Jimmy's Egg

[BBatesokc]

The Hudson location is just a couple of blocks from my office. We probably get breakfast there at least once a week and lunch fairly often too. Never had a bad meal there and the waitress we always have is very friendly and always smiling. My only worry is that the place never seems to have more than a few tables filled whenever I go.

I keep meaning to try the place next door, but haven't made it in yet.

[TheTravellers]

... My only worry is that the place never seems to have more than a few tables filled whenever I go. ...

Yeah, that was the same and weird for us - 1:15 on a Sat afternoon and there was one table that had finished a while ago by the look of it and sat and chatted with another server, and there was only one other couple in there and they left about 1:30, nobody else came in after we did.

[TheirTheir]

I just can't imagine a Jimmy's Egg doing well in that part of town. Millennials, who occupy a large portion of the residency downtown, aren't price sensitive when it comes to food, instead are "hip" sensitive, and will choose Sunnyside, Hatch, Kitchen, etc, etc, over Jimmy's egg 9.5/10 times.

[corwin1968]

New Jimmy's Egg coming to 3009 SW 29th; just east of I-44 and Taco Beuno.

I ate breakfast at this location shortly after they opened. It was probably between 8:30 and 9:00 am and the place may have had two tables with customers. I ordered one of their skillet dishes and it took a long time to get my food and when I did, the "skillet" was served on a cold plate with unmelted shredded cheese on top. Just horrible. I haven't been back and that is unfortunate because I was excited to have a Jimmy's Egg so close to work. Maybe I need to try the Waffle House on SW 59th.

[kukblue1]

When the one by the outlet mall open it was never busy. Now on a Saturday or Sunday morning it's usually full at all times

[Dob Hooligan]

The Jimmy's on Hudson is doing okay. It is expensive and time consuming to build in the central part of the city, and this location was no exception. It is a new concept in that the back of the house is interlinked with Riviere, so there will be some economy of operating 6AM to Midnight in the building as a whole.

It is correct to think that jimmy's is being challenged by the new, trendy places. jimmy's has naturally moved into the traditional mainstay segment. It makes for less splashy openings, but it also means they don't drop off a cliff after 2 years. If a location closes, it is more strategic, rather than cut and run.

Jimmy's is a federation of family owners, for the most part. Mainly, it was Loc Le, then his daughters and sons in law helped take it to the next level. They have also added franchising, primarily in areas outside of Oklahoma. Ban Nguyen, who is Loc Le's son in law, is the earliest operator of independent locations. Hudson is one of those. Ban and his wife operate Jimmy's and their son operates Riviere.

It is my opinion that Ban Nguyen is the best operator of Jimmy's. He is serious about ingredient quality, and won't chase a 10% cheaper product. As a past president of the Oklahoma Restaurant Association, he feels like he has put himself out there and needs to live up to the reputation.

[Mott]

Pretty amazing, to have worked with Loc Le on the Santa Fe RR, back in 1978-1979.

[OKCbyTRANSFER]

I'm closer to the Hudson location, but know the Classen restaurant as a regular, it's habit. I don't even think about the one near me. I've been to Hudson once, no complaints. Food and service where good.

[DBCooper]

I just can't imagine a Jimmy's Egg doing well in that part of town. Millennials, who occupy a large portion of the residency downtown, aren't price sensitive when it comes to food, instead are "hip" sensitive, and will choose Sunnyside, Hatch, Kitchen, etc, etc, over Jimmy's egg 9.5/10 times.

this is incorrect and 95% is insanely high assumption - actual millennial who chooses Jimmys Egg all the time

[SoonerDave]

this is incorrect and 95% is insanely high assumption - actual millennial who chooses Jimmys Egg all the time

Agree. Sunnyside is roughly comparable to Jimmy's Egg, but their menu is a bit pricier; but on a regular basis, I'll take Jimmy's (almost) every time. Not to say Hatch and the others aren't good, but you are paying a bit of a premium, and for me that makes it a nice, special occasion breakfast place, but not a regular haunt like Jimmy's Egg.

I'd rather have average surroundings with good food and fresh coffee than frou frou surroundings and $19.95 schmutz on the plate.

[soonermike81]

this is incorrect and 95% is insanely high assumption - actual millennial who chooses Jimmys Egg all the time

Might be his perception but perception is reality. I highly agree with his statement. I don’t really eat breakfast but when my millennia wife or cousins drag me to “do brunch,” Jimmys Egg has never been suggested. Hatch on the other hand.

[AP]

this is incorrect and 95% is insanely high assumption - actual millennial who chooses Jimmys Egg all the time

Same. We love Jimmy's and used to eat at their NW expressway and Classen location every sunday.

[TheTravellers]

I just can't imagine a Jimmy's Egg doing well in that part of town. Millennials, who occupy a large portion of the residency downtown, aren't price sensitive when it comes to food, instead are "hip" sensitive, and will choose Sunnyside, Hatch, Kitchen, etc, etc, over Jimmy's egg 9.5/10 times.

I thought millennials couldn't afford downtown? Or is that another tired stereotype like the rest of the post?

[Jersey Boss]

Might be his perception but perception is reality. I highly agree with his statement. I don’t really eat breakfast but when my millennia wife or cousins drag me to “do brunch,” Jimmys Egg has never been suggested. Hatch on the other hand.

You confirmed Dave's post. You don't breakfast except on brunch occasions and you go to Hatch.

[PaddyShack]

Agree. Sunnyside is roughly comparable to Jimmy's Egg, but their menu is a bit pricier; but on a regular basis, I'll take Jimmy's (almost) every time. Not to say Hatch and the others aren't good, but you are paying a bit of a premium, and for me that makes it a nice, special occasion breakfast place, but not a regular haunt like Jimmy's Egg.

I'd rather have average surroundings with good food and fresh coffee than frou frou surroundings and $19.95 schmutz on the plate.

Not sure of the coffee at Jimmy's, buy I love Sunnyside due to them serving Eote coffee, yes it comes in at $3, it just means I'll be sitting a while longer to get in a few extra cups and taking one to go!

[TheTravellers]

Have to add that the Hudson Jimmy's isn't like any of the others we've been to WRT decor, etc., they've stepped up their game with this one, trying to compete with Hatch, Sunnyside, et al. The decor, colors, lighting, design are all pretty modern, as are the plates and plating (plates are squares, omelette and hashbrowns are a perfect rectangle each, toast is stacked on the plate instead of just thrown in a basket).

PaddyShack - coffee at all the Jimmy's I've been to is the same at every one, and not that great compared to Eote, KLLR, etc.

[soonermike81]

You confirmed Dave's post. You don't breakfast except on brunch occasions and you go to Hatch.

I’m actually just agreeing theirtheir’s assessment they millennials won’t go to Jimmy’s Egg due to perception. And I’ve actually never been to Hatch. It’s just where I see so many young people going.

[Thomas Vu]

I just can't imagine a Jimmy's Egg doing well in that part of town. Millennials, who occupy a large portion of the residency downtown, aren't price sensitive when it comes to food, instead are "hip" sensitive, and will choose Sunnyside, Hatch, Kitchen, etc, etc, over Jimmy's egg 9.5/10 times.

Given this list and purely on the food alone, I'd probably go Jimmys. Maybe kitchen324 if I got tired of Jimmys. I've yet to go to the one on hudson, but if there's an effort put into that particular location I'd be more than happy to check it out. Ate there all the time in highschool.

[Rover]

Jimmy's is an everyday "I'm just going for breakfast and not trying to be cool" place. They aren't trying to wow with anything but properly prepared breakfast dishes that have been around for awhile and give you lots of choices. All I have been to have been clean, pretty efficient, and with a down home friendly kind of staff. Their prices are pretty good and affordable for every day eating. I hope they don't chase the cool kid market, and that they just stay true to their identity and value. Others will come and go, but I'll bet on Jimmy's being around long after the cool kids are on to their next great thing.

[Pete]

The Jimmy's Egg on Hudson in Midtown has a full bar; the first for the chain.

[SoonerDave]

Jimmy's is an everyday "I'm just going for breakfast and not trying to be cool" place. They aren't trying to wow with anything but properly prepared breakfast dishes that have been around for awhile and give you lots of choices. All I have been to have been clean, pretty efficient, and with a down home friendly kind of staff. Their prices are pretty good and affordable for every day eating. I hope they don't chase the cool kid market, and that they just stay true to their identity and value. Others will come and go, but I'll bet on Jimmy's being around long after the cool kids are on to their next great thing.

Agree 100%. I don't object to the nicer places, but I also like the consistent, good-if-unspectacular places, too. And I remember when Jimmy's Egg served up their own homemade bread at breakfast; always hated when they stopped doing that

As an aside, I ate at a trendy breakfast place in Dallas last October, think it was called Snooze. It was nice, food was good, but overall I didn't think it was markedly better than Jimmy's Egg. They certainly *catered* to the more hipster crowd, and that's fine, but the overall quality of the food wasn't some drastic order of magnitude better.

[Libbymin]

I'm sure this will sound wishy washy but I like being able to do both. Sometimes, I just want something that's no frills like a plate of eggs, bacon, and some waffles and then there are other times where I might want to try something that's a little different that experiments with different flavor combinations. I like Café Kacao a lot for that very reason.

[BBatesokc]

I only go to SunnySide so often because they constantly do online coupons that make eating there about 45% off - which makes it much more adorable.

[Bill Robertson]

Don’t judge, this was years ago. There used to be a strip bar at 16th & May named Sinbad’s. Pretty rough place. I left there many times holding a chair between me and the room to block flying bottles. There were always a couple girls that worked nights at Sinbad’s then went across the street to Jimmy’s Egg to work mornings serving breakfast. We would be patrons of the girls in both places.
Now, many years and life lessons later, I go to the same Jimmy’s Egg with guys I work with occasionally at the Fairgrounds. We were going to Pappy’s Diner but they don’t open until 8AM now. Very odd choice on Pappy’s part.

[ctchandler]

Bill,
I remember Sinbad's. I wasn't a frequent visitor but a computer salesman used to take us there on his expense account. Yup, a little rough. I never went there on my own.
C. T.