Savvy Jack's Southern Gourmet

12/10/11

The best breakfast you will ever eat !!!!!

by YankeeinTampa at Citysearch

This place is great! It's like walking into a restaurant in rural France. It's run by a 70 something classically trained French chef Roget and his wife Nicole (Jack was the old owner) who are there because they just love to cook and don't want to retire. This is four star fare at very reasonable prices. Everything is made fresh to order. If service seems a little slow that is beause everything is prepared from scratch. It's quality over quickness. Try the eggs benedict - you won't be disappointed!

05/29/10

Friendly Service and Great Omlette

by kristintt at Citysearch

Very friendly, quick service this morning and the specialized omelette I ordered couldn't have been tastier. Chef Jack in his chef attire with tall hat even came out to show me the omelette before I took it to go. It was like a work of art.

09/06/09

Great little family owned restaurant

by travistragic at Citysearch

I go to Savvy Jack's all the time because it's within short walking distance from my home. From what I can gather it's a small husband-wife run establishment with maybe one or two other employees (likely related; all French) at most.

Everybody is super cordial and polite, the homey environment is warm and a great mellow place for either a date or a hangover (or both), the food is great at a low price, and on a casual morning you'll have plenty of chance to converse with the staff, something I value about any restaurant I go to.

I've never gotten sick eating there, but I do recommend staying away from some of their odder (maybe Frenchier) specials they have posted at the entrance. If an omelette with cream cheese sounds weird to you, that's because it is, and it tastes exactly like you'd imagine.

• Pros: Awesome food, environment, and staff
• Cons: Stay away from curious sounding specialties

05/09/09

Great service, wonderful food

by SCinTPA at Citysearch

Everything is prepared fresh and the burgers with homefries are the best in Tampa. Highly recommend it!

• Pros: Freshly prepared, locally owned and friendly

08/24/08

Food poisioning from the food.

by encorenomore at Citysearch

I went their for breakfast. Something they served was bad and I got food poisioning from it. When I called them to let them know something was spoiled, they were very rude to me and called me a liar.

Of course, I won't go back.

• Pros: They serve coffee.
• Cons: You may get sick from the food and they won't care.