Jaker's

In town for a night. The girl at the garden inn recommended jakers as a good restaurant with a bar to eat at. It was close I decided to try it out. The food was fantastic. Everything from the scones and butter they give you to the caesar salad and the Cajun bacon wrapped sirloin. Everything was perfect. If I'm ever in Idaho falls again I will definitely be back.

Food  4 stars
Server 3 Stars
Wait time for food 1 star

I've been to Jakers a couple of times in the past and it's been hit or miss with the food.

Tonight the food was excellent. We started off with the dragon tails (I think that was the name). They were breaded chicken strips dipped in their bbq sauce-like... sauce. They were tasty.

The main course was really good, I ordered the Kobe beef steak cooked medium, although it wasn't even close to the best steak I've ever had, it was the best steak I've ever had in Idaho Falls. Their Mac n Cheese was excellent, the pasta was cooked perfectly and the sauce was extremely creamy and flavorful.

My biggest problem with this place is the wait time on the food, we were there about an hour before closing and there weren't very many customers in the restaurant. We still had to wait about 40 minutes for our food to arrive.

Overall I'd definitely go again, maybe I'll try a different time of day and see if the service is faster.

I've heard raves about this place, but I used to go here a lot with an old boyfriend. Steak is always either over-cooked or under-cooked, service is slow, even on slow nights; their "Mardi Gra" buffet was absolutely awful. The etouffee was mushy, the shrimp was over-cooked, and it had no flavor. Every time I've been I've been seriously disappointed, and I think it's a joke that they were rated #1 restaurant in Idaho Falls, seriously guys? I'd like to know where this vote took place, so that my friends and I could tip the scales to someplace more worthy of this title. Food presentation is messy, everything that has any flavor is either too salty or too greasy.

The dining area is a dungeon, it's far too dark. The chairs are uncomfortable, and the tables are crammed together with barely any room for walking.

Whenever anyone asks me where they should go for food, I ALWAYS steer them away from this place, the whole place is depressing.