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    JJ's Truckstop and Restaurant

    2.9 (42 reviews)
    Open • Open 24 hours

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    Parking

    Routine automotive maintenance

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Cup of Joe
    Ness S.

    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.

    Fried Chicken, steamed cabbage, sweet potato casserole fried okra. Meatloaf, green beans, steamed cabbage, okra, cornbread.
    Della S.

    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.

    Tomatoes and cornbread
    David W.

    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

    Catfish
    Shane P.

    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.

    Not a Thunderbird a songbird  jukebox speakers everything is all right there in it. Don't think the records changed since the 90s though LOL
    Kevin D.

    #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

    Some of the Buffet Offerings on Sunday
    Diana G.

    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!

    Ruben sandwich and pickle,added onion rings,nothing to write home about but it's ok.

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    1 month ago

    The Pizza is actually not bad for the price. I would go back to eat here, and I'm pretty picky about Pizza. Gets a little busy sometimes.

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    1 year ago

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

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    3 years ago

    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.

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    3 years ago

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

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    4 years ago

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

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    7 years ago

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

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    11 years ago

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

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    7 years ago

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

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    If you want an all-beef burger that reminds you Of the backyard burgers from a decade or more ago,…read moreThen this is your place. 100%, all beef, thick, fresh, hand patted patty with fresh, crisp toppings and none of that added soy filler crap like the majority of burgers are these days. It's hard to tell from the pics and usually single patty burgers are so thin but I'm glad I ordered the single patty option instead of the double one because the patty was thick and was what one would make at home for a cookout. Plenty of burger for me. The fries are hand cut in store from potatoes on demand. No frozen premade burgers or fries. Read an article about this place being run by the man who used to run it when it was a back yard burger. Apparently he's a long time Benton native and his dad opened the Wendy's that is on military then they went with BYB and now he's running the BYB as Moodys. So don't sleep on this place. I like knowing I am Supporting small business and can stand behind the fresher, more natural food options too. I didn't take a pic of the chicken sandwich my teen got but she said it was better than most she's tried. Actual real chicken breast meat not the breaded processed fake chicken patty a lot of places offer.

    I've tried this restaurant twice and both times my chicken sandwiches were tender, but bland with…read morevery little flavor. The first visit I ordered the blackened chicken hearing it was similar to the prior biz Back Yard Burger. I did not find that to be accurate, having little blackened seasoning. The fries were fine. The second visit I tried the traditional grilled chicken sandwich. It was very tender, but lacked flavor. Also, the lettuce was hot and soggy. Would probably be better with crisp lettuce leaves. The side of potato soup was delicious! I'll try them again, but will try something totally different. My service was great with pleasant chat by the staff.

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