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So the original plan was to go to Ristorante Il Porcino, but when we called at 8:30pm, we were told literally that they close at 9, but they will stay open for us to order if we get there right away, and promised not to stay past 9:15. Uh no thanks.
So, we ventured over to Claim Jumpers, which if you would like to know, is open til 10pm even on a Tuesday.
I think just about everyone has been to Claim Jumpers so I won't delve into details. Not too shabby food, ridiculous portions that appease the larger than average size person, and a decent bar. A large enough menu so everyone in the group can find something they want to eat. Did I mention the ridiculous portions? The plates are longer than my torso.
Seriously, if you leave Claim Jumpers hungry, either (1) you didn't order anything at all, or (2) well, i won't say it...
So I have been here white a few times.. The last few time I have been there I have been real disappointed.
There was one time I went I had gotten something with a biscuit. It came out harder then a rock. So they took it back and have me another biscuit. It was also hard as a rock finally the manager came by and I told her that I keep getting a hard biscuit so she takes it back and gives me another. Again it was hard. she was like well I don't think there is anything wrong with the. I think they are suppose to be that way. Ok well whatever. So she brings another and it was softer. So my guess is the biscuits were out all day and they kept serving me old biscuits.HORRIBLE
I love the fried zucchini. I use to get them all the time and I got a load of them. Now they barely give you any. They cut the serving in Half.
I just got the country fried steak. Well the Gravy was horrible. That was the worst.. I have had it before it was fine. It was sour and it was salty. It was like they took old gravy and then they seasoned it up. Well that was a huge flop.
I think they need to step their game up.
And they are pretty pricey. If your going to be pricey you need to take better care of your food.
I've been here several times and I will say, they have some really good food.
First time I had their steaks, cooked well and done right.
I had their beef stew for lunch one day and it was served in a bread bowl, which was good, but the portion of the stew wasn't very good. It was however, really really really TASTY. Man...I could eat an entire pot of that stew.
I would recommend this place to anyone who is in the area looking for a sit down restaurant. They also have a full bar. Win-Win.
Oct 2009, Fremont
OK, I was there just a few weeks ago. To tell you the truth, I don't remember what I had for dinner, so this tells you that I am not impressed with the food. I just remember it was very noisy, one big room with nice western style decor, good ambiance, but really too noisy, I could hardly hear the person sitting across from me. I read other reviews complaining about the service, but we did not have that problem.
All in all, not impressed.
Huge Portions of good home cooking and some gourmet dishes. I dare you to finish the 6 layer chocolate cake.
Ok for groups but very busy. We had a party of 8 and a reservation, but still waited 45 minutes.
This review is for Happy Hour!
I've been to Claim Jumper a couple times before for dinner, which I was always pleased with, since the portions are as big as my face and feed me for 2 days. Happy Hour is a bit different. Their appetizers are $3-$6 depending on what you get. A friend and I chose the sliders, fish tacos, onion rings, and fried zucchini.
Sliders: Yum!
Fish Tacos: meh
Onion Rings: overcooked
Zucchini: i've had better
Then we ordered the pumpkin cheesecake, which was AMAZING and (kinda) made up for the mediocre appetizers,
So one star for the sliders, one star for the pumpkin cheesecake and another star for getting me drunk off of the $4 white sangria. Minus one star for adding up to cost more than a dinner platter the size of my face, where I would've had leftovers.
My in-laws were in town from Louisiana and we decided to go to Claim Jumper for our last night. It was Sunday and it was still really busy so we sat at the bar while we waited for a table. The bartender was very nice and it was neat to watch her mix drinks. Cliff was our server and he was incredibly nice and he anticipated our needs, let us know when our food was about to come out and didn't hesitate to ask how everything was and if we needed anything. The food was really fantastic. We had cheese garlic bread. My in-laws had steak and my husband had steak and lobster and I had rotisserie chicken. It couldn't have been better and we had enough to bring home for lunch the next day! We were so full that we skipped dessert but I am hoping my husband and I will be able to come back soon so I can try a few of the yummy things I saw.
And my favorite part is the root beer barrel candies at the front!
Claim Jumpers :) mmmmmmmmmmmmm
When i graduated from my medical course my mom took me to this place and i had a mojuito drink... and a porter steak house :)
wow!
It was soo delicious and
waiters were annonying though, but the more they comes to you're table.. the better service you're getting.. water water water.. :)
Great Place!
Like any other restaurant chain Claim Jumper has everything you can ask for. There's burgers, steak, and seafood. What we found kinda weird and maybe fullfilling is that they have chicken pot pie! So I went ahead and ordered that. Our chicken pot pie was okay, but why is there a pile of fruit on the side? How is that suppose to accompany the pot pie? Rice even would make more sense!
-Service
We can in during a Wednesday evening they are pretty busy but we were seated immediately. However, I just hate it when you are eating and a waiter/waitress comes to our table and ask "How's your everything?". If we all had the guts, we all would shout, "It was good until you interrupted me!" I really don't understand why all these waiters for these chain restaurant.
Looks like Claim Jumper has a promotion. They are currently giving out game pieces after our meal. There's a graduatee prize of at least a desert, however, you cannot open your game piece until you come back to the restaurant and let server open it for you. This is quite smart to force a repeat customer.
Food is okay, but please improve in service, this might need a company reform!
I've grown pretty fond of Claim Jumper over the years. Being from martinez, it has also been one of the nicer restaurants in town and I have often gone with my family to the concord location to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, etc. In that time, we recieved great service, delicious food and experience the full ambience of CJ.
Of course, when I went to the Fremont location, it was total culture shock. This place really brought on the suck. Especially our waitress.
It was simple. We ordered entrees and waters. My boyfriend wanted a side of ranch with his meal. Nothing tooo complicated. We get our entrees in a timely manner. I drink allll of my water and am so thirsty that I steal my bf's and start drinking his.
Thirsty and ranchless, we wait for her to come by to check on us. And then we watch as she continues to tend to and check on every single table within the area except for ours. If you are going to give us crappy service, then be consistent, dont make me watch you be a good waitress for other people.
She finally comes by as my bf is almost completely done with most of his entree and asks if we need anything. We remind her about the side of ranch and she takes a note to refill our waters.
About ten minutes later, she brings the ranch and pitcher of water to refill our glasses. Except she only refills one glass.
We finish up our food and are sitting there waiting for the check. We easily were waiting at LEAST 20 minutes. This is my BIGGEST pet peeve at restaurants. I don't understand how someone can give you decent service for an entire meal (not that this particular waitress was), earning yourself a decent tip and then totally screw it up by making me wait for the bill. Laaame!
Then she finally comes by and says "oh my manager didnt bring your bill?" And I just say, "No." At this point, my debit card was sitting on the table. She says "oh I can take care of it for you" and grabs it and leaves. I would normally like to actually see the bill before I pay it, but my patience had worn waaay too thin on this one.
So disappointed. From now on, I'll stay in concord where I know I'm safe.
When I went to Claim Jumper in Carlsbad...I fell in like with it. I don't remember what I ordered, but I remember having a great dining experience. When I found out there was a Claim Jumper around here, I danced for joy. My friends and I decided to go there for dinner because we didn't want no mo dining common food.
Long wait...yea. What do you do if you're not 21 ( no bar), you stare at the dessert in the displays.
I remember what I ordered this time. Chicken Pot Pie. BOCKKKK BOCKKKK I LAVA CHICKEN POT PIE. It's so fun to poke at the crust. The pot pie was pretty big, and I was only able to finish half of it. It was good though. Thumbs up. Beats the pot pie at Marie Calendars. We had the sampler appetizer before that, which was nothing spectacular.
Sad thing was, we had no room for dessert. Oh well, next time!
I looked at the lunch menu and they had pot pie for 4 dollars less than dinner. Eh? I know dinner is usually more expensive, but it's also a bigger portion, no? Is the pot pie smaller during lunch? I doubt it. Guess I'm going for lunch next time....ORRRRRRRRRRRR the frozen food aisle of Safeway. Heyhey, it's probably the same right? Minus the fact that you aren't being served.
Tip for eating chicken pot pie: Once you break the crust, the contents inside ARE HOT. I always burn my tongue because I forget that it's hot.
Youch...not sure what happened, but CJ seems to have gone massively downhill. My husband and I went with my parents.
Ordered calamari as an appetizer - wow...not sure what happened to the fresh stuff they served. It looks like they went to see the Gorton Fisherman. For $11, I don't want to pay for half a box of frozen calamari.
Hubby ordered the Porterhouse...which was extremely hard and tough for him to chew. Our server was nowhere to be found after he deposited our food. My chicken Cesar salad was bleh at best. Even the normal 'crack' apple cinnamon muffin just wasn't that great.
My parents meal seemed all right, but they didn't care - they were just happy to see us.
This CJ wasn't that great. Maybe we'll have to compare it to other ones...but for now, this one gets a huge, ugly red X right through it.
Dined here a few times already and I gotta say tonite's "full rack" of bbq ribs was more than enough to satisfy my polar bear appetite. Before the main course, my peeps and I had some caesar salad, clam chowder, and garlic bread on the side which was enough to make me think I wasn't gonna touch even half of the ribs...but in the end it was all gone. Nothing but bones left on the plate. One word..Delicious!
Tilapia with Spanish Sauce! Mmmm. This was a pretty tasty dish, as it also came oozing with cheese and a big chunk of avocado!
Service is still slow here...though the food comes out pretty fast. Some of us showed up late, so most of our table got their main dishes before I even put in my order!
The appetizer sampler here is HUGE. You need at least 4 people to finish it and still have room for… Read more »
Okay people to prepare your stomach's for this place you must take part in a food eating contest. Honestly, the portions are huge and I am not a small eater. I ordered a full size salad and could only eat half. I guess I should have realized the portions were large since most of their entrees offer half and full sizes. If you want to finish your dinner I'd suggest not ordering appetizers and/or salads. Dessert? Wow the options are great but again the portions are large. They offer a 6 layer chocolate cake which our waiter said only 3 people have ever finished an entire slice. GOT MILK?
I was disappointed however in the fact that when making a reservation for 8 people I specifically spoke with the manager who said he promises we will be seated within 15 minutes of our reserved time. It took them 45 minutes to seat us but I made a stink about it and the manager had free appetizers delivered to our table. Okay, you redeemed yourselves. Try this place!
Been here twice now, once for dinner and once for lunch it was really good on both occasions. The portions are BIG and the food is tasty. I got the salmon caesar salad and it was delicious! At lunch I got the clubhouse with cheddar potato soup and the soup was weird, it was a lot better the first time. The sandwich was really good though. My boyfriend got the chicken pot pie and it was so good and so creamy. He said it was the best pot pie he has had.
Service was good both times, no complaints here.
We will definitely come back when we are in the Fremont area.
Went here for my birthday with the family. I've always been a fan of Claim Jumper...but not sure about this one. We started off with their spinach artichoke dip. I didn't think much of it because I've had better with more cheese and garlic to the taste. The baked potato soup was above average. Not too thick and not too runny. Their garlic cheese toast tasted well with the soup.
The Whiskey Apple Glazed Pork Loin with apple stuffing was alright. For the two sides...I ended up devouring their "simple" organic corn, since the roasted vegetables weren't all that. My brother's Ore Cart (rib and chicken combo) was large but subpar. We've definitely had better at other CJs. The ribs were dry this time. I had to fight the meat off the bone!
The best thing I've had on this special night was the red velvet cupcake. Moist and not too sweet! Can't really complain about the service or ambiance either.
I'll be back....I guess? I just hope I'll catch them on a better day.
Black tie pasta...I must always have that.
I love the portions and the service at this one location is excellent. Quick, friendly, organized. Very good stuff.
We went to CJ after being told of the portions sizes . Our waiter was horrible. He saw us waiting for him and he continued to clean tables -I actually thought he was a bus boy. When he attempted to take my order ...He told me I could not order prime rib as they only had it on Friday, Saturday and Sunday- dughh it was a Friday , wish I wouldn't have ordered it now. I had the worst prime rib I have EVER eaten - I didn't even bother taking it home to my cat, my husband had a Rib Eye Steak which was tough.. This was THE WORST MEAL I have eaten in years.....
We actually got sick from the food and had to stay in on Saturday... Portions were huge but who wants a big portion of gross???
Very dissapointed , we were so sick we had to cancel our plans on Saturday. I've been told perhaps we caught them on bad night that they are usually very good??? I sent them a complaint and they have not bothered to respond.....
2 stars at best which is shocking for me as Claim Jumper used to be something we would look forward to when we went to LA before they had any in this area. I went here for my birthday a couple days ago and was pretty dissapointed. I had the giant stuffed potatoe from the vegetarian menu which was just okay. With it i had a small side salad which had enough dressing for maybe four to five salads! I HATE returning food and rarely do it but this had to go. My mom had the cedar plank salmon which she and my dad agreed was great. However, the rice she had was extremely dry and tasteless. My dad order a steak rare. Yes, i know rare means rare, but it still means cooked. This probably had been on the grill for 2 minutes or less. Not even cooked at all. The garlic cheese toast was mediocre and didn't even taste like cheese. Overall this experience was extremely dissapointing. It got worse when the next day 2/3 of us all had gotten sick from the food. Sorry Claim Jumper, I will not be back.
I now proclaim this Claim Jumpers to be the nicest one in NorCal. Ive been around to a few since back in the day - do you remember the awesome salad bars back then? It was a meal in itself! And the humongous portions that lasted 3 days later. Times have changed and portions are controlled now since the chain has grown exponentially.
Since its chained, the food is consistent. Good and tasty. The service at this location is great. If there is ever a problem, a manager will come out and see you. Usually you get comp'd. This time the garlic toast was too hard, so they gave me a blueberry muffin and some more toast. Last time we scored a free desert cuz they brought out our appetizer while we were eating a main course. Nice.
The steaks are always good, although they ran out of prime rib at 10pm. But they accommodated by making some more but instead of slow cooking it all the way thru, they finished it off on the grill... not used to that, but it was different and great tasting. The potatoes are always good. The mini sliders could do with a thicker patty, but still ok. Bottomless drinks.
With a soda, prime rib and slider dinners and mini sunday, we got out of there for $56 which included a fat tip. Happy hour is great - awesome pricing on appetizers and drinks Good consistent, quality meat. Fresh frozen veggies, bagged soups (but good), awesome desserts, great service and decent pricing - what else could you ask for? Jump over there and claim yourself a piece O' meat!
Had lunch here a few months ago and the food was pretty good. Service was good, but this review was for the bar we hit up here this past Thursday..
We showed up and service was pretty slow, I mean it wasnt even packed and we had to flag our waitress for drinks and when we felt like ordering apps we had to flag her a few times. For an appetizer we picked a spinach artichoke dip. It arrived it looked good but the taste, ugh, it tasted "tinny", straight up from the can! We told our server and she said "thats not my favorite, I tried it once and hated it" HUH? WTF?
At least she let us switch to some boring ass chicken nachos..
Nice ambience.
Didn't like the chicken pot pie.
Good drinks.
Well, compared to the other Claim Jumpers' I've been to, this one was just ok. I usually get the Ore Cart ($28). It's my favorite, because in this dish, you get baby back ribs, beef ribs, and rotisserie chicken, plus a couple of sides. so I got the mashed potatoes and cheese bread. For those of you that do not know, Claim Jumper is known for their large portions. at this brand new location my beef ribs were a bit over cooked. the baby back ribs were actually pork spare ribs, but that didn't bother me. The chicken was moist and tender and the mashed potatoes were a little lumpy, but still good and 2 piece cheese bread was nice and warm, but they brought it out way before the meal came.
Forgot to mention, we started with The spinich artichoke dip which was served with italian bread and tortilla chips. It was quite tasty. ($10)
Since it was my brother's birthday, our waitress "surprised" him at the end with a candle lit red velvet cupcake. It was very moist and sweet, but not too sweet. I liked it.
I went here for my gfs bday, we originally called to have a party of 14, but 2 more showed up and there weren't enough seats. The manager on duty seemed annoyed with our party and instead of listening to our suggestions of combining another table, he split us up into 2 tables. After the table behind us left, we insisted in combining tables and he finally caved in.
I picked up a small bday cake that was meant for me and the bday girl only, I handed the cake to the hostess and told her I needed to use her fridge because I had just picked up the cake (4 serving size) and was running late.
After the meal was done, I was headed to the restroom while they were passing out plates, my first thought was 'this better not be for my cake'. Imagine my surprise as I'm getting back to the table and see candles stuck into my cake. I had to dice up a 6"x6" cake for 16 people. Suck it, claim jumpers.
the prme rib was good but i had the end piece of it.
so i had all the spice on the outside.. which sounds
hella good but man, as i was eating, i just had this
strong peppercorn taste in my mouthe the whooole
time. being my first time i got the potato cakes there.
& good god they are heavy. HAHA. i couldnt eat once
i started eating them. they had this big promo on the
sangria & i personally didnt care for it. the bf hated it.
the waiter was nice. forgot his anme but he was really
attentitive [sp?] the service wasnt fast but it was slow
either. soon enough i realized that the tv dinners they
have have pretty good quality in them & i could say might
be as good as the food they serve in the restaurant.
My love and I came here and ordered the halibut dish together. Our server was bragging so much about it. He convinced us, so we decided to give it a try. Eeh, if you like sweet and unflavored fish... then go to Claim Jumper! This place was a disappointment!
I have driven by this place many times but I always ended up at Panera bread. But this time was going to be different since it was a Friday dept. lunch and it sounded like 2 hrs taken off the clock. Why past it up?
This restaurant has a bar area that could stand alone as a sports bar. One of my co-workers had mentioned that the Claimjumper from the inside seems like the Awhanee Lodge in Yosemite valley with it big beam interior. The menu consists of a large variety of burgers, pastas, salads for lunch. For dinner steaks, ribs and pastas.
The lunch entrees are huge and they have this chicken pot pie that looks really tasty with a large portion of fruit ($8.95). I ordered the salmon caesar ($10.95) which was the small size but served on a regular size plate(it wasn't really small). The Romaine lettuce was topped off with moist grilled salmon, very tasty caesar dressing, parmesan cheese and garlic toast. I would definitley order this again.
The highlight was the chocolate cake, a six layer monster slice they serve ($9.95) which was very moist, melts in your mouth and had a very yummy chocolate frosting. Two orders served our parties and they sell the whole cake for $55.00. It was amazing.
Really good service for the big party. Worth coming back to
I was meeting a group for dinner and arrived early so decided to have a seat in the bar to wait and have a drink. I took a look a the HH menu and thought it was nice that it ends at 7:00 versus 6:00 when most HH end. I also looked at the reg menu because I knew it would take me some time to decide what to order. All the choices looked good and there were alot of them. I had heard the portions were large and I eat small portions and I did not want to take food to go. The bartender was quick to take my drink order and serve me and he was friendly. The bar was not yet too busy but it appeard it would get so but it is a good size and can accommodate a crowd. As my group started arriving we let the bartender know we were waiting to dine so he took our orders and gave us HH prices. We then went in to dinner and at first we had two tables near each other for our group but it as a bit awkward since we could not talk to each other. We then asked if they could at least turn one of the tables around so we would all be in the same direction because they could not put the tables together for fire hazard. They did turn the table and this was much better. The food that everyone ordered all looked good and there were no complaints. I had the halibut fish tacos with the Pablano sauce. There were two of them not too big which was good for me and the fish was flavorful, crispy coating and tender inside. The Pablano sauce was good but could have been just a bit more spicey for me. My only complaint was that they were $4.00 in the bar on HH menu and $5.95 dining and they were the same portions. I would think if you are dining you should be able to order off the HH menu if it is still HH time. Oh well not a major price difference to matter that much. This is a very spacious place and I would go back and take guests with me.
Mashed potatoes were cold. Steaks are overpriced , at least the ribeye is. My wife is vegetarian, she ordered a burger without the beef and they gave us a toasted cheese sandwich on bread.? Is it that difficult to not put a patty in the burger? No steak sauce on the tables. Our server changed like 3 times..
My family and I came here today for lunch right after my little sister's 6th grade graduation! Congratulations sis! I have always been lucky with my orders so far at Claim Jumper. They all have came out great! As always, their portions are gigantic!
I ordered the BBQ chicken salad because I felt like a healthy lunch. I also got a cup of French onion soup. The soup was good but I have had better. The salad was really good! It was lightly dressed with ranch dressing and a light drizzle of BBQ sauce on the chicken.
I will be back again for sure!
Happy Birthday Jon! Dinner with friends and family was fun! We made reservation for around 15 people… Read more »
Came here for an early dinner with some co-workers. We got the parmesean garlic zucchini ($7.95) appy to share and start off with. It was good...didn't necessarily taste any parmesean, but it was good with the ranch dressing.
I ordered the ham and spinach quiche which originally costs $8.95, but certain items on the menu are available for a better price for a limited time so I paid one dollar less for the quiche. It was salty and filling. Didn't have too much room for the side dish of fresh fruit that came with it.
After a lot of gabbing, the four of us decided to order the chocolate Motherload cake ($9.95) since it was featured on the Food Network. The cake was delicious. Seven, rich, layers of sweet, moist, chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and walnuts. I wish I had a glass of ice cold fat-free milk to accompany my cake.
Expect big portions here as well and friendly and attentive service.
We all know Mother's Day is associated with 2 hr long wait lists at most restaurants. This year was no exception. I decided instead of taking my mom out to eat (and forcing her to hang out in the parking lot until our buzzer went off) I would bring the food to her. Claim Jumper's does take out guys! A nice time saver since this place is always crowded.
I started to enter my food order online but there was a glitch in the online form and it wouldn't let me select the food options I wanted. I ended up calling into the restaurant to report the problem. The person on the phone offered to take my order. It was really hard to hear the person on the other end of the line there was a lot of background noise, I wasn't sure my order would even be right let alone my name.
We ordered a half rack of beef ribs, a chicken baby back rib combo platter to share, and a slice of their chocolate motherlode cake. I bypassed the crowd of people waiting outside for tables (suckers!). My order was waiting for me but of course the name on it was WAY wrong. Our meals were packed neatly.
On to a review of the food itself. The meats were so so, lacking basic seasoning. I've only ever been to the Concord location and even that was a few years ago. I remember the meat having more flavor back then so that was a disappointment. The potato cakes (still my favorite item on the menu) were great. The Motherlode Cake was rich and full of chocolatey goodness.
I don't know if it was the Mother's Day rush or that this is still a new location. I appreciated the convenience of ordering take-out but I was left wanting by most of the food.
Wait times on Fridays and Saturdays for dinner is usually 45 minutes. The hostess' are usually correct about the wait time, and like a normal american chain type restaurant, you'll get a beeper that will buzz you when you're table is ready.
Bar seating area is open, so you can just swoop up a table when people leave, and then you won't have to wait for the other table in the actual dining area. I've had the pot pie, 1/2 chicken & 1/2 pork ribs, ribeye steak, and sea bass here. All portions are huge, so if you are with your significant other, sharing would actually help you save a couple of bucks. I never walk out of Claim Jumpers without a doggy bag, and it usually is enough for lunch or dinner the next day.
Quality of food: Nothing too fancy, I would say the mama restaurant of Chilis. So beef up Chilis and you've got a claim jumpers. Staff is always friendly and polite, and even if they are not your server, do not be shy, just ask if you need something, and they'll usually get it for you. The manager is handing out coupons / this game piece thing that they will open on your next visit, odds of winning are 1 out of 1. Good odds right?
Bring your appetite, or be prepared to bring food home. Restaurant is a bit loud though, a lot of tables, so imagine all the loud conversations from a full dining area.
If you are going to Claim Jumpers. prepare yourself for a wait. Plain and simple. Two date nights ago we headed over to this hot spot to enjoy a meal. The wait was going to be 45 minutes or so. UGH forever. It was a kinda chiily night but we decided to sneak out on to the patio a well kept secret I amy add and were able to sit right down. After a glass of wine I warmed right up and enjoyed a yummy trip tip dinner. YUM! I think the portions and the food is well worth the wait but not when your paying a babysitter $10 an hour you gotta get in and get out! All in all it was a good night with great eats.
The rotiesierre chicken was good, but slightly dry. Mashed potatoes were super buttery delicious. The club sandwich was huge, and mighty tasty, but also came with a mighty big price. Drinks were also decent. The bartender made my gibson properly, made with not one onion, or two onions, but 3 perfectly pickled pearl onions.
In the realm of big chain restaurants, Claim Jumpers isn't that bad.
Wait.. people actually come here for stuff other than the pretzels?? I've been on a huge soft pretzel kick lately and have gotten my friend addicted to them as well. We've come here countless times for our pretzel fix. They're big, have a great texture and are slightly sweet.
I've tried several other things on their menu and most have been pretty decent but I don't recommend the spinach artichoke dip or brownie finale.
basically, the food really wasn't really all that spectacular: I went here for a friend's birthday, it was my first time at Claim jumpers. The appetizer sampler was about 19 dollars, I suppose it was pricey due to the several pieces of seafood which were also canceled out by onion rings.
I ordered the NY Strip, which was not too expensive, I believe about 17 dollars for 10-12 ounces. However, the steak was overcooked about one level from what I requested, and from trying others' steaks in addition to mine, it seems like Claim jumpers leaves it to the guests to season their steaks.
The service is very good, and the portions are one of the bigger if not biggest of the casual chain steakhouses.
My experience overall would be that the pricing of some of their items was a bit ambitious, and Ive had better steaks at a lot of other establishments. It is fun as a gathering place, but I likely wont make the drive out to Fremont from San Jose anytime soon.
So just adding a quick update because I've been back here since the last review.
Two words:
PEAR MARTINI!!!!!!!!!
It was probably one of the best martini's have had ever! It was blend perfectly and I could have drank about 5 of them. I ordered the Spicy Jumbolyia which was really good and not overly spicy, just right. For appetizers we ordered the fried zucchini and flat bread with tomatoes, cheese, and basil. For dessert I had a red velvet cupcake which I got to go and took it home, put on some sweat pants and ate every single bite just short of licking the container it came in. Everything we ordered was perfect and the service was great.
Had a group christmas luncheon here today. Ive never been to Claim Jumper but heard it was good.… Read more »
Paid my first visit to this location this past Saturday now I'm definitely scratching the Concord location off my list. There wasn't a ridiculous 1 1/2-2hr wait for our 10 person party because they take reservations!! LOVE it! It wasn't the highlight of our visit but it helped. As far as the food, it was the same as any Claimjumper and was delicious and plentiful as usual. I'm missing those roasted artichokes :) I can honestly say we probably all suffered from our food coma for the rest of the evening and the next day. Our waitress Kristine/Kristina(?) was the BEST! I think we'd go back just to be in her company again. She helped to make it a very enjoyable night.
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Union City, CA
Category: Steakhouses
No idea why I eat here so often. I know, it's…
Where I get my grub on in Union City, Newark and…
Feel like eating something substantial? There…
My local dry cleaner, watering hole, deli, cafe,…
My favorite food in the Newark/Fremont/Union City…
Our favorite Lunch spots around the Milpitas and…
Here are my places that aspire to be average yet…
Some of my favorite dining destinations in the…
