Jimmy J's Cafe
Jimmy J's Cafe
Stuffed with brie.
House specialty. Nueske's shaved ham, American cheese, Nueske's bacon and home fries.
Cereal battered french toast with strawberry jam, fresh blueberries, dusted with powdered sugar.
Andouille crusted grit cakes with 2 poached eggs, crawfish hollandaise sauce and served with ratatouille.
8 oz. center cut chop seasoned and grilled to perfection, topped with a mushroom gravy, served on a bed of home fries and garnished with arugula salad.
6 oz., skirt steak, sauteed mushrooms, shallot jus, 2 eggs, home fries and toast.
With cream cheese, fresh tomato, red onion, capers and home fries.
2 poached eggs, creamy polenta, vegetable ratatouille, spicy greens, olive oil and Parmesan.
On a croissant with arugula salad, Parmesan cheese and served with home fries.
2 fried eggs, cheddar cheese, crispy tortilla, black beans, salsa and avocado creme.
Shrimp, crawfish, spinach, bell peppers & cheddar cheese filled crepe topped with hollandaise & served with home fries.
French toast slices topped with a shrimp, bell pepper and garlic aioli saut.
Crispy tortilla with 2 fried eggs, cheddar cheese, red beans, chopped andouille sausage, salsa, green onions & Crystal aioli.
Seasonal seafood, spinach, bell peppers, cheddar cheese and home fries.
Sauteed mushrooms, goat cheese and home fries.
House specialty. Includes home fries.
Nueske's shaved ham, fresh tomatoes, bell peppers, green onion, cheddar cheese and home fries.
Nueske's shaved ham, Nueske's bacon, sausage, cheddar cheese and home fries.
Bell peppers, spicy greens, parmesan cheese and home fries.
Nueske's ham, cheddar cheese and home fries.
2 poached eggs, 2 crab cakes, Hollandaise, on top of a toasted English muffin and served with home fries.
Slow braised pork on a biscuit with 2 soft poached eggs, hollandaise and served with home fries.
2 poached eggs, Nueske's shaved ham, Hollandaise on top of a toasted English muffin and served with home fries.
2 poached eggs, fresh Roma tomatoes sauteed with garlic, butter and cream on top of a toasted English muffin and served with home fries.
2 poached eggs, crawfish cake, hollandaise on a toasted English muffin, served with home fries.
2 fried green tomato slices topped with 2 poached eggs, chopped andouille sausage, creole sauce & crawfish tails, served with home fries.
Fried eggplant rounds topped with 2 poached eggs, Neuske's shaved ham & a crawfish cream sauce, served with home fries.
2 poached eggs, breakfast pork chop, garlic-pepper cream sauce and parmesan cheese on a slice of french toast, served with home fries.
Roasted jalapenos, cheddar cheese, salsa and avocado creme.
Nueske's shaved ham, choice of cheese and served warm on a toasted croissant with home fries.
Black beans, pulled pork, cheddar cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla, topped with fried egg, salsa and avocado creme.
Scrambled eggs, potatoes, avocado cream, cheddar cheese and salsa.
Choice of french bread or bagel, nueske's bacon or sausage, scrambled eggs, American cheese and home fries.
Topped with country gravy, 2 eggs your way, toast and home fries.
Grits, Nueske's bacon, sausage, cheese, tomatoes, green onions and topped with 2 eggs.
Fresh baked buttermilk biscuits with country gravy.
Served with raisins and cinnamon sugar.
2 eggs your way, toast and home fries.
Served with remoulade sauce.
Nueske's bacon, tomato, avocado, red onion, goat cheese and red wine vinaigrette.
Charred corn, tomato, red onion and creamy bleu cheese dressing.
Pecans, goat cheese, red onion, Nueske's bacon and cane syrup vinaigrette.
Lightly battered chicken breast, Nueske's ham, Nueske's bacon and swiss cheese with a tasso ham bechamel on a brioche bun. Served with fries.
Shaved sirloin, bell peppers, onions and provolone cheese on French bread. Served with fries.
Corned beef, sauerkraut and thousand island dressing on rye. Served with fries.
Served with fries. corned beef, creole mustard coleslaw, swiss cheese, thousand island dressing on ciabatta bread.
Lettuce, tomato, caramelized onions and brioche bun. Served with fries.
Swiss cheese, caramelized onions, Nueske's bacon, honey mustard, lettuce and tomato on ciabatta. Served with fries.
Neuske's shaved ham, Neuske's bacon, lettuce, tomato. Served with fries.
Sun dried tomato pesto, squash, goat cheese, and roasted garlic aioli on ciabatta. Served with fries.
Oven roasted turkey breast, Nueske's bacon, lettuce, tomato. Served with fries.
Nueske's applewood smoked bacon, lettuce and tomato and served with fries.
Served with fries.
Crispy fried chicken breast, "fresh" made pimento cheese, fried onion rings and Crystal mayo on Ciabatta, served with french fries.
Slow-roasted pulled pork, smoked gouda, bell peppers, bacon jam and a fried egg on a pressed panini, served with french fries.
Shrimp, oysters, catfish served with french fries and toast.
A taste of chicken and andouille gumbo, shrimp and crawfish etouffee, and red beans and rice served with French bread.
8 oz. center cut chop seasoned and grilled to perfection, topped with a mushroom gravy, served on a bed of home fries and garnished with arugula salad.
Served with grilled French bread.
Sauteed onions and peppers, chicken and andouille sausage, in a spicy tomato sauce with rotini pasta, topped with parmesan and green onions served with grilled French bread.
Gulf shrimp sauteed in a cream of garlic sauce over grits and served with grilled French bread.
Served with grilled French bread.
Served with french fries.
Served with french fries.
Served with grilled French bread.
Blackened boneless chicken breast over creole jambalaya, topped with a crawfish cream sauce, served with french bread.
Crystal mayo, dressed on French bread. Served with fries.
Abita amber and rosemary butter reduction over sauteed gulf shrimp, dressed on French bread. Served with fries.
Fried onions, horseradish mayonnaise and gravy, dressed on French bread. Served with fries.
Dressed on French bread with remoulade sauce and served with fries.
Fried shrimp tossed in spicy buffalo sauce, creole coleslaw and bleu cheese crumbles on French bread. Served with fries.
Slow braised pork with jalapenos, creole coleslaw, and pork jus on French bread. Served with fries.
Nueske's shaved ham, your choice of cheese, dressed on French bread. Served with fries.
Dressed on French bread. Served with fries.
Lettuce and remoulade sauce, served with french fries.
Slow-roasted pulled pork, smoked sausage link, Provolone cheese, red & green bell peppers and giardiniera, served with french fries.
Beignet Sticks
Breakfast Sandwich
inside restaurant
Bloody Mary
Bay Area
Menu
Cochon Panini
Breakfast
Dinning room
a man sitting at a table
Decor
menu
The dining room
Outside
Bloody Mary
Two 2 Grilled Breakfast Pork Chops
outside
Beignet sticks with chocolate dipping sauce
Beignet Sticks
Biscuits & Gravy
Janay D.
Feb 10, 2025
Jimmy J's Café is hands down one of my favorite spots in New Orleans! Nestled on a little side street, this gem is packed with flavor and hospitality. Every time I visit, the staff is warm and welcoming, making it feel like home. Giving old French quarter vibes. This time, I tried the Dirty South Bowl--shrimp, andouille sausage, and breakfast potatoes smothered in a rich garlic cream sauce and topped with Parmesan. Let me tell you, that cream sauce had me licking my fingers! Every bite was packed with bold, comforting flavors that scream Southern goodness.Jimmy J's is truly one of the French Quarter's best-kept secrets. If you haven't been yet, you're missing out!
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Jason J.
Feb 6, 2025
Get the breakfast nachos. I never knew this was a thing I needed in my life but it is apparently.This is NOT a health food place so..... keep that in mind.The breakfast sandwich is also good or try the fruity pebble French toast.Just a small little place with not much seating but we never have a problem getting in and the service has always been good for us.
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Garrett Z.
Dec 4, 2024
Context: We were in New Orleans with friends for a quick weekend trip in January 2024. It was our last day and we were looking for a brunch spot before we all flew home later in the day. We happened to walk by this place by chance and I am so glad we did. This place was the best restaurant we hit up while in NOLA and probably one of the best experiences of 2024, hands down. Food and drink: The food here is soul food cooked with love and it is so amazing. Our table all settled on different things so I was able to see a different variety of dishes. From tasty looking omelets and breakfast bowls to decadent french toast (I had the bananas foster french toast, AMAZING), everything I sampled was so good. I honestly will go back to this place to try another french toast dish - Fruity Pebbles, banana bread, Captain Crunch...how do I choose?!Coffee was NOLA strong, just the way I like it. If you are looking for a boozy brunch, they have a small bar that whips up classics like Irish Coffee or Mimosas. Service: Super-fast and super friendly. All the waitresses had a nickname and they chatted with every table like it were family. Our group had a great time teasing and joking around with the ladies. They kept up the whole time and made the whole experience that much more enjoyable. Seriously, some of the best service I have ever had in my life - no kidding. Price: Prices were very competitive for this place being downtown. There was a line to get a table and now I know why. Great food, great service, and great prices. Portions were just right and you didn't leave hungry at all. My consensus: This is a must stop while in New Orleans even if you are not a fan of brunch or breakfast. Seriously, you can't miss this place. Compared to some of the other well known brunch options in the area, I would always choose this place over them. I will be in town next summer and I know where I am going for breakfast. Banana bread french toast, here I come!
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Suzanne C.
Feb 25, 2025
Wow, what a cute place. Well worth the wait for a delicious breakfast. I love that they have larger meals available on the side order/small plate list. The 1/2 order of biscuits and gravy was full size imho and phenomenal. Service was really spot on. Shout out to our server Diesel who was friendly and attentive. Thanks for such a great breakfast!!
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Amanda W.
Dec 3, 2024
The restaurant is small but cute. Service was fine. My issue with the restaurant was the crab cake. I'm use to lump crab meat in my crab cakes. Call me crazy but that's a standard I will always have. So visiting another state we had to see what New Orleans crab cakes have to offer. It's probably my mistake for trying the crab cake at this establishment but it was missing the crab. I was so disappointed I had to ask google what's the difference between Louisiana crab cakes and Maryland crab cakes. The description I read is exactly what I received from this restaurant - the use of breadcrumbs or cornmeal, Creole seasoning and then pan-fried in oil. It may have had shredded pieces of crab but I didn't see it or taste it. The shrimp po boy was simple. The shrimps were fried well.
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Jennifer G.
Feb 20, 2025
Jimmy J's is hands down the best breakfast I have ever had in my life. The crawfish cake Benedict is in my top ten favorite things I've ever eaten. I will always come back to Jimmy J's. They'll also make you your cocktail to go after you're done and that is just icing on the cake! Love it ! Jimmy J's is my own personal heaven
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Jordyn M.
May 29, 2024
I'd happily stop by Jimmy J's on any future trip back to NOLA. Where to start. It's a smaller spot so if you have a bigger group you may have a short wait but for 2 we were able to be sat immediately. Our server Diesel greeted us promptly, recommended some items to us, and brought our drinks quickly. We got the shrimp and girts, 2 grilled pork chop with French toast and I was in blissful, heaven and had to loosen my belt a little. The shrimp and grits were divine and I'm sure I'll be dreaming about them in the upcoming days. The pork chops with the gravy were great (the shrimp just had more of that WOW factor but I ate both with no complaints) I unfortunately didn't try to French toast because I stuffed myself, and my hotel didn't offer a microwave to heat up food but it looked just as great as the other options. I wish I lived closer!
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William G.
Apr 13, 2024
We found this spot while walking toward Sax Fifth Ave from Royal Sonesta hotel.There was outdoor seating but little too breezy on this morning so dined inside. We were just looking for a quick breakfast bite. My wife says after the fact that our waitress had rotten teeth but I didn't even notice, she was attending and got us in and out.I was very happy with my order scrumptious, affordable, filling. I commented to my wife that I would return if given the chance.
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Brian B.
Apr 15, 2024
I made the decision to find the best rated breakfast in New Orleans...it wasn't easy but it led me to the whole in the wall Jimmy J's were I ordered the French Toast Monte Crisco which came with hash browns. The smell of the San which was amazing, the look of it was okay. I bit into it and was like, "okay, okay". And then I dipped it into one part maple syrup and one part hot sauce and that already approved "okay, okay", turned into "well damn this is good!" Take my recommendation dip and double dip those sauces with this sandwich. The potatoes were good...well cooked but adding salt is mandatory!I would come again and order the same thing, you likely won't finishWhat you have because the portions are more generous than you think.And yes the service was good, the ladies at the register when you enter were amazing!There are not a lot of seats here so order in advance. If there is a table you can take it and you already have your food. If not take it with you and go sit on the water in the French Quarter and enjoy!
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Alvina T.
Mar 22, 2024
We were visiting New Orleans from out of town for a friend's birthday (it also happened to be St. Patty's Day weekend) and decided to come here for breakfast one day. They have a small amount of tables inside and their waiting area is actually across the street in order to not crowd the store front. There were two people ahead of us for a table and we waited about 10-15 minutes before one of the workers waived to both us and the people ahead of us to come get seated. Not too bad for a holiday weekend! Once seated we quickly got serviced and our waitress was extremely friendly, provided great recommendations and was funny too!! She was really amazing I wish I caught her name!! Everyone working was very friendly actually! We got seated near the bathroom which at first I was a little wary but it actually never bothered us and we didn't get any weird smells and weren't bothered by the traffic in and out. My friend got the shrimp and grits and I got one of the daily specials on their chalk board on the back wall, the blackened chicken bowl (with jalapeños as recommended by our server if you like spicy stuff which I do). My bowl was PHENOMENAL!!! Sooo tasty, plenty of chicken, and the portion looks deceivingly small. It was more than enough to get me stuffed! My friend enjoyed her shrimp and grits as well. I got to try a bite and it's great if you like super creamy and cheesy grits! The flavor was great and the portion was great as well. We will happily come back here any time we're in New Orleans!!
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