Jakeeno's Pizza & Pasta

This was my second visit to Jakeeno's in 1 week. Went to a YEE earlier in the week and decided to take my mom since she had good things to say about them and says she hasn't been here since my sister and I were younger [kids]. First thing, they have a smaller lot which I'm super grateful for. Easy parking. There's a lot of street parking as well. We decided to sit in the bar area and the waitress working greeted us and told us she was new. They have daily HH specials so we ordered wings, buy 6 get 6 free. We ordered 12 spicy garlic and 12 house dry rub with a side of hot sauce. There was mix up and they made 6 dry rub and 6 hot wings which was fine. We also ordered:* a large house salad (added onions for .50)*small cheese pizza w/ jalapenos & banana peppers *small margherita pizza *lasagna (w/ upgrade- garlic bread)*lavender lemon drop mocktail*strawberry melon thc canned drinkFood was good! We asked for the wings to be fried hard & they were crispy, loved that. The spicy garlic was my favorite of the 3. Pizza was good! The salad was missing the onions which we were still charged for. The croutons on the salad were really good. Loved the music playing & generally chill atmosphere. Will have to come back to checkout some of the other daily specials & events going on. Congrats again on 50 years!

Loved Jakeeno's and I was actually craving for their Reuben pizza and then I got an email from them saying that their featured pizza hot spicy honey is going away on March 6th and so I had come try it so my husband and I made a late lunch date. It was unexpectedly good and very tasty. Would highly recommend it before it's gone. Since we came doing HH, we decided to also order spaghetti and chicken wings to share. Service was prompt and it was less busy in the dining room compare to the bright area of the bar with lots of windows and the sun shining through. Would highly recommend this place.

We came here on a Thursday, and took advantage of their "date night special" which included a half Antipasto salad order (enough for 2), choice of a 13 inch medium pizza (enough to bring leftovers home) or two servings of pasta, a bottle of wine (choice of Merlot or Sauvignon Blanc), and a dessert (choice of brownie or salted caramel cheesecake) for $60. In the current marketplace, I think this is a great deal! The pizza and salad were perfect; it included cheese, pepperoni, tomato, onion, bell pepper, olives, and mushrooms. The pizza is my favorite type of pizza: thin crust, with toppings to the edge, and square cut. We opted for the house special pizza which was sausage, pepperoni, and mushroom. I like the sauce a lot, and I notice they sell the sauce if you want to take it home for an at home meal. We added an order of the garlic cheese toast and chocolate mocha layer cake, because each of those options are nearly required here (trust me, they are that good)! The garlic cheese bread is made with provolone cheese and includes a zesty dipping sauce. The chocolate cake is surprisingly light and not too sweet, with a hint of coffee. I love that chocolate cake, because when someone mentions chocolate cake to me, I imagine something dense and this cake is decidedly not so; it has a layer of whipped cream between each layer of cake and is a great ending to an otherwise heavy-ish meal. We were able to score street parking in the front of the restaurant, although they do have a very small parking lot; I'd recommend snagging street side parking when you get near the location if you see an opening. The establishment is broken into two halves: one side is a restaurant with tables and chairs, and the other half is a bar with many high top tables. I noticed that the bar area has happy hour specials I'd like to check out on a future visit, as well as fun things like trivia, karaoke, and a meat raffle. There are other daily specials I plan to take advantage of on a future visit, too, such as all you can eat spaghetti (Monday), bottomless mimosas (weekend), and a large pizza with wings + 50% off bottle of wine (Sunday). We came here late afternoon, and the server wasn't very attentive; I'm going to give her a pass on this because it wasn't peak dining time and it looked like she was serving both the bar and restaurant area. Overall, this was a good dining experience and I'll be sure to add this to my rotation of pizza/pasta restaurants and/or happy hour specials.

Talk about a true neighborhood gem. We stumbled across this super cute, cozy Pizza and Pasta spot in South Minneapolis. This sister run spot has been around for 49 years! Always family owned and operated. It was a Monday evening and they run an all you can eat spaghetti deal for $10. Yeah. $10!!! What a steal. On top of that pints are $4 on Mondays. This spaghetti was phenomenal. I was truly blown away by the perfect cook on the noodles and the delicious, meaty red sauce. It brought all the feels and childhood memories from eating spaghetti growing up. Except my mom's was never this good (don't tell her). Service was also awesome. Our server was fast and friendly and the owner even came over to say hello and ask if everything was good. I am super excited to come back for pizza. I was drooling at every pie I saw coming from the kitchen. You have to check this place out! IG: danny_runsforbeer

Picked up some garlic bread to pair with our pizza for dinner. It was okay, but not I'd get again. It reminded me of the frozen Texas toast you can find at a grocery store. I would be willing to try this location again for dinner as a few other things on their menu peaked my interest.

Take your best friend for happy hour. Mine's a local rapper. He was pretty faded at the table, but he said something interesting. "A pirate is a bandit, but a bandit is not a pirate." We both got personal pizzas, perfect pepperoni ones. Did you know that a bandit was named after the bandanna not the other way around? The fish sandwich at this place is the best on the south side. I'll put it up against that one by the waterfall over there in the park. I waited in line half an hour for one of those last summer. Carbones is never did me wrong. Sometimes the trivia's too loud, but you can't hate on people for having a good time. I've got genuine love for this restaurant. The staff have seen me through multiple relationships. Did you ever notice that every time you break up you think you lost the greatest person you ever had until you meet the next person and then you think "how could I ever meet someone this awesome?" That happens to me every time. And every time when I'm feeling so low, and I can't get my head out of the ground, I come here and I get a Reuben. Some places make them too fancy. Comfort food isn't supposed to be fancy. Comfort food is supposed to be authentic. All we really crave is authenticity in this world of plastic and avatars. I can't wait to go back, but it's two in the morning when I'm writing this. Pizza never did anybody wrong. I think Pizza might be an angel.

Ordered a pepperoni pizza to pick up and it was ready when promised and really good. Sauce had nice flavor, plenty of toppings and cooked to perfection. The servers were friendly on the phone and welcomed me with a smile when I got there. Ample seating with both high tops and tables had I chose to eat in. Also looked like a good wine and beer selection.

Top notch quality thin crust pizza with Chicago being my favorite! You won't find any fresher, better-tasting pizza with great, lively bar area!

Recently I've just been in for salad, spaghetti and 1919 root beer. The pasta is quite good, as is both the marinara sauce and the meat sauce. It's been a number of years since I tried the stuffed shells. No pizza yet either. I was there around 3:00 so it wasn't busy inside. Service was good. They were busy with people coming in to pick up food.

Firstly, I've been a loyal customer of this business for 25 years and I will never give them another nickel of my money after my experience the other night. I ordered delivery from them because i needed something quick to feed my kiddo for dinner. They go through doordash. Got a message from the driver in Spanish (fortunately I'm fluent) that they didn't have a bag so they couldn't deliver the order. Got a call from another driver that they gave my order to someone else. Called & spoke with the owner. Rudest woman I've ever spoken to in my life! "I've been in the business for 50 yrs, and the customer is always wrong!"... direct quote. Spend your money elsewhere, they don't deserve it!