Dined here this morning. This place is everything I could ask for as far as a breakfast joint goes. The waiters and service are excellent

Sunday eggs Benedict special is a wow. Heavy tasty great sauce over hefty ham and best English muffin I've had in some time. With red potatoes more than I could eat. This place is not cheap but does not skimp on quality. Great diner. I highly recommend. read more

It was a Diner. Service was ok and definitely over priced for what they serve. I ordered the two eggs and bacon with potatoes and the plate was half of potatoes. The eggs were over cooked and patty style, and these were my scrambled eggs. Told the waitress they were over cooked and just blew it off and took my plate. 26 dollars for two, way to much. First time, last time. read more

Joe's Diner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

got some takeout breakfast was great called it in drove over parking was plentiful they still take cash ,drove home was great pancakes and Denver omelets chicken fried steak ,we will be back read more

Great place for breakfast when out in Arizona. Best pancakes I've ever tasted. My wife found it when google-ing for a place to have a good breakfast not being an IHOP etc. great friendly service. Best pancakes in town as advertised! Will definitely be back next time we're out here in Arizona. Had to buy a shirt from this place also. read more

This place is fantastic. The food and service is as good as any of the best spots in town. Inexplicably, Joe's doesn't have the wait of all those other places. We were seated within minutes of arrival. The food is basic diner fair... In fact, my mother asked me what kind of pancakes they had and the waitresss basically said "we have pancakes". Everything was so delicious. The menu even has an explanation for how to order your eggs. I love over medium, but went with basted (which is basically the same as over medium, but steamed instead of flipped). It was, hands down, the best cooked egg I've ever had!! Coffee is delicious. read more

Joe knows pancakes!! Another great breakfast at Joe's. we have been there many times it is always solid food and friendly service.

When we first walked in we didn't know whether to wait to be seated or seat ourselves, being our first time there, so we just stood there. We waited long enough to consider leaving and going somewhere else. There were under 10 people in the restaurant and no one was up front to greet us. Finally one of the employee's told us, from the back of the restaurant, that we could just sit anywhere we wanted. We were given a high chair that had to be wiped off first before we could even use it. The server wasn't very friendly, my husband asked how she was doing and she said nothing then said, "what would you like to drink?" We both ordered the number 2--- two bacon, two sausage, two eggs and either home fries or two pancakes - we got the pancakes. We got our eggs scrambled with cheddar cheese added. The star of the breakfast was for sure the bacon (nice and crispy) and the pancakes. The eggs and sausage were good, but they were nothing to write home about, just the everyday eggs and sausage. For the little one, I got a scrambled egg and some buttered white toast. The toast was nice and thick, perfectly toasted. The cost for all three of us to eat with a $5.00 tip was around $32.00, not too bad and the food was good and the portions were big, especially the pancakes. The inside was a bit drab. Considering it was a diner, I expected a more upbeat 1950's vibe with bright colors and some music, it did not deliver and the bathrooms were kinda scary and had a bad odor to them. They have been at this location for about 6 months now and I would like to recommend a sign for when customers first come in that says "seat yourself" to avoid confusion on what to do, spruce things up a bit to look more like a diner and work on de-funking those bathrooms! Overall, it was just o.k. I don't know if it left enough of an impression for us to think of when we are looking for somewhere to eat. read more

I'm kind of bummed about this place. My friend who brought me had nothing but good things to say until now. We walked in and waited 5 minutes to be seated, which is fine.. But then a group comes in after us and gets seated. We get seated and for 20 minutes are ignored by the staff. Finally we decide to leave to another place. I asked to speak with the manager and waited 5 mins before I decide I needed to eat. Sucks too because so many people say the food is great. read more

I LOVE joes. It is all you could ask for from a local dive. Have been going here before their relocation. Fair prices, good portions and friendly efficient staff. I've met Joe many times. Great guy to chat with. The chorizo biscuits and gravy is a must try!! read more

Great food! I love coming here for breakfast or an early lunch. If your looking for good biscuits and gravy try the chorizo gravy. read more

This place has good food but great service. They where definitely on top of things and the place was packed, it's refreshing to see someplace that tries hard in central Phoenix. Will be going back for the biscuits and gravy. The scrambled eggs where super yummy too! It would be nice if they had hash browns but, I guess you can't get everything. Enjoy this place for the middle class diner it is. read more

I'd like to give this 4 1/2 stars, but there are no 1/2 stars, so here goes. This is a great new location for Joe's Diner. I ordered the #2 special with potatoes and everything was cooked perfectly. I especially liked that the bacon was crisp and not chewy. The only negative thing that I could say is that the wait time for food was relatively longer than I might expect for a breakfast place, but I think this will get better as the staff adjusts to the weekend crowds. Next time I go, I am getting a Monte Cristo sandwich. Its been over 30 years since I last had one, and I really am looking forward to it! read more

Great food, good prices, and usually no wait. However, the past few times I've gone in I've ordered their delicious biscuits and gravy only to be told when they were brining out my friends' food that they were out of biscuits and I could either wait 20-30 minutes or order something else (and still wait). That being said, it is still a good place to get breakfast (I've never gone their for lunch) and has a pretty good selection of breakfast foods. read more

Go to Joe's Diner if you want good food because they've got it. Especially breakfast, which is excellent. Everything I've tried at this place (and their original 16th St. location) has been great. It's not cuisine, it's diner food and it's done right. On the other hand, if you also value good service with your delicious chow, forget this place. On previous visits, the service has often been spotty, but it's easy to cut them some slack because the food's good and, after all, it's a diner. This morning I spent an hour and ten minutes sitting at Joe's counter, with only about 20 minutes devoted to actual eating. And I never got a second cup of coffee. After the folks sitting next to me -- who came in after I did -- received their food, I flagged down another employee to inquire. Apparently, the server failed to give my order to the kitchen. Eventually, my breakfast bowl arrived, hot, delicious and, maybe even worth the wait. The server mumbled an apology for its lateness but had to be asked to provide me with utensils. About that coffee: The personable young woman who took my order was careful to explain that they were out of their special cups for decaf drinkers, so I should watch out in case someone tried to give me a refill with regular. Indeed, the VERY SAME SERVER came back to me later with regular coffee and tried to put it in my cup. As instructed, I stopped her and said I was drinking decaf. My cup remained empty and that was the last I saw of my server. And this was the last time I'll visit Joe's. Great eats just aren't worth the aggravation of being ignored. read more

I've been here a few times and the food is really good. I normally always get the breakfast burrito which comes with salsa and sour cream. It's a huge burrito so you will not leave hungry. I am only giving them 3 stars because the service is pretty bad. They always seem understaffed and nobody ever comes around to refill drinks. It takes 15 minutes on average to get your check. My husband and I went there one time and literally almost walked out. He never got the coffee he asked for and it was over 30 minutes for the check. Disappointing, as the food is delicious. read more

Worst experience ever!!! I went in with a group 7 we were visiting from Texas. The food was Great but my egg whites were runny, i had ordered them over medium. I sent them back. To my amazement the owner Joe came to our table and berated me for doing so it was humiliating i felt like i was in the twilite zone!! He repeated this 2 more times just to rub it in. Finally i confronted him and was told that because my sister carried in a coffee cup from the hotel, that was why he was treating us so badly? It was the most insane experience I have ever sat through. read more

Joe's diner is your typical old school greasy spoon, and if that is what you are looking for it is very good. If you're looking for anywhere fancy or atmospheric, go elsewhere. But the food at Joe's is great, especially the breakfast potatoes and chorizo gravy. read more

Literally the best pancakes ever. Not exaggerating. You may think the atmosphere is whatever but who cares. The pancakes make up for it. And they aren't overpriced. Nor are they pretentious hipster cakes. They're just plain old pancakes. Truly amazing. I love this restaurant. read more

I was about to review this restaurant praising them for how good it is and I hear the owner Joe talk to a couple of customers in the middle of the restaurant bad mouthing reviews from Yelp. I don't care what you think, Joe, but customers take a lifetime to acquire and a minute to lose them!!! You should be GREATFUL for every comment, your food can be made at home and easily purchased somewhere else. When we take a few seconds of our lives to write a review, it's because we want to help you succeed, pay attention to every review, read between the lines and your restaurant would be the best, not just good. I like your food, that's why I'm giving you 2 stars, I was about to give 5 stars but you insulted me and every person that take the time to review your place, you have something going, don't ruin it by feeling you are too good to fail! read more

Delicious breakfast. Steak and Eggs, biscuits and gravy, and eggs benedict were all great.

Our first visit was disappointing. we went for lunch and both ordered the grilled chicken breast sandwich. It was a $10 joke. All bread, thin, tiny piece of chicken and dry. Try the chicken sandwich at Fez for $10. it's a thousand times better. read more

We've been to Joe's Diner frequently over the past couple months and we were shocked at the way we were treated this morning by the owner. We unknowingly sat at a booth in a closed section. A waitress brought us water and pointed out to us that the section was closed. We offered to moved to another table - she said we were fine where we were. Minutes later the owner approached and was angry and rude towards us for sitting at this booth. We were so shocked that we got up and left. There are several restaurants in the area where the food is just as good and sitting in the wrong section is not a capitol offense. read more

Saw this place on my way home and decided to give it a try with my wife on Saturday. Its pretty busy in the morning, but worth the short wait. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The Pancakes were by far the best. We tried the chorizo Biscuits and Gravy as well. If you are looking for plain, bland gravy, this is NOT the place. The Chorizo was just spicy enough to be delicious. Last week we dipped in again for lunch. Were tried the Beef on Weck, which was very interesting, apparently is a East Coast thing. Well worth the try. Its becoming our regular Saturday breakfast stop. (Edit) Last time when we ordered our pancakes someone next to us suggest we ask the waitress for a side of sour cream and brown sugar, instead of maple syrup. I know what you are thinking...Because we were thinking it too. So, being the adventurous kind of people we are... we asked for a side of sour cream and brown sugar. The waitress didn't even bat any eye. You apparently use the sour cream like butter and lightly layer the brown sugar on top. IT WAS AMAZING. The sour and sweet were just perfect on these fluffy pancakes. We asked the waitress about it and she told us that someone orders it all the time there and suggest the staff try it. and know word is going around. I'm not sure who started this trend but wow is it good. read more

Finally made it back and thought it was so so. Maybe I should have ordered something else. I had the omelet with ham, cheese, green pepper, and tomatoes and a short stack of pancakes. It tasted ok, but wasn't really an omelet. the ingredients weren't folded inside, they were mixed in with the eggs. Like scrambled eggs. And then cooked and folded over but it was broken it half. It came with home fries which tasted ok too but they were 8/10 on the grease factor. The marbled rye toast was flawless. And the coffee tasted good too, although the waitress took a while to refill. I didn't like the pancakes much. Very thin and the batter was a little chewy inside. But the syrup they have on the table was great. Better than average for artificial. Overall this place was not horrible but the food wasn't good enough for me to return. I honestly prefer the omelets at Denny's. read more

so DISAPPOINTED!!! I was visiting Phoenix from Seattle. I was excited to try Joe's Diner and support a local business. Unfortunately, our waitress got my order incorrect, so I re-ordered. The waitress suggested a subsitution with my original order, which sounded better so I accepted her suggestion. She then brought me the wrong food, AGAIN!! I didn't want to cause a scence, plus I was hungry and my friend had already finished eating. I tried to eat the item she brought out but I couldn't because it has an ingredient she said it wouldn't come with. Needless to say, I asked for my orignal item. Finally, my "breakfast burrito" arrived... I was happy and about to start eating when gentleman approached our table. He said to me, "The next time you come to our resturant , can you please read the menu". I WAS SHOCKED!!! I couldn't believe one of the employees was saying this to me. I tired to explain there was a miscommunication between myself and the waitress. I was trying to be diplomatic about the situation and did not want to say she got my order wrong TWICE. This person continued to say (all smug and righteous) "please read the menu the next time you come in because I've never had a customer return two meals before". At that point, I asked the gentleman if he was the manager/owner and he said he was. I then told him, I've never experienced something like this before. I then told him I was shocked that we were having this conversation. I told him, his approach was making me feel like I did something wrong. He wasn't listening. He continued to smile and smuggly say "all I ask is that you read the menu" ... he then said "this waitress has worked for me for 16 years and she has never made a mistake". At that point the table next to us said, "She got our order wrong too!"... I really hope that Joe's Diner reads this and that gentleman thinks about how he approached the situation. I totally understand if an employer wants to stick up for thier employees (I applaude that) but when the "manager/owner" attacks the customer without understanding the situation, well, I had to post this review. I hope the Melrose area gets more restaurants in the area... I would love to support them. ... I'm so sad that this experience has left a nasty taste in my mouth for Joe's Diner. One last note... not only did I receive the incorrect meal 3 times, I paid the bill for the food my friend ate and the final breakfast burrito. The waitress seemed scared of this gentleman. I don't know what was going on with her that morning, that caused the mistakes. I left her a $2 tip. I'm not a jerk.. I worked in restaurant business for many years. As those of us who have worked in that industry know when you are dealing with a "bad" customer AND we know when we are being "bad' customers... no way was I being difficult. As I'm typing this review up, I'm still shocked with my experience at this diner :( read more

Wow - what a delightful visit! The chorizo Biscuits and gravy was awesome, we all really believe that the buttermilk pancakes were sincerely the BEST we have all ever had. Read that last sentence again! No kidding. Cinnamon role was awesome too. Service outstanding. Our server Denise was so fun and warm. Joe himself you could tell was hovering around ensuring that every single client had an outstanding experience. Daughter really enjoyed chicken sandwich. Pretty cool to give such a review when they had been in new building for only 3 days and even blowing circuit breakers (they were pretty busy). FYI - it is on 7th AVENUE not 7th street! read more

Great place to get a classic delicious breakfast. Always have a good time here. Awesome coffee. Can never go wrong with the pancakes and I'm not even a pancakes kind of person. Worth it read more

This place is way overrated. Infact There is nothing special whatsoever about Joe's Diner- not the atmosphere or aesthetic, nor the service, nor the food. In all actuality, it is subpar at best. My eggs were not thoroughly cooked, bacon was over cooked, pancakes were flat, and the soda was flat. I will not be coming back nor will I recommend this place to anyone. True foodies, steer clear or come away disappointed. read more

Let me start off by saying that this place is not fancy. It is clean but very modest, the outside is a white bland façade that is not very inviting to the people driving on 7th ave. As you walk in, you immediately capture the family owned business vibe. Decoration is lacking as there only seems to be decoration on one side of the building. You will always be welcomed and asked to have a seat wherever you want (at least during the weekdays, during weekends there will be someone who will sit you.) you have the option of sitting at a table, booth or counter which I really like since you don't have to wait for anyone if they are busy. As soon as you sit yourself someone will approach you asking if you want any drinks. Most of the time it will be one of the owners who are always there. The drink options are what you would expect, soft drinks, water, milk, juice, and coffee which by the way is excellent, never watered down. Their menu is focused on typical American breakfast, lunch and dessert items. Things like omelets, pancakes, eggs, burgers and sandwiches. Personally, I love their chicken fried steak. I have tried other items like their burgers and ham with eggs but nothing beats their chicken fried steak. The steak is nice and tender which complements the crunch of the breading. It is served with a choice of regular gravy or chorizo gravy (which I recommend trying), eggs cooked the way you want, a choice of toast or biscuit and home style seasoned potatoes. No matter what you get you must try these potatoes, they are cut into little cubes then seasoned and cooked to perfection. They go well with pretty much anything you order. Trying these potatoes is mandatory. Let's talk about the service. It is excellent! Even during busy hours and with a small staff they manage to check up on you and make sure you don't need anything. The owners who are almost always there will go and check to make sure everything is tasting right and occasionally start conversation with you which makes you feel very welcomed. I have been there a few times with friends and they always seem to remember us which makes me feel appreciated. The servers are also nice and always smiling. The price for the food at Joe's Diner is fair, I always pay what I would pay at any other breakfast place, the difference is that you will never get this kind of service at any IHOP or Denny's. Let me end by saying that Joe's Diner is the place to have breakfast in Phoenix, food is delicious, portions are great, service is awesome and prices are fair. I been to similar places that claim to be the best breakfast place in Phoenix and I keep going back to Joe's. Once you had breakfast here you will find yourself comparing every other breakfast place to Joe's diner. Do yourself a favor and visit Joe's Diner at least once I promise you will be back. read more

I really really wanted to like this place. Couldn't wait to try it, but sadly, I can wait on returning. The food, was just ok. The service could use some help. Only open from 7am to 3pm, offering breakfast and lunch. One would assume, they have some skills making traditional breakfast fair. We ordered eggs over easy with bacon, and hash browns and some pancakes. The eggs were barely runny, almost lukewarm. The pancakes were just ok. I totally would have sent back the eggs, however our waitress never came back after dropping the food. Never made another appearance, much less to ask how everything was, or to refill our waters. We actually ordered milk, but it was never delivered. It's disappointing when the meal goes bad, and the service isn't there to make up for it. I tried to catch a server, any server to at least get our bill. Ok so, I would understand if the restaurant was busy, and our server was zipping around working her butt off...but no that wasn't the case. I had to get up and walk over to the first employee I saw, and request our bill. By this time, I had almost forgot what she looked like haha. Finally! She makes an appearance to drop off the check. Unfortunately, the bill had the 2 glaases of milk we never received on it. By this time we just wanted to leave our cash on the table, and go.But instead had to make another trip to find the server on the way to the register. At last, I am up at the register getting the bill straightened out....and finally she inquiries about our meal! read more

Sunday 11/24. Out for a Birthday lunch. Been to Joes several times at old location, but this was my first time at the new location. Missed being greeted at the door and having to seat myself. After sitting for 10 minutes without one person acknowledging the fact that we were there was very disturbing. Mind you there was 4 waitresses on, only 4 other tables in the place and two of the staff were doing their side work on the booths on each side of us. Sooo after waiting for 10 minutes I finally went up to the front register, I think it was "Joe" who appoligized and promptly came over and took our drink order. BTW, we still have no menues. When he came back to the table he did have menues in hand. Not even 20 seconds later, one of the waitresses who had been doing the sidework around us but failed to acknowledge us came and asked if we were ready to order. Ugh No, we just got our menues. Once our order was placed we thought we were in the clear until another waitress came over with a Ice Tea picture full of sugar and sat it on our table while grabbing the sugar dispenser and proceeded to fill it at our table without saying one word to us, then walked away. "AMAZING" not to mention rude. Of course when the food came everything was wonderful as always. When we received our Bill, I proceeded to the Restroom while my Friend went to pay the bill. To my surprise when I came out, he was still standing at the register. I waited another 5 minutes, so now were talking almost 10 minutes at the register while two staff members are sitting at the counter eating. I actually called their phone and a waitress came from the back with broom in hand and I told her I'm at the front waiting to pay. Joe also appeared from a side room and asked the waitress what was wrong, and she told him that we have had a horrible experience since we arrived, "JOE" I presume, groaned and walked away. The waitress did comp our Beverages without asking because she felt bad, but then to top it all off, she said we should come back when they are bussier, their much better then. Not sure if I'll give it another try!! read more

Owned by a gal that I went to HighSchool with North High. Met up with three other people from school for breakfast. My first time here the food was very good egg cooked perfect chorizo gravy over biscuits yum yum it was very good read more

It was ok. Food was average and service was ok. Will go back sometime but won't make a special trip like I did the other day to try it.

I have 3 stars, my family and I went to the previous location several times before they moved. This was our first time at the new one. If I didn't know they had only been here a few weeks it would have been a one star review. For starters Joe assumed my mother in law was my wife, which started things off a bit awkward, but then it took roughly 30 minutes to get our food. This was attributed to there being 'half power'. I ordered the chicken fried steak with the cherizo gravy and when it came out, it was undercooked and the breading was mushy, and they didn't put the cherizo gravy on it. I sent it back and they were quick about replacing but forgot the cherizo gravy again. I asked for some on the side and it was watery. Out sever seemed frustrated as well and I had to ask for simple things several times, silverware, water refill, things that should be monitored by a good server. I will come back to Joes, but not for a while, I will give them a chance to get their footing at this new place before going back. read more

Food was great, chorizo and eggs excellent as was the service. It's a relaxed atmosphere with a mix of customers. I will definitely go back.

So I had an extra early am appt before work and was done quickly. Consequently I was way early for work and wanted to stop and have a sit down breakfast. Of course I turn to yelp since I was in an unfamiliar area. It's hard to find a good old fashioned diner instead of coffee joints these days. The first place I stopped was a coffee joint...*strike* the counter guy was nice but that'll be another review lol. Next I found Joe's Diner. I walked in about 0645 and there were about 4 other diners seated. It smelled slightly musty probably because they just mopped so I can't complain about that. It's nice and clean inside. The smell didn't last at all and wasn't overbearing The server was very friendly. I received a menu, items are very well priced ($ as posted on yelp) I decided on the corn beef hash because it came with 3 eggs and 1 biscuit and gravy. When the food came I received the eggs and b&g but got a slice of ham instead of the corn beef hash. She was apologetic and took and replaced it. She left the biscuit and gravy so could start with that, which I might say was *awesome!* I asked for the chorizo gravy, and so should you :-) then the eggs and corn beef hash came and I almost passed out out was so good! I only wish I lived closer to this place so I could come here more often!!! read more

We have now given Joe's three chances, and three strikes and you're out. My wife and I ordered and the waitress was not very pleasant. I requested poached eggs on top of sourdough toast and received boiled eggs in a bowl and they were so done you could call them hard boiled. My wife ordered her eggs over easy and they to were cooked to death. We were afraid to send them back and get who knows what cooked into our order. Joe came out after our complaint and seemed very put out. We were not charged for the meal but were given a check for $8 for three drinks. read more

Breakfast took over twenty five minutes to get cold, burnt pancakes along with cold french toast. How anyone can screw up pancakes or french toast is beyond me. read more

Man let me tell y'all something! I went here for the first time ever this morning and MY MY MY! This food here! This food right here! The cook has to be touched by God! The steak was so tender man cut through it like butter! The biscuits and gravy look don't get me started! The eggs were on point and the potatoes! YES GAWD! Man I'll be back that's for sure! Even the 7UP tasted like it came from a holy tap! read more