Chris’s Jeffco Diner

Love, Love, absolutely Love this place. It’s a small spot, but the food is awesome. When I think of down home breakfast places, this hit it for me! The food is made fresh to order and the portions are huge. The flavors are spot on. Made me feel like I was at home. The biscuits and gravy are a must. Bacon was thick and cooked just right. I loved the sweet tea as well. When I go back to St. Louis for a visit, this is my breakfast spot everyday I’m there… lol

Excellent breakfast, great prices, small whole in the wall Diner. Beats all the corporate chains

Ok, I am not a huge fan of «hole in the wall» diners, but this place is very great! The establishment is not a Denny’s or one of those big chain restaurants, however, the service is excellent, and next to Hodak’s, some of the best fried chicken you will ever have in the St. Louis metro area.
My mom kept ranting and raving about this place so I had to try it. The place on the outside looked run down and the place could use a lot of TLC on the inside. They also do not accept debit cards or credit card payments. It is strictly cash only.
However, you can get a half fried chicken dinner for $ 6.99. That is fairly cheap. The portions for your sides are also fairly huge.
I also had a hankering of dessert, so I ended up having a piece of peanut butter pie. It was ok, but for the price, I have had more expensive desserts.
I highly recommend Chris’ diner if you are curious about small restaurants.

TRY THIS DINER! You will be surprised to find that it is great. It seems like a little hole in the wall and never seems packed. We stopped by one night after having a few drinks around 1am. We were the only ones in the restaurant besides the one waitress/​cook. She was super friendly and had great people skills. We talked and she got us our drinks and just had a good time before ordering our food. We got the fried chicken special which was only $ 5.99 for half a chicken and some sides. She took our order then went back and started cooking it. Since we were the only ones there she was having a great time chatting with us and cooking our food. It came out in a timely manner and was delicious. The décor was great but the only thing wrong with the place was it just felt like a dirty old hole in wall diner. Which I guess is what it is but it could use some cleaning up or better lighting or something. Overall, great food, employees, prices, and menu!

Overpriced, don’t take credit cards. Service was bad. Food was sub par. Won’t be going back.

They have the best fried chicken in St. Louis .the service is always great. Very friendly waitress. Will be back. Great chocolate pie

Had breakfast there and was under the impression this was a smoke free facility
It was very obvious there were smoking in the building …
I asked the waitress and she said it was a strong scent of onion???
Other people made the same claim of smelling smoke…
Looking in the the kitchen and the cook was stack orders on top of each other.
I think ours were on the the bottom.
I think there’s serious code violations going on.
Hated the second hand smoke so we won’t be back…
Yuck!!!

always quick. Cooked the way Mommy use to cook it and very reasonable. Cute waitress’ also

If you have «cash only» this is the place to eat!!! Food & service is totally awesome. Waitress’s are super friendly. Homemade food is always good — right? Try them you’ll be back.

Friendly service, good food and cheap prices. Worth a try for sure! Cash only, so be prepared. Everything we ordered was cooked perfectly. Pancakes are huge and the bacon is crisp. I hope they’re around for awhile!

Excellent food, GREAT prices and friendly staff. Nice little diner. I come almost every week. It’s that good.

Had to go out to a business meeting in Arnold this morning — didn’t get breakfast when I left, and happened to need to stop by the Dollar store next door to pick up some items when I spotted this little hole in the wall place.
Certainly nothing fancy, a typical «Greasy Spoon, but they served up a great breakfast… For $ 7.95 — 2 Eggs, Biscuits and Gravy, Home Fries, and Toast. Sweet Tea was sweetened just right. Waitresses were very friendly, and service was excellent.
If I ever find myself in Arnold again near breakfast time, I won’t hesitate to stop in again.
Helpful tip — they do not accept Credit or Debit cards — Cash Only.

In the heart of Arnold, you’ll find this little hoosier roost that knows how to serve up a good breakfast. Looking for something fancy? Look somewhere else. Looking for a great, filling breakfast the way mom used to make it? Looking for 1970’s style paneling? Look no further. This is a classic truck stop, but without the trucks or 24-​hour service.
I had a breakfast sandwich (choice of meat, egg, cheese on your choice of toast) for just $ 1.69? McDonald’s can just barely keep their prices this low.
Be warned, though, there are only seats for 20 or 30 in here, so you may have to wait for a seat on weekends. Surprisingly, too, nobody was smoking in here. I kept looking for a No Smoking sign, but there wasn’t one — I still don’t get it. The signs say they are open for lunch and dinners on Fri-​Sat (all-​you-​can-​eat catfish for $ 9.50). Pretty sure there’s never liquor.