. Simple hamburgers that I could have gone home and made myself and brought back to serve our three little ones before they got the dishes out to them. Adults food was very mediocre at best. Disappointed to say the least. We won't be going back soon if ever again. No adult wants to see the young ones have to sit and wait that long while we eat in front of them. I complained but it didn't get food out to them any quicker. Not a good review and we used to love going there a lot. But no more! read more

So when the best thing people can say is "the condiments were great!" (& I mean the ketchup, mustard and salt...) there's a problem. I'm sorry to the owners but I heard about this place a few years ago and thought one day I'd stop and check it out. Were it not for the massive parking lot and a spent clock I think I would have moved on. Being a man who values a good meal at the end of the day, I stopped but after seeing the inside & the crud in the corners...I just couldn't but not to worry, I also value the "mom & pop" truck stops where the old guy calls me "young man" or "youngster" & the ladies call me "hon" or "sweetie" I purchased about $15.00 worth of goods to have in the truck. Please, if you're going to survive the future, (I used to be a restaurant consultant & ive turned some places around) you're going into winter, close, remodel, or just bulldoze and start again. Light the lot! Make this place glow for miles. Pave the lot and put down stripes-you'll draw more drivers away from Little Rock & the chain truck stops. Half your lot was empty but 10 miles away they're jam-packed- (have a fund for upkeep-add .02 to every purchase.) hire a cook who cares, simplify your menu & make ONE dish that people come from miles around to try. The BIGGEST and BEST thing you have going for you is LOCATION. This is a multi-million dollar locatiTake advantage of that, invest in yourselves. YOU'RE WORTH IT!!! Truckers would rather support a place like this than any of the others! read more

I could eat their pasta salad all day everyday!!! Great customer service as well! No doubt I'll be back soon

I have tried to patronize the cafe because they have such a large area for trucks and we need that but the food has been over priced and just down right bad. I will never eat there again. Must see if the store needs my business read more

One of the worst food experiences...it was a food disaster! Everything was cold, the cornbread muffins were rock hard, beans were cold, fish sandwich and fries cold too. The cod on the sandwich was really mostly breading and nearly no fish, the bun was dollar store quality. Wanted soup but they had none, however the menu dipicted soup. It took forever to get the food and the waitress decided to mop the floor near my table with some chemicals that were pretty loud smelling. $30 bill for nasty food. read more

Great food, attentive service, and the coffee is superb! Listed as a truck stop but is also family friendly. Clean restrooms is also a plus! Full menu plus a homemade Buffett on Sundays from 11AM to 7PM. Highly recommended! read more

Disgusting food lousy service and you have to pay 11$ to park this is the worst

The food was awesome & the service was fantastic 2..Will stop again if ever dwn this way again!!:)))

Buffet choices were decent and food tasted ok, but one worker wreaked so heavily of smoke and perfume, we could not enjoy our meal. We complained and were told she's a relative of the owner and mostly there on weekends. Brown 's buffet is much, much better and worth the extra drive. read more

We are new boat owners; one of our trailer tires had a blow out about a mile from the 106 exit. We called and were told that they could come to our location and that the tire would be $107. They came and changed the tire, which we were very thankful for, but were charged an additional $198 for a grand total of $305. The guy that came to our location, which was the same guy that spoke to my husband on the phone, then told him that if he would have taken the tire in himself it would have only been $45. Seems like a good honest business would have said that upfront or at least been honest over the phone about the price. We live in Benton and will never use or recommend this business. read more

The food is awesome when the guy named tim cooks I asked the waiter who did the cooking. He did a wonderful job and everything was just right. Very clean and very nice place ya'll have here my kids had fun in the game room some of the other employees could be a little more friendly but to end this up very nice place and awesome food I will be calling to see if that cook is there before I come and eat read more

Friendly stafff, GREAT fried pies! Try the pecan, its awesome. Food is decent and the give you plenty. A little slow hence the 4 instead of 5. read more

A one star rating is generous to say the least. I ordered a cold roast beef sandwich on rye ($6.29) with a side of fries ($2.29) and a sweet tea ($2). The beef was pot roast style with white hard fat.Which makes me glad I didn't order it hot. Meaning it probably would've just been microwaved. This was the most boring sandwich I've ever had. No lettuce. No mayo. No nothing. Just meat and bread. Pathetic. The fries were ok. Thank god for ketchup and Tabasco sauce. I mean seriously. Who the fuck puts ketchup on a roast beef sandwich?? I've never heard of it either. I will say this though. I'm not sure what brand of ketchup it was, but it was the only thing on my plate that I commented on how great it tasted. So yeah. Come here for the condiments. The ketchup gets 4 stars. Other than that, the staff was friendly enough. I got the feeling they know how shitty their food is though. They all had an odd smirk on their face like, "Holy shit! I can't believe anyone still comes here". To conclude, overpriced, shitty food in very small portions. read more