Jolly's Dueling Pianos & American Beer Bar

Jolly's is okay.

Food: Nothing stellar but it's solid bar food to munch on while hanging with friends.  We enjoyed some Chesapeake fries with crab.  Burger was okay but a little overcooked.  Fish taco was good.

Service: Fine. Friendly.

Show: I thought "dueling pianos" would mean 2 pianists in a duet, that's not the case.  It's one pianist at a time.  The pianist was competent at singing and playing -- not great.  His performance consisted mostly of songs filled with cheesy sexual innuendos. Some girl would get singled out to go on stage and be serenaded with yet another cheesy song full of double entendres. That might've been entertaining for a couple songs, but it got really old after a while.  It was LOUD during the show, which made it difficult to chat with friends.  I would have preferred some more straight songs, performed well -- some good solid music -- but unfortunately, the show was more about quantity of sexual puns than quality of music.

If you are looking for something random and awesome to do on a weekend night and don't mind bachelorette parties....this is the place for you.

The reservation system is a little wonky, I tried to put in a reservation for a table of 2 but it seems they don't really work that way.  As a dueling piano bar novice I didn't realize that tables are for legit parties greater than 2, the bar is fair game, and stand where there's space.

My friend and I got to the bar around 7:30pm on a Saturday night and were thankful that we didn't have to pay the cover.  We were more than willing to sit around, munch, and drink until 9 when everything started.  There were 3 pianists that took turns on two pianos throughout the night.  Basically, the way this works is you give them cash and they will play any song (try not to be a dick and make things too obscure, but they will look up the sheet music) and if they can't find your song, they will let you pick another song.  They also have a word of the day that you can change and the price goes up on that as the night goes on.  

MAKE SURE YOU BRING CASH!  DON'T BE A DICK AND SIT AROUND AND NOT GIVE THESE DUDES ANYTHING.  They're artists and really great at what they do and they deserve your dollars.

We ordered a few appetizers throughout the night and everything was hot and delicious.  They have a decent draft list, though be wary because I don't think they put the prices on the menu (man, I really hate that.)

Over the course of the night about 5 bachelorette parties came in and the dueling pianos handled it wonderfully and hilariously....even when one drunken bride to be was up on the piano being all sorts of a hot mess.  

This place is awesome and I highly suggest it, it's an experience to be sure.

I went to Jolly's with college friends and coworkers on Saturday night. The environment was great. A little crowded but that was not even a concern because EVERYONE was having a great time. Casey helped us out with amazing service. If you need some help with beer, ask for Casey. Come here for good times, good music, and great memories.