Jay's Brings American Breakfast to Buenos Aires

Back in the States, we would always head to IHOP, Denny's, or Waffle House for our fix of a good old-fashioned American breakfast... or breakfast, as we've always called it. Even McDonald's offered pancakes and sausages in the morning. But Argentine McD's don't. And if you're looking for an IHOP, Denny's, or Waffle House in Argentina, you're out of luck! 

We've been living in Argentina for 11 years and haven't found anything that's remotely close to these popular restaurants... until now.

During our recent trip to Buenos Aires, we paid a visit to Jay's, a diner located in Beruti 2640 in La CABA. You can check out their Instagram here. 

We went to Jay's with a lot of optimism and also a bit of skepticism. Could they deliver a decent American breakfast?

On the inside, the walls were decorated with American license plates from various states. There were also two flat screen TVs hanging on the wall airing episodes of "Good Morning America," which I thought was a nice touch. 

Unfortunately, the diner was packed with people, and we had to wait outside for a table to become available. We probably stood there for about 10 or 15 minutes but the wait was worth it.

Once our server seated us, we took a look at their menu. To say that it was extensive would have been an understatement. Not only did they have all sorts of breakfast options like pancakes, waffles, hash brown, and bacon, but they also had a lunch menu as well. It honestly made me wish I had three stomachs instead of one, because I really wanted to order everything on the menu. But breakfast is what we came here for and breakfast is what we ordered.

Feel free to study the menu in the photos below. Click on the images to enlarge them.

Jay's Breakfast Menu

Jay's Lunch Menu

Is your mouth watering yet?  

Now, if you're from the States and simply visiting B.A. or you're a fellow expat who has occasionally gone home, you're probably wondering, "what's the big deal?" Well, the big deal is that the hubs and I haven't been home in 11 years. I'm not sure if we'll ever make it back. So, yeah! I can get sentimental over an Argentine diner that serves American breakfast if I want to.

One thing that I found noteworthy was that once you place your order you have to pay at the register first before you get your meal. Speaking of the register, there was a beautiful American flag hanging on the wall behind the register that got me all teary-eyed with pride.

While we waited for our food, we took a couple of snaps on our phones. 

Then our food arrived and our mouths and stomachs got happy and full fast!

We knew everyone in our group loved the breakfast because no one said a word the entire time until their plates were cleaned.

Once we were done, we walked over to the Alto Palermo mall to do some window shopping.

While we were there, we made two shocking discoveries! One made our jaws drop with disappointment, and the other was definitely NSFW! But I'll talk more about that in my next post.