Jouni's is another "far east" diner, located in Upland, far from the big city lights. It's not by a freeway so I can't recommend it for convenience as with Corky's. This is solidly "If you are out there and want to get something good to eat, go to Jouni's."
It does have a tangible lived-in feel to it. Similar in style to Corky's; however, you can tell that Jouni's has been around for awhile. We had a super friendly waitress who did her best to help us with the menu. It wasn't that the menu was difficult to understand, it was just pretty extensive and we had questions about recommendations. She seemed to struggle because, as she put it, "she doesn't really like food," but pushed on.
They are really proud of their omelettes and really like flags.
Looking at the menu, I knew without a doubt that I had to order the Brooklyn eggs: Eggs Benedict with pastrami taking over the role of "meat" for the aging yet still capable ham.
Add some tasty home-fries and you have a potential plate full of flavor joy.
It fully delivered. The hollandaise combined with the pastrami could have spelled a salty disaster and given me an instant case of gout. Luckily, the hollandaise was very rich and smooth while the pastrami was a good kind of fatty.
Number One Diner Companion Antoinette ordered the Adam's Eggs: two poached eggs on top of ham slices on top of a biscuit, served with gravy, which Antoinette opted to have on the side. The biscuit was incredibly good, so much so that she wished it had come with another one. The gravy, however, was a little thick.
The coffee at Jouni's was pretty good, but in a moment of insanity I added non-dairy creamer, otherwise known, "Aww shit, it's oil!"
Also, if you are looking for a reason to go to Jouni's Cafe, oddly an American tragedy provides an excellent reason.
If you are a cynical jerk you can at least say "Hey, free breakfast." But you're still a jerk!
Jouni's Cafe was a great experience. Good food, pleasant atmosphere and a feeling of home.
Food: Really good.
Service: Great.
Price 6-10
Pie: No but various kinds of cake-like dessert options.
Jouni's Cafe
930 Central Ave.
Upland, CA
909-946-2119
4 comments:
What if a terrorist comes in for a free breakfast?
This place has closed...
That's correct. It's apparently going to reopen soon with new management and a new name.... so I guess it is not really re-opening technically.
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