Jill's Diner

My new breakfast spot!  You will find your typical breakfast food here, nothing fancy.  But they do it well!  Best pancakes I've ever had, bar none!  Great prices and awesome staff!  Reminds me of a little diner I went to as a little girl with my dad back home.

For some reason I feel really really guilty of writing a bad review of this place.  Maybe it's because I'm from out of town and this is the first review.  Anyway, take my review with a grain of salt, please.

I was traveling from Michigan to Nashville, TN.  I stop in Columbus because of it's oddity as a hidden architectural gem in the Midwest and it's about half-way in between.  Jill's Diner is located in downtown Columbus just a few minutes off of I-65.  

The decor is that of a diner.  It was not fancy at all.  The walls were bare and unadorned.  Everything in the restaurant was practical and served a purpose, nothing excessive to get in your way.  The restaurant was clean.

There was only one guy working.  By "working" I mean that he was the host, server, cook and busser.   He did it all.  He wasn't the fastest guy but he was nice.  Well, I got the meatloaf special.  The meatloaf was good but it was served cold.  It came with mashed potatoes that had like a dried out film on the outside, probably from sitting too long.

I think the main problem was that I stopped at 2pm between the lunch and dinner crowd and it was just one man doing it all.  It seems like a good place with a good menu.  I'd try it again but I'd go during busier hours so hopefully it would be run better.

OK, I'm a Chicago Yankee, so what do I know from biscuits and gravy?
All I can tell you is that Jill's ties with Ole's in Alameda, CA for the best I've ever had. They're just different.  Jill's is made with some very tasty high-quality pork sausage, and the gravy is delicious and peppery.

If you've never been to Columbus, Indiana, suffice to say it's a planner's dream. I've never seen a place where the lines of new and old buildings are so well integrated. Definitely worth a visit.