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    Joe's Place

    3.3 (66 reviews)
    InexpensiveBars
    Open 12:00 pm - 2:30 am (Next day)

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    JOE'S PLACE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Divey
    Casual
    Juke Box

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    Vodka lemonade
    Hannah V.

    Visited IC for a family graduation and decided to visit some of the downtown bars. It was a very busy weekend, so we didn't have high expectations. This was your typical college bar, but seemed pretty nice on the inside, had tons of space and had a rooftop area. They even have servers that come around and bring drinks to your table so you don't have to go up to the bar every time. The drinks were inconsistent. I had 2 jack and cokes that were different ratios and then 2 vodka lemonades that also tasted different. Overall, nothing too crazy, would go back if I was going out.

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    Patrick T.

    I think Joe's Place is where my buddy met his wife.. That's slightly weird thinking about.. Since this place is not really the type of place either of them would want to be! It's a strait up college town bar, with old school photos of Hawkeye teams of the past. With a few tv's for sports watching, pool to be played, drink specials, and bro looking bartenders who were actually very sweet and kind.. (Don't judge a book by the cover) The place is kinda divey, but not gross, the beers are cheap and cold, and the vibe was chill.. Nothing really to complain about here... But maybe not the place for a date you'd like to impress but then again maybe I'm wrong since my friend met his future wife here..

    Joe's new rooftop bar!
    Hayley B.

    I can always rely on Joe's Place to be what I expect it to be - a great college bar, "never a cover," with popcorn, beer, and plenty of seating no matter how many pals I'm meeting up with. Then they went and kicked it up a notch by adding a rooftop patio (complete with bar + fire pit/table) and a window directly into Pizan Pizza nextdoor. In my experience, Joe's Place has always also had great bartenders and servers who somehow manage to weave through all of the humans to keep drinks full and patrons happy. Even on a busy game day. Definitely worth a stop if you're in town and want to grab a beer or catch a game.

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    Our waitress was super nice. Loved the outdoor patio seating that they have on the roof!

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    3 years ago

    Terrible service. Bartenders are extremely unprofessional.

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    5 years ago

    I love joes place. This place is awesome. Accepting of all people regardless of social class

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    7 years ago

    Love the rooftop! Great place to watch Iowa football. Great service and drinks, but minimal food selection.

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    5 years ago

    Awful- horrid regulars downstairs. Not friendly or welcoming. Wished we didn't stop in there

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    8 years ago

    I love joes place. The staff is hilarious and super nice. It is honestly my favorite bar in town.

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    Then they went and kicked it up a notch by adding a rooftop patio (complete with bar + fire pit/table) and a window directly into Pizan Pizza nextdoor.

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    How do you field about this place? I'll tell you how I feeled…read more We had a lot of fun at the Fieldhouse. But who wouldn't? Definitely one of the coolest places in Iowa City to hang out with all the college kids and wild partying folks. The one problem that we had with the Fieldhouse was violence! There were some absolute punks trying to make trouble because there was the beauty queen of the century dressed like a glamour model (swoon swoon swoon), and she was with a guy that looked like a short Latin Prizefighter (as in, a mismatch to superficial types, she was a foot taller than him) and these very aggressive tall punks apparently thought she was too good for him so they tried to start a fight by touching her and making inappropriate comments and insulting her boyfriend. So I had to come in between them and I got smacked for my trouble. I helped to prevent a really bad fight and then the police showed up and they tried to arrest both the punks and the boyfriend and the hot girlfriend. So I had to explain to the police that I had no relation to any of the people in the fight and that there were really only one set of instigators and the other ones were just trying to defend themselves. And that she was molested. In the end I managed to talk everyone down with the help of my good friend the police officer and nobody got arrested but it was some really messed up stuff. The cop was either going to arrest everyone, or nobody. So it was better for everybody that nobody get arrested. You're welcome, cutie and cutie's bf. Call me. But yeah, the crowd in here - insane. Wall to wall, sea of people, like sardines. Loud and crazy. Sometimes even playing good music. Sometimes.

    On holiday from the UK but got good old American racism. Female security guard on Thursday accused…read moremy friend of harassing her and threatened to call the police because he to get in the club. He left his ID at home but had proof on his phone (several clubs let him with his ID on his phone on the same night) but not physically, he asked to teoce get in a polite and calm manner but yet she somehow, she was accusing of him of "harassing" her and threatened and to call the police for absolutely no reason. He then went home to get his ID to returned to the club, I came out to speak to him and I got kicked out for no clear reason aside from speaking to him. I had my ID, I was sober and did absolutely nothing wrong, they couldn't even justify or explain why they kicked me out. And to Make matters worse, there was this racist message In The bathroom. Living in the UK, you hear a lot about racism in the US but it's sad see it's really as racist as they say.

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