A small family cafe on Huntington Drive, cooking breakfast and lunch for this town since 1995. Big plates, hot coffee that keeps coming, house made salsas and a dining room full of old bicycles.
Open every day
6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Seven days a week, no exceptions
Cash only
Bring cash
Please come with cash, we cannot take cards
Dine in or take out
1418 Huntington Dr
At the end of the plaza, Duarte 91010
Our Story
J & A's has been a small, family owned cafe on Huntington Drive since 1995. That stretch of road is Historic Route 66, which is why the Mother Road runs right through the place, printed across every menu on the table.
Inside it looks like what it is: a proper neighborhood diner that nobody has felt the need to modernize. Pink booths, terracotta tile, white wire chairs, and a wall stacked with old bicycles, framed photographs and vintage Coca-Cola signs. Two separate customers reached for the same word without comparing notes. Nostalgic.
The cooking is straightforward and there is a lot of it. Eggs done how you asked, potatoes crisped on the flat top, pancakes that people write paragraphs about, and salsas made in house rather than poured out of a jug. The coffee gets refilled before you look up.
Breakfast and lunch, six in the morning until two in the afternoon, every single day of the week.
1995
Serving since
334
Google reviews
7
Days a week
Their own menus. Route 66 shields, Get Your Kicks, and the American Dream, printed on the cover since long before anyone called it retro.
On the Griddle
A short list of the plates customers name by heart in their reviews. The full menu, plus the specials board, is waiting on the table when you sit down.
Eggs with serrano chiles, served with refried beans and cheese, potatoes and chips. One of the plates regulars come back for.
Shredded spinach, mushroom, onion, bell pepper, tomato and Swiss cheese, with avocado, O'Brien potatoes and toast.
The ones people write reviews about. One customer said they were so fluffy they dissolved in her mouth.
Rolled, smothered in sauce and finished with melted cheese. Comes with a cup of coffee that keeps getting refilled.
Also on the board
Chicken fried steak, breakfast quesadillas, omelettes, eggs with bacon and sausage, house brewed iced tea, and whatever is chalked up as the special that day. Pork chile verde turns up regularly, at breakfast with eggs, potatoes and beans, or at lunch with rice, beans and tortillas.
Prices change with the board, so give us a call if you want to check before you head over.
Made here, not poured
A fresh chopped one, a red chile, and a salsa verde, brought to the table in the little colored pots. Customers mention them by name in their reviews, which is not something that usually happens to a side dish.
“Nice hot coffee, in house made salsas, fresh eggs, good bacon and sausage.”
MPW 333, Google review
From the Pass
Real photographs from the dining room, not stock pictures of somebody else's breakfast.
What Duarte Says
“This is a gem in Duarte. The vibe in this place was welcoming and the staff were friendly and very attentive. Now the food, nice hot coffee, in house made salsas, fresh eggs, good bacon and sausage. The pancakes were so fluffy they dissolved in my mouth. Shout out to the staff, the cook and the gentleman washing the dishes in the back by hand.”
MPW 333
January 2026
“Hidden gem! Diner style food and decor. Reasonably priced and tasty! Definitely coming back. Judy gave A+ service, wow is she on top of it! I'd come back just to have her wait on me again.”
Taryn Comer
July 2026
“Such a lowkey, warm place for breakfast. The atmosphere was welcoming and the service was quick and the waitresses were so attentive! The portions are big and filling. Will definitely be coming back with my family.”
Kemberly Cantero
March 2026
“Veggie Omelette! Shredded spinach, mushroom, onion, bell pepper, tomato, Swiss cheese with avocado and O'Brien potatoes. It was so delicious (always is). It's my go to when I need a good big breakfast to get me through a busy day.”
Rachel Childs
March 2026
“The eggs, toast and potatoes were delicious and so was the house brewed ice tea. My waitress was great and kept the refills coming. All in all I had good breakfast with great service.”
Randy Miller
June 2026
Come In
Hours
Monday to Sunday
6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Open every day of the week. Breakfast and lunch, dine in or take out.
Payment
Cash only
Worth knowing before you head out, so you are not caught short at the register.
Phone
626-358-1753Questions, or a big table?
Give us a call, or send an email and we will get back to you.