Jersey Joe's Coastside - Half Moon Bay

We ate here for lunch today. Food was excellent. Prices are reasonable.

I consistently have a great experience whenever I visit this restaurant. I highly recommend trying the "Works."

Good place for a burger, informal, good food, good service!

Taking a drive down the coast and want a place to stop in quick for a bite to eat? This is a great place to stop. Close to main st in HMB but off the beaten path. Good cheesesteak sandwiches or even their cheeseburger hits the spot. Awesome bacon wrapped jalapeño poppers and don't forget the sweet potato fries!!! On a trip with the kids no problem they have a kids menu!!

Let me start by confessing to some snobbery: I consider myself a cheese steak connoisseur. I lamented the dearth of quality cheesesteaks with my fellow East Coast transplants for several years after I moved to SF. All the ones I had tied felt like a shadow of an authentic cheesesteak in comparison to a true Philly classic. DC, NYC, and Philly all know cheesesteaks but the West Coast hadn't figured it out until as of late. The most commonly overlooked ingredient in an exceptional cheesesteak is neither the cheese or the steak but the bread. Jersey Joe's does the same as my (now second favorite cheesesteak place Phat Philly's in SF ; they respect the bread. Combined with the ribeye which is sliced daily and gobs of gooey white American cheese, it makes for the perfect cheesesteak. I am so glad I grabbed one before leaving HMB, it's the best cheesesteak I've had since moving out here 11 years ago. Thank you, Don, for creating this little haven for us East Coast transplants. Now, you just need to open a location in San Francisco! : May 18, 2014