Everyone keeps saying "dive bar" like that's a bad thing. I love JPs for a few reasons, 1) Karaoke - you either love it or hate it and haters can exit to the left. 2) Locals - most nights it's a really mixed crowd of regulars, random locals, and a handful of college students. The weekends have more students, but far fewer in JPs than in other bars, and as a townie, that's a huge plus. 3) Cheap cocktails served by really awesome bartenders. Bailey is the bee's knees and should be tipped accordingly.
Dive bars are supposed to be gross and kinda weird. Only hipster "dive bars" are clean, pretty, and cool. JPs is everything I want in a local watering hole and I hope it never changes. Is it the best bar in the world, hell no. But that doesn't make it terrible.
What a dive! And don't get me wrong, I love a good dive bar. I practically lived at the Needs back when it was still on College and a little divier than it is now. But this place is a dive in a gross, "I am sorta drunk yet way too sober to be here" kinda way. The crowd ranged from wasted to almost comatose when I was there late one weeknight. Those really wasted people then started to sing karaoke and it was just painful.
Also, carpet floors at a dive bar? Really?? That's just gross!
Great white Russians...best I've ever had. Â The dude would certainly abide if he came to JPs. Â They did have karaoke but the talent was lacking...just busted chicks making sounds more like skinning a cat then actual songs. Â I have to point out the bathroom situation...absolutely gross. Â Coming from a guy, it says something. Â Lacks basic amenities such as toilet paper, soap, hand drier or towels, and doors on the stall. Â It would be more sanitary if you popped a squat in the wilderness. Â Given this, I would refuse to eat there. Â All in all I give JP a Okay on the Avioli scale...for Damn good white Russians.
Review Source:This bar is huge and super dive-y. Â However, if you are there with the right people and in the right state-of-mind, it can be a lot of time. Â When my friends and I came here a few weeks ago, the place was packed and the karaoke list was insane. Â This place is definitely a hit with the VT college kids.
Review Source:2 words. KARAOKE NIGHT.
I love dive bars. I love karaoke. I love good beer. JP's has all 3 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (you may want to call and check with them on the days in case they change). Apparently it's not so awesome on non-karaoke nights.
I went on a Thursday, got a pint of Switchback ($4.25, $8 for a Pitcher), and signed up to sing Like a Prayer by Madonna. By the end of the night, I had made a few new friends, sung with the karaoke DJ (who was the best singer in the bar by far), discovered that Raspberry Hefeweizen tastes like crystal lite & JPs makes a mean Long Island Iced tea.
They have 1 pool table, 2 foosball tables, and 1 of those game machines (i'm a fan of photo hunt). If you're looking for a dive bar, this is a good place to go.
This place is definitely a dive. That being said what red-blooded american doesn't enjoy a little divey goodness now and then? $5 mini-pitchers of PBR, pool and foosball tables as well as Big Buck. Can't go wrong! There's also karaoke on Saturday nights.
Go here, get your drunk on, then head over to Red Sq. or Rira's. Though some others have said that the staff isn't super friendly I didn't find it to be the case at all. Quick and professional all around.
A mind-blowing collection of crazy (not in a good way) locals and people who want to prove how cool they are by hanging out with crazy locals.
It smells bad as soon as you walk inside the bar. The decor is ugly, dirty, and gross. The drinks were not much less expensive than you could get at any of the other local places so there is really no reason to go to JP's other than to watch the trainwrecks roll by.
All that said, it was a pretty fun night. Â But I'll never go back.
Do you ever get the feeling that you're not welcome in certain places. Â Well, JP's exudes this feeling. Â I walked in...silent stares. Â The bar tender couldn't be bothered to address us when we were clearly trying to order drinks. Â He just stared at us while cutting lemon wedges and handling his knife.
The rest of the crowd was not much better - it was rough. Â The drinks (Miller Lites) weren't even that cheap. Â The only saving grace was the video quiz machine bolted into the bar. Â Needless to say we finished our beers quickly and never looked back.
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