Jimmy's Famous American Tavern

Previous review still stands after 4 years. Surprisingly, still poor service but great food.

Jimmy's is located in the corner of a plaza with other businesses. There's a small parking lot and because it's in the corner, it was a bit tricky to find. They offer different types of seating and there's sections in the restaurant. Restrooms are up front and are clean! We arrived with no reservations but we got seated right away. On a Friday night, it was pretty busy. Paul was our server he was pleasant, offered his recommendations and everything he recommended was good! He checked up on us a few times which is great! We ordered the dueling dips, fried calamari, braised short rib and the skrewball cake. Out of everything we ordered, I would crave the skrewball cake!!!

I usually come sit alone at the bar after going to the beach but today i was w my daughter (5yo) so we opted for a table. the hostess was sweet kind happily gave me two sets of crayons kids menu paper so i could draw alongside my daughter (sunday 7/7 3:30pm) we actually drew some cool stuff haha. my daughter enjoyed her fish chips i had a couple moscow mules, delicious enjoyed the beach after. i just want to say i always have good service at Jimmy's but Summer was just delightful. you can tell when someone is being genuine she was just so welcoming, highly competent took great care of my daughter myself. fare was tasty as always but i hope Summer gets recognition, she deserves it! the whole staff here from front of the house to back of the house is on point. a server a manager both stopped by to say hello from recognizing me from previous visits. just a great experience all around which is not shocking. nothin but love to JFAT their crew!

Was spending the weekend camping nearby, and on our first night decided to order take out from here. The parking lot was full, people were standing outside waiting, and we knew this place had to be good. Upon entering, we were immediately greeted by the hostess, and my husband inquired about our order while I used the restroom. My husband was already outside waiting for me with our meals. He opted for the famous French dip, I had the braised short ribs, and we shared a bowl of New England style clam chowder. Everything was packaged neatly and travelled well. We both devoured our meals while enjoying the view from our campsite. The short rib was very flavorful and fork tender. It was served with mashed potatoes, roasted baby carrots, and sauteed button mushrooms in a red wine sauce. My husband loved his sandwich and did not share, so I know it must've been good. The clam chowder was ok, as the broth was a bit thinner than I prefer. Overall, we were both satisfied with our meals and would definitely come back again!

We were disappointed that they no longer have seats along the boardwalk. This is our go to place during the month we are in San Diego for great baby back ribs, burgers,great chicken Cobb salad, calamari, etc. during happy hour. Our waitress was very good responsive.