Josephs Two — Restaurant in Waltham

Food: 5 starts

Everything was excellent. I tried some egg sandwiches, classic breakfast dishes, omelets, and coffee. Above average for a restaurant, and blows a diner out of the water. Somehow, they managed to make their wide variety of meals without it tasting mass produced or reheated. Their coffee was not watery and low acidity. French Toast’s flavors permeated the bread as opposed to sitting on top. Home fries were not crispy (my personal favorite) but the potato was cooked enough to retain flavor without overly drying out. The toast was beautifully buttered but not soggy. The presentation was fantastic, very surprising for a breakfast restaurant.

Staff: 4 stars

After three visits, each staff was kind, polite, and friendly. No order mistakes. The people who brought us to our table were sort of confusing, timid, and incredibly quiet. To me, that part is not weighted heavily but it was worth noting.

Service: 3 stars

The wait was longer than I would usually expect for a diner, however I could understand that is most likely tied to their freshly cultivated meals. The waiting room was highly unorganized, and the door which you waited by swung both ways which caused people to constantly move back and forth confused, and it let to grid lock by some tables. Overall, the building is rather small and I was surprised that it took around 7 minutes to clear a table, which is something you notice when you’re waiting in line for a while. This could have been a fluke based on the day, but it happened to a couple tables as I watched Final Thoughts:

Would go again! And...

I was hoping we would enjoy this restaurant. The environment and service were good, but the food was not the greatest. I ordered a western omelet, but the ingredients were clearly tossed in at the end right before plating. The onions were completely raw and crunchy, and the American cheese slices were not appetizing. My daughter's "Belguim waffle" (per the menu) was about what you get at the free breakfast at Hampton Inn including the "Golden Malted" pre-made waffle batter we saw in the back. Oh..."why were we in the back" you might be asking yourself. Well, the public restroom is in the back, so the entire restaurant must walk through the kitchen where your food is being cooked to go use the restroom and hopefully wash their hands afterwards. That's where I stood admiring the shelves of disorganized containers and dry goods storage (including waffle batter) while I waited for my daughter before we left. If this is the only option for a restroom location, I would highly recommend some sort of shielding to wall off the path for the public, and please keep the back area cleaner and...

The only reason I’m not giving this place 5 stars is because I’m a foodie and I actually tried the best breakfast in the whole world and it wasn’t from this place. The place I’m talking about is J & M Diner in Framingham MA and it’s more expensive but worth it. Besides that I think Joseph’s two is actually the best breakfast place in Waltham. It’s a small Diner with about 10 parking spots and about 20-25 tables if I had to guess. I arrived at about 9 AM on Friday and was seated rite away. My waitres was very nice. I ordered the Hungry man breakfast which only cost about $10 and you get two eggs, bacon, 2 sausages, hashbrowns, toast, cornbread, watermelon, and 3 pancakes. You can’t beat that price. The only reason why I’m saying J & M diner is better is because of the flavor. Don’t get me wrong my breakfast at Joseph’s Two was good. I loved the pancakes they were not dried at all. I will for sure be coming back those pancakes are to die for. While I was there I did noticed the place getting packed by 10:30 AM and did noticed some people had to wait...