J Christophers Restaurant Review

The family decided to check out J. Christopher’s in Ivy Walk which opened at the end of 2007. Since we never had a J. Christopher’s locally in Smyrna Vinings, I have visited it for lunch before, but never felt it worthwhile to trek off to one of the other metro Atlanta locations for breakfast.

But now that we have one conveniently located here in Smyrna in the Ivy Walk development at the corner of Atlanta Road and Cumberland Parkway, who can resist hopping out of bed in the morning and checking it out for breakfast.

J. Christopher’s is open from 7am -2pm daily, so this is more of a breakfast/brunch kind of place with some sandwiches, soups and salad thrown in for the more traditional lunch crowd (but who doesn’t want to eat pancakes for lunch).

J. Christopher’s has a lot to offer from pancakes, french toast, waffles, eggs every way imaginable, and skillets. All of these items come in a variety of flavors, styles, etc. I’m sure you could eat here everyday for a month and not repeat yourself. And to make it even harder, they throw in a lot of seasonal specials as well.

My kids decided to try out the children’s menu. My son went for the more sensible breakfast with scrambled eggs, a blueberry pancake, bacon and fruit. My daughter decided to get her chocolate fix out of the way first thing in the morning and went for the chocolate chip pancakes with hot chocolate to drink. Their breakfast selections were great and between the two of them, I think there was enough food to feed the whole family. Definitely not your typical kid’s meal. And two thumbs up on the hot chocolate.

I decided to try a skillet with corned beef, hash browns, two sunny side eggs. Add a dash or two of hot sauce and I was all set. Accompanied with a glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice (can’t go wrong with fresh-squeezed OJ).

My wife opted for the Pantry Feast, which I believe means anything and everything that they’ve got back there in the kitchen is coming out on your plate. It included two blueberry crunchcakes (pancakes with some granola baked in for a nice twist), two eggs, bacon, oven-roasted potatoes and fresh fruit.

If you’re thinking that this sounds like a lot of food, you must be clairvoyant, observant or maybe you’ve already eaten there. Bring your appetites because they’re not shy about portion size and the food is so good it’s hard to not try and eat it all. Perhaps this explains why they won My Fox Atlanta’s Best Breakfast for 2007.

Location:One Ivy Walk
1675 Cumberland Parkway
678-213-0312

OPEN 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM DAILY

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