Jerry’s Restaurant completes remodel

The lunch crowd returns to fill the tables at Jerry’s Restaurant after the completed remodel.

The lunch crowd returns to fill the tables at Jerry’s Restaurant after the completed remodel.
Sara Dowling | NNG

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Jerry’s Restaurant reopened Jan. 11 after an extensive months-long remodel that included replacing the plumbing, electrical work and refreshing the furnishings and decor.

“It was time,” said Sara Pascale, Jerry’s general manager. “Things were breaking, things were falling apart. Everything needed to be updated.”

The coffee shop-style design has been refreshed while it continues to be a throwback to the 1950s and ‘60s. The room is filled with color from the red and white chairs and blue and white booths, to the yellow lampshades, chrome details and varnished wood tabletops.

While Fallon’s Ed Louie continues to own the building, the Jerry’s restaurant brand, “an original since 1966,” is owned by Kurt Riske from Scottsdale, Arizona. Riske also has two other Jerry’s Restaurants in Arizona and Oklahoma, as well as the Los Sombreros and Carnita’s Way chains.

A crowd of patrons waiting in line after the Fallon Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony were greeted by every one of the previous staff members who, Pascale said, have all returned.

The atmosphere was one of hugs and happy greetings after the long separation. Smells of bacon, coffee, biscuits and gravy filled the air along with the sounds of classic oldies playing on the jukebox and dozens of overlapping conversations.

The menu is largely the same as it was before the remodel, with the addition of bagels, some gluten-free options and a veggie burger. “Grab and go” salads and cuts of prime rib are coming soon. Pascale has a background in professional baking and is looking for someone to train to make freshly baked goods from scratch on site.

Pascale thanked Vinnie’s Electric and contractor Jesse Morrow of The Handyman and his crew.

“It was a ton of work, but we’re pretty proud of it,” Morrow said.


NEED TO KNOW

Jerry’s Restaurant is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 1801 W. Williams Ave. For information or to place an order call 775-423-4111.