We came here to order cocktails and decided to also order the boneless chicken wings that were on special for half off. Our drinks were well made and the wings were a nice portion for the price. Also they run daily specials each of the days they are open. Overall this place was a good experience with our server being attentive and generous bar seating. We would recommend coming here but do check their hours as they are closed a few nights per week. read more

Jax Bar & Kitchen - Old Fashioned & Cosmo - Bars Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

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I didn't get any food at Jax. I only came here for drinks and I did enjoy the experience a lot. The environment is chill and the music are average trending songs but the drinks are totally amazing. Especially their Mango Habanero Margarita, that drink was delicious. It got a real kick to it while still being enjoyable. I also got their Green Tea shots and those were really tasty too. Fresh and crisp! Good, reasonable price! ($5-$6/ cocktail, $4/shot) The place seemed to be understaff but service was actually fast and the waiter did a good job at bringing us what we need (orders/water/check-ups) I would definitely come back here again. read more

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Waited 45 minutes for food that we never got, service was super slow. The female server was actually a terrible server, so slow.

I went to Jax on a Thursday night during their sports trivia and it was one of my favorite experiences. They had great deals (all the shareables were half off, Coors draft $2). The food was all very good, especially the pretzels and the egg rolls. The buffalo nachos were a bit spicy for me but were perfect for everyone else in my group. I will be back soon to try more things on the menu! read more

Jax Bar & Kitchen - Buffalo chicken nachos, cheesesteak egg rolls, margarita flatbread - Bars Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

Good happy hour prices. Basic bar food. Slow service on my fries, had to ask a few times for them before they came.

this place sucks asss. there is one server who is so incompetent i don't know her name but the staff needs to have some sort of brain cells to work here. she came to our table of 4 people and she asked us if we wanted any drinks or food. my one friend proceeds to say that SHE does not want anything. so the girl takes that as nobody wants anything and leaves. meanwhile we already paid a cover and wanted food and drinks. for the next hour we could not track the girl down and she was straight up avoiding our table. now I am not rude to the service industry ever and have no reason to be rude to this girl but this was just ridiculous. needless to say fire the brunette with long hair. read more

Got kicked out of the bar seconds after entering. Bouncer was salty i chirped him about taking 5 minutes to look at my ID

Ran out of burgers at 2 pm on a game day and the bar isn't even packed. One server was taking care of the entire restaurant. Will never eat at again. read more

Overall amazing bar. The atmosphere is super fun and the staff is so awesome. The signature cocktails and shots are dangerously delicious. Also they have a ton of quality food options.. I got the truffle fries and split the chicken bacon ranch flatbread with friends. Both plates were insane. Probably the best food I've ever had at a bar. Definitely recommend jax to anyone looking for a fun drinking environment :) read more

One of the best new bars in state college! It's so incredibly underrated.. best wings around!

Not a bad atmosphere. But this place is trash. Our waitress took what seemed like an eternity to bring two pitchers of beer to our table. The grilled chicken sandwich was so bad, I wouldn't feed it to my dog. The Guac was incredibly bootleg, and the old bay on the fries I sure as hell didn't ask for. Trash, stick to pman or champs. Take a look at this guac, had to be squeezed out of a plastic bag read more

Jax Bar & Kitchen - a plate of food - Bars Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

I'm honestly surprised to see any negative reviews about Jax. They have great specials and great vibes. It serves anyone's taste with a wide variety of menu items for food and drinks at a reasonable price. Even when they're busy for football weekends, or high traffic nights, I can tell the servers are busting their behinds to move quickly and give patrons the best experience possible. Go to Jax. You'll love it! read more

Had a blast! Food was great, quick service. In terms of beer, their was a decent amount of options, but I had the JAX lemonade and it was great. Will be returning with my family again. read more

I went to Jax for lunch. I thought I would try something new and figured that it wouldn't be all that crowded and I could get some work done. When I walked in, it was empty. I asked if they were serving, tried to be a little humorous. I got the sense that they would have preferred that I just went away. The server was pleasant enough and after I ordered one of the specials, I figured that since it was a daily special, it might be fresh, and she brought me my drink, I inquired about the WiFi. She left to go find out if they had it. That was a bad sign and, indeed, she came back with bad news. So, I wouldn't be working. I had ordered a grilled chicken pesto sandwich. It tasted as though it had been cooked the day before as fried blackened chicken and refried today. It was hard, dry, and tasted like it was burnt in some places. The fries were mediocre and a little on the droopy side, but edible. The fries were the highlight of my experience and they were sad little companions to my growing frustration. I get that in this town restaurants figure that their clients have just been weaned from lunchables and don't know any better, but this place is being downright disrespectful. I think it is hard for people who live here. They've gotten used to food ranging from inedible to mediocre and restaurant and bar owners clearly know that and are happy to take advantage of it. read more

This is another bar that uses LineLeap, which a reservation system that has shown itself to be a corrupt racket. Just like all the other bars that use it, Jax has decided that they care more about the business of the Penn State students than they do about the local people, such as myself. I have tried to have food and drinks there a few times - most recently, a Tuesday - during the pandemic - only to be met by one of their surly staff members (and they were surly before the pandemic, too) telling me that I need to have used LineLeap to pay to reserve a table even though many tables are unoccupied. Don't worry, guys - I will pointedly refuse to patronize your establishment even after the pandemic is over! read more

everything about sex trivia was great. except. we were tied for second and on the tie breaker question my team got it wrong (so naturally we would be third?) but no. we didn't get third. how could jax do this. UPSET. drinks were delish tho. read more

My boyfriend and I came in for a meal last week and were very impressed by how much flavor the food had for a bar in a college town. I had a burger and it was cooked perfect and it tasted like it was seasoned uniquely (very good.). My boyfriend had a chicken flat bread and for the most part, this was good too but very over cooked. Our drinks were cheap (sweet!) and the waitress was very nice. read more

Trash place, management is rude, staff are rude. Came here twice and both times the staff was incredibly rude. The first time, the staff seemed annoyed that we were there, so after about 15 minutes of the staff whispering together behind the bar, pretending not to notice us, we walked out read more

Jax is the best place to eat downtown by FAR. I wasn't expecting much because of the low reviews but w o w. I came in on Thursday for the half off sharables deal with my friends. I got a burger (not half off), while my friends got the cheese steak wontons. Our food was incredible and came out so fast! The burger was cooked just how I wanted it and was presented so pretty. Usually my phone eats first but I couldn't resist eating it immediately. Secondly, the drinks were awesome. We had a very kind server and everything was fairly priced for downtown! Very worth what you're paying for! Thanks Jax! read more

Waited in line for 45 minutes just to be turned away by a dumb bouncer saying we were to drunk. Trying to meet a female to male ratio.

This bar is a great place as far as prices go. They definitely have cheap drinks and it's nice to come in for a drink with people, but do not order food here. I came in with a group of 3 others on a very slow day, and we each ordered an appetizer. It took approximately 60 minutes for our apps to come out. Each reorder of our drinks additionally took about 15-20 minutes after we already finished the previous round. Eventually, my friend ordered one pretzel appetizer and after an hour, she cancelled because it never came out. The service here needs major work, but it's not a bad place if you're looking for good prices. Additionally, our checks were brought out incorrectly at the end. Maybe our sever was new, who knows? Overall, we are not satisfied with our service and we were also not compensated for any of the poor service. I will likely be heading straight to the bar if I do come back. read more