If it's your first time? Here's my review.
Janie's Cafe Food is delicious, fresh & hot. I rated a 3 🌟 🌟 🌟 for these reasons. Place is old needs to be updated has dirty stained floors, ceiling panels stained, lights work some don't gives you dim lighting. Old Tables need to be replaced, tables got cardboard paper to level legs at the bottom. The atmosphere is medium you'll also get vendors coming in & out selling items as well as mariachi's singing for tips. I went around 9am for breakfast paid $12 with some change for a breakfast plate including drink also food takes at least 30mins for arrival so be prepared. Waiters don't check up much on there guests so be ready to call out. It really is a Cafe mainly get a lot of elderly people which is fine with me I'm here to enjoy a good meal. Now what disgusted me the most was the restroom. I've never been in a old school bar restroom but I can imagine it be like Janie's Cafes restroom. When I went to wash my hands before eating I than lost my appetite so I couldn't eat right after "thinking" but oh well. The sink wobbles, no toilet paper just rolls stacked on top of each other. The tolite has no cover, worn out & looked out of a Action Movie. Mold.. lots of mold under the urinal drain pipe. Trash cans seen better days. A/C filter blacker than the black crayola crayon. Mirror reminded me of a horror film. So please if you decide to go it's great food but they need a huge update. I'd figure with all that traffic they'd invest a bit. Please review actual photos I took when I was there.
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Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 3
Great food but be prepared to wait some minutes as the food is being prepared fresh. It is worth it. Have breakfast here alot and always hot and fresh! Especially the tortillas! Will keep going as breakfast is served all day.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–10
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Taco Loco Potato and Egg
Arriving at 12:15 on a Wednesday, we had excellent service and delicious, huge meals. Hubby had Janie's #2 (combo fajita plate with fries and Texas toast). The fries needed to be cooked longer, they were limp. Everything else was exceptional. Many shrimp in the meat combo. Huge green salad. I had #58 Mexico City, which included cheese enchilada, fajita beef taco (huge!), a yummy tostada and beans and rice. The beef was so good. The cheese enchilada was excellent. I pulled off all the tortillas as I'm watching my carbs. Such good homemade fresh squeezed lemonade, not too sweet. And their homemade salsa is HOT but so tasty. We are definitely coming back here and bringing our friends! Very reasonable prices. Can't wait to try their breakfast. UPDATE: 11/3/23 Had brunch here with 3 friends. Delicious coffee. Great food (try the pancakes and French toast!). Excellent, friendly service. A+++ rating
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
The store was very clean, Great service, Great variety of food items on the menu. Overall the food was Ok . Tortillas tasted a bit old. Food needed a bit more flavor. Tea was extremely sweet. Had to add some water to mine.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–10
Food: 3
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
We love the food here. The decor is nothing to brag about but the wait staff gets the job done. They are usually so busy that there is no host to seat you and if you've never been there before, you wouldn't know to go to an open table and seat yourself. The only way we knew was when some locals, who were also waiting for a table, told us that. We ordered breakfast chilaquiles with eggs and a pork chop with eggs and potatoes. Both dishes came out hot and tasty. The prices are pretty good, the two of us ate for under $20. Our server was very good, taking care of several tables at once. This restaurant is always busy with locals, which is always a sign of good food!
Never have been in to dine in. Pick up tacos in the am...takes about 15/20 mins for 2 tacos of breakfast. You want good food it's gonna take awhile. Need to move traffic at the drive thru...especially in the am. Love this place ❤️ My daughters favorite 😍
Service
Take out
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–10
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes
Breakfast Tacos
The food was delicious and fresh. It's not fast food, it's fresh food. Will definitely go back in the near future. If you like Fernando's Mexican restaurant in Pharr, you'll like this place.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–10
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Steak and Eggs
Breakfast was so good, $2 egg/potato taco - very cheap and big! Service was friendly and fast. Will be going again!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–10
I wanted something specific and no one can do it. To top it off it’s super easy but Janie’s cafe was so kind and we’re quick to place the order. I had asked for just a toast w egg white and Avacado. Nothing to difficult but these guys r awesome. The food is amazing my daughter loves the breakfast. I highly recommend them.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
This is your typical “mom and pop”restaurant. They have great tasting food at reasonable prices. Great staff, clean restrooms. The food takes a while to come out, but it’s worth the wait.
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
