JoJack’s Espresso Bar & Cafe

Portsmouth, United States

4.2

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20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Telephone:
+1 757-483-1483
Website:
www.jojackscafe.com
Address:
5700 Churchland Blvd, Portsmouth, VA, 23703
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Good For
Breakfast, Brunch
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
No
Caters
Yes
Good for Working
Yes

Today

Today 6:30 am – 8:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Portsmouth) 17:31 Thursday, 26 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 6:30 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 6:30 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 6:30 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday 6:30 am – 8:00 pm
Friday 6:30 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday 7:30 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday 7:30 am – 3:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Unique Food & Beverage choices in a Clean & Comfortable Café. JoJack’s offers many unique choices whether you are looking for high quality & Homemade food or Premium & Organic coffee. We have many selections that can accommodate anyone from Gluten-​free to Vegetarian and Vegan choices. We offer Award winning burgers, panini, and some of our own creations that are worth coming back to try time & again.

Our service is professional, quick and convenient. We offer drive-​through service, as well as, call-​ahead and counter service when you dine-​in. We also have an APP that you can order and pay right from your phone. We also have free wi-​fi in our café that you can use to surf the web or get some work done and our friendly staff will take great care of you.

In addition to JoJack’s serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, we also cater for special events from 10 – 300 people. We will create a menu to fit your theme or we will accommodate your requests. JoJack’s offers drop off catering as well as full service from set-​up to clean-​up as well.

Our soups, sauces, dressings and desserts are homemade and made from the highest quality. We utilize our local farmers and vendors as much as possible to give the freshest products to you, our valued customers. We know you will love our Café, as we have won Best of Hampton roads for 8 years and retailer of the year in 2011.

History

Established in 2006.

Dan & Renae McConnell have been in the restaurant business for 30+ years. Our Café is named after our Children and it is a real «MOM & POP» establishment.

We have been a staple in our neighborhood for Great food and Service as well as Premium coffee and desserts. Our customers keep coming back for more from Breakfast to Dinner to try the new and unique specials that we provide.

Meet the Business Owner

Renae M.

Business Owner

I Worked in restaurants all of my life, and always knew I would own my own some day. I have worked in many different types of Restaurants and Bars, from a 50’s/60’s diner to fine dining.

I am an accomplished chef with an associate’s degree in Hospitality Management. I enjoy trying new recipes and studying food and cultures. Coffee is a fascinating area to learn about and I enjoy learning more and more every year.

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20 reviews of JoJack’s Espresso Bar & Cafe

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Place rating: 5
Portsmouth, VA
This place!!! SO GOOD!
French inspired café with great expresso and even better menu!
Won’t be able to find anything else like this is in the area!!! Bonus! It has a drive-​thru!
Place rating: 5
Laguna Niguel, CA
This café totally took me by surprise. I was expecting a quick sandwich on my lunch break and it ended up being the absolute best club sandwich ever! I got the «San Marco club» and I’m pretty sure I’m coming here more often. The inside dining was quiet, clean, and well maintained. Totally loved it
Place rating: 3
Portsmouth, VA
Sunday was my first time here and surprisingly it wasn’t crowded. I ordered the Big Breakfast which comes Two eggs and your choice of bacon or sausage, with potato cakes or roasted potatoes, two pancakes or toast and fresh fruit. I ordered mine with sausage, potato cakes and pancakes. I sat at a table in the private room in the back and waited for my food. It took 20 minutes for my food to come out which I found to be a bit long especially since there weren’t many people inside. I didn’t like the way my plate looked and the portions seemed a bit small to me. when the menu said fruit was included I was expecting a mix of fruit not 3 thin slices of apple. The food itself was fine, nothing special. I might come again and try something different from the menu.
Place rating: 5
Norfolk, VA
A wonderful little spot for fabulous coffee and sweet treats. Great for a breakfast drive thru or a nice casual lunch. Excellent list of beverages for coffee lovers, tea drinkers and smoothie enthusiasts. Definitely will be a repeat trip for me.
Place rating: 5
Chesapeake, VA
A friend and I often visit this little gem of a restaurant. I can honestly say I have never had a bad meal or bad experience at this restaurant. Everything is fresh and delicious. I am a huge fan of their salads, and I am very picky about my salads.
Place rating: 5
Gainesville, VA
Visiting for a school event I found this place on Unilocal.The menu is right up my alley. Fresh ingredients and vegetarian options. Homemade soups, delicious salads and burgers. I stopped in for lunch the first day and had a delicious salad with homemade basil vinaigrette and a delicious latte. I came back for breakfast and had eggs Benedict. Cooked to perfection and hot. Staff friendly and comfortable area with the local paper to read.
Place rating: 4
Portsmouth, VA
This café was referred to me by a neighbor when I moved to this area. My husband and I have made this our go to place for breakfast on Saturday mornings. This restaurant is def. a hidden gem in Churchland. The food and atmosphere is always pleasant and good. The employees are always nice and welcome you with a smile. I’ve never left this establishment disappointed.
Place rating: 5
Norfolk, VA
I love this place! They have a different soup every day and sometimes two. Their breakfast, lunch and evening dinner is phenomenal. Do yourself a favor and just stop in and check out their menu!
Place rating: 4
Jacksonville, NC
I would give this place a full 5 stars, if only the service weren’t so slow! The food is DELICIOUS! I haven’t had anything there that wasn’t good and worth the wait. I highly recommend them. However, if you go when they’re busy, you should expect to wait 20 – 30 minutes for your food. When you get it, you’ll still be glad you waited because the food is amazing, but it’s just excessive. My recommendation is to stop in and grab some menus and call in your order. Then you can take your time getting there and you won’t notice the wait. :-)
The Piadines are AMAZING, but I don’t think I’ve had anything I didn’t like yet.
Place rating: 5
Chesapeake, VA
The breakfast at this place is absolutely superb. The harvarti ham and cheese omelet being my favorite. Also the banana fosters coffee. Wonderful spot and also excellent service definitely worth a visit.
Place rating: 5
Portsmouth, VA
So I’ve now had breakfast/​brunch here twice & lunch about 3 times. Every visit I leave looking forward to my return. Today I had the Capesante PLP which is a delicious scallop sandwich with bacon on a soft roll with arugala, it was amazing! The staff was quite courteous to my elderly father & his miscellaneous questions, I’ll be back again & again!
Place rating: 3
Sunnyvale, CA
Coffee was ok. Not fresh, but caffeinated. There were a lot of people working and very few patrons, yet it took about 5 mins to get the order. Chai latte was acceptable, but it tasted like it was prepared from a power mix. Dining area was cute and there was outdoor seating.
Place rating: 4
Fayetteville, NC
Always good. Unilocal reviews brought me here and didn’t disappoint. Good coffee. Really good food. Good service. Decent atmosphere, location, and dining area.
Place rating: 5
Portsmouth, VA
This is a delightful expresso bar. All of the drinks are top of the line, I’m slowly working through the entire coffee menu. The atmosphere is cute and cozy and the employees are always friendly. The display of your meal is always taken into consideration with little fruit garnishes etc.
This is a frequent stop for me when I have visitors in town.
Place rating: 5
Portsmouth, VA
After ordering lunch here several times I decided to bring my husband and try their breakfast. It was SO good! And sooooo much food. Before today I’d only had take out from here and had never been inside. It’s cozy inside but not too cramped and there’s a small room off to the side that’s more intimate looking. I got the big breakfast and my husband got the country big breakfast. Everything was nice and hot when it came out and everything tasted fresh and homemade. The gravy on the biscuits and gravy was especially good-​it was definitely made in house and didn’t have that floury taste that some have. Would definitely recommend it and come back. Love that they serve breakfast all day on the weekends!
Place rating: 4
Chesapeake, VA
Good place to eat with an eclectic menu. We’ll come after church with friends or occasionally by ourselves.
Seating can be a bit dicey at times.
Place rating: 2
Hampton, VA
This is an update a much earlier review. My wife and I have had dinner here many time including meals, sandwiches, salads, take-​outs and just drinks.
About a week ago we visited to try the new dinner menu. I had the Ginger Shrimp Scampi with Linguine Pasta while my wife had the Feta Stuffed Chicken Breast.
My wife’s chicken was really dry. She finished it anyway. My shrimp was so salty I left half the meal. Both of us had the grilled asparagus which was cooked ok. It was shame that they cut the asparagus in half and served the stalk half without seeing if it was tender.
During our meal the staff was really busy cleaning up which was pretty annoying. It was not that close to quitting time anyway. Always in the past someone has dropped by the table to ask about the meal and spoke when we left. This time they were so busy attempting to get the place cleaned up they forgot all about the few of us who were still at the tables.
It will be awhile before we try JoJacks again. Hope the downhill slide is not experienced again.
Place rating: 4
San Diego, CA
Everything is so good! I got an iced nutty buddy latte which was delish. The omelettes are good along with all of the other breakfast dishes. I have not tried lunch but would assume it is just as good.
You order at counter and the staff brings your order to the table. I was impressed by friendliness of all the staff. The fruit was super fresh!
Place rating: 3
Newcastle, WA
Came back with my husband and son. Friendly server was patient while we figured out what to get. She let my son completely change a burger to what he wanted. Husband got the San Marco. I mentioned the salad with tuna and the girl said it was good so I got it.
Didn’t take long and they weren’t busy. Overall clean, just one table needing to be wiped.
My dressing was out so I chose another but then another gal asked if I wanted to wait while they made it. I agreed.
The burger looked amazing. My son ate a lot before saying it tasted like sausage. It was smoked bacon so we thought maybe that caused the flavor. But we both tasted it and agree it was strange, it tasted like sausage???
The turkey sandwich was good. Lots of meat.
My salad came out later than the other meals while they made the dressing. The blackened tuna tasted good. It was thin, not a thick tuna steak like I was imagining lol. The grilled veggies were good and different on a salad. The dressing was spicy. The lettuce was fresh and crisp.
Overall a good meal but seems expensive for a small sandwich shop you know?
But my stomach didn’t like the meal and I went straight home. I really want to like this place. The food is food. The burger was weird though… and obviously my tuna caused a tummy issue. I’ll be back to try something else another time…
Place rating: 3
Norfolk, VA
I entered JoJack’s not having an appetite for anything in particular and completely unfamiliar with their options. Next thing I know, I was ordering everything… and changing my mind. But I finally settled on the Bordeaux burger. It is described as being seasoned and topped with grilled prosciutto, provolone cheese and their signature garlic mayo. This burger was almost amazing. I picked it apart towards the end to identify what flavor I wasn’t loving. Turns out it’s the mayo. Their «signature»? Well it’s kinda overwhelmingly garlicky. Also the burger was super greasy to the point of dripping. What a mess to eat.
I couldn’t resist the cold beverages. I got a Janalto Frappé. A vanilla frappé with Irish cream, caramel flavors, and a shot of espresso. Dare I say, this drink completely rivals all Frappuccinos.
I will definitely come back to JoJack’s but exclusively for my caffeine habit.