The Jinx

Great dive bar, used to have a killer Thursday dance night filled with scad hipsters and great music. The staff are all tattooed up and can be a little pretentious to those without tats, but whatever. Ladies nights rule but dont buy a drink for a dude or your ass will get thrown out.

Absolutely wonderful place! No cover for karaoke on a Friday night. Awesome biker bartender made me a strong gin and tonic for $5. My girlfriends all went for the shot of wild turkey and can of PBR for $7. We stayed for hours and hours and the scene only got better, more fun and lively as more people showed up. HUGE diversity of crowd, from the arty SCAD students to a more preppy drunken lot to a bunch of bachelorettes to tattooed regulars. I'd go back in a heartbeat!

My husband and I stopped in while vacationing in Savannah, assuming it would be one of many hops, as we were delighted to be able to walk from place to place with drinks in hand.

The grunge, alternative, slightly goth vibe doesn't generally suit my non-tattooed, non-body pierced image, but we were intrigued by the music and warmly greeted. I immediately struck up conversation with the bartenders about the music they were selecting from their personal Ipods at the bar. The sound was not too loud, but good quality - their playing devices must have been wired into the bar's speakers. The drinks were strong and the bartenders didn't make me feel clueless when I asked "who's this you're playing" repeatedly. They also played things they thought I might like based on our conversation.

The bar filled later with a broad mix of all kinds of generally nice people. I sat next to a man from England. Thursday night was rock n' roll bingo night, and everyone seemed as enthused as I was at the prospect. I am not old, but am a rockin' granny at heart.

What we thought would be a quick stop amongst many became our only stop of the evening. I highly recommend The Jinx for an unusually good time.