LIL JOE'S ON DEL PASO BOULEVARD: ICON OR LEGEND?

This morning after circling the area twice I pulled into Lil Joe's at 1710 Del Paso Boulevard. It's been at least 20 years since I was in Lil Joe's. Not much has changed.

As I walked inside I realized just how small the restaurant was. The guy behind the counter looked at me & said "anywhere you want". As I made my way to a booth I noticed that the floor was sticky. The tables were pink Formica. The tables were dirty too. It was just a dirty place. I remember the whole time I was there I was concerned that my car would get broken into.

Del Paso Boulevard is a far cry from Beverly Hills, but c'mon why is this place so dirty. Don't get me wrong, I had high hopes before doing this review.

Lil Joe's is a part of Sacramento History.

My only hope is that Lil Joe's family has absolutely no connection to this place anymore. Lil Joe's may be a Sacramento Icon, but it's not a legend anymore.

With that brief introduction out of the way, let me get to the review of my meal.

A few days ago on Craigslist I had noticed an ad from Lil Joe's offering a breakfast special with coffee for just $5.00. This is what brought me in this morning.

As I sat at the booth my feet were sticking to the floor. Looking around the place I saw a crumpled napkin on the floor. One of the chairs at a nearby table had holes in the seat cushion. How tacky can you get. Like take this chair out to the dumpster already.

Finally my server arrived. I am not a scholar of the English language, but my server was terrible with her communication skills. Quite frankly she could barely communicate with me.

I told her about the special I had seen on the Internet & she nodded her head. I wasn't quite sure if she knew how I wanted my eggs or for that matter, I don't know if she really understood anything I said.

I asked for creamer for my coffee & she walked over to another table bringing me one of the dirtiest creamer dispensers I had ever layed my eyes upon. It even had dried egg on it.

Finally my food arrived. Eggs were a little runny, hash browns greasy & the sausage was pink on the inside. Right now I am asking my Lord & Savior Jesus Christ to not let me get sick from eating this meal.

If in fact these are new owners, I hope Lil Joe's children can't somehow buy this place back & restore it. Breathe some life into the place. It deserves a new beginning. Wouldn't you agree?

Jesus, even the original chrome cash register was dirty.

Lil Joe must be rolling over in his grave....

The total for my meal was $5.43.

I apologize to my readers for this review. Maybe if I win the Lottery I will buy the place myself & restore it.

Out of respect to Lil Joe I give this place 1 Star. Because if you remember, Lil Joe would always say "I spin the lucky star for you" & he would always say "God Bless"

Unfortunately, I will not be going back to this place....