Jimmy's Lunch

Excellent food, staff, and 50s vibe! Very clean place! :)
I'll be back!
The big Jimmy meal was perfect for a hungry person! :)
Many cool artifacts to check out...jukeboxes, posters, models, etc...
Thanks! :)

THOUGHTS ON “JIMMY’S LUNCH”

AMBER-LEAH MARGARET TIMMONS

July 2, 2015 at 2:45 am

I heard of Jimmy’s Lunch a long time ago but never stepped foot into the restaurant until yesterday for a job interview as a waitress. This place has got to be the most talked about place in the last few years. Last year, someone I know ordered some breakfast from Jimmy’s lunch, bacon and eggs. We enjoyed the breakfast together. I didn’t mind it. Before having tried their breakfast, I had been told so much folklore about this place and the people who run it so I never went in based on what I was told. I have even read about this restaurant in the paper. Since, the sign on the outside of the store states it is open on Sundays, and the sign that says it is open everyday is inside the store. Many local residents and visitors choose not to even bother with the restaurant. I have heard mixed reviews on the street from people with very specific opinions about the decor of Jimmy’s Lunch. And many people talk about the lingering questions as to why the store is only open once a week as per the Open Sundays, sign. Yesterday, I spoke with Tom George who mentioned that the answer is simple. He has more than one business and his other business takes presidence over Jimmy’s Lunch. My first impression is that he’s a nice guy. He said he works as a Masoner during the week. He only has one waitress for Sundays and as per our conversation yesterday he seems like he has a lot of goals for the restaurant to improve it and to open the restaurant possibly during the evenings and during the weekdays. The decor is amazing! The food really isn’t priced all that bad and almost everything in the restaurant takes you literally back to the Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley era. Which, for me was so jaw dropping when I came in through the back stairs, through the basement and into the restaurant. Growing up, I was a fan of Elvis Presley and I still am. I still love watching Marilyn Monroe in those really old movies. There is so much colour in the restaurant. I was referred there by Mathew Kniukirk from Peterborough. He lives now in the same house I have spent the last three years in. He had amazing suggestions for improving the restaurant. The three of us sat around and just chatted about work history and ideas for Jimmy’s Lunch. A popular opinion around town is that the floor could be redone. Tom knows this himself and is seriously considering the change. We talked about so many things and exchanged numbers. Although, Tom mentioned that most of his customers are regulars. And he only has one cook in the restaurant. Honestly, if it wasn’t for fear of what I was told about that place, I would’ve been there everyday as a regular myself. And I have walked by there so many times just always wondering and pondering about the place and the people. Considering the source, I thought maybe everything I was told was a lie because the source of where I got my information tends to talk about everyone in the city, even me. And most of the time, it turns out to be a lie.

This Place is awesome. It is the best breakfast in Kitchener with a home like atmosphere it is cozy and clean and makes you feel like you stepped back in history. The food is delicious, the staff is the best and we just love it!!!!

I was there again in June 2022 two times, I had an egg omelet with ham in it, home fries a side of bacon fresh coffee. Lisa looked after us like a king what a very nostalgic spot, i’ve been here a number of times my daughter turned me onto the spot just a good East Coast style breakfast a working man’s breakfast. Bring cash they don’t do credit cards or debit cards #OldSchool

Step back in time and see how breakfast is done old school. Be ready to be well satisfied and treated like you're family (I mean that in a good old-fashioned way) 😊