Welcome to Not Your Average Joe’s
"Not Your Average Joe’s" embodies a unique dining experience in Reston, VA, offering a diverse menu with options for everyone. From the famous Focaccia Loaf to the Mustard-Crusted Chicken, each dish is carefully crafted to tantalize your taste buds. The warm and welcoming ambiance paired with attentive service elevates the overall dining experience. Whether you're looking for a casual lunch spot or a place to celebrate a special occasion, Not Your Average Joe’s delivers on all fronts. The restaurant's commitment to excellence shines through in every dish, creating a memorable dining experience for all.
- 1845 Fountain Dr, Reston, VA 20190, United States1845 Fountain Dr, Reston, VA 20190, United States Hotline: +1 571-234-8200
Welcome to Not Your Average Joe’s, a restaurant that goes above and beyond to provide a unique dining experience for all customers. Located in Reston, VA, this establishment offers a wide range of amenities and services, including takeout, delivery, vegan options, and wheelchair accessibility. With a casual atmosphere and moderate noise level, Not Your Average Joe’s is perfect for any occasion, whether it's a casual lunch or a special dinner.
One of the standout features of Not Your Average Joe’s is their diverse menu, offering everything from warmups like Joes Famous Focaccia Loaf to mouthwatering mains like MustardCrusted Chicken and Sirloin Tips. Customers rave about the delicious food and the variety of healthy and indulgent options available.
Reviews from satisfied customers highlight the attentive service, clean restaurant, and diverse selection of dishes. Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch spot or a special dinner location, Not Your Average Joe’s has something for everyone.
Overall, Not Your Average Joe’s is a must-visit for food enthusiasts looking for a memorable dining experience. With a welcoming atmosphere, delicious food offerings, and top-notch service, this restaurant truly lives up to its name.

Delicious food, great variety of healthy and not so healthy, and wonderful combinations of flavors and foods. We came here with another couple, and even though our tastes are very diverse, all four of us enjoyed our selections, and would definitely come here again. The service was attentive without being hovering, the ambience was pleasant, and restaurant and restrooms were clean.

Hubby and I are using his bday (the 18th) as an excuse to indulge..... trying out the new offerings at Not Your Average Joe's! Overall a thumbs up... Started dinner with a tasty blackened shrimp cocktail. Nice Cajun spicing... amazing guacamole... tasty siracha cocktail sauce! Our main we selected the filet medallions.... Perfectly cooked and so tender I actually used my butter knife to cut them. I'm not a fan of broccolini but hubby likes... I know I could have swapped out if I wanted. The red wine pepper sauce and rosemary creminis worked well. Only failure IMO is that while they were on tasty MASHED potatoes.... I really wanted SMASHED as advertised. Asked manager about this and he was gonna check... initial comment is they only do mashed... it's a different product and I'm hoping just a oversight as today is day 1 of the new seasonal specials. Maybe someone from Not Your Average Joe's will comment?

I have a friend that I meet for dinner in Reston (the halfway point between us) just about once a month. We have tried lots of places in RTC, but this is one of the places we gob to most often. We have always had great servers here - very personable, attentive, and good "recommenders" of dishes and substitutions. First off, the bread!!!! And the garlicky, herby, olive oil dip!! Why didn't I include pictures in this review... because it never lasts long enough to capture a picture. It is delicious foccacia bread - crusty on the outside and doughy inside. So good. My friend and I talk about how much we crave this bread. We both typically get salads (to save more room for bread! - no, seriously). We both enjoy the supercrunch salad - I've gotten it with salmon several times and once with crispy chicken. Both were great,depending on my mood. I've also gotten the ahi tuna salad and ahi tuna poke bowl. The ingredients are fresh and delicious, which makes all the difference.

Upsides? Great lunch spot -- love the seasonal menu - especially the butternut squash/Brussel sprout flatbread. Easy parking. Broad menu. Our waiter Mason even convinced the manager to oblige a small off-menu request. Food here is reliably yummy. Love the welcome bread cone and cheesy olive oil spread. Downsides? They always seem a little under staffed at lunch -- service is always a tad slow. The iced tea refill was ice-less, room temperature and weak. There were crumbs on the seats of our booth when we arrived. Those little things kicked down a 5 star to a 4 star. But I am a repeat customer and will continue to come back.

I come here often enough when I'm looking a solid restaurant, good location and free/easy parking, reliable service, nice cocktail options, with a regular and seasonal menu that accommodates most of my friends' varied dietary needs (GF, vegetarian, pescatarian, etc.). It does not disappoint. We had a painkiller and a watermelon cucumber margarita as our cocktail options. Both are very good. My margarita had a little too much ice and not enough drink IMO, and when I ask for a salted rim can you salt the whole thing rather than one square inch of it? They give you delicious focaccia bread over a cheese/red pepper flaked dipping oil that's to die for. Be careful because it's so easy to fill up on it, it's so addictive! We tried the whipped feta appetizer. Recommend that you get it for the table to split because it's definitely on the large side. Didn't care for the "sesame crisps", but the cucumber slices and pita bread paired well with the whipped feta, and the garbanzo bean topping was tasty. We had two of the newly unveiled Oktoberfest options--pork Schnitzel with red cabbage and potato pancake for me; drunken bratwurst over mashed potatoes for my friend. The schnitzel dish looked lovely, but it honestly lacked any kind of flavor... not the potato pancake, and not the schnitzel breading or meat. The best part about it was the red cabbage in my opinion (I'm a fan.) Service was prompt, and we had no problems getting a table at 5:45 PM on a Thursday. By the time we left at 7 PM, it had started to get busier; so if you have a large party, or you just don't like to wait long for your food, go on the earlier side of the dinner shift.

I live 1/2 mile from this restaurant and have never stopped in until today. I was in the mood for a quick lunch while sitting at a bar and figured that I would be able to accomplish that here so I stopped in to give it a try. I was immediately greeted by the bartender and provided menus and he then swiftly took my drink order and gave me a few minutes to look over the menu. The menu had lots of options but I was in the mood for a lighter lunch a went with the Cobb Salas but asked to sun salmon for the chicken. This wasn't a problem and the salad arrived pretty quickly. It looked absolutely amazing and tasted the same! The salad was chock full of all the ingredients and all were well seasoned and perfectly dressed. My only wish is that they asked me how I would've like my salmon prepared because they cooked it a bit under for my liking and I ate around the pieces that were too rare. All in all it was a great lunch and I'll now be sure to head back in to try dinner!

Was an awesome experience!!!! Went for Mother's Day so it was packed but the servers are SO on top of it! We never went a minute wanting anything because they took such good care of us. The food was amazing! They have a pretty diverse selection on their menu so everyone is sure to find something they like. The restaurant itself has a good vibe whether you're going for a family dinner or a date. The bar seemed very lively.