Fun and entertaining place, they had karaoke when I was there. Bartenders very generous with the drinks. Lots of old schooler like myself there. They play all the classics. I don't know about the grub though? read more

J.R crickets is an Atlanta classic.. The wings are flavorful with the perfect combination of tenderness and crunch, they're the perfect size(not huge like they're pumped full of steroids, but also not small enough to anger you). My husband and I always get half hot and half lemon pepper with fries. And it's always pretty darn tasty! Only issue I have is that they charge for blue cheese! Charging for blue cheese at a wing place? They've got to be making a killing. Anyway.. Haven't found better wings in Smyrna yet, so this is definitely our wing spot! read more

Just regular bar food. Don't go in expecting too much and you will have a great time. The drink specials are pretty good.

Extremely crowded on Friday night. I had to pay $50 to be guaranteed a table. Nonrefundable. Drinks were 2sweet, bad service! #pass

It's not closed but the service is slow...myself and my roomie came out for a late wing fix when we realized that there was a JR Crickets in the neighborhood! We swung by and ordered wings for take out and while we waited we admired the drink & food special board for the week. We told ourselves we would come back UNTIL we received our order. The fries (which we ordered crispy) were stale and soft. My order was messed up so I waited an HOUR for my food. Once it came out the wings seemed undercooked. I literally just left there 10 minutes ago I'm not pleased at all. The bartender was an older woman and she seemed sincere with her apology. I may come back and I may not. read more

I often stop in here on my lunch as the place is close to my job and the daily lunch specials are great ($6.99 for a meal including a drink). My wife and I really love there wings so we've even frequented the spot on a friday night. Each time we've been impressed by the quality of the food, drinks and service. Not to mention the entertainment. (There is a live dj and karaoke). We'll definitely be back. read more

This place is not what they the reviews report online. I had a call in order for 25 wings and a grilled fish wrap with a jumbo fry. When I made it to the restaurant 34 minutes later, my order was all jacked- up! The fish wrap was not ready and the manager, Trent, actually asked me if I would wait more time for the fish wrap. After I refused, was given my refund, made it all the way home with my food, I discovered that they did not put the fries that I paid for in the bag. Epic fail on their part. When I called back they offered that I come up there to pick up my fry? I guess they do not want my business at this establishment read more

Good food. Fun environment. Definitely a place for friends. I'm looking forward to my next visit here.

These are some of the best wings I've ever had!!! And the drinks are SUPERB!!! If you like spicy, try the 3 mile islabf flavor. The owner Trent, is one of the best in the biz. This location will always get my business!! read more

Great food and company! I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Final Four at this local spot. The wings are great as are the other food items. Service is on point and the drinks just kept coming. I'd recommend this place for anyone looking for good food, fun times and a great place to watch the game. read more

Trent the manager was completely horrible, n very rude but Star the bartender was great tho..

This establishment definitely needs better management. I will not be dining there ever again until they do a complete overhaul, and get people who care because it's apparent the managers don't. Very unhappy. read more

This is our favorite neighborhood spot for sports watching and hanging with friends for Happy Hour! Our favorite waitress is Ja'Quia. She has the best personality and always has a smile on her face. Great atmosphere especially during football season! read more

Great customer service and wonderful ambiance. I always bring my family and friends. The wings are to die for.

Watching the Final Four! Great entertainment, food and drinks!!!!!! A nice sports bar especially to watch the Atlanta Falcons!!!

My wife and i go to this place about once a month, we love the wings and shrimp swimming but i refuse to go back for at least 6 months because of the service and their inability to get orders right. Our last visit here resulted in 3 mistakes with our order and servicce issues. First we ordered a pitcher of beer and it took 20mins for it to arrive. When we asked the waitress why it was taking so long she said that she does not poor the beer but she would check. Wow thanks a lot. Next we ordered the wings and shrimp swimming but the shrimp was not swimming so i asked for some more sauce and she brought it but then charged me .75 for it. Initially we asked for extra Blue cheese that she never brought then when she brought it to us it was ranch not blue cheese. We also had to flag her down to get refills on water. Just too many errors and poor service so i refuse to go back here at least till 2013. Thats at least $200 that wont be spent here. I hope for their sake that others dont protest this way because they will be out of business soon. read more

For a sports bar I'd say okay which I'm not really big on sports bars so I doubt I'd ever go to one that would be a better rating than OK. If your looking to laugh and joke and enjoy the crowd I'd say yes this is the place to be. Friday night tends to be packed due to Karaoke so if you need a seat get there early or don't bother. I lived in the area before JR Crickets and it was in desperate need of something other than a Ruby Tuesday which is further down S. Cobb so I thought that was a plus. I only let one person make me a drink and that's Starr she's the truth. As sports bar I'd say it's cool but with anyplace on any given day it can be a hit or miss, but it's always entertaining!!! read more

I visited JR Crickets on Saturday after my daughter's tball game because kids eat free. I ordered a 10 piece and fries plus 2 sodas for me and my daughter. Tab came and by my surprise it was $16.81. I was charged $9.92 for wings $.79 for doing half and half $.59 for mild with lemon pepper sparkle, $.59 for sweet barbecue, $1 in restaurant charge and $4 in drinks $2 for kids drink that wasn't included in kids meal. So I paid $16.81 plus tip for only my food and $2 drinks. NEVER GOING BACK read more

This place has bomb food, but there were cintepedes crawling on the wall and when I sat down to eat, a spider crawled on my foot. I was disgusted and I'm an out of towner by the way. read more

These are some of the best wings I've ever had!!! And the drinks are SUPERB!!! If you like spicy, try the 3 mile island.

I enjoy the karaoke on Friday nights. The manager and staff are friendly. They always have plenty of parking and a good place for couples or singles. Although their wings are tasty, I prefer the fish. read more

Soooo many want to slam this location and Crickets itself. I love, love, love this place. Now granted I am no wallflower and will do my thang on karaoke night!! I think those that have had bad experiences should give it another try. I do have a few pointers... If you are going on a Friday get there by 8pm . This place is packed by then because of the drink and crab leg specials. When ordering wings, customize them to your liking. Me I am a crispy and swimming kind of girl. And lastly if you go in with the idea that this is some downtown Atlanta hot spot you will be disappointed. There are no big ballers walking around flashing wads of cash or young ladies in bandage dresses looking for sponsors. Simply put this is a lounge for grown folks. I have never really had a horrible experience here. The crowd is chill. The staff is friendly and attentive. The music is on point anytime there is a DJ spinning and I can catch all of the NFL and NBA games I want on one of their many TVs. Shout out to Whitney, Tony and Star the Blonde Bartender. We had a Blast at Deeva's 32nd! (For a $50 deposit you can reserve a spot for up to 25 and you get either a free pitcher of margaritas or a bottle of wine). Where else in Black Hollywood can you do that?! read more

Third and final time with this location. I'm giving two stars only because when I receive my food, it is good. But this location has extremely slow wait service. I figured out that there is no designated sections for each waiter/waitress. It is who ever feels like getting to those customers first-which no one wants to do. This has been clocked at 15 minutes from the time you seat yourself to when someone flys by you with a flippant "I'll get you some menus." No eye contact, not a smile and no name is tossed for an introduction. By then you decide to take yourself to the bar to order your drink. Then be prepared to wait another 10 minutes before menus are tossed on your table. Once your drink shows up from the bar, then your waiter/waitress appears to take your order-by memory(which your order will not be correct when it arrives). Once you get your food, the waiter/waitress will never be seem again until you ask anyone with a JR Cricket shirt on to bring your check. I spotted a "manager" because they don't have an apron on but they only walk around to clear trash from tables and take to-go orders. I would not recommend this location. read more

This place gets no stars from me. Last night a friend and I went to J.R. Crickets to have a good time but that was short lived when the checks came. According to the menu, an 18% gratuity is added on the bill IF the bill is $50 or more or if you have a split check. Since we did not have a bill over $50 or split the check, my friend and I felt that we did not have to pay the 18% gratuity, and to make matters worse, Nesha (Floor Manager) did not provide excellent customer service. Since we were unclear about how gratuity was calculated in this establishment, we politely asked the floor manager and she simply stated that's their policy and that she can't make any changes. Um ma'am aren't you the manager??? Anyway, I digress. After we still wanted clarity, she mentioned that we could talk to Trent. When he came over he already had an attitude. I was very polite when i asked him to clarify why we were being charged 18%, but he caught an attitude and said he doesn't know why he was there, threw the menu towards me and walked off and stated for that we can not come back. We have never experienced the amount of disrespect Trent and Nesha displayed last night. We were called out of our names, threatened, and the police were called on us. Please do not support this establishment. The service was horrible, the floors were sticky, and I will never step foot in this place again. SN: Trent has no respect for women, his employees, or customers. Asking a simple question should not have ended with us being disrespected and the police being called. The problem wasn't tipping her for her service, but they skipped over the 15% and went to 18% when the checks were under 50 dollars, hence why we had questions on gratuity! Horrible establishment! read more

i just moved to the area went in to jr. crickets the bar tender was really nice had wings and a burger everything was really good i will be back. read more

Great service and best place in the land to watch Falcons games!! Dirty bird wings are the way to go!!

Food is okay. Our waiter was not good at all. He was under the impression that he was doing us a favor. Once he dropped off our food he disappeared. When we were ready for the check, we went to the register because we were tired of waiting for him and we paid. Most likely, I won't be back. read more

The food quality was okay but not great and the philly cheese steaks were undersized. The seasoning on the buffalo wings was rather weak and lacked any punch. Everything was cooked correctly (no undercooked poultry or anything of that nature) but unremarkably flavored. read more

I love this place it fits most settings. My husband and I first went one day mid noon for a quick relaxing lunch break and it was quiet and cozy and the food was good. We went back a Saturday night with 3 other couples and was afraid we would not be able to get in. We were not only able to get in, we were seated immediately. I'm scoring it a 4 instead of 5 bc we did wait longer for the service. The young lady who had previously helped us recognized me, came and gave me a hug and provided amazing service. The D.J. was cool and with us being late 30s, we were impressed with his great mix of 80s, 90s, and current. This is s cool little spot. Not upscale, not a hole in the wall, it's just right!! read more

Amazing food great wings and seafood one of the only places that sell crab legs and catfish you definitely must try this place. DJ TV's and great music... read more

I'm giving it a 3 stars. It was my first time here, the place is pretty dumpy looking. Could use a little renovations. The service is slow, it wasn't busy at all. The food is good though, it surprised me given what the place looks like. The server took too long or else I would have ordered the funnel cake for dessert! read more

This was absolutely the worst service I have ever had! We walked in at 11:45pm, and we're not acknowledged until 15 minutes later. We finally were able to put in our order after 20 minutes of being there. Everyone else in the restaurant had already eaten and were just vibing to music, so t should not have taken long. One hour passed, and we had not received any food or drinks! We decided to leave, because we sat for a total of 1 hour and a half with no communication with our waitresses, and meanwhile, the bartender and the waitresses were standing around and dancing. I will never go back to this location, and I recommend that you guys don't go either! read more

So I went to JR. Crickets on a Friday night. I was greeted by a handsome tall bald headed waiter who had the nicest smile and excellent service. I ordered a single with fries and my bestie ordered crab legs. The food was okay. The only problem I had was that rude @$$ bartender, Melika, Malaka, whatever the hell her name was. The girl messed up on my drink and had the audacity to have an attitude with me like i did something wrong. I almost went there with her but instead me and the bestie decided to just leave and NEVER go back. So if your looking for a nice local bar to go to, KEEP DRIVING!!!!!!! read more

Went to meet a friend for lunch around 2pm, there were only 4 patrons in the place. The service was extremely poor, no follow up after orders were taken. The server/waitress was not engaging at all. The food was ok, not real impressed. Only when we asked were we even given attention. This made for a very poor first impression. Also, she gave me the wrong drink and didn't apologize till later on the mix up after we told her she messed up. There were two other employees in the building but service was not even on their radar. If this is how they treat their customers, I don't need to return. Could you have at least smiled or asked how anyone was doing? I work in customer service and I know the only thing that separates any establishment from another is the level of service you provide. read more

Let me preface this review by saying that I live with 3 servers, I know what it is like, and the struggles that they have to go through during the day. Now this is a completely different scenario. My family and I walked into the location around 8:04pm. Having never been to a J.R. Crickets, I came in with an open mind, ready for some wings. We sit down, twiddle our thumbs for a few minutes, nothing. No "I'll be with you in a second" or "I'm sorry I'm just booked up". The place was not crowded by any means, there was one large table and other than that, just a few people scattered about. We keep sitting there as I remind my family that sometimes servers get caught up, but this was different. They were literally ignoring us. Several times a server would walk right by our table, not even acknowledging our existence. They would help the other tables, clear away trash, refill beverages, the normal gammit of serving activities, yet had no physical clue that we were at the table. I nor anyone I know will be returning to this location and most likely any of the others. This whole experience has left me sore and feeling heavily discriminated against. I thought that we as a people had progressed past this sort of thing. By the way I am of Caucasian descent, being the only ones in the building I had a sneaking suspicion of that being the cause. I hate to think this way, I am just not that type of person, yet this was the only conclusion I could come to. I hope that no person of any descent should ever have to feel this way in a time when such ideals are largely abandoned (except by extremists, can't argue with crazy) and after this whole occurrence I am happy to say that they didnt end up with any of our money. It is hard to believe that bigotry like this still exists and I am sad that it happens so close to home. I wish that I could give less than a star, and after reading other reviews, I am even happier that I didn't eat there. Ew, reported sightings of rats read more