Mixed thoughts about this place overall. Food n drink are quite reasonably priced which I would give about 3-4 stars for, with other aspects bringing the rating down. First floor is chill generally. Second floor is a bit more of that typical manayunk burb 'bro' culture. Third floor dancing is fun but has a high concentration of those. If you're from the city, dancing there is more fun than coming out to the 'burb' that manayunk wants to be. Vibe gets very stuffy with the 'bro' culture but it seems this is one of their go to spots. But most importantly, the bouncers are extremely rude/violent, got pushed twice rather hard and unnecessarily upstairs for just moving near him when letting people pass thru our dance spot. When leaving, we got to witness bouncers out front loudly argue and start pushing multiple people so that was an added bonus. Apparently this is a common sight here. I was wondering why this place was rated lower than I thought it could be, but the aggressive bouncers seal the deal with that and there are dozens of reviews saying the same. Be careful if you come here on weekends after 10pm or so when dancing starts. read more

We hit up JDs any chance we get. The weekly specials are insane and they have our favorite cheesesteaks and wings in town

Portions and prices are amazing. The service was good too, the waitress was taking care of 10 tables very efficiently. Went for trivia night with some friends and had a great time! I wasn't that hungry but an example of a great price- a vegan Impossible Burger with fries is only $9! read more

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If I could make it a 0 I would. If you are not from New Jersey or Pennsylvania don't even try to enter this bar. They will deny you no matter how many different forms of ID you show. I don't recommend going to this bar, there are plenty of other bars in the area. Bouncer was very rude. read more

bouncer denied me despite valid id for being "too intoxicated" because I was with a group of 3 men. I had 1 drink prior to walking there. incredibly rude and distracted trying to flirt with some other girl hanging out with him. I've always recommended JDs to others -- NEVER AGAIN. Fire this man, he's on a major power trip. read more

At first glance this seems to be a typical Manayunk bar: lots of young people, lots of drinking. Upon closer examination, the owners manage to cram a lot in their space - plus security's actually friendly! Having no cover helps. With three floors and multiple bars, it got progressively more crowded the higher we went, towards the dance floor. A DJ kept everyone bouncing around like ping pong balls - thanks to classics like "Sweet Caroline" and the usual lineup of pop music - but we came down to earth at the end of the night. read more

During the day: great place, older crowd, classic bar food. On Thursdays they have trivia! Weekend nights: they let in underage kids and the top floor turns into quite the party...so, if that's what you're looking for, great! If not, it can certainly be a bit much. It would be nice if a place in Manayunk actually followed the 21+ rule Eagles Games: always a good time, mixed crowd; sometimes they host "tail gates" on the street outside which are awesome! Drinks: liquor pitchers, white claw (but only the black cherry one...eh) read more

JD Mcgillicuddy's Manayunk - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This is the most trash establishment ive ever been too. went out with some friends for drinks, we were all having a good time... until be decided the bouncer decided to scream and violently throw my friend out over a spilled cup of ice. this event, followed by the bouncer, ripping me by my hair and slamming me on the ground (im a woman) im honestly dumbfounded by the behavior and stupidity of the bouncer and owners at this place. ive been coming here for a lot of fun weekends and have seen this bouncer get violent too many times, with ownership sticking up for his unnecessary behavior. it takes it too far when its women getting hurt by him. i expected the owner to help me when i was violently hurt by his staff, instead he says "i would beat the piss out of any woman" horrifying. never going back read more

If you are looking for an adventure, head to the 3rd floor of Cuddy's any weekend night after 11 PM... On a serious note, McGillicuddy's has some solid happy hour and game specials and there is never a cover charge. Three floors of fun include a dance floor on top and plenty of bar space to grab a drink. The food ain't all that bad either, but the bathrooms need some work. read more

Friendly bartenders and reasonably priced drinks and food specials. Great place to watch the Birds, Sixers or any other sporting event.

they literally had the same playlist for the past three weekends. they need to switch out DJs because there's only 3 bops within an hour. it could be so much more if they just changed up the music. the drinks are good tho ngl read more

Great pub food with quality beers on tap. I had the Crab Pretzel which is there marquee item. You must try this item if you come into JD McGilicuddy's! It is loaded with crab and cheese. Now I have been asked do you eat this item with a knife and fork or just pick the glorious snack item up and devour it as soon as the plate comes your way? That choice is yours to make....but the crab pretzel is so good I think it deserves the fork and knife so you can enjoy every piece that hits your palate. I have also tried the chicken wings here which are good and have a large variety of different sauces to choose from. This bar is the toned down version of Kildare's in Manayunk (as Kildare's closed earlier this year after 13 years of service). I personally would choose JD's over Kildare's as it looks like you can save a few dollars and have a good night out at your neighborhood bar. Notice to management ( your bathroom door does not lock, freaking fix it....its been like that for over a year....docking two points until this is fixed) read more

Food and drinks were good, but the behavior of the staff really threw me off. I went here for the first time today. There was a food truck festival in Manayunk, and it was packed. I headed to the bar to get a drink, and as I was waiting for the bartender, a man appeared next to me asking the bartender for a cup of water.. He said there was a man in the outside area who was passed out. To my surprise. the bartenders/staff seemed unconcerned and were even laughing. They were asking irrelevant questions, such as the age of a man who was passed out. They refused to get this man some water and said there's a hose across h the street(I didn't see any hose). I discovered later on that the man passed out, had hit his head and was injured. The guy next to me at the bar ended up walking away out of frustration with no water. the food and drinks at this place but that's nothing without decency. read more

Scumbag bouncers. I was there for an Eagles game, I was yelling with other people to fix the audio when it cut out. They came up to me. Told us to stop as they were fixing it and I was willing to comply. He says stuff to me and I respond with well just fix it. And I get thrown around and end up with a hurt toe, hurt jaw, and blood running down my arm? If you like bouncers that beat the shit out of you if there's an issue go here, if not stay away! read more

I have never been so disgusted by a bathroom in my whole entire life! Mind you, we went to this place during the middle of the Shamrock bar crawl but still! Everybody had a good time though and prices were good, but I am just so disgusted (I was not drunk, but maybe If I was, I wouldn't have minded there being pee all over the place and no toilet paper or paper towels). The bouncers were very nice but took their job seriously so I appreciated that. read more

Went there for Super Bowl. Great location, great crowd and a fun time. Food was good, service lacked a bit. Bar staff was attentive. Overall besides the Eagles loss, a fun night. read more

Lots of TVs to watch games. Food is just ok. Regular bar food. Usually drink specials are good. Gets kind of crowded and hard to walk around on weekends or when big games are being played- a good scene for the World Series! read more

Love this place, great neighborhood sports bar and restaurant. Bartenders are attentive and make sure you are taken care of. I've been here twice in the last week to catch the NBA finals game. Both times they had great deals. I went on Sunday and they had 8$ mix well pitchers. Food was good too. Their wings are cooked well done which I love. I like my wings with crunchy skin they have a variety of sauces that you can have them tossed in but I got mine dry. Jalapeño poppers were what I expected but the fries were a pleasant surprise. Seasoned well, no salt and pepper needed. read more

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My friend and I were walking around Manayunk when she decided to chat up two guys walking on the street. "Where are you going? Any where good?" They responded by showing us JD McGillicuddy's. The place has 3 floors (3rd floor has a dj and 'dance' area) and multiple bars (1 on each floor), so there's definitely a scene for everyone. We spent most of our time on the top floor. It's definitely a younger crowd (at 25, we were probably the oldest ones there). The DJ that night bounced back and forth from dubstep to top 40 to r&b. Oh and if you only have a card on you, minimum is $10. read more

Our little crew in Manayunk loves this place. First of all, great wings with lots of flavors. Second of all, they serve liquor pitchers. Thirdly. they opened at 9AM and ran specials when the Eagles played in London. The bartenders are all great and genuinely care about the menu and customers. We go to watch games pretty often and the staff at Cuddy's remembered our group and gave us some cool 76ers koozies the other day. The wings are our favorite but everything is tasty in terms of bar food - sliders, fries, even the biscuits and grits we got once held their own. They keep the grub hub menu as up to date as possible. Five stars for our local spot. read more

This place is basically Kildares now that Kildares is, well, gone. It's full of college kids and feels like your average frathouse Thursday through Saturday. But, the wings, while maybe not world famous, are tasty and the specials good, so I will give it a four. It knows what it is and doesn't try to push any boundaries. I'm not about to come here on a Thursday or Friday night, but on a nice summer afternoon this place ain't bad. read more

Felt very safe during a scary time. The manager helped us find a table and made us feel right at home. Same to go with the servers, Jackie and Taylor! Constantly checked up on us and would be attentive with our drinks and food. Two great ladies and a great place, definitely coming back. read more

After walking around aimlessly to several different closed local restaurants in manayunk, my friends and I stumbled upon JD McGillicuddy's. We loved everything about the menu and got a variety of amazing sandwiches and flatbreads. I highly recommend this spot and will definitely be back. read more

AMAZING food and service. I love the environment here, very friendly. The chicken tenders and boneless wings were Top 2. Definitely recommend. read more

I had drinks here for a girlfriends birthday. The bouncer was incredibly rude. I understand trying to be intimidating for the underage crowd but this was insane . Zero manners. In addition we could not get a waitresses attention. It took over 30 mins to get a drink. I would not recommend. read more

This place generally sums up the Manayunk experience. Poor mannered staff, terrible menu, awful bathrooms, unclean tap lines, and worst of all horrible service. We rarely frequent Manayunk, due to high levels of douchebaggery and daily 15th grade graduation parties. Please avoid this place at all possible costs. I don't even want to give a review on how bad our service was...I will simply never give my money to any of the JD McGillicuddy's franchises, ever. Bar tenders were clueless and ignorant -- servers were locked into their smartphones and socializing with the yocals. In sum, if you are 21 and looking to hangout with sub-par college girls or pretentious 20 something college bro's looking for the cheapest and dingiest spot in town; this is your place. read more

You know the phrase "nothing good happens after 2AM"?* In McGillicuddy's time, that gets bumped up a few hours. Nothing good can happen here after midnight, at least for me. One time, my friend got punched in the back by some random chick and we all had to form a protective dance circle. More recently, I cut my finger in the bathroom on the toilet paper holder and bled profusely on the dance floor. In both cases, I was too sober to deal. On the plus side, they have a decent Quizzo night, cheap drinks, and a large dance floor. I can't hold their short-attention-span DJ against them either (he tends to mix to a new song after the first chorus, just when you're singing along and really getting into it). I should probably just learn to pack up my things around midnight and leave before stuff hits the fan. * This is from an episode of How I Met Your Mother, and I like to debate whether it holds true for both NYC and Philly, or if it should be adjusted for bar closing times. Your input is welcome through the medium of Yelp compliments. read more

We went here to follow up on a check in offer we received for a free app on Yelp. I was clear with the couple of people that helped us that is why we were there so you would have imagined we would have been given somewhat ok service since I said I was there through Yelp. It was horrible. When we walked in there was no one to greet us. After five mins I saw two young staff members chit chatting in the back. They seemed annoyed that I was breaking up their fun to order something. The soda and the beer that we ordered were flat. The people were rude. We put in an order and after seemingly forever complained to server who went into the kitchen to get it. God knows how long the order had been sitting there for. Sigh. Horrible. read more

Didn't have any food so I cannot speak on that part. The bartender was quick and carried friendly conversations with everyone in the bar. He made local suggestions based on the input we gave him about what we wanted to do and see in Philly. Nice local hang out to grab a drink. read more

they get 4 stars if its daylight and I'm sitting outside at one of the patio tables drinking beer and eating pizza!!! I've had my share of fun at this place & really like all the bartenders I've met - local/friendly! Not a huge fan of the scene at night. buffalo chicken pizza plank is huge and soooo good 1/2 plank is enough but order the full b/c everyone at the table is going to be drooling over it and you'll have to share. great pizza/buffalo sauce, cold beer, outdoor seating, local/friendly - I'm a fan! read more

A solid sports bar or hang out place in Manayunk. 3 floors, good beer specials, and usually a good crowd make this a reliably fun spot. They also have good bar-food type apps... if you're hungry try their pizza. These "personal" pizzas are on a thick yummy crust and about the size of my backyard! Be warned though - there are TWO steps at the bottom of the stairs leading to the bathroom, and there is probably a line for the bathroom behind you that you can't see when you come down the stairs. So don't do what I did: trip over the second step in front of everyone, try to escape embarassed into the bathroom, then be told that there is a 3-deep line for the bathroom that you are attempting to cut. Because then you have to stand there in line for 10 minutes with everyone pretending to watch the game while your face turns tomato-red. NOT my most shining moment. read more

Comfortable, chill atmosphere free of unnecessary pretentions. The food is good. Brandon is awesome--as is everyone else I've ever had as a server/bartender. The specials every night of the week can't be beat. & I've never had better wings for cheaper anywhere else. read more

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To start off, their daily specials kill every other place in Manayunk! Happy hour...buy one app get one free...me and my room mate get 4 apps to split...or their pizza!!! Plank Pizza is huge and can feed 3 or 4 people. I do not recommend Taco Tuesday! they are cheap but not great! Go to cactus if you want a taco. They have a good selection on beer. Very good looking waitresses...who for the most part are friendly. As for the weekend...it is a totally dif place! after 930ish it turns into a club with no cover for college kids. Which is fine! Best place in Yunk with no cover and a dance floor! At about 12 the third floor is poppin with people...it gets to smell a little up there and the drinks are pretty small. Plastic cups usually. So it depends on what you are looking for...go there for dinner between 5-7 and you will love everything on the menu! If you want to party with 21 year olds...weekend is the time to go. 4 stars because of the specials and great food! read more

This place has the best boneless wings in Manayunk. Amazing staff. Great for sports games.

Cheap, cheap, cheap! This place is awesome to pre-game at in Manayunk before you go to the larger bars (Brew Pub, Mad River, Kildare's). I believe Fridays they have $1 Miller High Lifes and $3 Fireball shots. Only knock on this place is it's a sausage fest and get's downright grimey on that 3rd floor dancefloor. All in all Cuddy's is a great spot, definitely check it out! I've also made out with some buffaloes upstairs, granted these girls were not perfect 10s but they knew how to party! read more

If your looking for a simple bar night, this is the place. No cover, Average beer prices, and an upstairs dance floor. It's not really a "club" dance environment. Almost everyone dancing is with their friends and arn't looking to meet new people. They play oldies and other random hits. It's fun with a good group of friends but if you go with 2 people it kinda sucks. read more

My friends and I went to JD's last night - they have quizzo at 8:30p and a DJ starting at 10p on their website. We walked in around 1130p and saw it also advertised in huge letters on their *chalk* board behind the bar. However, it was a ghost town and there was definitely no DJ. When I asked the bartender about it, she was flippant and demanded to know where I had gotten my information - I pointed behind her. "Well I don't know why that's there, we don't have a DJ Thursday nights". This bar clearly needs to update their specials and not false advertise and treat customers with disdain when they ask about the disparity. That being said, I've been here other times for drinks and they're small but decent specials and food. Quizzo is fun as well. Please update your specials ads!!! read more

Stopped here last night with my boyfriend for beers and a light dinner at the bar. We got Matty wings, the Caesar salad, and a couple of Miller lights. The salad was so fresh and delicious. The Matty wings were awesome. Not your typical buffalo sauce. It had a little kick to it but had a nice BBQ flavor as well. The atmosphere was very friendly and super relaxed. They had a poker night going on with some regulars, which created a friendly vibe throughout the bar. Made some new friends. It was a great night all the way around. I would totally go back!!! LOVED J.D MCGILLICUDDY'S! read more

JD Mcgillicuddy's Manayunk - Caesar salad - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I don't care what anyone says, I love Cuddy's. Sure, you have to wade through a bog of douchey college age brahs. But there's actually decent food and brews to be had here once you make it to the bar! They usually have about ten beers on tap ranging from super popular to more niche craft brews. I've only ever tasted a few things on the menu, but I like it all. My favorite are the boneless wings in Jack Daniel's barbecue sauce. They taste great with an IPA! I'm also a big fan of the old bay fries. The bartenders are always super cute and very nice as well. On Tuesday nights there are 25 cent wings and $2.50 bud lights, if you're into that swill. Still a pretty sweet deal! read more

Cuddy's is the epitome of the college dive bar experience. While it's great to see everyone from school at the bar, Cuddy's is overall a disappointment. There are three floors, which are always jam-packed, except for a ten-foot radius around the front door. I am NOT impressed with the bathrooms at all. They're badly placed (near the staircase which will be mentioned later) and there is ALWAYS a line that causes foot traffic to get very confused. Unsurprisingly, they are not super-clean, due to the myriad of drunken individuals using them nonstop. The place is kind of maze-like, with a narrow staircase that is constantly jammed with people, and the third floor (the dance floor) is an absolute oven. They put the DJ up really loud so you can hear it downstairs, but overall the music is not that great-- too much rap for my liking and not enough pop music to overcome it. The alcohol is not overpriced, but I can't say this is ever a place I go before I'm done for the night. The best thing about the bar is that there is no cover, so if you want to go late at night, you won't get stuck with that bill. Also, BE CAREFUL here. Cuddy's is extremely crowded and has very narrow areas to mingle. You WILL be brushing up against people and you WILL NOT have enough room to move. I say this not out of agoraphobia, but out of commonsense security-- the crowded conditions facilitate a thieving atmosphere and more than one friend of mine has had a phone or money stolen while here (one out of her closed purse that was being held in front of her body-- he reached around and snatched it). read more