Joe Jr. — Restaurant in New York

When you go to the US, there are a few things you want to do, in terms of food. You want to eat pancakes, a hot dog, a doughnut... and you want to go to a diner. We Europeans have that romantic idea of the diners from the movies, where you get a coffee before you start eating 😉, where every piece of furniture comes from the 60s or the 70s... Somehow, we even expect an old mustang to be parked in front of the restaurant. So this is what I looked for when I arrived... on Google, which is always sooo reliable... And I found Joe Jr Diner, in Gramercy, close to where we were staying. Well... it turns out that's not a diner (at least that doesn't match our idea of a diner), that's a bar that serves food (oh... ok, maybe it is a diner, after all 😝). But it was late, my son was tired so we went in anyway. I still ordered the burger I was planning on ordering at a diner, and my son and my wife had a Matzo ball soup, because we wanted to try this thing that seems so popular in the US, but never reached Spain or France, as far as I know. I guess that was not the place for the soup... but the burger, even though it didn't look special, was very good, juicy and well cooked (which is the most important, at the end. The atmosphere is... let's say rough, and the staff is nice but it's an old school bar so don't expect much on this side. Overall it was an ok experience, especially because the 3 of us ate enough for $30 in total (only 1 course). I'm not sure I would repeat, though, unless I'm very hungry, it's late and I have no food at home...

Quality & taste: 6/10 Quantities: 8/10 Atmosphere: 3/10 Originality: 2/10 Ratio price / quality: 8/10 Service: 7/10 How I felt afterwards: 6/10

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Not a place to be if you don’t want to be racially profiled.

Walked in and was greeted with respect from the guy who was sweeping. He held the door open for me with a smile. Then I read the menu, ordered my food, sat myself down, and waited. I paid for my food before I received it. There was a bag of food placed next to me and I asked if this was my food and the guy said no. A few minutes later, another guy came and said that it was my food, so I told him that the other guy told me it wasn’t. That guy didn’t say anything after I said that. I was quiet and respectful the whole time, I guess they assumed different of me because I didn’t receive the same respect I had given to them. Good food though, but I would not recommend if you’re Black/Hispanic with...

As soon as I entered Juniors, I knew immediately that I was in for a memorable experience. When I saw the bond between the employees and how happy they were to be working there, I knew that their food will differ from other diners. I got a cozy, family vibe when I was there and It was very comfortable. Their food was really tasty, especially their cheeseburger. The way the burger was cooked is not well done, but more medium, so it was very juicy and tender. However I think you can request a well done burger. Also, the pancakes here was the best I've ever tasted. The prices here are very decent, It will cost you about $10-$15 depending on what you get. I hope you enjoy this place as...