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Not Your Average Joe's Waltham, Waltham, MA

Not Your Average Joe's Waltham

4.5 (1046)
$30 and under
Contemporary American
56 Market Place Dr, 02451, Waltham, MA 02451

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 28 times today

About this restaurant

  • Good for groups
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Great for outdoor dining
Not Your Average Joe's Kitchen & Bar offers a menu inspired by American cuisine. Its menu is stylish, contemporary and includes gourmet pizzas, rice bowls and a variety of burgers.

Along with an array of beers, its menu includes wines and a wide selection of specialty cocktails. You'll further enjoy a casual and pub-like experience at Not Your Average Joe's Kitchen & Bar. Its décor includes an open kitchen, bench seating and a separate bar area with mounted flat screen televisions all around for watching sporting events.

Not Your Average Joe’s Waltham is located right off I-95 in Waltham, MA near in the Market Basket plaza. We have a large patio with a bocce court and fire pit. Our restaurant has dine-in, carry out, and delivery options to serve-up our creative cuisine any way you like it. 

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, American, Comfort Food
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–9:00 pm Fri 11:30 am–10:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–10:00 pm Sun 10:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    John Gagnon
  • Private party facilities
    Whether celebrating a special occasion with family and friends or hosting a corporate event, Not Your Average Joe's - Waltham can accommodate all of your special event needs.
  • Delivery & takeout
  • Neighborhood
    Waltham
  • Cross street
    56 Market Place Drive
  • Parking details
    Ample Parking in public lot
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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What 1,046 people are saying

Not Your Average Joe's Waltham reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Not Your Average Joe's Waltham offers a lively dining experience with "great atmosphere" and "great service." Patrons enjoy diverse menu options like the "bang bang shrimp," and the "meatloaf." While some reviews mention inconsistent service and pricing concerns, many appreciate the "family-friendly" vibe and "delicious food."

1,046 Reviews
  1. Annette VIP

    Greater Boston13 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on May 11, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    This restaurant has become overpriced- 5 small pieces of seared tuna and a few leaves of lettuce $27. The waiter said the would let the manager know. We never heard from them. Luckily my husband got a lot of mashed potato with his meatloaf so I had something to eat. Used to be my go-to restaurant. Not anymore. At Copper Tavern close by one can get 2-3 times the Tuna salad for $21
    Not Your Average Joe's WalthamResponded 6 days ago
    Thank you for the review. This feedback is helpful. We are working hard on great food and service, hope you give us another try soon to see our focus.

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  2. Kim

    Washington DC2 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on May 11, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Unfortunately, very poor experience on Mother’s Day. They totally forgot to bring 2 of appetizers we ordered. Chicken in one of the meals was inedible- all fat and gritty. Had to get up and go inside to find a server to ask for refills on water after waiting 20 minutes with no server in sight. Some meals were cold. Ran out of bread and never got more. Talked to manager about the experience and he didn’t even attempt to offer even a slight gesture of complimentary dessert. What is strange as the restaurant was pretty empty- we ate there at 3:00 pm so it was odd such poor service experience. Server was friendly when we saw him but hard to find him.
    Not Your Average Joe's WalthamResponded 6 days ago
    Thank you for the review. This feedback is helpful. We are working hard on great food and service, hope you give us another try soon to see our focus.

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  3. Biz

    Greater Boston3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 11, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our food was delicious and so were the drinks. We had three people with food allergies and they were Very Happy with their choices and their meals, too.
    Not Your Average Joe's WalthamResponded 6 days ago
    Awesome review! We will be sharing with the entire team. We hope to see you again very soon.

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  4. Robin VIP

    Greater Boston62 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 5, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My family and enjoyed our Minday night dinner in Waltham. We finished our meal with the peanut butter thing. Yum.
    Not Your Average Joe's WalthamResponded 6 days ago
    Thank you for the review - hope to see you again soon!

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  5. Denise VIP

    Philadelphia3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 3, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great variety of options! There’s something for everyone.
    Not Your Average Joe's WalthamResponded 6 days ago
    Thank you for the review - hope to see you again soon!

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  6. Sheryl VIP

    Greater Boston7 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on May 3, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    We have dined at NYAJ many, many times over the last 20 years - eating at their various locations and also frequently getting take-out. All of these times in the past we have found their food to be consistently very good, nice menu options, reasonable prices with good portions, a nice atmosphere, and, fair to say - one of our go-to restaurants for a nice, casual, every-day dinner out. Unfortunately, our last experience was far from good! We had the calamari appetizer (May special) and the BBQ meatloaf dinner (which we have had many times before & enjoyed). BOTH were very overcooked, hard, dry, served lukewarm - not hot.....just terrible! The calamari appetizer seemed to perhaps have been frozen & thrown into a quick fryer and been very overcooked. The portion size was small for the price. I've had much better Rhode Island-style calamari appetizers at many other restaurants. The mashed potatoes and green beans that accompanied the meatloaf were good, as was the key lime pie. We ate at a high-top in the bar area which we prefer and were waited on by the bartender; we always sit in this area, are used to being waited on by the bartender & have always had very good service. This past visit, although neither the restaurant nor the bar (at 7:30 pm on a Saturday) were at all busy, the service was fair at best. We found the bartender to be somewhat unwelcoming and unattentive. We'll go back to NYAJ one more time to give it another chance & hope that this visit was an anomaly because it has been a very good restaurant with delicious food, but if we find the food & service hasn't improved from this visit, sadly we won't be back.
    Not Your Average Joe's WalthamResponded 6 days ago
    Sheryl - Thank yo for this honest and detailed review. Not at all what we are or what we expect from our teams. Very sorry for not reaching out sooner to invite you back so we can show you we are still a great restaurant. If you reply to me with an email address we would love to send you a gift card to show you this is not what we expect from our team. Again, thank you for the feedback and the help.

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  7. arline VIP

    Greater Boston12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 3, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We’ve the Waltham NYAJ. Great menu, friendly service, comfortable booths and family friendly. Highly recommend the bang bang shrimp, the tuna app and the lava cake (to share- enough for 4!).
    Not Your Average Joe's WalthamResponded 6 days ago
    Awesome review! We will be sharing with the entire team. We hope to see you again very soon.

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  8. Jennifer

    Greater Boston11 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 29, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food: good salads and Poke bowls. Server: nice young person who was very pleasant and efficient. Noise level: not overly crowded on a Tuesday evening. Noise level was low. Enjoyable evening! Thank you.
    Not Your Average Joe's WalthamResponded 6 days ago
    Awesome review! We will be sharing with the entire team. We hope to see you again very soon.

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  9. Linda VIP

    Greater Boston109 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 21, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    For my birthday and that of a dear friend, we enjoyed a wonderful, leisurely lunch at NYAJ's in Waltham. Both of us were sent coupons for a discount. We used them individually and ate very well for a very nice price, with a generous tip to the waitress by each of us, based on the original bill.
    Not Your Average Joe's WalthamResponded on April 27, 2025
    It was great to have you both! Thank you!

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  10. George

    Greater Boston8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 20, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Two members of the party has the French toast and were quite satisfied. I had the ham & cheese omelet which was also quite satisfying. We also had the mimosas. The glass was a bit small but the drink itself was refreshing.
    Not Your Average Joe's WalthamResponded 6 days ago
    Awesome review! We will be sharing with the entire team. We hope to see you again very soon.

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FAQs

Not Your Average Joe's Waltham offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (781) 966-5637.

Not Your Average Joe's Waltham is rated 4.5 stars by 1046 OpenTable diners.

Not Your Average Joe's Waltham does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 28 times today
Google Map for Not Your Average Joe's Waltham

56 Market Place Dr, 02451, Waltham, MA 02451

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    56 Market Place Drive
  • Neighborhood
    Waltham
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–9:00 pm Fri 11:30 am–10:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–10:00 pm Sun 10:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, American, Comfort Food
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Ample Parking in public lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    John Gagnon
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Delivery & takeout
  • Phone number
  • Private party facilities
    Whether celebrating a special occasion with family and friends or hosting a corporate event, Not Your Average Joe's - Waltham can accommodate all of your special event needs.
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