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Anne & I went with a bunch of friends to Jimmy V’s on Saturday night and had a pretty good time. The staff was super friendly and very accomodating by pushing together some tables for our large party. The waiter was very friendly as well.
I had their philly panini which was the bomb, and the fries weren’t too bad either. As far as bar food goes, it wasn’t too shabby. One friend order the fried calamari appetizer which I tasted and was pretty good. Not over-breaded like a lot of places tend to do. Another friend got the hummus plate appetizer, and while he thought it was good, he complained that it was a pretty small portion for the price.
I also tried one of their specialty martinis off their drinks menu (Blue Moon Martini) which was pretty good if you’re into those types of drinks.
The music in the place was pretty good too. Heard everything from Abba to Thomas Dolby to The Wiseguys and plenty of other stuff in between.
So yeah, if you’re looking for some place to eat late (we were in there around 10 and out around 11:30) with a decent atmosphere and not overcrowded (yet anyway because it’s a bit off the radar) then check it out! 8)
where is it located? Sounds pretty good.
~ME
Just south of Whittier on S.High St.
I visited Jimmy V’s recently too. I like it well enough… but why is the menu almost identical to Easy Street’s which is just a few blocks away? Even the dessert offerings are the same. It seems like Jimmy V’s just added paninis and a few different pasta dishes.
What I ordered did not taste the same as Easy’s version though. The hummus is way different with a strong cumin flavor (think taco meat). Good, but different.
I guess they are pretty similar, but I think those are pretty standard menu choices for bar food. Especially if a bar wants to be a little “hip” these days, they’ll always have a hummus appetizer and a calamari appetizer. :roll: It’s becoming so standard that it really doesn’t make your menu stand out from the rest. Oh well… i like both of those kinds of food.
I’ve only been to Easy Street twice (one for dinner, one for breakfast) and I liked their breakfast much more. Good “triple bypass” omelette there. :D
My fiance and I went to dinner here before going to Shakespeare in the Park last night and had a very good experience. We sat on the back patio, which has this cool waterfall and is very cozy. We had the buffalo wings appetizer which was outstanding, and then both got the gyro dinner which was excellent as well. On top of that we each had two drinks from the bar that were in the happy hour special. Our total bill was under $30 for all that!
Yes, I know it is located in German Village and not Victorian Village, but no restaurant is perfect… and I really recommend it! ;)
As much as I like Easy Street (and George), I have to say the gyros from Jimmy V’s are better. I think it’s that the tzatziki (sp) is more of a sauce here, whereas Easy Street it’s chunkier…all I know is, I love these Gyros and they’ve become my regular Saturday Afternoon Carryout food.
One other note, I picked up my regular during one of the world cup games, and if you ever want to sit in a place filled with people WAY into soccer, next time the games are on this is the place to be. I’m pretty sure out of the 50 or so people there, I was the only one who had English as a first language, and it was actually really cool.
I love their twisted feta, but I always have to order more bread. What they give on the dish is far from enough.
I have only been to Jimmy V’s a couple of times and I love it!! I have been there for lunch and the staff is awesome!!
Anyone else think the food at Jimmy’s has gone downhill? The gyros are still good, but anything that requires some care in the kitchen — anything with a sauce — seems to get a cup of cinnamon. So in the end, tomato-based sauces make me think of pumpkin pie. It’s as if someone got the idea that Greek food uses cinnamon, so a boatload of it must make the food authentic.
I haven’t been there in a few months, but I was thinking about going sometime soon… the chicken panini I had there last time was great.
I know some people say their hummus is good, but personally I think it has a little too much cumin in it (I don’t even put any cumin in it when I make it at home). Maybe they like to overload with all sorts of spices? :lol:
I usually use a little at home (toasting cumin seeds in a dry pan on the stove, then grinding them – toasting first gets rid of the sharp, harsh rawness). It’s the basil in the hummas at Jimmy’s that’s odd to me.
Yeah, it gives it a slight olive-green color too, which is always weird. The hummus at Victorian’s Midnight Cafe uses even more basil than that and something spicy too. It’s very green and spicy. Not sure if you could even still call it hummus?