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    JoJo's

    4.4 (85 reviews)

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    Good for kids

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    French toast combo over easy eggs with Ham
    Darla A.

    Warm welcoming greeting from front staff. Friendly attentive service from wait staff. Food made with quality ingredients and generous portions. French toast was light and fluffy, my over easy eggs were cooked perfectly for a nice runny yolk, and the ham had a great sear. Hubby had the chicken friend steak it was very tender with a nice crisp covered in silky gravy. He had scrambled eggs and country potatoes that were tender and wry cooked well with bell peppers and onions. Clean warm, open dining room. We will return. Thank you JoJos

    Sweet T.

    Ended up here because my partner loves the anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventures. Environment is clean and spacious, giving diner vibes for sure! Very good temperature, which is important to me because i overheat and sweat in restaurants. My partner got the meat skillet with pancakes and it was so good! The pancakes were fluffy melt in your mouth types and the skillet was super hearty and the eggs were cooked very well. I got the club sandwich and fries, very good stack on the sandwich, even distribution of meats and good bacon on it! The fries were crispy and tasty. I love club sammies and i was delighted! Will definitely come back when visiting for the attentive friendly staff and great food!!!

    So cute and clean!!! Nice and cool on a hot summer day.
    Penny L.

    My bf got a steak and it was cooked perfectly. The mashed potatoes were real and not boxed. The fried okra was sooooo good and I'm usually not an okra gal. Jeanette was the best server!! She is so attentive and sweet and patient. It was our first time and she thought of every detail, including drinks to go. I got the clubhouse and everything was soooo fresh, lettuce and tomato especially. The salad and house ranch was a solid 10/10. I can't recommend this place enough!! A hidden gem.

    Actual hours of business
    Stephani I.

    Went to JoJo's mid afternoon on a Saturday. We were the only ones there. The ambiance was nice and it was plenty spacious. Lots of seating, with a little bit of everything going on in the way of decorations. The hours advertised online are NOT their actual hours of business. That needs to be updated. Our waitress was attentive and nice as well. Had there been more people I'm certain she still would have provided the same. As for the food. It was ok. Nothing grand. My husband ordered the fish and chips and it came with a bowl of vegetable soup. The soup was bland and the broth lacked a lot of flavor. Although the pieces of fish were huge, there was little to say about how they tasted. The deep fry was cooked to a perfect crisp, but the fish was mushy and I could see the disappointment in my husband's face. He was also not at all pleased with the coleslaw. It wasn't your typical vinegar/sweet dressed slaw. Something was different in it. Almost like a horseradish taste in the dressing. So, I asked if there was. The waitress asked the cook and they said no, there wasn't. Not sure what it was, but I t did taste different. I on the other hand liked it. But then again, I like horseradish. My order consisted of a chef's salad. When you read the menu and it tells you that it will have bacon and tomato wedges in it you'd think you'd be getting a salad with pieces of bacon and regular size tomato wedges. Nope. My salad came with a strip of bacon on top of it, leaving me to break it into pieces and the so called wedges were two little cherry tomatoes cut in half. The ham and turkey was good. However, cheddar cheese shavings would have been a nice alternative to the Kraft like sandwich singles that were stacked and then cut into long strips. I had to separate them all before I could enjoy my salad. All in all in tasted good, but nothing exciting. Oh! and they have a wide selection of deserts to choose from. None of which we ordered, but they're in a showcase as soon as you walk in. All looked delicious. They also have an ice cream pie kept in the back. The restaurant is nice. The waitress was nice and we had a nice lunch. Was it 5 star worthy. No. It was just o.k. Definitely not going to be our "go to" restaurant.

    Michelle G.

    Chicken fried steak dinner, yummy and huge. Will be 2 meals. Limited seating outside masks required. Smaller size menu but with all your favorites. They just added pies. Today the cashier was in training and even though I asked for breakfast he told me I was getting it (I knew but I didnt argue and I wasnt upset with real mashed potatoes). Everyone was very nice.

    Current breakfast & dinner menu as of 12/22/22
    Ken R.

    I took my wife to this restaurant a few days before Christmas. The restaurant is weld it, open in friendly. We had a nice lunch, had the turkey club, and the barbecue bacon cheeseburger. Both came with healthy portions for a reasonable price, the fries were done, right, and the server was very friendly. The food tasted great! the only bad mark would have been that the server did not come back and ask if we needed more water. This restaurant is a welcome addition to East Bakersfield, and I am eager to come back and try the breakfast and dinner menu.

    Special of the day, mushroom Swiss burger with a salad!
    Paula T.

    We live on the other side of town, so driving to JoJo's is always a treat! We love his catfish and his fried okra is my favorite in town! He makes a great burger, too!! Today, I sampled his Boston cream pie, delicious !

    Krys A.

    Had an early dinner with my son. Our first time eating here and we were not disappointed. Will be returning.

    Huge turkey dinner at Jojo's on Auburn at Fairfax!

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    Food was delicious! First time at a restaurant since covid, the service was great the food amazing will def be back

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