Mr. J's Original

After previewing rentals all day we stopped in last night at Mr. Js Restaurant in downtown Nashville. I had an excellent cheese burger with pastrami and avocado. My husband had a similar burger 🍔 smothered in pastrami. Chili cheese fries and ice cream for dessert. They will put pastrami, chili and cheese on any of their sandwiches. Yum.

Pretty good food, good staff, but the prices… eh, I think they can do better. Solidly overpriced. And not just a little bit. Not crazy high, but you’ll spend more here than the food is worth. We were just super hungry so we bit the bullet and paid the price anyway. I got the chicken strips and fries, and it was very delicious, and my wife said her burger was very good. If it wasn’t for the prices I’d definitely be coming back, but likely not unless they charge more reasonable fast food prices b/c that’s the vibe here. Fast food. Also, there was a guy that came in who reeked of cigarette smoke, which made it hard for me to breathe until he went to the other side of the restaurant.

Fresh meat, not frozen! This was a great little find! Great burgers and beers! My favorite was the fried zucchini! 😋 A great little local eat! If you're in town you should stop by! Tell J that Delia sent you!

I haven't been here since Hermitage Cafe closed, but the team here at Mr J's have done a nice job creating a modern diner atmosphere. Order through the iPad or from the counter. I got a cheeseburger and fries, add pickles, and a bottle of water. Pretty good cheeseburger. Fries were ok. The 3 workers in the kitchen and help at the counter and everywhere needed. Glad I visited.

Wife and I were in the mood for a burger, but we also wanted a small business, non corporate burger. We put it in the hands of a Google search. We found this place that was only 8 minutes from where we were running our errands that day. Let me just say, the burger was phenomenal, I had a double cheeseburger with all the extras and my wife had the western bacon burger, we split a side of onion rings. The burgers were sooo good. You can tell these are made with care. Cooked to perfection. The onion rings were also good. Not overly breaded. Just very well done. It’s a cute building that must be at least 60 years old. The fresh coat of paint on the exterior really brightens up the building. The interior pays respect to both a nostalgia burger joint with a modern flair. Really clean and brightly lit. It’s not a big place but it’s quaint. They advertise a pastrami sandwich and I vowed to try that on my next visit, but it’s going to be hard not to get that cheeseburger again. Great place, I’ll be back!

It's a little bit of a walk ( you can park there if very lazy) but a traditional diner for u, not too busy but non tourist prices , freshly cooked food and very relaxing, worth the effort to go and avoids the crowds

I usually start off with the look of the place, but I have to say this first. If you are a ranch person you need to come try it here. Their ranch is amazing, and I wish they sold it by bottle. IDK if they make it in-house, but boy, it's perfect. Alright the place is small but clean. The staff is very friendly. So far this is the best pastrami sandwich I have found in Nashville. It come thick cut and steamed to perfection. The roll it comes on has a nice non flaky crispness to it and warm and soft in the middle. The fries are good and perfect for that ranch dipping.

We spent a few days in the Nashville area and stopped by Mr. J's a couple of times for breakfast and lunch. It is a cute eatery with great service and food! Everything was delicious and came in pretty large portions. We tried the breakfast burrito, breakfast sandwich, cheeseburger, pastrami sandwich, and zucchini fries. We will definitely be back for Mr. J's!