Xavier is THE MAN! My first time in this part of Missouri and I found this absolute gem of a worker/Manager/ chef/ dynamo/ non stop happy smiling human being who made me the best rice bowls two days in a row. Loads of Love! There are ingredients and pictures on a photo menu board that look good. When they are made right in front of you, 4 feet away on the other side of the glass with class and care with Xavier checking with you " You said well done right? You stated extra black beans - some more?" Then he generously pours the Sweet Asian dressing and bbq sauce on top of that shrimp bowl masterpiece ( video ) Really flavorful and perfect black beans. Really tender and tasty rice. The end result - a magnificent mmmmmmm great finger licking good classic that left me speechless. I love the menu options - salads, wraps, rice bowls. Love the build your own with very nice options - the peppers, jalapeños, onions, banana peppers and mushrooms were my fav and go to hot veggie grilled items. . The Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, nachos and burritos are on my Monday to Wednesday must have menu. Loved the soda options at the fountain - Dr Pepper, sugar free Root beer and Pepsi Zero. Loved the simple interior. Loved the self help counter with plasticware, napkins, straws and ketchup and condiments. Love PepperJax Grill and the stellar Xavier. read more

Great food , great service , so far best Philly sandwich I ever had. Highly recommended! read more

PepperJax Grill - Philly cheese steak sandwich - Cheesesteaks Near Me - St Joseph, Missouri

First and last time here. I got the Korean BBQ bowl. The rice was undercooked, the beef was over cooked and chewy. It was heavily sauced to the point I couldn't eat it. Horrible food and a dirty store. Looks like it hadn't been cleaned in a long time. Service was good that's the only positive. Won't be back. read more

Don't get a chicken and cheese quesadilla. Everyone will say "I don't know how to make it" and push your chicken around for 20 minutes until someone puts 2 crumbs of cheese and chicken on bread and fold it up and give it to you! read more

Great food and service! Love pepperjax!! Got a Philly steak and some chips n cheese. So good!

Food was delicious! Staff cared if we like our food, very friendly! Best Cheese Curds I've had

Food was very good but the service & attitude of a young lady named Tiffany was horrendous. She obviously didn't want to be there & had everything on her mind except what she was being paid to do. With staff like that it ruins the ambiance of an otherwise great meal. Will not return, might DoorDash but won't return to the restaurant Pepper J, it would be great if the matter was addressed further. However I won't be posting my contact information here. I certainly hope others aren't treated like that. read more

I had a Philly sandwich with cheese fries. It was very good. The cook was very friendly. The prices were reasonable I would eat here again for sure. read more

Ordered through the app. Got to the store at the time it was supposed to be ready. No one even looked at me for 15 minutes. They made everyone in lines order. After waiting another 10 minutes I asked someone for a refund. 10 more minutes and a phone call they think they got it refunded. Never again. read more

The food quality is still very good and I trust their cooking, cleanliness and preparation (as opposed to Chipotle's), but their prices for a simple lunch have gone through the ROOF! It shocked me that a steak burrito and drink was about $16....for lunch! Sorry- but that can be a deal breaker no matter the food quality. read more

Hard to pass up a cheese steak sandwich. Stopped in for dinner and got the famous cheese steak. It wasn't too bad. Had them load it up with peppers, onions and jalapeños. Then they topped it with 4 slices of swiss cheese. They grill everything up right in front of you then slap it on a toasted hoagie bun. I also got cheese fries with pepper jack cheese smothered all over the top! It was worth the trip alone. read more

Friendly service, like that you can see the food, very fresh ingredients. We had the veggie bowl with rice, pintos, black beans, grilled veggies, raw veggies and no dairy or dressing. Would have given it a 5 stars if they had a separate grill for vegetarian and or vegans. Pretty pricey but the servings are huge and we have enough for dinner later. read more

PepperJax Grill - Veggie bowl with no meat, oil or dairy. 2 scoops of beans, 1 black and 1 pinto, all the veggies both raw grilled and no dressing. - Cheesesteaks Near Me - St Joseph, Missouri

I can't eat gluten but these people were nice enough to clean the grill for me so I could have the filling to take home and make it on my bread at home . I don't have issues with most crossovers and it didn't bother me. I have a friend who is severely allergic and the first time it didn't hurt her but the second time it did. I am gluten intolerant. Hope this helps you ! read more

A pretty standard chain restaurant, but the quality of food is good and pretty consistent. The best option for a decent Philly cheesesteak in town. read more

First time here, I got the beef Philly, I was asked if I wanted double meat, I asked how much extra is that, he told me $5, no way since the sandwich is $10. You can watch them grill the meat, onions and pepper. They put it in a bun and you move down the line, they asked if I wanted cheese sauce on it, how much extra is that, $2.50 no thanks. It seems that this place is all about money. It is just too much for what you get. That was my first time and last here. read more

We came upon this establishment thinking we were going to go eat at a steak house but there was a waiting line. Very good food. I had the junior Philly. Plenty big if you are not a big eater. My husband had the pork nachos. Everything was very tasty. Would highly recommend. read more

I have always had a great cheese steak from pepper jax grill. I entered a clean store with friendly staff cooking my order. I went with the steak philly with extra onion, green bell peppers cheese and mushrooms at no additional cost. The french fries were nice and hot fresh out of the fryer. Once you are done with your meal staff comes around and picks up your tray. The male restroom was clean. I will be returning again, I would like to try a cheese steak with cheese wiz some time soon just curious on who makes one. read more

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Pleasantly surprised. The place was busy, but we got our food and it was good! The cooks on the grill were nice. There are lots of different sauces to choose from. read more

So rude! I realize it was during the lunch time and they were busy but the cashier had absolutely no idea what she was doing. I brought it to her attention that she was giving me the wrong order and she turned around and walked away. Absolutely unprofessional! The manager standing there did not even apologize and shook her head like I was in the wrong. Guess what??? My order was wrong. read more

So we've been here multiple times, it's usually good. But today was by far the worst experience ever. My wife picked up two rice bowls to go, we live 25 mins away, get home the rice is hard and uncooked. So no big deal things happen. So we call the pepper jacks at the Frederick location and Ty ( the so called manager) picks up. We let him know that we were just there 30 mins ago and that the rice bowls we got are uncooked. His response was "yeah we know, our rice cooker went out." He didn't apologize, didn't offer for a refund, or even offer to take our name down so next time we came in the meal would be free. He didn't say anything after the first response. So we let him know that we couldn't just drive another 1 hr round trip back right now to have them make another meal. So he's like "well you can bring the bowl back in and show us and we'll make you a new one. " The manager knows their rice machine is down but still wants someone to bring the bowl back in and tomorrow so they could make a new one. Instead of just taking down our names so we can get a meal next time we're in town. So I started to let them know how unprofessional he's being and he hangs up on me. The only reason why I'm deciding to leave this review is because of their lack of care to attempt to resolve this issue. So pepper jacks you might want to consider having a talk with Ty the manager. read more

PepperJax Grill - Yes that hard ball of mush is supposed to be rice... - Cheesesteaks Near Me - St Joseph, Missouri

Nice new restaurant for St Joe. Worth a visit. love the pictures of old St Joe on the wall. we tried the philly steak sandwiches and found them a little spicy. Not too spicy, just surprisingly hot. A little on the high side of pricey and little confusing to order. read more

You can't go wrong w pepperjax. Go get in line. Get an awesome cheese steak sandwich.go sit down. Be happy.

1st visit while traveling. Will stop every time I see one now! Best Philly style sandwich and very generous portion. They also had delicious looking rice bowls and burritos. Wish there was a location near my home town! read more

Happen to be visiting st Joseph Missouri and when asking of local restaurants to try, pepperjax came up. I have eaten at pepperjax in Omaha nebraska many times so I knew I could not go wrong. This new store lives up to the my expectations. St Joseph has another great restaurant in town. read more

Love it. Great flavorful food. Sweet nachos. Fries are good too. Fireball. Great burritos. Try the sweet chilli sauce on your fries.

Best Philly cheesesteak in town! The mushroom gravy is good with it. And this is written as a former employee. I left due to a disagreement with a manager who is no longer with them. And now I want to go back because I love the food so much! read more

Love this place! My husband always gets the cheesesteak, and I am in love with the steak nacho! Price is good.

I love Philly cheesesteaks! They make them fresh right in front of you! The hoagie is large and very filling. The only negative thing I would say is about the fries. They usually aren't very good unfortunately. I will still go back for the cheesesteaks though! read more

I was talked to very poorly by the manager this morning I walked in 4 minutes early before they opened, I apologize and was gonna leave and in the most condescending voice she says BYE! Like get the hell out of here and she even went on to threaten me about not releasing orders to me when I'm working, mind you I was there as a paying customer when this happend. She is a very poor manager and has serious attitude with customers read more

Freaking amazing place! Im allergic to fish and shellfish. As soon as I told them this they stopped everything to clean the entire grill, everyone changed gloves and I got 5 star treatment. When I told them I couldn't believe they would do that for me they told me I deserved to eat their like everyone else! They said they do it several times throughout the week for allergies and vegetarians. So many places just blow me off and tell me not to eat at their restaurants due to my allergy, but not Pepper Jax! I give you praise to everyone! Thank you for great service and amazing food! read more

I don't live in St Joe anymore and it's the last place I thought I would find vegetarian options at a restaurant, let alone have the staff ask if I'd like then to clean the grill and change their gloves!! I was so impressed. Most restaurants that say they have vegetarian options don't make an effort to keep from cross contaminating, but how refreshing to have had it happen. I can't recommend then highly right...oh, and it was delicious!! I loved my veggie burrito and my dad enjoyed his chicken salad. We'll definitely be back. read more

Good sandwich, but it's not authentic! I lived in Philly when I was active duty Navy and stationed there. I had a steak at least twice a week out there, and to be true, the ORIGINAL only uses Cheese-Whiz. Also, omit the green bell pepper to maintain integrity. All that is needed is Rib-eye, onions, Whiz, and good Italian bread. read more

i love pepper jax!! i came here with family and they were kind enough to clean off the entire grill because i am a vegetarian and didnt want my veggies to taste like meat lol. thanks SOO MUCH for going the extra mile and cleaning off the grill. plus my burrito was so yummy! read more

Really good food, great customer service, clean, good seating area, friendly helpful staff. There isn't anything negative about our experience of us 8 dining in tonight. Going to request one in north Dallas. Yum!!! read more

This place has cozy setting, very nice employees and my Phillies sandwich was great.

This place is great! They have a variety of cheesesteak sandwiches that are very tasty. If you like spicy food be sure to try the "fireball." The sandwiches & fries are cooked to order so you'll get hot, fresh food every time. You can watch the cooks prepare the food as you order it. It's a great place to have a delicious & very filling meal. You've gotta try this place!! read more

First time going, ordered steak philly and fries. super fast service and super yummy.

I would eat here again especially with their coupons it would be nice if they can keep consistent workers though the last three times I have been there, they have had different workers each time and they all do their job differently read more

I'm not sure how a place can say they have the best Philly when you can't taste the meat over the seasoning and they have no cheese options (you're stuck with Swiss-American). I've tried both the phillies and the rice bowls and have left both times feeling "meh". There are much better places to get a rice bowl and way better options for a philly. And it's far too pricey for what you get. On the plus side - they have pretty good fries. read more

Love their rice bowls and cheese steaks... awesome good. Nice quiet atmosphere, and friendly staff too. The kid's menu is pretty sparse though, I really wish there were more and healthier options for them. read more