Jimmy's Diner — Restaurant in Dodgeville

I've been here on 3 occasions... all bad experiences. The 1st: after they opened it was the craze to try Jimmy's Diner. So I went with some family and eww. My fork was not cleaned and it's SO loud when that place is full you can't hear each other talk. On top of that you'd think they would've wanted to update the interior after it having been previously a Hardee's.. barely if at all did they add any decor or make any changes to the inside. 2nd time: I was skeptical but went with some family again.. my food was extremely bland (I got the chicken alfredo) the garlic bread just tasted like bread it had no flavor to it at all. Again this was a few year later and still no update to the decor or interior. 3rd time: my husband, and 3 yr old came here last week for dinner, as our daughter wanted pancakes for dinner and we were out and about. I said hey let's try Jimmy's. WORST EXPERIENCE OF THEM ALL!!! They served out daughter moldy and curdled apple juice. Yes, apple juice. It was disgusting and stunk like rotten eggs. They served us our drinks and walked away without even asking if we were ready to order which I thought was terrible service. Just set them on our table and walked away.. I thought I could smell rotten eggs. Thought maybe it was a vent or something above us. After our daughter spilled a bit of apple juice along the top rim of her lid on her cup I had leaned in to try a drink. After I took a drank I realized how strong the smell was. 🤢 Not only had I took a drank but my daughter drank more! I can't beleive they would serve that to a child!!! Absolutely disgusting I can't state enough DO NOT EVER EAT HERE!!! We asked for the bill for our drinks after making a waitress smell it. She had nothing to say other than she'd be right back, took the drink and came back and said dont worry about it. I'm honest to god surprised that they have a 4.4 star rating because eww. Worst place to ever go. Never ever ever eat here!! I 100% DO NOT...

We honestly didn't know what to expect from Jimmy's, but we took a chance and I'm sure glad we did! It's a great little American dinner. I initially had their classic burger and fries (don't want to take risks on a new place) and it was really good. Cooked just the way I wanted, the staff was responsive, friendly, and non-intrusive. I was pleasantly surprised by my experience there.

I've been back several times now... it's our go-to spot for casual dining in Dodgeville. The chicken salad (pictured) is great and so are the skillets (also pictured) and come with great pancakes... I think they have vanilla added to them... really tasty! The service is good, the atmosphere is very casual, and the food tastes great... a good value for the money. All of my experiences there have been positive. The menu has a lot of variety (steaks and seafood, soups & salads, burgers and sandwiches, dinners, sides...

Food was extremely bland. I had a gyro and it was probably the smallest one Ive ever had in my life. It was on a pita that was the size of a small piece of bread. The tziki sauce tasted like just sour cream and no real dill or lemon flavor, maybe it was yogurt, but IDK. The worst bit, why I give one star instead of 2 or 3, is the bathroom. It was early evening/late afternoon and there was no one there when we arrived. Maybe a few showed up after we got there. When I went in the bathroom it reeked of urine, like a crowded college bar on a saturday night. On top of that I looked at the wall when I was washing my hands and saw grime/dirt on the wall that could have been easily washed off. Theres no excuse for that and it completely put me off before eating my meal. Take some pride and clean...