Joe's Pancake House

We decided to give Joe's a try today. My husband wanted Mexican food and I wanted breakfast. He had the cheese enchiladas with beans and I had an omelet with hash browns and pancakes. Everything was delicious. The building is old and tired but clean. Prices are fairly reasonable and portions are large. My only issue is my husband asked for 2 extra cups of salsa (he goes overboard with condiments). They were in small plastic condiment cups and charged $2 each, which seemed excessive. They close at 2 pm so we had to hurry to get there. Service was stellar and friendly. The total bill was $42.88 with tax and before tip ($4 salsa, $4 iced tea for me). They have daily breakfast & lunch specials reasonably priced. My breakfast was around $16+ and husband's was about the same. Typical these days. Overall it was a great meal and we will be back.

When in Tucson, I normally go by Joe's Pancake House once for breakfast. Service was friendly and my order came out quickly. This time, I had bacon, eggs, grits and wheat toast. This place is a small diner with good service and decent food. Its like home cooking a little bit and nothing fancy here. The prices are not expensive for the orders served.

I think I was here years and years ago but had forgotten. I love pancakes, which is what drew me in here again... but they don't really do pancakes here as a specialty. They do a basic pancake like most places including Denny's, with your choice of fruit dumped on top. Not very impressive to a true pancake obsessed person, along with not having maple syrup... If you are coming for pancakes you will get the same experience at any chain IMO. SO my husband true to form got the Huevos Rancheros and I opted for the Joe's Omelet.Both were good. Nothing to off the charts for me. My husband said the beans were really good. I think what you will see with the reviews (because I am astounded by the 5 star ones) is that folks like the whole independent diner vibe which I did enjoy as well. Service was great... I just can't rave about the food which was no different than a Denny's for me (hashbrowns were NOT fresh, despite other reviews going on about fresh ingredients). Prices were in line with inflation today - my very basic Omelet, hashbrowns and an English muffin was $14 which seemed a smidge high given I had zero meat with my breakfast. Solid service, decent food.

The wait staff were all super nice--this could easily be a stressful place to work as it is a constant busy spot--but you see no stress on their faces--always a smile. The food was ok. I got the Bacon egg scramble--the bacon was not cooked all the way. Some people are ok with the bacon like that, myself? I prefer it to be crispy. So I was not a fan. I got home fries/potatoes and they were good, but the ketchup had been sitting there for no idea how long -- but had a weird taste to it. I will certainly come back as the pancakes my hubby ordered were on point.

Excellent service and perfect over-medium eggs (a rarity these days). Had chicken-fried steak, eggs, sourdough toast and homefries. Potatoes were hot and not the frozen, diced and tasteless kind. Could have benefited from some added onions and garlic. Got sausage links to go because they are flavorful and a little snappy. Would definitely go again if it wasn't a 40 minute drive.

Went for the first time one morning with some friends. I quite enjoyed it! I love diner breakfast places like this but hadn't been before, would definitely go back and try other menu items (lots to choose from) . But the pictured chicken fried steak was absolutely delicious and suited my mood at the time! My friends dishes looked good too! Quick , friendly service, diner vibes, good times!

Good old American diner! Fair prices for a good size portion of food. Fast service. From sitting down to receiving food was under 20 minutes. Fresh and hot food.Classic diner menu and look. Great place to meet nice people!

Very classic diner experience. Food was super quick, fairly affordable, service was friendly (though I am white... so service friendliness isn't something I can judge for the universal "we"). Only thing I didn't love was being able to tell the eggs were def factory farmed. That is part of the american diner experience, though, so I signed up for it. Would go back again.

Update: 2nd Door Dash as good as the first. I have to say that I believe Joe's just might be my favorite breakfast place. Why, you ask?Homemade food Quality ingredients Big portionsGreat pricesAttention to detailConsistently top notch. Will you go steady with me Joe's Pancake House?I'm smitten.

Love it! Good menu, good "old school" wait staff, good food.I had the veggie omelette and added ham. It was pretty good, enjoyable. I had it with grits (included). Huge portion of grits and it was good. Also had a single pancake. I mean, if you're going to eat at Joe's *Pancake* House you better have a pancake, right? Yep, it was good.Joe's is another good breakfast (and lunch) diner here in Tucson. I recommend it.Side story: My everyday drive is a Corvette. I was wearing my Corvette cap. When I went to pay my bill, Brandon, who took my payment, nonchalantly said, "You know, we have a valet service that you could use next time and you won't have to worry about where to park." LOL Yes, he saw my car and saw my hat and put 2 + 2 together. So funny! Love that.I'll be returning. But I won't be taking advantage of their valet service. ;)5* = A top favorite. Mind-blowing good. I will definitely return and I will go out of my way to go here. Worth every dime of my money.4* = Outstanding. Tucson-top-tier. Some elements not quite as good as it gets, but it still is worthy of my regular business.3* = Good experience. I might do repeat business if it is convenient, the only option, the only one in its category, or on a whim, but would not be among the first thing to come to mind. Would definitely recommend you trying it to get your own take on it.2* = Not so good. Would not recommend at all. Waste of money.1* = How are they still in business? Stay away at all costs!