In town for a conference and found this gem! Wow is all I can say. Service was great and food was…read moreabsolutely amazing. We had the pretzels and steak bowl and I must say it is some of the best food I have had. You must dine here!

I deserve an apology from everyone I've met in Jacksonville that failed to tell me to get to…read moreSpliff's Gastropub sooner. Great casual vibe here. Just an ideal place to hang with friends or watch a game. Huge selection of great beer. Anything you'd like, from IPAs to ciders to seasonal drinks. Our waitress/bartender was a superstar. Very informative, very attentive, just a pleasure to be around, and seemed very appreciative that we were there. She told us about the other places on the same block owned by the same people. We'll be trying those too based on our experience here. Incredible burgers here...amazing. The burgers rival or beat anything in the area, and there are some stellar burger places around. Spliffs may be my new favorite. Their combinations of flavors, the taste of the smash burgers and the genius of the aiolis that accompany them are just fantastic! The Mac and cheese, to die for. Cheesy, tasty, creamy, sticky. Delicious. Downtown Jax is a fantastic place to eat if you know where to go and Spliffs is THE place to go for burgers and drinks. Check them out, you can thank me later. Highly recommend!!!

Cute little spot in downtown with overall pretty good tacos. We got the steak, ground beef and…read moreshrimp tacos and the shrimp tacos were by far the best. This places definitely didn't short you on the meats lol definitely will be back!

We dropped in on a Saturday afternoon after checking out some of the nearby bars. This is one of…read morethose "self serve" locations. You stand in line, order your food and they bring it to you. I ordered two fish tacos along with a $3 miller draft. Tacos are alright. Portion could have been better but it tasted decent. There's a decent amount of seating inside, along with the back patio that connects to the arcade next door.

Food awesome. Service kind and mindful. Love downtown jax and eating where I can visit the artsread more

Came here with a group of coworkers (10 of us!!!) the space is smaller and upstairs but we still…read moresat comfortably! We came right at the lunch tush and our server was ON IT!! So attentive and really knew the menu! I had the red curry - 4 stars for heat and it was just the perfect heat!!! I added the scallops and it was delicious! Very flavorful and not overpowered by the spice!!! Looking forward to trying the drunken noodles the next time I go back, those looked YUMMYYYYY!!!

Cinco de Mayo is our Post-Kickball spot! We moved our game…read moredowntown about 6 months ago after playing in Klutho Park for a couple years. Cinco was right across the street & open. Above all else - they have always been friendly, accommodating and welcome us with good food, cold drinks & tasty chips & salsa! The restaurant is well decorated & the staff is super helpful. Everything I've tried - tacos, burritos, taquitos, enchiladas - have all been delicious. On good authority, ive heard their chicken soup is incredible (and plentiful). When you come to a restaurant with 20 people and you're served promptly, treated courteously and properly fed - you come back again & again - and we do!

This spot is located on Bay Street near the Hyatt Regency. Came here because of the Yelp reviews…read more The interior is clean and the service is prompt. The food is just okay. It's fresh enough but kind of bland. The meat could def use more seasoning. Got the combo #1, beef taco and two chicken enchiladas. The combos are the most reasonably priced options on the menu.

My husband and I went on a much needed date night tonight. I've always wanted to give BB's a try…read moreand finally convinced him! We ordered the Brussel sprouts as an appetizer, they were phenomenal! Then we both decided on steak for dinner. I got the filet, and ordered it medium rare and it was perfect. My husband ordered the ribeye and his was medium, his was also spot on. Then of course, we had to get dessert. I got the German chocolate cake (this apparently isn't their normal one) and my husband got the dulce cheesecake. The waitress we had was great, and she recommended lots of tips and favorites to try. The only negative thing that I would say is that it's a bit cramped, so it was very loud and hard to hear each other at points. This was an amazing dinner. We will be back

Had a fantastic double date tonight celebrating my girlfriend's birthday! We were greeted warmly…read moreand given a nice table in the dining room. Our waiter, Evan, was very proactive & offered suggestions with menu items. We started with some cocktails, the gentlemen with the cider beer & an old fashioned. I chose a glass of bubbly & the birthday girl had the fizz cocktail. It was incredible with a fresh blackberry puree. We started with the fried green tomatoes & the calamari, both were delicious! Calamari was prepared well and not too chewy. We shockingly each chose a salad: the bistro steak, the chop chop Asian, the goat cheese, and the salmon. Each one was incredible. Mine was the chop chop and I absolutely loved it! It was HUGE and you can bet I ate every single bite. Loved it!' We finished with the brownie topped with ice cream for the birthday girl, it was extremely tasty! Thanks again to Evan for making our night! He was a fantastic waiter! Would absolutely request him in the future.

Lunch break downtown and I happen upon a quaint deli. The lead cook was kind enough to make…read morerecommendations, too. I ordered a Shawarma plate with a side of spicy fries and an Israeli mango juice. The meal was a lot more than I could eat in one sitting and well seasoned. The chicken shawarma was tender and cooked well. The hummus with the Israeli salad on top was bright and an unexpected delight. I'm gonna have to return for the lamb burger! The only "drawback" for me is that there's a lot to choose from on the menu!

Their catering is out of this world!! Fresh, clean, flavorful, colorful, moist, simply the best…read more Guests went for seconds and thirds. Any dietary requests they made possible and tasty

We ate on the patio for Mother's Day and had a wonderful experience. The fried chicken with the…read morebread pudding french toast was absolutely delicious. Our server was very attentive. We also enjoyed listening to the live music.

Made a reservation ahead of time to ensure we could sit inside!…read more The shared waffle board was so good! They list berries which felt silly because it came with like 4 berries! The waffles were sweet which was a great contrast to the salty chicken. The spinach artichoke dip was one of the best I've ever had! The drinks were great and a normal price. The service was great; our waitress Lee was very kind and sweet! It is super cute inside but not very many tables.

Came here for lunch and we were the only customers. We ordered the following:…read more Pork BBQ - great flavor, but would've been better if there was a char on the meat. Siomai - just okay, tasted like store bought. Beef Sinigang - we ordered the cup size and it was surprisingly a big portion. Love that it was more sour, just how we like them. We enjoyed this so much! Beef Bowl - tasty, I wanted more! Small portion for us. Sisig - different from the usual Sisig. It was not chopped and there was too much fat. Overall, we had a great experience and we will come back!

A good time out at Lily's on a Saturday night comedy open mic night. Super nice bartender and…read morestaff. Forgot to take a picture but yummy Yucca fries! If in downtown Jacksonville stop by Lily's for Asian fusion and fun laid back vibes!

The ambiance and the service are both great but unfortunately the food here fell a bit flat…read more The restaurant is located in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. You can dine here if you are not a guest. I was offered free breakfast buffet with my stay at the hotel. Overall, I found the breakfast to be lackluster despite its grand presentation. The eggs were soaking wet and unappetizing. The French toast was similar. The grits were completely unseasoned and flavorless. I did enjoy the fresh fruit and the sausage but overall felt the buffet could've used some more seasoning or care with some of the staple options. Overall, not a bad breakfast option if you're already staying in the hotel, but don't expect anything special.

It's been a while since I've been here, but it's GORGEOUS! They're renovating rooms and I'm LOVING…read moreit!!! The food was spot on and Pinicka my waitress was nothing short of AMAZING! If you get the gumbo, the cup almost filled me up! The salmon portion was very good and I just really enjoyed the entire hotel!

We were planning on stopping by a friend of ours house for a small party this evening, but they…read morewere feeling under the weather so we switched things up and went to Crispy's Jax over in Springfield. We've been to Crispy's a handful of times over the past few months and tried a few things on the menu. Nearly every time we've been there we've seen pizzas go by us and thought "dang, we really need to try their pizza some time". So when we decided to go there tonight I figured we'd finally do that. In addition to that, my wife informed me that she was going to have Garlic Knots no matter what. So yes, we ordered Garlic Knots to start. I don't know why, but I was expecting them to be a bit tough. I guess maybe I've just had them at other places and they're usually thick / tough, so that's what I figured these would be. They weren't. They were really soft, in the best way. Not doughy or under cooked, just soft, warm and very good! We debated what pizza to go with and eventually settled on The Klutho, which is more or less their meat lovers pizza. We also did the garlic butter crust at the suggestion of our server. I'll start by saying thank you to our server for that suggestion because that was some good crust. I'm happy to report that we both thought the pizza tasted as good as we both thought it looked every time it went by us before. Let me put it this way: if the pizza in my photo looks great to you, yes, it's that good. Like I said, we've been to Crispy's a few times over the past couple of months and we just like the place a lot. We didn't plan to go there tonight when the day began but I'm glad it worked out that we ended up there. Now we've got about half a pizza to split for work-from-home lunches over the next few days. This review originally appeared in the Jacksonville Fun, Eats & Drinks Facebook group.

It had been a while since I was in Crispy''s and boy has it gone down hill. The vibe was 'frat…read morehouse local community college' at best. The bartender was foul-mouthed with a minor present, dropping f-bombs left and right. If I was the parent in that situation, I would gathered my things and left immediately. The portions were slim for the price and below average in product quality. They made it easy by eliminating themselves from my restaurant outing choices in the future.