Comments on: J&M Diner

By: alan

alan — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:10:40 +0000

I have been there at least a dozen times, always early on weekday mornings. At that time (before 8:00) there are always open tables and prompt service. I did not know about the pajama thing - I feel like I have missed out. I suppose I could start a trend of customers wearing pajamas…

As far as a gender theme goes, I have seen a guy working as wait staff,but I think he lasted less than a week. Otherwise it has always been women.The grill crew has always been 2 guys. I noticed the decorations, but I saw them as more of a 40’s - 50’s diner theme decor and not gender-specific.

I agree that the portions are large for the cost. The pancakes are HUGE - 2 and a side of bacon or hash browns will fill the most hearty appetite. I usually get the “A” special with eggs, 1 pancake, sausage, and bacon. I have often left it unfinished. Coffee is fine and refills are free.

I have not found a better breakfast place in Framingham, Ashland, Wayland, or Sudbury.

By: scott

scott — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:00:17 +0000

J&M is a great place, a little pricey in my book if you’re just going to get some eggs and hashbrowns, but they do a great job. And in Framingham, it’s practically the only place in town.

Down route 30 a ways is Mels - overpriced.

Want a great diner breakfast? Head to Waltham on route 20, just east of Moody Street, and enjoy a great, inexpensive breakfast at Wilson’s Diner!

By: Lisa S.

Lisa S. — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 13:49:52 +0000

There’s always a longer wait on weekends (but there’s often a wait on weekdays too). It’s a good place to go - large portions, enough to share or take part of the meal home. The waitstaff only wear pj’s on weekends and holidays (like around the Friday after Thanksgiving). Somehow it’s a tradition. If you have a chance to read the menu, the family that owns it is really interesting. 3 kids (maybe 4?) and the wife also sings professionally. I don’t think that family sold the place but I could be wrong. I’ve read history about where they were before they bought this restaurant and it’s somewhere on the walls (framed). The staff is friendly, if you needed something you could flag anyone down and they’d make sure you got it. During the week - a lot of ‘regulars.’ We’ve even eaten at the counter on occasion when it was crowded and we didn’t want to wait.
Go back and try it out also for lunch. Great soups, too.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:40:39 +0000

Is it my imagination, or are the waitstaff wearing pajama bottoms?

By: beth grossman

beth grossman — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:51:02 +0000

Love J and M. Great ambience and food.
I wish they had smaller portions of omelets, for example, at lower prices. One omelet could easily feed 3 people. Also, wish they had shredded hash browns; a great place for those is Brittney’s in Northborough, but it is far away.
otherwise it is a local gem. beth

By: mike

mike — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:45:43 +0000

I try and hit J&M a few times a month, the food is always fantastic. I was watching Chronicle on channel 5 and they went to J&M because some of the top chefs in Boston were bringing them to the places they like to eat . The only problem is the wait on the weekend can be long.

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:07:30 +0000

How funny, my husband and I drove past that this morning, and I wondered aloud how the food was.

Thanks for posting reviews. It’s nice to know where to find good meals in the neighborhood. I’ve been eager to try the 400 since you posted about it, but haven’t gotten there when they were open.