Jimmy's An American Restaurant & Bar

08/16/08

Jimmy's An American Restaurant by Carole B. at InsiderPages

Contributor at Insider Pages

Cache-Cache, Campo di Fiori, & Jimmy's are separately owned but share a courtyard. Jimmy's is one story above the others & so overlooks both that courtyard as well as Smuggler Mountain. I love the ambiance...homey & stylish at the same time. Wheat-colored stucco walls with bead board wainscoating, arts & crafts-like back-lit photos of various sports that appear to be lighting fixtures, imaginatively designed track lighting, different for each area, outdoor balcony dining as well as indoor.

The menu is strictly American & instead of bread, a plate of soft pretzel sticks with mustard is served.

I started with a tomato, mozzarella, arugula salad served with a reduction of balsamic vinegar. The tomatoes weren't in the greatest shape & I suspect they had spent time in the refrigerator when they shouldn't have. My entree was the appetizer sized (6 oz.) crab cake. It was wonderful, certainly filling & I was glad I hadn't ordered the entree of 2, 6 oz. cakes. The price by the way is $30 for the two if eaten in the regular dining room. If eaten in the bar, $20. The bar menu is almost the same as the dining room menu & next time we'll give that a try. Although you can make a reservation for the dining room, you can't for the bar.

My husband ordered a delicious piece of Hawaiian swordfish that was topped with a mango, pineapple salsa & rested on coconut rice.

Dessert was a large pottery cookie jar filled with 6 large cookies: 3 milk chocolate chip & 3 cinnamon oatmeal raisin. The cookies were still hot & it was to be accompanied by glasses of milk which we skipped, opting for coffee. What a terrific presentation that was! We now have snacks for the next few days.

Jimmy's deserves a repeat visit. The service was friendly & efficient.

Editorial Review

by Contributor at Citysearch

Try a specialty tequila drink from their selection of 67 tequilas to accompany their seafood and steaks.