Jake's Diner

Traditional diner fare. Came here on a local recommendation. Turns out there's more than one Jake's Diner. This one does not have a pool table. There is good variety on the menu and the prices were very fair! The Hot Chips are very good! It's a must-have when eating here. You an eat them plain or dipped in Jake's homemade ranch. The tea was a little sweeter than my preference, but it had a good flavor. It wasn't weak. I had the crispy chicken wrap. It was very good. My coworker had a burger that he liked. I'd come back.

First time visiting. The waitress greeted me immediately. Lot of booths, bar, and table seating. Other dishes I saw coming out seemed good portion sizes. Service was efficient and friendly. Food was better than fast food or waffle house-type diners. Cleaner and more friendly. Will return when back in the area.

I recently visited Jack's Diner and had a fantastic experience. The food was delicious, with a variety of well-prepared dishes that satisfied all my cravings. The highlight, however, was the exceptional customer service. The staff was attentive, friendly, and went above and beyond to ensure a pleasant dining experience. Highly recommend for anyone looking for great food and outstanding service!

This is just one of 5 Jake's Diners in Greensboro. We've only been to this one so far. Loved the food, and the service was exceptional (great teamwork among the staff). Old fashion diner, atmosphere is nothing special (lack luster). I had the sausage gravy on biscuits with 2 eggs over hard. Great cup of coffee. We also had cornbeef hash, 2 eggs, grits, and an English muffin. Highly recommend for breakfast (since we haven't tried the other meals).

The food was amazing. We were a party of two. We to wait about 10 minutes but it was worth it. The waitress was kind and quick. The food came out hot and delicious. It was so good I ordered my child a meal to go. I ordered the fat cat special. I would definitely visit this establishment again.

Love this place as I love Breakfast all times of the day. Other meal options available even daily specials but I always order the same thing. Yum. A month ago I must have had a secret admirer at the counter... I am 71 & my Breakfast was paid for me by unknown person. Thank u Secret Person!!

On Monday August 4, 2025 My husband, and I came to Greensboro and checked into Holiday Inn express across the street. The food was delicious we ate there 2 days in a row. Melanie was our server. A real sweetheart.

(Its only low because i didnt eat) While I have heard numerous commendations and read many positive reviews regarding Jake's Diner, I certainly intend to give it another opportunity in the future. I arrived at 10:15pm, having stayed at a nearby hotel. Upon entering, I requested takeout. A young lady greeted me and inquired, "Do you need a menu?" I responded affirmatively, and she proceeded to inform me that they would be closing at 11pm, urging me to place my order promptly. I expressed that I was not familiar with the menu and required a moment to decide; however, she appeared somewhat insistent, as though she wished to expedite my decision. Consequently, I asked her, "Should I simply hold off?" She glanced toward the back and mentioned whether they were still processing the final orders. "But if you're going to do it, I have to put it in right now," she stated. I replied, "I certainly do not wish to inconvenience the kitchen. If you believe I have sufficient time to review the menu." I ultimately reassured her, "Do not worry about it," and inquired about her name. She provided her name (Anna) and wished me a good night. I am uncertain if this level of service is typical throughout the day, but I believe that 45 minutes prior to closing should not evoke a sense of urgency during my initial visit.

Exactly what you would expect for a diner as far as ambiance. Service was great and our waitress was super friendly. Food was good and again exactly what you would expect from a diner.

We have been coming here for literal decades but lately I'm worried things are just going downhill. We are here now and it's about 90° inside and the servers say they can't change the temp!?!? Why can't they change the temperature ? I'm watching people come in, ask about the AC and then turn around and leave. Crazy.

You cannot beat the sausage egg and cheese melt combo for $11. Come with their famous hash browns and a pickle. A staple for those who need a super savory and reliable breakfast. The service is pretty good and this location was clean.

I had French Toast and bacon, my wife had an omelette. The food was good. The wait wasn't long and service was pretty good. My only criticism is that I wish plates were cleared when we were done eating. They sat there until after we paid the bill and left.

While the service was good, everything else was disappointing. My French toast was white in the center and lacking in flavor and the coffee was disappointing. Our very kind waitress kept checking in to make sure our food was "okay," and honestly that's the best way to describe the food. It's okay, but it's really not great and I honestly think the Waffle House next door is wayyyyy better.

Nice standard diner faire. I opted for a no-meat breakfast lovers plate and chose to sun in home fries for the grits. I liked that they mathed out the substitution costs right in the menu. They got the cook on my eggs right and my home fries were okay, but not amazing. It didn't seem like they seasoned the food much, but there was salt on the table. We did have to wait about 20 mins to get a table and service was slow, but that's pretty forgivable since we went on a busy weekend morning. People are packed pretty tight in the space, so it's loud and not for socially phobic folks. But, they fed us and we were really happy. This place is a solid option for a diner breakfast.

This is a solid 4 star experience. Not a bad thing. Jake's is one of those local places which fall into the IYKYK category. It's a diner. While it may not be a James Beard award winning or Michelin starred establishment, you can get some good food at reasonable prices. Yes. You can get breakfast 24/7. I am not of that cloth. There were 7 of us having a "farewell family breakfast". I've been here a few times. Food is usually good. Everyone ordered breakfast except me. The breakfast portions were generous. Nobody left hungry. Now the grits were in a cup. Look at the pics. Again, we had full bellies. The group roast was stacked on a plate in the middle of the table. I liked that approach. You see the pics. No room on the plates for it anyway. Shout out to our sever whose name I don't recall. This young man was on point! He worked his tables like a pro. No grunts groans or scowls when we asked for items. Kept our drinks filled. Ambiance? I mean it is a diner. The place was packed for Sunday morning. Oh, I've attempted the "after the club closes" run. We didn't because we're were too hangry to wait on take out. So glad this restaurant survived the pandemic. Wendover just wouldn't be the same without that Jake's Diner sign.

The food is great diner food with excellent biscuits. The staff (yay Courtney!) are fun even when they have too much work. The place is great for a good meal at sane prices.

We were in town and looking for a breakfast place for a Saturday morning. While driving to the Waffle House we saw the sign for Jake's Diner next door and opted for it instead. Glad we did. We walked in and immediately sat at the counter. Our server was quick and attentive. It is a bit chilly sitting at the counter in the winter every time the door would open. My husband and I were both pleased with our breakfast orders. I had 2 eggs over medium with upgrade to hash browns, bacon and toast. It was perfect diner breakfast. He had eggs and pork chops with grits and was content. Sodas are Pepsi products and were $3.50 each. They add a surcharge for using a credit card as stated on the bill, we opted to pay in cash.

Just moved to the area and was looking to get a quick meal one night so I decided on Jake's. Great food and quick wonderful service!! Very friendly environment and I love their hot chips!

Probably one of the worst tasting breakfast places that I've had to pay for other than the tasteless breakfast you get at some cheap hotels. The service was okay. The place seemed dirty inside and outside. Go to Waffle House next door. Night and day difference!

I visited your restaurant on W Wendover ave today 01/21/2025. I placed an order for 2 sausage egg and cheese sandwiches with mayo and onion. When the order came up I opened the sandwich to inspect to see if it was done correctly. There was not no mayo and onions on both sandwiches. I told the waitress to make sure that it was added and that did not happen so I sent the order back to be remade. it was not remade, it went to the back line and according to the health department any for touch by the customer should never be sent back to the kitchen due to contamination. The cook tried to be funny by putting tons of mayo in this sandwich and sent it back. Well when i opened it there was so much mayo on the sandwich it was falling out of the wrapper. So I got angry and told the waitress I wanted them remade, which was not done again. I watched the cook take the sausage and egg off with his hands and placed it on new bread. very disgusting. After I got home I placed a call to Guilford county health department.

I saw this place open until 11pm so, at 10pm I called to place an order. No Answer. So, I drive there. I walk inside to place an order and they tell me they stop taking orders at 10:15pm, it's now 10:21. That was not on their website. I've worked in food service, front and back of the house. I hate this kind of BS. It's lazy. Terrible policy. I'd fire them. I'll never eat here.

Love this place. I enjoy country style foods plus I can do breakfast anytime if the day.

We stopped on a whim, Friday at 8 pm. Had the fish fry , it was fresh and delicious! Menu had a wide variety of diner meals . Coffee was very good , waitress was attentive.. It was clean and smelled wonderful

Eat at the diner there several times a week. We are always pleased. I've only eaten there on the first shift, the manager is always there and attentive to everyone's needs

Why is there now a 3% service charge? Even if you pay cash. I would like to know what it's for. This has nothing to with the staffs service they are great.

Great experience. Straight-ahead southern cafe breakfast approach. Party of 6 on a busy morning, Brianna took our order by memory, everyone with a unique order. BRIANNA WAS PERFECT!!! Food was super! Thanks Jake's & Brianna! We really enjoyed you and other staffs help at our table.

Doesn't look fancy but when you walk in they all greet you with a smile. Service is superior and the food excellent. We loved the pancakes the best! My husband and I are very picky about cleanliness, service, and quality of food. This place has it all.

If you are interested in being humiliated when you walk up to the counter and politely say Hi, then this is the place for you. Mary Beth, the manager, who surprisingly was training another employee snapped at me for saying hi. then she held a brief conversation with another staff member about me. Whatever she said caused the entire staff and the customers at the counter to turn around and look at me. I was on the phone with my husband while picking up the order. He told me to report the incident to the manager. I was told by the young lady that she was the manager on duty. All I said was Hi. the Battleground location. Woman own business attacks another woman

Good for breakfast but this one is not as good as the only on Holden. The service was good. I get the fat cat or the French Toast or the simple 2 eggs breakfast. Dim lighting and odd setup.

The food was awful, and it had to be sent back to the kitchen twice because it was not cooked right. The wrong food came out both times. The cooks were even giving the server a hard time. We felt sorry for her, and we left her a tip. We just had to go and get food from somewhere else.

Me and my friend stopped in for a quick late night dinner, Madison was on top of everything the entire time and all the food was great and came out in a timely manner. She had this lovely demeanor that definitely makes me want to come back soon!

The girl who was seating people told us she couldn't seat us because our third person was not there. Funny since there were five empty tables. We could have been seated and having appetizers but no we had to wait. So we left and will never go back.

Well... we are done. My family has been eating at Jake's for over 2 decades and have enjoyed it many more times than I can count. We loved the wait staff, the food and management. But over the last couple of years things, especially with the Drawbridge and Battleground locations, have just been terrible. Forgotten items on orders, wrong orders and just cold terrible food. The last straw was tonight, in our close to $40 order, we did not receive eggs we ordered, we specifically set a time of 5:00PM for pickup and got there 10 minutes early to find the food already done... and cold. It was terrible, overcooked and greasy bacon, cold bland burger and missing and order of eggs. I called to let them know that items were missing and was basically told it was the cook staffs fault. Enough is enough. The food is priced to high to throw it out, we literally tossed almost the whole meal.

Ever had that urge at 4am for a breakfast that you yourself didn't want to cook? Ever threw caution to the wind and rolled out, looking like death, and went to find a 24hr diner? Maybe not! Well I did this morning and didn't regret it! Granted, the characters in the diner at that time are quite interesting! The food here at Jake's Diner is spot on for diner food! My two soft scrambled eggs were just that...soft! My sausage links were tasty and a little spicy! The biscuit and gravy were good, with the biscuit being the better of the two! The coffee here is fantastic and quickly replenished! If you can get past the late night craziness of the customers, the food was good and the things coming from the kitchen is enticing me to return!

Jake's has been in this location forever it seems, well as long as W. Wendover's been around. It's a 24-7 style diner with a drive thru (kinda cool), and usually a full parking lot. It has had some interesting happenings over the years, as all nite eateries seem to, especially in the over night hours - even got hit by a car about a year ago. The restaurant is owned by the Blythe family (2nd generation), which owned Jan's House on W. Market for many years, so there is diner gravitas here. They serve breakfast anytime, and the breakfast menu is diner typical, and the pricing is very reasonable. They offer burgers, hot dogs, the usually sandwiches, salads (including a great Grilled Chicken Salad), steaks & chops, a few standard plates, a daily Blue Plate Special, and Fish Fry Friday. The Blue Plate Special on Tuesday is Country Fried Steak (aka Chicken Fried Steak in Tejas), so off we went, because you can never get too much country fried steak. The place was busy for 11 AM - 80% of the booths taken, 8 or 10 at the counter, and even a few eating outside. Alice went with the Country Fried Steak with White Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, and Pintos, with a Corn Muffin kicker. I went with a breakfast order - two eggs over medium, grits, Liver Mush, biscuit, and a side of Hash Browns. The foods was out fairly quickly, not a bad feat considering the customer pressure - these folks move some serious food. The Country Fried Steak is exceptional, super, outstanding - the very best in this area in my considered opinion, and the white gravy is "real and spectacular". The meat is of a very nice quality, nicely breaded, and well cooked to a nice outside crust - never underestimate the value of an outside crust, whether on steak, hamburger, pork BBQ (bark or outside brown), fried chicken, fried seafood, or home fried potatoes, and much more. The canned pintos were very well seasoned, while the potatoes were a bit of a flop - the veggies here are not there strong suit. The corn muffin had some sweetness, and some dryness - an item easily passed by on the next visit. The biscuit is excellent - very well sized, loaded with flavor, and just the right density - throw some Smucker's Grape Jelly or some honey on that sucker, and you got dessert. The breakfast meal was quite nice - the eggs cooked to order, the grits tasty if a bit watery, the liver mush was as it should be with a nice crust on the outside (there we go again), and the hash browns were the shredded, frozen kind, but were excellent in taste, and a nice portion - perhaps the best hash browns of this genre I've found. This place is what it is, a 24/7 diner that serves breakfast the entire time they're open, and they're always open - seems simple enough, but in a world were so many people look for new & inventive ways to be offended (horrors!), that point should be made, and understood. This is not a place for those with food concerns (real or imagined), or those who want to "eat healthy", or those who are looking for the new, the creative, the buzz of the week, or those who think tofu is a super food. Research the restaurants you choose, it reduces ignorance and disappointment - well, ignorance only so much. The diner food here is more than solid, the wait process is generally good, but subject to lapses (the girl, she does get weary). The place is loud, really loud, middle school cafeteria loud - perhaps the loudest restaurant in the area without boom box piped in music (think Rody's). There is nothing soft and absorbent in the building, the noisy bounces around, and shirt tails. Still there is much to like here, especially if you know what you like - and if you don't, who should?

Foods not so great anymore at this location. I've been going here since I lived in the neighborhood behind the establishment on Big Tree Way. Food use to be fresh and cooked perfectly, wait staff cared to write down the order so the cooks could get the order right. Possibly take a bottle of water with you because service is slim to none depending on what time you go to eat. Morning is usually the better time to go it seems. Last visit I had Ashlea. She's rude and acts as if being a waitress for 20 years makes her the best waitress there. Well it dosent! I'd rather have good service and even be slow compared to an attitude and absolutely rude. I know it's hard on restaurants being understaffed and overworked but it dosent give her the right to be so terrible when I'm spending my money in this establishment and definitely am not rude to her in any way. To Courtney the manager at this Jakes, could you possibly train staff to be a little more at least subtle with the rudeness. At least smile even if it's fake! You never know that maybe the only smile some people see all day. Be kind it dosent kill you to just be kind. Hopefully other patron's have a great experience there but this was my last time.

Do expect anything fancy it is a diner but the food is great along with the price as well as the customer service.

I was visiting from Charlotte and this was next to my hotel so I have it a shot and I'm glad I did. Good was great and everything coming out of the kitchen looked amazing. Must try for breakfast as that seems to be their sweet spot. Khadja was flying around, running food, greeting guests and was outstanding while being very very nice to everyone. I don't know what she gets paid but she needs a raise! Well done, I'll be back. Thanks Khadja!

- Just an FYI, this establishment is not on a 24/7 business schedule. It's important that businesses keep their information updated to limit costumer inconvenience. - Driving around Greensboro for dining, and this was a top result for a 24/7 option. It added frustration that we drove approximately 4 miles for a business that wasn't open. Please update!

The date and time of my experience was January 23rd roughly 1am the reason I'm leaving this review is so hopefully the management sees this and realize who they scheduled to perform in the circus of a service experience I just received from their establishment. Blatant disregard to the flavor of the wings ordered and then argumentative when it was brought to her attention (wish I knew her name so I can warn others to just keep driving) I was told that the solution to my incorrectly flavored wings was to take the cup of lemon pepper seasoning and season them myself sh*t was ridiculous EF up a customers food then tell them to fix it ....? Yeah great job to the hiring managers!

Some of the best breakfast in town. The breakfast crew is the best. The few times I have been at night the crew is not that great. The food overall is very good. Best fried liver pudding in town. All the girls on the morning crew are awesome. Sometimes the parking lot is a little crazy with large trucks and such but it's worth the hassle to eat here. Highly recommend breakfast here.

I rated one star because it won't let you do none. I phone ordered 12 wings. Half mild and half lemon pepper. It was a take out order, and what I got today was a disgrace. The mild wings were DRY as hell and the lemon pepper were plain not lemon pepper. The kids ate 2 before I realized what we received. I called back in and spoke with the same girl who took my order and told her my order was wrong and she had the audacity to say bring them back and we'll remake them. My brother took them back. 2 were eaten and when the manager was addressed they said no refund no discount for the double trip EVEN though they did in fact send the order wrong to begin with. The remake was 2 wings short as well. They said we can only remake what you brought back. Absolutely the worst service ever!!

By comparison to Waffle House because of the 24 hour convenience, there is definitely more seating here. The service is friendly, and the breakfast food is awesome. They use Neese's liver pudding so that's always a win for me. The chicken wings are really good also. And the sauces are great. It can get pretty crowded at after club hours, but overall it's worth the wait.

It was time to get off the road for a moment on my trip back home on a Saturday night around 9. Did not want a fast food burger and didn't want to take much time off the road for a meal at one of the Wendover Ave. restaurants. First I filled at the car at Sheetz and then crossed the road to go to Jake's diner. I ordered a fried bologna sandwich and fries with sweet tea. The order was quickly ready. Sandwich was served on toasted bread with cheese and mustard. It was just the type of meal I needed before getting back on the road - better than fast food, served in a timely manner.

Morning shift-superb. Night shift: straight ass.... the attitudes of these people are awful. If I had to recommend a time to come here, I would say morning time. Nice staff; great food.

Food was good but I was quite disgusted when I went to dump out the ice to find a bug that was smashed on the inside of the cup.

Sherry has amazing customer service skills, I've been doing DoorDash all day and she's been giving me orders quick and is very polite. Having a face like that for a company is bigger than most people realize.

(from Aug 2018) Food is okay, but the people were top notch! We had the Jake's Breakfast Club (turkey substitutions) and the Greek omelet with grits. The grits were so-so, the omelet was good and the breakfast club was okay. But the people really make this a stand-out diner. They are cool, easy going and relaxed. Working class folks, regular people, folks maybe a little down on their luck...all here being welcomed and looked after like the neighborhood diner in the old days. Back when you knew who was coming through the door, what they wanted and how long they might stay for a chat. Yeah, Jake's looks like a pretty cool place...at least that's how I see it. Give them some love.

Wow I didn't know Waffle House had a cousin. I'm shocked. Also if you've never tried Waffle House I'm disgusted

This location use 2b great but now It's a no-go 4me now; the country ham sandwich was a ham biscuit; left out cheese in my scramble eggs; on other occasions the lemon pepper wings use 2b banging but now wings looks like baby chick wings and r fried 2 hard......hmmmm maybe they have new cooks

I used to stop by Jakes quite often and always ordered from the breakfast menu, their pancakes, waffles, french toast and omelettes have always been pretty great to me and they do a pretty good hot wing too. I stopped by on a Saturday and thought I'd try something different, so I went with Saturdays "Blue Plate Special" which was 2 grilled pork chops, 2 sides, bread choice (biscuit for me) and a drink. The Blue Plate Special changes daily, a different meat with the 2 sides, bread and drink. The pork chops were great, very tender with good flavor, the sides were ok, nothing really homemade, the mac'n cheese definitely isn't homemade and neither are their biscuits. Jakes is a great little diner, they have one other location that I know of, but never visited. Great place to get breakfast any time of the day or night as they are open 24 hrs and you can call in your order and pick it up at their 24 hr drive-thru window...like I did my Poke Chops.

Ok you can read the other reviews and I will say the theme of overall dirty diner does pretty well sum it up. The place could use a good scrubbing. Now for the meal, group of 3 all had something different. Overall food was decent at a super low price! Our service was above average. I had the pork chops they had good flavor, but were a bit over cooked, zucchini squash medley grilled side was amazing, green beans- were like they straight out of a can. Wish I would have asked for chop cooked medium or medium well ( that's on me though, I did not specify when ordering) also I would have ordered double of the zucchini squash medley and not got the beans if I ordered again. Price to value would make this a 4 star, cleanliness makes it a 3 star; clean up the act and get better reviews!

Great Service. The food is good, dont get too crazy... this is a diner. They are good at diner food eggs bacon burgers... surprisingly good fried chicken. Dont be a hero in here, get your quality cheap breakfast and tip your server! Satisfied after every visit.

If you're a food connoisseur looking for flavor and a hearty meal this isn't the place. Looking for a quick breakfast on the way to a destination this place is more for that, there's even a drive thru, ha! The decor is what I'd expect from an old fashioned diner in NC. The service was nice, the young lady was quick, and attentive . Food was just ok, you pretty much get what you pay for, small, cheap!

This is a terrible establishment. I waited over 2 and a half hours for a mediocre meal that definitely could never satisfy the time I've wasted at this restaurant. I do not recommend at all.

Dive type diner , the food is ok the first time we went everything was good and the served wrapped real butter cubes which I like , this time I wanted to try the strawberry waffle , which was served with butter spread basically margarine , I don't eat that kind of thing . I asked our server if they had any real butter when she brought our food , she promptly said nope this is what we have, the kitchen uses the same thing . Then she checked with us and I said the last time I was here they had real butter , I would never have come back if not , she said probably we get it in every week . With a attitude then she said let me check with the kitchen to be sure ... why she didn't do that when I first place? And why the attitude .. she tried to be nice after that but .. we don't appreciate attitude from some one we are going to tip .. making the customer feel like you don't want to be bothered. To do you job ! If your not picky the food is ok , but you need consistency . She did bring some real butter from kitchen it wasn't the wrapped butter I got the first time .But they had butter but my food was cold at this rate and the strawberry had a small dollop of some sort of strawberry goop in the middle and no whipped cream had to ask for more . But made me feel as if they thought they were just slopping the hogs , no effort to make it look good .very disappointing ! I thought from my first visit this was going to be favorite for us , now I'll never go back

I've eaten here before and food and service terrible, I've chosen other options for dining and don't plan a return visit. When you notice a restaurant has an empty parking lot most of the time during busy hours for dining....ugh, there it a red flag!