Great food and good prices. Best pork chops and fried chicken around. Owners a great cook

Does not accept credit cards. Cash only bar. Owner of the bar had a bad attitude, very rude and yelled in people's faces. Has so many rules as if the place was so luxurious. It's a dump, drinks are blah. Definitely not a place I'll revisit. read more

I recently went to the Jovial Club for a Sip & Paint. I ordered appetizers for 3 of us. My friend went to get 3 waters for us. The bartender proceeded to fill 3 plastic cups with tap water and charged her $3 for the tap water. We were told it was for the use of her cups. I have never in my life experienced a business charging me for a cup, glass, bottle of tap water. Pure greed. read more

Went to a brunch event today for Pete Chico. The staff was incredibly nice and helpful. The food was delicious and fresh. They constantly checked to make sure there was plenty of food, utensils and plate ware. With so many people who came they did a fantastic job accommodating a large crowd at the last minute! Thank you!! read more

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Avoid! Avoid! Avoid! Depressing! Depressing! Depressing! Like the Senior Center opened a bar. Arbitrary 36 year old age limit!? Bland,flavorless fooda unfriendly staff. Dirty,dark and dingy. Will definitely not be back. read more

Walking into The Jovial Club brings you back to a simpler time, and this joints been in operation for over 70 years! Supper Club style with a large horseshoe bar and many, many tables set the scene. The first thing that you'll notice is that the staff is very genuine and treats all customers with respect.. you won't see this very often these days!! Start out with an ICE COLD Beer and scan the menu or chat up one of the local old timers. The Steak Sandwich is phenomenal... simple NY Strip cooked perfectly with grilled onions on a french roll. Burgers are also very good as well as any of the fish sandwiches! Clientele ranges from locals & construction workers during the day to a FULL HOUSE at dinner time, they said. Prices are cheap & I don't think you will find better food in the area! Must Try/ Talk later read more

This place is a real treasure, like finding a $50 bill in the pocket of a coat you haven't worn in a while. The Jovial Club has tradition. Two generations of the same family have lovingly run it for decades. The space oozes with an authentic blue collar charm that is hard to imitate. The staff is welcoming. You'll feel right at home the moment you walk through the door. This banquet hall/restaurant/bar has been serving up delicious stick-to-your-ribs food and ice cold beers to Steel Mill workers, School teachers and Bus drivers since the 1950s. Don't miss the Meatloaf, the freshly fried fish or the mouth watering steaks. You can't go wrong by spending a pleasant hour or two with the folks at the Jovial Club. read more

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I felt like it was 1974 when I was at the Jovial Club and that's not a bad thing. The décor and feel of the place combined with EVERYTHING that played on the jukebox made me feel this way. Feeling like I was in the decade before I was born was....cool and good for a change. I will take pictures the next time I visit. If you're not from the neighborhood you will get stared at as you enter--not in a mean way, just a "huh, people were not used to seeing are here" way. A group of regulars sat at the circular bar and everyone seemed to know each other. I got the shrimp/perch dinner and it was $15 which is expensive for the neighborhood. I'm not sure how much the drinks were since a nice, older gentlemen picked up the tab on those (but I think they are reasonable). Food was plentiful and good. Yep, I like Jovial Club. read more

As a local I must say this is the best bar in the area. I absolutely love the old timey feel and how you can just sit at the bar, grab a drink and talk it up with the bartenders. They're so friendly and chances are they'll know you or someone in your family. Prices are great and the shape of the bar is something you rarely see. It's like a big snake! I've been here for events in the little banquet hall and in the bar area for dinner with the family and just to grab a drink with friends. The food is delicious and the music always keeps me entertained. I can't wait to stop in soon on a Friday night to hear some oldies! read more

Nice place for a small family party. I've rented the hall a couple of times already always satisfied. Carol is great and she takes care of her customers. I've had the catering from here and the chicken, salad, Mostacholli, sausage and bread are delicious. Definitely nice for kids too! read more

I love this tavern, live in downtown chicago but enjoy this small town divey bar. Very cozy! read more

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Came here for the Drina Tamburasi Orchestra concert, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The same cannot be said for the actual Jovial Club. No one greets you when you enter. We had reservations primarily to see the concert and they sat us away from most of the people, which meant that half the night we were twisting in our seats to watch them play to the other area. But that pain doesn't even compare to waiting, and waiting, and waiting for the servers. The tables are numbered and waitresses are divided up to serve their specific numbers. Maybe the memo didn't get through. Our server never came to ask us if she could get us anything, only to snatch up plates/cups and dash away. Any time we wanted to order we had to try and do something to catch her attention. There was another server who kept coming by so we would just tell her what we wanted and she kept telling us she wasn't our server. I guess if we could have seen our server then we wouldn't bug the one who seems to be free. Because everything took so long to be delivered to our table I went up to the bar to order a White Russian. You cut out the middle man, right? Nope. My order was taken and I waited for them to go back to the kitchen and get milk/cream. Another asked me what I wanted and I told them I had ordered already. The milk was found and brought back, sat down on the bar. Another person asked me for my order. Then the first server proceeded to talk with the other bartender and pour drinks for other people. I waited at the bar for at least 5 minutes to get a simple drink when there were only 3 or 4 other people at the bar. The drinks are decent, the food is decent. Everything in decently priced; however, I don't plan on coming here again unless it's for another event like the one I came for. Also, I'm going to vocalize in advance where I'd like to be seated and then order a half dozen drinks at the beginning so I won't have to wait. read more

You will not get better food. The owner Carolyn is in the kitchen cooking. High quality food reasonable price . ( music a bit loud for dinner ) read more

I have been there twice for functions. I like the concept of having the social room, which can be divided into two rooms, being separate from the bar area. I also think the prices are reasonable. Also, there is ample parking ( parking lot & street ). I would definitely recommend it!! read more

Jovial Club is a great local bar where everyone knows everyone, if not by name, at least by a familar face. Owner, Helen Spelich, is a feisty 90 year old, still sharp as a tack and knows everything about everyone in the neighborhood, and still walks around to great patrons. The service is relatively slow and the food is expensive for the area, but plentiful and good. The banquet rooms are large enough for private parties and a local Croatian band plays seemingly every month. Good time, even if you don't speak/understand the language. read more

Its definitely one of the better bars in the neighborhood and nice for family events.