It's a beautifully done restaurant - lots of dining space. Our favorite is the bar area. The banquette allows us to see all the sports on the tv screens, and it's a great place for people watching. The service was great & the food was delicious. The one blip was when we first entered, the young-ish man at the host desk looked at us with a "What are you doing here?" grimace. I was stunned since the hosts are usually very happy to see patrons come in. Beyond that, though, we had a lovely time. Our server was quite friendly and got hubs customized Cuban order just right. I had the killer tomato basil soup and tasty grilled cheese. I also got an order to go of the Buffalo Chicken wrap. It was yummy the next day for lunch. We hadn't been to NYAJ's in years. It had somehow fallen off our dining radar. We'll be back more often after our recent terrific dinner. read more

I ordered takeout and picked it up close to when they were closing. The staff was pleasant and it was ready when I arrived. The food was of the right temperature. The chicken dumplings where served in a citrus soy bath, so sour on the taste buds it made me pucker. Additionally, upsettingmy stomach all night. Suggestion put the sauce on the side. They also lacked the crunch associated with dumplings. No sure if they were not cooked or the citrus soy bath damped the experience. The Waldorf Salad was as expected. I subsituted a different chicken option. The people experience was a 5. The food experience is somewhere between and 2-3 stars. I have had better at this location. read more

This was a great spot to meet up with friends. I'm sorry I didn't get our server's name (brown hair, glasses, said she was 20 years old) because she handled our group like a champ, kept checking on us without being obtrusive, a real gem. I got the almond-crusted chèvre salad with salmon and it was fantastic. Love that they have lots of gluten free options. read more

Not Your Average Joe's - Reston - Salad with salmon and almond crusted chèvre medallion - New American Near Me - Reston, Virginia

This was my first time at this Reston location. The waiter was very friendly and attentive. The atmosphere was pleasant. I love the fact that the parking is by the building unlike most businesses in the area where you have to park in a garage, pay, and walk. That feature alone will bring me back. I chose the Lobster Mac and Cheese. It was a very generous portion. It had good flavor but could have had more sauce as it was just a little on the dry side. The lobster was just right in terms of doneness. The bread they serve is made in house and is very unique, served with an oil based cheesy dipping sauce. read more

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Thursday evening dinner after work. Ample seating and parking. Fun decor. Friendly service. Food was great! I really enjoyed the bread and Garlic dipping sauce and the spinach and artichoke dip. We enjoyed dinner and a drink. I didn't snag pictures of everything but what we had was good. Crème brûlée was nothing fancy but my daughter really enjoyed the peanut butter cake. Will visit again when in the area! read more

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We returned on St. Patrick's Day. The Guinness was cold and the corn beef and cabbage was plentiful. We found that NYA Joes has the special Irish menu the whole month of March. read more

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Came to Not Your Average Joe's for dinner with a group of friends. The food was very nice and the service was good. I had the Jambalaya which was very tasty. They do have gluten free menu options if required. read more

Not Your Average Joe's - Reston - Jambalaya - New American Near Me - Reston, Virginia

I've visited Not Your Average Joe's several times over the years, and I am always satisfied with the food and service. I meet some old friends at this restaurant fairly often and we are always well taken care of. We often have Caesar as our waiter and he has been there a long time, and always does a great job. He is polite, friendly, professional and attentive. The food is good. I don't know if I would say there is anything fantastic about it, but I have never had a bad meal there. I've had the chicken parm, the Cuban sandwich, burgers, and salads and everything had been tasty and freshly prepared. I love a good Cuban sandwich and NYAJ's is a good one, and they are one of the few restaurants with a Waldorf salad on the menu, so I have ordered that several times. My only critique of that would be, I wish it had the candied pecans that are listed as an ingredient on the menu, but the last 3 times I have had that salad, they have been missing. I also love the French onion soup there, as well as many of the appetizers. You really do not have to worry about getting a bad meal at Not Your Average Joe's, it's very reliable. read more

Living in the area but never having visited before, I finally gave them a shot; unfortunately Not Your Average Joe's was below average. Granted the free bread with their olive oil and parmesan cheese was good, their Southwestern salad was extremely overpriced at ~$20 and it wasn't anything special. Besides their veggie burger, there weren't any other veggie options. Honestly, with the high prices and average vibe, I'd say either Glory Days, BJ's, Yard House or even other Reston Town Center bar/restaurants would be better alternatives. It was very, very average...2.5/5 read more

We have been going to this place for many years. It was our go to place for Good American fare. We used to enjoy their fresh bread and olive oil dip and their freshly prepared salads and their food was consistently good. In the past many years, it seems like they've tried to cut costs and no longer serve fresh bread and it's often served still frozen and many of the foods feel like and taste like they were prepared elsewhere and also frozen and reheated. The chicken that I had on my salad last night tasted chunky and had almost a little bit of a gritty consistency. That one gets when the food is frozen and reheated. The flavor was bland at best. Not the fresh fare that they once had. The prices are much more expensive than they were even a few years ago and the food quality has gone down steadily. I don't think I would recommend this place anymore. read more

We came in as a large group. It was great that they have the capacity to accommodate a large party over 30 people. One of the servers displayed his discontent when we asked him for water. It made us feel uncomfortable to ask for anything else which doesn't seem to be the right kind of experience when you are customer dinning in. I ordered the Mustard crusted chicken BLT on a toasted chibatta with fries and slaw. My order was mediocre which was quite disappointing given the name of the restaurant and that chicken sandwiches have been recently hyped across most fast food and regular establishments. If it is on the menu, it should be worthy of competing with the standard. They also forgot the slaw and when I reminded them, it was brought out in a tiny sauce container where the ketchup goes in. It was sad. I also saw what the others ordered and it was underwhelming. One woman said her steak was overdone and seemed tough to chew. Since we were a large party, an automatic 20% gratuity was charged to the bill. Other than the fact that the establishment can accommodate large parties, there wasn't anything special that would bring us back based on the service and food quality. This review is for a 2.5 rating. read more

Not Your Average Joe's - Reston - New American Near Me - Reston, Virginia

We like this place. This is a huge venue, so quick seating is seldom an issue. Someone really thought about their menu. Lots of inventive and delicious tastes here. I like the interesting salads, seas food offerings, and tasty Jambalaya. They make a good burger, too. Noisy, but what else is new. read more

Hubby and I are using his bday (the 18th) as an excuse to indulge..... trying out the new offerings at Not Your Average Joe's! Overall a thumbs up... Started dinner with a tasty blackened shrimp cocktail. Nice Cajun spicing... amazing guacamole... tasty siracha cocktail sauce! Our main we selected the filet medallions.... Perfectly cooked and so tender I actually used my butter knife to cut them. I'm not a fan of broccolini but hubby likes... I know I could have swapped out if I wanted. The red wine pepper sauce and rosemary creminis worked well. Only failure IMO is that while they were on tasty MASHED potatoes.... I really wanted SMASHED as advertised. Asked manager about this and he was gonna check... initial comment is they only do mashed... it's a different product and I'm hoping just a oversight as today is day 1 of the new seasonal specials. Maybe someone from Not Your Average Joe's will comment? read more

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Got the gumbo during a work lunch (and so did a coworker) but we couldn't finish it because it was way too salty and didn't really taste like a traditional gumbo. For that price, I can't justify this. read more

I come here often enough when I'm looking a solid restaurant, good location and free/easy parking, reliable service, nice cocktail options, with a regular and seasonal menu that accommodates most of my friends' varied dietary needs (GF, vegetarian, pescatarian, etc.). It does not disappoint. We had a painkiller and a watermelon cucumber margarita as our cocktail options. Both are very good. My margarita had a little too much ice and not enough drink IMO, and when I ask for a salted rim can you salt the whole thing rather than one square inch of it? They give you delicious focaccia bread over a cheese/red pepper flaked dipping oil that's to die for. Be careful because it's so easy to fill up on it, it's so addictive! We tried the whipped feta appetizer. Recommend that you get it for the table to split because it's definitely on the large side. Didn't care for the "sesame crisps", but the cucumber slices and pita bread paired well with the whipped feta, and the garbanzo bean topping was tasty. We had two of the newly unveiled Oktoberfest options--pork Schnitzel with red cabbage and potato pancake for me; drunken bratwurst over mashed potatoes for my friend. The schnitzel dish looked lovely, but it honestly lacked any kind of flavor... not the potato pancake, and not the schnitzel breading or meat. The best part about it was the red cabbage in my opinion (I'm a fan.) Service was prompt, and we had no problems getting a table at 5:45 PM on a Thursday. By the time we left at 7 PM, it had started to get busier; so if you have a large party, or you just don't like to wait long for your food, go on the earlier side of the dinner shift. read more

Not Your Average Joe's - Reston - Oktoberfest Pork Schnitzel entree. Comes with red cabbage, potato pancake and two breaded pork schnitzel filets. - New American Near Me - Reston, Virginia

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I decided to go in and have lunch here after a couple years of hiatus. I made an advanced reservation for lunch and our table was reserved when we came the next day. Our waiter was very friendly and not overly pushy and thus the service was pretty good and the food arrived on time. I ordered the teriyaki salmon bowl, which was average. The fish was cooked well but the rice was not very tasty, oily, and undercooked. My guest ordered a salad bowl and was not super thrilled with the taste and only ate half of the serving. It was not a super great experience, but maybe I'll come back again and try one more time. read more

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Upsides? Great lunch spot -- love the seasonal menu - especially the butternut squash/Brussel sprout flatbread. Easy parking. Broad menu. Our waiter Mason even convinced the manager to oblige a small off-menu request. Food here is reliably yummy. Love the welcome bread cone and cheesy olive oil spread. Downsides? They always seem a little under staffed at lunch -- service is always a tad slow. The iced tea refill was ice-less, room temperature and weak. There were crumbs on the seats of our booth when we arrived. Those little things kicked down a 5 star to a 4 star. But I am a repeat customer and will continue to come back. read more

I live 1/2 mile from this restaurant and have never stopped in until today. I was in the mood for a quick lunch while sitting at a bar and figured that I would be able to accomplish that here so I stopped in to give it a try. I was immediately greeted by the bartender and provided menus and he then swiftly took my drink order and gave me a few minutes to look over the menu. The menu had lots of options but I was in the mood for a lighter lunch a went with the Cobb Salas but asked to sun salmon for the chicken. This wasn't a problem and the salad arrived pretty quickly. It looked absolutely amazing and tasted the same! The salad was chock full of all the ingredients and all were well seasoned and perfectly dressed. My only wish is that they asked me how I would've like my salmon prepared because they cooked it a bit under for my liking and I ate around the pieces that were too rare. All in all it was a great lunch and I'll now be sure to head back in to try dinner! read more

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Was an awesome experience!!!! Went for Mother's Day so it was packed but the servers are SO on top of it! We never went a minute wanting anything because they took such good care of us. The food was amazing! They have a pretty diverse selection on their menu so everyone is sure to find something they like. The restaurant itself has a good vibe whether you're going for a family dinner or a date. The bar seemed very lively. read more

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I crave the bread and oil on a day to day basis. The service is great and it's quiet and spacious for bigger parties. Nice happy hour options and lots of variety. read more

I stopped in for lunch and I'm glad I did. I got the turkey avocado club and bang bang shrimp. I really enjoyed the sandwich. It was super filled and had thick buttery bread. Service was quick so I was in and out even with a 10 person group read more

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Tonight hubby and I had a great dinner at Not Your Average Joe's. Our meal started with the house bread, which was accompanied by a yummy garlic and olive oil topping. For our main courses, hubby ordered the chicken pot pie off the specials menu, whereas I ordered the steak tips but asked to swap broccoli for spinach. Our food was delicious! The steak was cooked perfectly (medium well) and the mashed potatoes and broccoli were great additions! Hubby's pot pie was fantastic on a cold night! Between the flaky crust and the generous amount of peas and carrots, it hit the spot. For dessert, we spit the peanut butter thing, which is literally the name of it. It was also yummy and highly recommended by our server. Speaking of our server, his name is Dante and he was very friendly and attentive. He even gave us extra bread to take home! Our only complaint is that the restaurant was very cold. Yes, it's winter, but the heat could have been turned up more. When will we be back, you ask. Hopefully soon! read more

Food poisoning on 9/9/25. Meatloaf was the cause. I was looking forward to having my bbq meatloaf all day yesterday. But I spent all night in the bathroom coming out both ends. Not fun. Never coming back. read more

This restaurant opened up where the old Macaroni Grille used to be. The inside looks exactly like the old place. But it's a new restaurant and new menu. They do have a few vegetarian options on the menu, which is great. I ordered the following: - Tomato soup: this was decent. I liked the flavor of the soup. - Bread: this was cold and dry. Not a fan. - Cauliflower Bites: this was too spicy for me. I liked the flavor but wasn't able to finish because of the spice. Overall, it's a decent place to hang out. As a vegetarian, I wasn't a fan and wished there were more options for me to try. read more

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Ate lunch here with 2 friends. The bread is good but the cheesy dipping oil is addictive and should come with its own 12 step program. Our waitress was good about refilling it and water. I got the cheeseburger with fries. The blue cheese on the burger was great. They got the extra lettuce right too. But I ordered it medium and it was too rare to eat a lot of it. Not a situation to return it. I loved the fries. Once again, too full for dessert. read more

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I have a friend that I meet for dinner in Reston (the halfway point between us) just about once a month. We have tried lots of places in RTC, but this is one of the places we gob to most often. We have always had great servers here - very personable, attentive, and good "recommenders" of dishes and substitutions. First off, the bread!!!! And the garlicky, herby, olive oil dip!! Why didn't I include pictures in this review... because it never lasts long enough to capture a picture. It is delicious foccacia bread - crusty on the outside and doughy inside. So good. My friend and I talk about how much we crave this bread. We both typically get salads (to save more room for bread! - no, seriously). We both enjoy the supercrunch salad - I've gotten it with salmon several times and once with crispy chicken. Both were great,depending on my mood. I've also gotten the ahi tuna salad and ahi tuna poke bowl. The ingredients are fresh and delicious, which makes all the difference. read more

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I've been to several of these restaurants and this one will not disappoint. Very welcoming and friendly. Service was great and food was elevated. Parking is no issue and the restrooms were extremely clean. We will definitely go back when we are in Reston. read more

My partner and I just came in for lunch and drinks and had some of the best service we ever had! Ernesto was an incredible help and just overall made the experience so much better. read more

WORST restaurant experience in a long time and the cost is far too high for the issues we encountered. There were six people in the restaurant when we entered after 3 p.m. to grab lunch between an appointment and returning to the office. The young lady at the front supplied the menus and silverware; otherwise, we may have never received them. The server appeared after a ten minute wait, took our order and disappeared. What followed was an interminable wait for our drinks. We ordered salads to start, to be followed by a pizza and a chicken BLT. A half hour later the food arrived. Salads along with our entrees. No apology offered for everything coming out at once. That was the last we saw of our server. We tried several times to catch her attention and she looked right through us as if we did not exist. We needed extra napkins and we finally had to ask the bartender for them. The food was good but we could not finish it because we simply ran out of time with all the server shenanigans. We had to leave to return to the office and after yet another wait I finally had to walk across the entire restaurant and caught her doing nothing standing in front of the kitchen order counter (where no one could see her and she could not see any customers). She seemed surprised to see me and trailed by after another five minutes to drop off the bill and a requested box. Due to the fact that I waited tables throughout college and also due to the poor economy my husband I make a point of tipping 50% of the bill unless that does not amount to much and then we add to the amount, with an average tip for two being between $40 to $50. I left a $10 tip but it would have been a great deal more if the server had showed any interest in doing her job. We left with one diner left in the restaurant. On the way out, the manager looked up from lounging on the half wall playing on his phone to exhort us to return. You. Have. To. Be. Kidding. I repeat this because he may have not have heard us over the booming soundtrack playing that echoed throughout the empty restaurant. Sad Joe's. read more

The service was good... The food was good too. Had the pan crusted fish; a bit more seasoning would have been nice but not bad, but I can see how the culture on this side of town would be lighter on the seasoning side. My colleague had this burger with Brisket in it. That's what I should have ordered. I asked that the sub the corn stuff for the green beans, but noticed the most expensive green beans ever on my tab.... Interesting! I would go back though! Q read more

We went on a Saturday afternoon and I was banking on Yelp recommendations. Well...I can honestly say that we were less than impressed with this establishment since the very first impression we were left with was a very disgusting dirty plate of crumbs that was supposed to be CLEAN for our fresh bread to arrive! That was an immediate total turn-off!! At least our server, Daniel, recognized this and replaced the plates, but still...we then ordered a bowl of the clam chowder which tasted like it was heated out of a can and also a Cuban sandwich and a mustard crusted chicken sandwich which was all very underwhelming. Not sure how this restaurant got its four-star rating, but it's nothing to rave about since we would never dine here again when there are so many BETTER restaurants nearby with great service and CLEAN plates!!! read more

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Food/Drink, 4/5: Compared to the location in Kentlands, MD, the food was great! I will say the mocktails were alright. A bit sour for my taste. We tried both of them and they both were sour. Their Caribbean chicken wings were amazing!! The sauce with the mango salsa... *Chef's Kiss* Their burger on the other hand was average. If I came back here I'd get the chicken. But their sweet potato fries were pretty good! They were cooked really well! Pricing, 4/5: Not badly priced for the food we got. Service, 4/5: Our server was very nice and gave us pretty good recommendations! Plus the food came a lot quicker than we expected. Also, we didn't make a reservation, but we got seated pretty quickly. Aesthetic/Atmosphere, 4/5: It's a nice casual restaurant. Wouldn't be a bad place for a first date, hangout with friends/family. Overall Experience, 4/5: I'd come back here! It was a nice, not badly priced dinner! read more

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I will never eat here again.. The worst service I've ever experienced in my life, and I'm old.. Why would you take my reservation, then tell there a hour wait to get a table.. They actually served Instant potatoes with my $35 steak.. Absolutely ruined my Valentine's dinner.... read more

Pretty solid experience here! The Buffalo chicken pizza was very good with thick bites of chicken. The tomato basil soup was also very tasty. And the bread and oil, omg. The oil is mixed with garlic, red pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese - sooo good. read more

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Took my girlfriend here for a date and was seated by the hostess. 10 mins later still no server addressed us and then a family of 4 walked in and was served water immediately upon being seated. Then they placed their order. This is when I told my girlfriend we should leave then the waiter finally realizes they skipped our table.. by the time the family that came after got there food we still didn't even have waters on our table...this was my first time going to this place my girlfriend has been and said it's usually good but not a few weeks ago. The worst part about the is was that it wasn't a busy night we were not hard to miss ... there had to be less than 5 couples/family's there...we will not be returning to this location. read more

Had a nice lunch there. Menu was great. Allison our server was very good. I highly recommend Not Your Average Joe's.

I'm not sure how this place has such a high rating. The food here is below average, and the service is slow. Went in based on the reviews, we ordered an ahi tuna poke bowl and a cheeseburger. The cheeseburger was fine, nothing to write home about. But the poke bowl was so bland! The tuna was supposedly marinated but it had no flavor to it, and the sriracha mayo sauce they put on top didn't help. The server was so slow, and there were barely any tables when we went. read more

Not Your Average Joe's - Reston - Ahi Tuna Poké Bowl* - New American Near Me - Reston, Virginia

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Mediocre. My husband and I usually go to the their Woodbridge location and have never had a complaint, but we were in the area and decided to check try this one out. Sadly, our biggest upset were that the burgers were not "juicy" or "saucy". Surprisingly, the BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich was even drier than than the Impossible Caprese Burger. You'd expect a Pulled Pork Sandwich to be dripping in juicy BBQ gold, but unfortunately this one did not make the cut. The Impossible Caprese Burger was decent, but still seemed to be lacking a key ingredient or sauce that should pull it all together. My favorite item on the plate were the fries. The servers were nice, but the service took a while. The restaurant was not at it's peak hour and it took a while for the food to come out. Maybe they weren't well-staffed during hour we went despite how slow it was. read more

Not Your Average Joe's - Reston - "Impossible" Caprese Burger - New American Near Me - Reston, Virginia

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Mothers Day. Quite a disappointing dinner. We ordered calamari as an appetizer. It was heavily breaded and overcooked. In actuality we had a plate of bread crumbs cooked unable to find the seafood. With my dinner I ordered sautéed spinach. It was not sautéed it was baby spinach leaves with hot oil poured over it. I asked if they would please sauté the spinach and what I received was spinach floating in oil to make it look sautéed, it was inedible. My wife had a chicken finger salad. The chicken fingers were so dark and overcooked and dry. Another issue, my granddaughter wanted a spaghetti type noodle with her butter parm dressing. We were told they did not have that type of pasta. I pointed out that chicken parm was served with fettuccine top with red sauce. The hostess said no need asking tge chef since he would not substitute. Most restaurant chef try to accommodate their guest. Not here. Overall the value received for the price paid, not worth it. read more

Only recently have we done take out here. In the past, we would dine inside. After COVID hit, they closed down for a while, then reopened and at first, only did takeout. As our area entered the various phases, they graduated to outdoor dining. What prompted us to give their take out menu a try was the banner flying outside announcing that they had lobster. It turned out that the "lobster" was in the form of a lobster roll. Since I hadn't had lobster in any forum for months, that was good reason to place a take out order :) My husband didn't care for their ordering online set up. They really push you to open an account with them. He tried entering our cc info and the only way they would take it would be if you opened an account, which he did. Also take note that even though you go to their Reston location webpage, you still have to use a drop down menu to find Reston. Otherwise, you could end up ordering at some other NYAJ out of state! The first time we ordered, in addition to the lobster roll, we ordered the "backyard cheeseburger" which consists of: "our classic burger on a martin's potato roll with white cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and pickle". You can add bacon for $1. The lobster roll was on a New England style roll and came with fries and a tiny container of slaw. This was a seasonal menu item. Now that it is fall, it's no longer available. So...the lobster roll was middle of the road. Meaning, I've had worse but also have had far better. It seemed to have more filler than lobster. My husband was pleased that his burger was cooked as he asked. However, he didn't order bacon but it was given to him anyway. The burger appeared to be an 8 oz. one, which he found to be very filling. The second time we ordered, we both got the New England Haddock, which consists of: "traditional style, herb crusted and baked, served with mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli and tartar sauce". We both liked this dish. The haddock was perfectly prepared as it was tender and flaky. The mashed potatoes were made fresh in house and the broccoli was cooked tender crisp. My husband also ordered Joe's house salad which consists of: "mixed greens, cucumbers, red onion, tomatoes, carrots, house-made focaccia croutons, choice of dressing". There was no way on the online menu to specify your choice of dressing. He was given a vinaigrette dressing. That salad was huge! While I ate some, he ate the rest and could barely finish his dinner. Both times we ordered, we were given some complimentary focaccia and dipping sauce, which we always enjoy. They do delivery but we live very close by and for us, it was much easier and faster to just pick up our orders. We will be back for more take out. And when normal or new normal comes back, we will dine in yet again. read more

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