Address and Contact Information
Address: 3908 Prince William Pkwy, Woodbridge, VA 22192
Website: https://www.joesadiner.com/
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Reviews
Cons: Small, lack of service, under-cooked items, limited breakfast menu selection.
My wife and I decided to revisit after having a rough first visit shortly after they opened a few years ago. We had high hopes for this diner, considering we don’t have many choices for a good breakfast in Woodbridge minus the chains. Unfortunately we had a rough first visit, and this visit wasn’t any better.
Atmosphere:
On the outside, the diner appears small, with little bit of a tight parking lot. There’s about a dozen tables and a few seats at a small bar. There’s a slight diner-like feel to it, but not much to the interior outside of some pictures on the wall. You walk in and have a register/seating station immediately to your left.
Menu:
The menu is fairly basic with just a breakfast side and a lunch side. The breakfast side has a ‘griddle’ section (really just pancakes, french toast, and waffles, an omelet section with a few simple omelets, a ‘specials’ with a small variety of breakfast like combinations, and also a breakfast sandwiches (2 sandwiches) and kid section. The lunch has a bit more to choose from with some apps, salads, sandwiches, subs, burgers, sides, and beverages, with also a kids menu. The one positive I noticed was menu prices were pretty good.
Food:
My wife ordered the western omelet, which came with hashbrowns and toast, and I ordered the breakfast combo (2 eggs, hashbrowns or home fries, a breakfast meat (bacon), and a choice of waffle, french toast, or pancakes). I ordered my eggs over medium, and both ordered the hashbrowns crispy.
Our food took approximately 25-30 minutes to come out, surprising considering how basic the order was, and with no visits from our server between for drink refills. When our food finally arrived, I first noticed portion size was lacking. I had what appeared to be one and a half strips of bacon, with one crumbled into 3 smaller pieces, together maybe making one good strip at a regular place. My hash browns were really only a few fork fulls worth of potatoes. I cut into my eggs and realized they were way under-cooked for ordering over-medium, the hash browns seemed almost just warmed up, under-cooked for “crispy”, and the bacon was dry and didn’t appear fresh. My wife’s omelet was also under-cooked with the middle being runny. They use was seems like kraft cheese slices for the cheese, and just a little bit of diced veggies for the middle, it was mainly under-cooked egg. The untoasted ‘toast’ was the best part of her meal.
Service:
We weren’t really greeted, more just asked how many and pointed towards a table area. Our server wasn’t very friendly either, and said little outside of just asking if we wanted drinks and if we were ready to order. She didn’t visit to check on us during our long wait, nor say anything about our wait time. We would have mentioned our food being under-cooked and not prepared correctly if she had checked on us or we had seen her after she dropped off our food. She eventually dropped off a receipt and didn’t ask about our food. I wasn’t sure if we paid at our table or at the register, I ended up walking up and checking out with someone else, who also didn’t say anything to us.
Overall, we were disappointed. Between lack of service and the under-cooked and incorrectly prepared food, we don’t see any reason to return nor can recommend. Other than the lower prices, we couldn’t find any positives about our experiences. However, it’s not worth the price if you’re not going to enjoy your visit or your food. We hope another diner comes to Woodbridge that focuses on good food with great service.