JJ's American Diner - Coral Gables, Florida

In the early '90s JJ's American Diner was located in the center of Coral Gables where I first tried it. Not too long ago, Marcela and I ate there and we were disappointed. She still brings it up to this day (and blames me for it too). I convinced Ed to go with me , I mean any place can have an off day. When we walked in, there was a car chase on the news which had everyone in the place captivated, all 5 of them. There were more employees than customers which is a bad sign, you don't need to watch Kitchen Nightmares to know that. As far as apps go, we went with the Homemade Chicken Tenders w/ fries, Mild Spicy Battered Chicken Wings, and the Wets ( Fries covered with cheese and gravy). I thought of the 3, the Homemade Chicken Tenders were the best, but nothing I haven't had better elsewhere. Now the Mild Spicy Battered Chicken Wings, where do I start? Mild, Spicy and Battered were 3 things they were not and the last thing it wasn't was good. Ed seemed to love them though. The Wets, should be called the pits if you ask me, bad execution, the fries were slightly burned but that didn't stop Ed from going to town on them also. I had the Patty Melt (I'm sure you know the ingredients) and thought it was what it should be. I tasted the rye bread, the onions, the cheese but the flavor of the patty did not make an appearance. In their defense, I've never had a patty melt where I could really taste the actual burger, those flavors always tend to overwhelm the burger. Ed ordered the Famous American 10 oz. Burger with swiss cheese, grilled onions and bacon. We both agreed that the burger itself got lost in the flavors of the toppings. JJ's have a pretty extensive menu , which in some ways reminds me of the Big Pink, the only difference is that the Big Pink's burger was worth the drive.



JJ's American Diner is now closed
1450 South Dixie Hwy.
Coral Gables, Fl 305-669-2698
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