FOOD: My husband and I tried two different items from their entree menu which sounded like it had some great tasty twists on traditional foods. The food tasted fine, but it wasn't nearly as exciting as the menu made it sound. I can recommend the salmon, but the chicken and mac&cheese was a little bland. Altogether, we would have been quite happy with it - if the dishes hadn't been 18 and 14 dollars respectively. For that money I can eat at a much better restaurant.
SERVICE: Service was very friendly, but also very slow. Long wait for a table, tables were left with dirty dishes on them for over ten minutes while there was a dozen people waiting. Our waitress didn't refill our drinks until we stopped her and asked for it. Food took a long time to come out, but I usually accept that if the food is good and made from scratch.
ENVIRONMENT and UNIQUENESS: The place is cute, has a rustic retro-coca-cola style. It feels like Jake's is trying to be like one of those typical southern diners/restaurants but with a slightly better quality/higher-end menu. I suppose it succeeds in that, but again, if I want to spend that much money, I would personally go somewhere else.