I was skeptical when I first pulled up. On the outside it looks very JoCo/beige but when you step in the door the wonderful world of the dive bar I had heard about reveals itself. I really liked the low-key, casual, chill feel of the bar.
I was here for the $6 all-you-can-eat pizza buffet lunch so I can't vouch for the late night scene, but that's not to say I wouldn't go back to give it a shot. They have a great patio. Even going right after a large melting snow we reqally enjoyed eating out there. Beer specials were great, pizza was OK, but had a great crust. And come on, it is $6! I got a ton of pizza and a beer for $9. I would go back and look forward it.
There is limited seating so get their early, however the pizza was pretty fresh until the last hour or so. I would go back if I was in this neck of the woods again.
There are a few key points that keep my review from being higher than a 3 star mark for Jerry's. Â
I love the drink choices, the live music, and the location. Â They also have pretty good fries, tasty pizza, and spinach dip that's not half bad (even if the portion is small).
BUT, there is very limited seating, and more than a few times, my date and I have had to eat at the bar (standing) because tables were taken up by ONE person where there should be 4-5. Â Service can be slow, because they don't staff heavily on their busy nights, and it's so hard to see or get through the crowd that the wait staff may or may not get to you when you need them. Â
That being said, their hourly pizza special is fantastic on Thursdays. Â ($7 for a pizza at 7:00, $8 for one at 8:00, etc.) Â The pizza is almost greek in style, with a thin rolled crust, mild sauce and large toppings. Â
This is a great place to go and see a live local band and get a drink. Â It is NOT the best place to take a date if you actually want to talk to them.
Fun hangout. Â The musicians the night I went engaged the audience well ... handling drunk hecklers rather well, and not getting bogged down. Â Timed the 'Hear the train a coming" line from Johnny Cash very well, as a freight train trundled along shortly thereafter. Â Indoor and outdoor seating. Â Pizza was good to snack on. Â Cool place to hangout.
Review Source:Best hole-in-the wall lunch. Ever. So I was about 1.5 hours behind lunch and wanted some quality to-go food.  I drove by Jerry's and decided to turn in for what expected to be a slightly better than drive-thru burger. Discovering that it was 1/2 price apps day, I splurged on a chicken quesadilla.  Quick enough food prep, fun bar staff conversation during my wait. I return to the office with my box and was like WHOA! Presentation was beautiful! All the little sides neatly packaged individually for transit....not thrown in the box for luck. Lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños, sour cream and salsa!  Oh, and the spice mix grilled into my crispy buttery tortilla shell was worth licking off the takeout box. Yum!  Can't wait to return, stay, and actually try a burger. Sure, it looked like a well worn bar, but it's only well worn if people continually use it.
Review Source:I have been debating between two and three stars, but have decided on 2 stars for one very big reason: Cleanliness.
I am a big fan of the dive bar, but by no means is that an excuse to slack on cleanliness. Menus and drink specials cards are always sticky, and your lucky if the table has had a good wipe down all day.
The food, however, is really good. My favorite is the Philly, and the pizza is pretty good as well. Also, the staff is always really friendly.
It's my local bar, and I will be back, and if they could just keep the place a little cleaner, I would happily give it a higher rating.
Went to hear the band Allied Saints. The service was excellent. We arrived around 9 PM, sat down and within minutes had a server, (Jan), who took our drink order. Ordered the nachos for an app and they were served quick. Just wanted a half order and they were able to accommodate, Clean bathrooms. The band was excellent and the bar was a fun place to go.
Review Source:This place is freakin' light years ahead of the Lee's Summit location, I can tell you that much!
This is a pretty neat place to chill out. I have never been there for any music, but I'm sure it's even better then. However, I hate crowds...I mean, I really really HATE crowds...so odds are I'd avoid a busy music night unless I really, really, really wanted to see the band.
The drinks here are poured up quickly and pretty strong, even on specials, but their liquor selection isn't the greatest. The beer is cold, and the selection is average - all your basics, and even some not-so-basics, such as Hoegaarden (in bottle only, though). It appears that beer and well drinks keep them afloat.
The service isn't overly friendly, but it isn't rude either. It's fine. This place is definitely one that thrives on its regulars, but they tend to be pretty nice. If it were closer, I would come here a lot more often...however, considering the fact that they pour their drinks pretty liberally, this 22 block drive from my house means I usually have to space my drinks out over a long time period, and that doesn't work for me most times.
I guess I wouldn't call this place a dive bar in the true sense, so it intrigues me that the word has been thrown around on here. I love dive bars, and this just isn't one to me. Heck, for one...it doesn't say "cash only" on the door!
After some day drinking and an evening BBQ, I got my Jerry's Bait Shop cherry popped when some friends headed out for a night of boozing and dancing. Â This place is in a cool little section of Lenexa, right by some train tracks. Â The setup is simple, a long bar, some seating, and a small stage area. Â They have a large open air back alley that you don't see much of anymore outside of college towns.
From what I'm told, they have live music nearly every night. Â The night I was there, it was "Brothers Green". Â Pretty awesome band actually, I'd check them out if you like jazz, blues, reggae, and hip hop. Â
Service was fast, drinks were flowing, and people were dancing. Â Highly recommended for your dive bar fix in JoCo topped off with good people watching.
This place was ok although I don't plan on returning anytime soon. I attended a birthday party this particular night and was not too impressed with the service we received. I don't blame the waitress completely, the place was jam backed and it was an obvious staffing issue considering I only saw two wait staff in the entire place. We had ordered a plate of nachos upon our arrival and had waited almost 45 minutes for them. I had said something to our watiress after being tired of waiting and she came back not a minute later with our COLD nachos. That basically tells me she had forgotten about our order and that they were sitting in the window for at least 30 minutes. Is it that much of a task for the kitchen staff to communicate with the waitress and remind her about the nachos that have been sitting in the window??? She at least kept our beers full. The band that played the night we were there was pretty good as well.
Review Source:A very nice pub. The place was a good time. Not too many tvs means people are in there to have a good time with each other. They were talking and drinking and laughing. At one of the tvs, some of the guys hooked up an xbox and started playing Madden.
We had burgers which were great. Greasy big tasty bar burgers. We had them with a big pitcher of domestic ultra light beer.
The one knock is that their wings(my wife pointed this out), if they are not Tysons, are very nearly the same. They come out all soft and soggy, just like Tysons wings that you bake in the oven. Gross.
A good hangout though.
Supposedly the pizzas are great too.
On occasion I like to stop here for the lunch pizza buffet, which seems to be one of the few left around. Â Anyway, it costs $7 for all the buffet, drinks included. Â If anyone is familiar with Pyramid Pizza, this is the same deal: thinnish pizza with a fat twisted crust "heel", and honey on the side (I skip that personally). Â
Overall the pizza is decent, and there is usually a nice variety. Â Sometimes they seem to have a little trouble keeping the buffet stocked with the old standbys such as pepperoni, cheese, sausage, etc, but give it a few minutes and they'll bring out a stack of pies.
There are dive bars and dance bars. And when you've been drinking, some dive bars straddle the line.
Jerry's has the type of atmosphere that really sells me. When I feel a need to get together with my friends, the first idea that comes up is Thursday night with Jayson Kayne. Several beers in, the bar is the "horny section" during sweet caroline, and coming in too early for John Mellencamp's Jack And Diane. Every time. Never fails somehow.
If you're looking for food, they really do have some great pizza, and have a regular lunch buffet that I've never been to, but my barmates relate is truly good.
Jerry's is a hole-in-the-wall, with the type of decor you'd expect from someplace that describes itself as a "bait shop." Â The bar is also fairly small, but that adds to its charm. Â When you're at Jerry's, you definitely feel like one of the gang, and that makes for a great time.
Last time I was there, we befriended a guy named "Rick," Â Turns out his name wasn't really Rick, my friend, already in a couple of drinks, mistook him for another guy named Rick. Â (For the record, turns out that other guy also isn't named Rick, but apparently his name only "sounds like Rick.") Â Anyway, Rick was great, providing us some laughs. Â And that's what Jerry's in general is like; you meet new people, hang out, and have an awesome time.
They also have live music there and a small dance floor. Â (I'm guessing it is a dance floor; maybe we were just being rude to the people sitting at the tables.) Â Because the place is so small, you can interact with the band. Â We interacted by grabbing the band's unused cowbell and clanging along. Â It was all cool at Jerry's.
All in all, awesome experience. Â Jerry's is one of the few things worth crossing the state line for.
(P.S. Skip the Lee's Summit location. Â Although the bar is bigger, the crowd is different and kinda weird.)
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