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    Village Idiot

    3.9 (56 reviews)
    InexpensivePubs, Sports Bars
    Closed 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    VILLAGE IDIOT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Juke Box
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups

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    Long Island Iced Tea About $3
    Steve A.

    Village Idiot is an okay bar close to campus. I like that it's near some other good bars. They're also located next to Daredevil Dogs. It has a window you can order from in the bar. That's great you don't have to walk the few feet to get there. I come for the happy hour. It has some good specials. The Long Island iced teas are about $3. It's not much of a beer selection beyond Bud and Miller. The cocktails are kind of lacking too. It's a dive bar so if you aren't expecting much then you'll have a better time. The best thing going for it is the window. I would go to Village Idiot if only getting a cheap cocktail at happy hour and ordering something from the window. It's an okay place for a quick drink and then moving on. There's not much to be impressed with other than that.

    a dimly lit bar with tables and stools
    Emma L.

    I love that I moved, but I'm REAL bummed I can no longer walk to Village Idiot. This bar is everything I want and more. I might have a different take than others, as bf & I typically like to go earlier in the evening to have a few drinks and throw some darts, so we never really see the late night crowd. Weeknights around 7 this place is pretty dead, which is awesome for us (though I'm sure the bartender would love it if I would stop mentioning this fact). This could also be due to the fact that a lot of OSU students aren't around for the summer. Overall though, this bar is really awesome. They have some fantastic happy hour until 9pm deals and weekly all-day deals (like $2 craft bottles on Tuesdays and $3 3-Olives drinks on Saturdays -- Saturday!!!). They have a couple of dart boards, a pool table, some TVs, and it's really pretty clean for a campus area bar. Their drafts rotate with the basics and a few craftier options. There's a pretty big side patio and lots of seating if weather's nice. I'm sure we'll be back for darts sometime, but until then, somebody better keep the board warm for us!

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    Jillian M.

    I freaking love this bar. Unassuming, great craft draft list, and fantastic prices - including a happy hour! You can play darts or pool, and they have weekly trivia nights. Two TVs if you want to watch a game, and usually a decent set of tunes on the speakers. The bartenders are friendly and the bathrooms are clean. Also, there is a window to the next door restaurant, and you can order to eat at the bar. Every time I come here, I wish it were in my neighborhood!

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    14 years ago

    Love this bar! GREAT beer selection, decent prices, good service, great patio, great sandwich place next door

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    9 years ago

    Just a small dive bar good for a small get together for a game the beer is cold and it's cheap what else do you need in a college town

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    16 years ago

    Good bar to go to, great bartenders good beer and prices, and a jukebox ready to be played.

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    It was tough to converse during songs, and I would like to visit on a night when I can load up the jukebox.

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    (66 reviews)
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    We were here with a large party (roughly 20 people) and was surprised to be waited on by a woman…read morewho said she'd been there less than a week. (It was clear she had serving experience though). She began by counting off numbers to match the bill with parent/child. I opted for the grilled walleye and was excited to see they had gluten free fries. The fried walleye was a HUGE serving that was definitely meant for sharing. The mozzarella sticks were a huge hit. The salads looked phenomenal and my daughter loved her burger. Now, when we got the bills it was mass chaos! The manager was very gracious in helping our server. I felt bad since she was so new. She really did a great job at handling so many orders among our 2 tables.

    I've had this place bookmarked for a while but never found ourselves in downtown cbus until today…read more We saw a matinee show at the Ohio Theatre (highly recommend) and then walked over to Pat & Gracie's for a late lunch. Arrived approximately 3:30pm - restaurant basically empty (maybe 5 tables total occupied). Went to check in for 2 and the host said he had reservations at 5. Huh? So I asked do you mean you can't seat us until 5? And he said no, that we need to leave by then because other people are coming. I thought that was very weird and unprofessional. I've never had an experience like that before. It's a basic sit down place, why would you think we'd linger for more than an hour and a half? Whatever, weird feeling, but we were seated. Seated in the walkway. Not like in a path but literally blocking the walkway where you step down. Why do I say this? Because people walking by kept banging into me. Not their fault. Why is there a table there? And why were we seated there when at least 80% of the restaurant was empty???? Ok whatever. Ordered food including their signature made in-house tots. Waitress comes back and says they were slammed in the morning and they're out of tots. (Man I feel bad for the people coming at 5. LOL) whatever except the people at the next table appeared to be served tots. Food was tasteless. The Mac and cheese had a weird texture like the roux wasn't cooked properly. My patty melt was mostly bread as the patty was too small for the bread. My husband had the signature chimi burger and it completely lacked any chimichurri flavor. Like at all. We were out by 4ish (plenty of time for them to prepare for their expected onslaught) and needless to say I've unbookmarked this place from my yelp. Maybe we'll try the Mexican place across the street next time. ‍

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