I've been eating here since HS when it first opened. You have to understand who they cater to which is mostly UO students. If you want a gourmet meal, look elsewhere. But this little gem serves a great purpose: massive portion sizes for those on a tight budget. I'd say the food is above average. It's general stir fry. I like several of their noodle dishes including their combo chow mien. The couple who runs it is nice and efficient, never ones for a lot of small talk but they're quick and speedy which is always appreciated. A tip: one of her pet peeves is people leaning against/sitting on the tabletop as you're waiting for your food. Don't do it as people eat there! Anyway, there is a reason this place has survived for so long. It fulfills a niche very well and hopefully it will continue to do so for a very long time! The parking sucks so if it's busy just wait in your car until someone leaves. Other lots, including Burrito Boy across the street, are very stingy with their own parking (rightfully so). I've seen people both ticketed and towed so beware where you park!
Grant Hubbard
My first job, owner and family are cool people. Could be much more sanitary but this was nearly 6 years ago.
El PEDO
Cheap. Large portions. Great staff. New types of food would be nice but I still enjoy eating here almost every time I come to Eugene.
Makenzie Russo
Chinese food and the feeling at this location is great. I can say this place does it for me. Next time I'll be back with my relatives. This place has an awesome atmosphere.
Richard Vang
Was excited for th food but was closed from covid
tina
Very good food, more than I can eat at one sitting. Price is reasonable, love their potatoes Mac.
Liberty Auto
One of our favorite places in Eugene. Good food, big portions, reasonable price. Love them! Everyone is friendly and super sweet!
Very generous portions, lasts a couple of days.....very good
Janet K.
It's been a while since we have gotten Jail for take out. It's always been a great place but today, it was exceptional. I called in an order of 3 menu items to pick up at about noon. The owner on the phone was so nice, making sure to get a response to all of the side option questions. It was ready just 15 minutes after I had placed the order. When the adorable little pantry lady was packing up my order, she gave me about 4 oz. of their "so good", special sauce, on the side. Also, the food was packaged in really nice, no leak containers and placed in a brown paper bag with handles. The 3 menu items that I ordered fed 4 hungry guys with food left over. The containers that the food came in are the coolest! They close super tight and can be hand washed to be used over and over. The brown paper bag with handles obviously is recyclable but can be re-used too because the containers don't leak! Most importantly, the food was super good. We very much appreciate good food, kind people that run an environmentally responsible business. "GO TO THE JAIL, PEOPLE!" Thank you.
Paul Edwards
Absolutely love this place. I try and go there whenever I'm in eugene.
Alex Xu
Huge food serving, great value! A student could survive on this .
Marcus K.
To quote another reviewer, with my own twist: Huge portions? Check Good price? Check Open all day? Check Does it actually taste good? NOPE. This place was garbage 15 years ago, and it's hard to believe it could actually get worse. A giant bed of extremely dry white rice on top of which they place the world's most cheap, dry, burnt chicken breast. You STILL have to slather this stuff in the "Teriyaki Sauce" (AKA brown-colored water) that is strewn about in bottles to make this stuff edible. They still chop the chicken up with scissors in mass quantities in a huge steam pan (yummy metal flakes!). This was a last resort for broke college students back in the early 2000s. They still have that same d*** newspaper clipping of their opening taped to the and wall the weird-ass decor featuring caricatures of the owners or something. I think this place is run by people from The Philippines because it sure as hell isn't Japanese or Chinese fare. I think the decorations are some kind of weird in-jokes by the owners and employees that only they would get. Whatever, it's just weird and a dump. the staff are still as grumpy, annoyed, and dismissive as ever. I think the only way this place survives is fresh shipments of naive U of O freshman with no cars who keep going there because they don't of know anything better close to their dorms.
Huge portions and good food
I've been eating here since HS when it first opened. You have to understand who they cater to which is mostly UO students. If you want a gourmet meal, look elsewhere. But this little gem serves a great purpose: massive portion sizes for those on a tight budget. I'd say the food is above average. It's general stir fry. I like several of their noodle dishes including their combo chow mien. The couple who runs it is nice and efficient, never ones for a lot of small talk but they're quick and speedy which is always appreciated. A tip: one of her pet peeves is people leaning against/sitting on the tabletop as you're waiting for your food. Don't do it as people eat there! Anyway, there is a reason this place has survived for so long. It fulfills a niche very well and hopefully it will continue to do so for a very long time! The parking sucks so if it's busy just wait in your car until someone leaves. Other lots, including Burrito Boy across the street, are very stingy with their own parking (rightfully so). I've seen people both ticketed and towed so beware where you park!
My first job, owner and family are cool people. Could be much more sanitary but this was nearly 6 years ago.
Cheap. Large portions. Great staff. New types of food would be nice but I still enjoy eating here almost every time I come to Eugene.
Chinese food and the feeling at this location is great. I can say this place does it for me. Next time I'll be back with my relatives. This place has an awesome atmosphere.
Was excited for th food but was closed from covid
Very good food, more than I can eat at one sitting. Price is reasonable, love their potatoes Mac.
One of our favorite places in Eugene. Good food, big portions, reasonable price. Love them! Everyone is friendly and super sweet!
Love, love, love this place. Always craving it!
Love this place. Huge portions.
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Very generous portions, lasts a couple of days.....very good
It's been a while since we have gotten Jail for take out. It's always been a great place but today, it was exceptional. I called in an order of 3 menu items to pick up at about noon. The owner on the phone was so nice, making sure to get a response to all of the side option questions. It was ready just 15 minutes after I had placed the order. When the adorable little pantry lady was packing up my order, she gave me about 4 oz. of their "so good", special sauce, on the side. Also, the food was packaged in really nice, no leak containers and placed in a brown paper bag with handles. The 3 menu items that I ordered fed 4 hungry guys with food left over. The containers that the food came in are the coolest! They close super tight and can be hand washed to be used over and over. The brown paper bag with handles obviously is recyclable but can be re-used too because the containers don't leak! Most importantly, the food was super good. We very much appreciate good food, kind people that run an environmentally responsible business. "GO TO THE JAIL, PEOPLE!" Thank you.
Absolutely love this place. I try and go there whenever I'm in eugene.
Huge food serving, great value! A student could survive on this .
To quote another reviewer, with my own twist: Huge portions? Check Good price? Check Open all day? Check Does it actually taste good? NOPE. This place was garbage 15 years ago, and it's hard to believe it could actually get worse. A giant bed of extremely dry white rice on top of which they place the world's most cheap, dry, burnt chicken breast. You STILL have to slather this stuff in the "Teriyaki Sauce" (AKA brown-colored water) that is strewn about in bottles to make this stuff edible. They still chop the chicken up with scissors in mass quantities in a huge steam pan (yummy metal flakes!). This was a last resort for broke college students back in the early 2000s. They still have that same d*** newspaper clipping of their opening taped to the and wall the weird-ass decor featuring caricatures of the owners or something. I think this place is run by people from The Philippines because it sure as hell isn't Japanese or Chinese fare. I think the decorations are some kind of weird in-jokes by the owners and employees that only they would get. Whatever, it's just weird and a dump. the staff are still as grumpy, annoyed, and dismissive as ever. I think the only way this place survives is fresh shipments of naive U of O freshman with no cars who keep going there because they don't of know anything better close to their dorms.