Edie Jo’s — Restaurant in New York

02/10/24 - Would I come back? Yes 3/7/25 - Would I come back? No

Last vs This Year Comparison - let me just say my partner and I have been here before and the food last year was so much better. More flavorful, fresher, and it was cooked just how you want it (Seems like they stopped caring and only care about money more now). We got the same thing as last year however this year she got steak w smashed potatoes instead of salmon. last year her salmon was medium well and very tasty. The brussels sprouts were alot more bitter this year and not as crispy, the sauce for it wasn’t as sweet as we remembered it to be either unfortunately.

Food - My partner always gets medium well and I get well done, however her steak was cooked medium. Her steak still had a “rawness” smell to it, had visible blood coming from the meat and more pink than she is accustomed to when she had cut it open. She also mentioned it was missing more flavor, she didn’t really enjoy it as much as she wished, 7/10. We took both the steak and Brussels sprouts home added more seasoning and baked it for a bit longer and it tasted much better.

My burger was medium well instead of well done. Not to big of a deal for me as I was just happy it wasn’t bleeding or as pink as hers lol, I still enjoyed my burger although it wasn’t as seasoned this year, I just added extra salt and pepper to my liking and the fries were great. 9/10

Service - Service was okay, service was also better last year, they had seated us and gave us menus, and were faster in waiting us. This year they let us seat ourself (can’t complain too much about that tho tbh but that was the first indicator of how the rest of the night would go when it came to service. I had to get up grab the menu for us rather it being on the table already or they coming to us this time and handing the menu. They also let my partner substitute the steak meal with the salmon last year however this year they told us that’s not possible and she would just have to order the steak meal & the salmon on the side. (Sounds like they just wanted us to spend more rather than accommodate the way they did last year).

As for the drinks, they were stingy with the amount, they ain’t full it up to the top as you see in the photo below (last year) but the drinks cost more this year than it did last year (make it make sense, again feels like they’re doing this now so you have no choice except to order more drinks). The rum punch last year didn’t have ginger in it however this year it did (gf not a fan of ginger). Last year they even added a mint leaf and made the drink look more appealing, making it feel more than just a bar and that you are in a restaurant.

Atmosphere - Same as last year, we still like the lights that make it look stars and the candle on the table, like how it feels cozy, however we do wish they would get new chairs as those “school chairs” hurt after a while and don’t really match with the wood bench/ table interior. The restroom for the most part was clean but for some reason they paper towel smelled like shit, I thought maybe they had doodoo water or maybe it’s their soap, but after washing my hands again and smelling the water and soap I realized it was in fact the brown paper towel (can’t say if it’s the actual paper towel or if someone prior took a dump and wet their hands then grab the paper towels or what).

Overall we would rate it a 3 star experience this year compared to 4 stars we gave last year, maybe because we came we the same expectations and experience as last year? Regardless we don’t think it’s worth coming back again. However if you do come here I would recommend the E&J burger w avocado and fries, got it twice and wasn’t disappointed besides the meat texture being medium well and if you want more flavor you can always add salt and pepper that they keep on the...

I arrived here on a chilly Saturday afternoon. I opted to sit outside and requested a table there. We came inside to get menus and was told to come back in to order.

We were given an outdated menu which had food ingredients slightly different than what was on the online menu and some weren’t on the new menu at all. Settled on spinach dip, burrata and Mac/cheese with two drinks.

We had to ask for heat, which took a while to come on, & then had to request extra heat because it was still cold. It never came on.

The Mac & cheese i ordered might have been the worst I’ve ever had. There was legit no seasoning and the spinach dip had more cheese than the Mac did.

The burrata was hard and tasted store bought.

The drinks were actually the highlight here if they have the ingredients for what you want. We additionally had to ask for water and were just handed a carafe with two glasses on top.

The service and food were horrid smh. The waiter/bartender/hostess was friendly though which makes me feel bad leaving this horrible review.

I’d think if you offer a dining experience you would be able to adequately provide good or even decent service regardless of where a customer is seated. I’ve managed multiple hospitality settings as well as kitchens & your restaurant is lacking in service and food.

I ate at a better restaurant the same day, and had no issues with food quality. There was only one heater that worked throughout the entire outdoor seating area, it wasn’t even over our table. And i am again sorry to say the Mac and cheese, & burrata were awful. You can see the mac is dry from the photos. The burrata came out hard & cold. At the very least get rid of the outdated menus.

Please work on providing good (decent) food and service to customers at your diner instead of arguing in the reviews. I would never come back here lol. Thanks though and good luck to...

This review is about service and not food because on this occasion, I did not dine at Edie Jo's. I am not a complete stranger to Edie Jo's as we've been dining there regularly since they've opened because (1) they have a nice outdoor dining area (2) they were dog friendly, (3) we want to support local businesses (4) and food and drinks was decent.

To get home, I had to walk by the restaurant and my dog was sniffing around (like all dogs do) in the little alcove between the outdoor sections. The door at the alcove to the restaurant was closed and there was absolutely no way she could go into the restaurant.

After a brief sniffling stop, we walked back home and a woman ran out to talk to me because she claimed "she had to say something" and that "nobody likes eating next to a dog". I told her we eat there all the time in the outdoor area because I thought she was a guest dining in the outdoor section.

Anyway I walked back towards the restaurant and it turned out there was nobody dining outdoors and the woman who spoke to me was the bartender. Now that I understood that she was not a patron of the restaurant, this meant she literally stormed out of the bar area out of the restaurant because she had to say something.

This is completely uncalled for as I had ZERO intention of going into the restaurant with my dog. And if having dogs in their outdoor space is no longer allowed and the current stance of the restaurant owners and management, then we will never patronize them ever again and neither should anyone with dogs going forward.

This is why I had to say something :)

(As a follow up to Edie Jo’s response: my dog had already completed her potty breaks before we got there and hence it’s a complete fabrication with zero proof. If any of that was even remotely true, the bartender said...