Sara J’s

Great little place by my house. Good to get a fast breakfast and coffee. Good job Sara

Awesome Breakfast food! I loved it. The owner is very sweet and her service was great. The only thing is that its more of a self serve place, which I had no problem with. The atmosphere was home like and I definitely recommend coming here with a small group. It is a small place so its not good to sit and eat with a group larger than 4. I definitely recommend eating here.

Heard amazing things about this place from my massage therapist. Went for breakfast at 10 AM. Place was empty.
There’s one table with 3 chairs under a small wall mounted tv and then 6 stools along the counters that face the windows. There’s NO bathroom.
First off, they were out of pancake mix. I am not sure how you can be a breakfast place with a very limited menu and run out of any of the items on your menu. They do not offer you water for your table– and have a refrigerator with a limited selection of drinks– bottled water, Coke and diet Coke, Pepsi and Arnold Palmer. No bottled juice.
The food we did get was delicious (hence the 3 stars). I got the mushroom and onion omelette which comes with home fries and toast for $ 6. The home fries were the same chunky potato kind you get at most places but on the menu board it lists that you can get them BBQ, buffalo or bacon and cheese. I also got the French toast which was so incredible– not sure if it was just some cinnamon and sugar that it is dipped in along with the egg but I devoured it.
Food is served on styrofoam plates with plastic silverware– so the environmentalist in me cringed inwardly as the food came over.
I had also heard that this is the place in Wallingford to get cupcakes– and that they are so good and popular you have to get there early to find any available. Again, we were there at 10 AM today and there were only 5 cupcakes in the display case– 2 oreo and the other one was some kind of vanilla cake with pinkish red frosting– there were 3 of those.
In the end I am conflicted about this place. I would totally go there again if I knew they would have all the ingredients in stock to make the food they offer. I love cupcakes but if there is no selection available at 10 AM why bother coming later (and I am not going to get up early just to buy cupcakes.) It just seems like the owners aren’t really interested in making a profit and developing a local following because they choose not to be prepared for large numbers of customers.

For breakfast, steamed cheeseburgers or amazing cupcakes Sara J’s is one of a kind delicious!

Situated in front of Silversmith Park in what used to be the Big Belly Deli, Sara J’s is quick, homemade style, and worth every penny. To start with, the décor, which some may turn their nose up at, is rustic; a gem in modernized Wallingford that brings to mind the little mom & pop take-​outs up in the nether regions of Maine. The walls are board, decorated with license plates and restaurant nostalgia. If you’re looking for a fancy place, get your food here and take it someplace fancy. It really hits the spot. The employees, of which I’ve only ever seen two, are incredibly nice people who go the extra mile to ensure you’re happy with your order. They don’t forget the little things that many places do, such as napkins and plastic cutlery. The flavor of the food is above average, but I couldn’t give it top marks only because I’m a firm believer in the use of spices; something they likely avoid to serve the average customer who may not like such added flavor. The dining area is very small, so if you bring a group of 10+ people, it will overflow into the counter space. I will continue to go to Sara J’s. I’ve never been disappointed, nor do I ever expect to be.

I go here for the hot dogs and cupcakes! The hot dogs are foot long, split, grilled to perfection, and nestled in a toasted buttered roll. It doesn’t get any better than that. Oh, and the cupcakes are divine! Sara comes up with great flavor combinations all the time. I’m so glad I live so close to Sara J’s :)

I go here often. There ususlly quick with service. They have a great bacon, egg, & cheese sandwich. They make fantastic homefries. They also make them in a ‘buffalo’ flavor. Sara makes crazy flavored cupcakes which are just delishes. For lunch they cook a few good things like steamed cheesburgers.