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Jinky's Cafe

1447 2nd St, Fl 1, Santa Monica, CA 90401-3458
310-917-3311
Ranked #15 of 339 restaurants in Santa Monica
4.0 of 5 stars 44 Reviews
Price range: INR56 - INR1,126
Cuisines: American
Good for: Child-friendly, Groups, Outdoor seating
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch
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Good for: Child-friendly, Groups, Outdoor seating
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch
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Poway, California
Contributor
11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Lots of breakfast choices. Enjoyed our breakfast of eggs, bacon and pancakes. My only negative comment was the employees were not warm or very welcoming. More

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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

The menu was mostly all day breakfasts and sandwiches, like Denny's. But don't be fooled, they put a lot of passion into their food and you can taste it! Service was good from the waitresses, but not so much the waiters. Overall very happy with this place and will come back. More

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London, United Kingdom
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

Thanks to this amazing cafe, every Saturday morning my boyfriend requests Santa Monica 'Jinky' eggs! We ate here for three mornings and were always eager to see what we could order next. An amazing place with excellent customer service... Even when I asked for 'one' pancake which the waitress admitted she had never heard off! We can not to wait... More

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Peterborough, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

The food is excellent and they cater for the cheaper pocket, homecooked food is all over the menu !! More

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manchester
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

We ate a fantastic breakfast, between us we had the lot, waffles, pancakes, eggs, bacon and they do wonderful brekfast potatoes called " tater tots" Its clean reasonabley priced and food and service is very good. More

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See 5 more reviews by davidmlowe for Santa Monica
Terrace BC Canada
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

We were walking around looking for somewhere to have breakfast, when we stubled across Jinky's Cafe! It was really busy, and we almost left. Within 5 minutes we were sitted, and probably 8 minutes after ordering....our food was infront of us! Excellent! Will be back next time in the area!! More

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London
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

The food was great, the service was brilliant; a great way to start the day. Went to Jinky's everyday whilst in LA More

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Chicago
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2012

Ate here and liked it enough to return a second time in a week. Breakfest menu was extensive and had some interesting items. Service was good and location was right at the Prominade, a couple of blocks from the beach and pier. It's a small place but we had no trouble getting right in. I imagine there could be a... More

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Halifax, Canada
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5 reviews 5 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

daily breakfast was super, awesome place friendly and clean More

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See 4 more reviews by mrtattoo1963 for Santa Monica
Interlaken NJ
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2012

We chose to eat here everyday....Breakfast was awesome-Great egg white omelets and even though we didn't indulge in pancakes or waffles, they looked scrumptious....Priced the way breakfast should be, this was a terrific place to start the day! More

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