J D's Restaurant & Pies
(510) 886-6622
2837 Castro Valley Blvd
Castro Valley,
CA
94546
37.695
-122.0836
What People Are Saying About J D's Restaurant & Pies
User Reviews
Anonymous
November 10, 2008
This restaurant is very small but it is delicious. It is always packed on a weekend morning, but it is worth the wait. They have really good food, and the service is always pretty good.
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October 27, 2008
This is probably the smallest restaurant you'll ever walk in to and it is often so crowded that you have to wait outside. But the food is worth being cramped and worth the wait. We don't get out early enough for breakfast but when we do, we truly enjoy JD's. I'm partial to anything, pancakes, waffles, French toast served with gooey syrup. Everyone in Castro Valley knows about JD's.
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ladridi
April 27, 2008
Upon arrival there was no line, so we were seated promptly. Drink orders were filled quickly, but then the waitress disappeared for 15 minutes. We were ready to order, so we got a bit impatient. When she returned we started to order, only to be informed that they could not serve pancakes or french toast since one of the grills was down. It would have been nice to find this out when we first arrived, so that we could either a) go elsewhere, or b) plan out our orders knowing this. Instead, we had to modify our plans with no notice, because if we sent her away, who knows when she might have returned. So then we waited. This time it was 30 minutes, a total of 45 minutes wait for eggs, potatoes, and toast. But now we've got our food, so it's smooth sailing from here on. Not really. There's a misspelling on the menu. So instead of getting a Greek omelette with, among other things, pepperoni, I got one with pepperoncini instead. Small misspelling, big difference. I went to the counter and pointed out the problem. The waitress said, "Oh yeah, the new menus have a misspelling." When I just stood there, they reluctantly asked if I wanted something else. No apology, no admission that I should have been informed when I ordered, since they obviously knew about the mistake. To their credit, the replacement came out fast, but what a letdown. It may seem like I'm biased because of the problems, but we are talking about a truly flavorless, uninspiring omelette. The chef clearly doesn't know how to season the food. The potatoes were better, pretty tasty, cooked the way I like. Probably the best tasting thing I had for breakfast was the cinnamon raisin toast, but it was store bought, I could have gotten about 4 loaves for what I paid for breakfast, and really, when the toast is the high point of breakfast, you are scraping the bottom of the barrel. The capper was I was so aggravated and eager to leave that I left too big of a tip. I hate it when I do that.
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