Chill Sunday night drink - friendly staff and nice vibe
Jordan Upchurch
Great little gay bar with friendly staff and fun Showtunes on Saturday evenings! Drinks were cheap. Very dive kind of environment! They were busy, but the staff was very efficient!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Mike Mings
Classic gay bar. Cheers for queers.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Michelle Via
Andrew behind the bar went above and beyond, so friendly and welcoming. Great service!
Service: 5
Benjamin Taylor
So fun. Such a great vibe; wonderful service. One of my favorites when in DC.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Yu
I always go here whilst in DC as I only drink in Italy or at a gay bar -- mostly because I am cheap. I love JR's loft to people watch. Everyone in DC is very amusing -- from the type a consultants to the managers of mcmanagement to the soulless federal employees to the socialites who haven't discovered southern California is a far superior place to live in every measurable way. I always bring my posh/bougie friend (also Californian) who always asks if they have a wine list / drinks menu. We've been twice over the course of a year and ordered the same thing both times and both the drink and bill were smaller for #2. The nice bartender made a NA drink for my friend who decided he didn't like it after consuming two thirds of it (posh people... am I right?) Overall, a great affordable place to absorb the warm hvac, people watch, and have a drink.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Ted LeBlond
Always a fun time here! I’m glad to see it’s stay opened thru the ages. Keep up the good work guys!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Tad S.
They state on their website open til 0200 on Sundays. I took a $30 Uber ride to their establishment at 2200 and arrived to find they were CLOSED!! At 10PM!?!? WTF??? I love coming to this place when I'm in town and this is stupid. Thanks for a loss of $30 for no fun!!!! WTF?!?
Jack H
Fantastic service and experience from our bartender Mike! Great follow-up experience after an incredibly disappointing and hostile experience at Larry’s, another nearby gay bar, earlier that night.
Overall, I thought JR's Bar & Grill was a great and easy place for getting some adult drinks in the 'gayborhood'. *Wait, JR's has a grill?* I have to admit that I typically visit for post-brunch shenanigans on Sundays so the atmosphere might be a little different from primetime hours (e.g., Friday & Saturday nights). The prices of the cocktails are very reasonable for the area, and the bartenders are very friendly. Having visited JR's on a few occasions, I was happy to see a diverse mix of the bar's clientele (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, and age). The two-level bar gives off the feeling of a dive bar with a touch of class. Also, it's awesome that the bar has two outdoor seating areas (with ample space in both areas) to enjoy beverages during the summer months. Like most gay bars, you can expect a lot of music from pop divas, but the music (for the most part) isn't so loud that you cannot speak to your company without shouting.
Richard Lapin
look at me don't look at me crowd...grow a pair, boys!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 3
Luis Angeles
Always a great time and awesome energy when I go there. Happy hour is great and also you have kickball teams that goes after a game and the happy hour for kickball is good.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Shawn R.
The charms of this place are lost on me but my best friend, who is half my age, loves it. So perhaps this comes down to personal taste more than objectivity and I don't wish to be unfair so I will state that such places are no longer my taste, if they ever were. I like to sit with friends, and meet some new ones, not stand and model. Except for upstairs, it is standing room only. I like to hear my friends talk, and not have to yell to be heard over the music. I like bar staff that are friendly and want my business and not entitled order takers. I have seen some great drag shows there and there is no doubt JRs is a stalwart in the community. It's location is obviously prime given its proximity to other gay and gay positive restos and bars. And it's certainly popular enough to be packed every time I go there. So as I say, personal taste. But to me, this is yesterday's bar.
Mitch C
So much fun! Love the esthetics and service was fantastic. Great place to meet up with friends or make new friends.
if you like JR you’d like >~>>MIGUELHERNANDE
Chill Sunday night drink - friendly staff and nice vibe
Great little gay bar with friendly staff and fun Showtunes on Saturday evenings! Drinks were cheap. Very dive kind of environment! They were busy, but the staff was very efficient!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Classic gay bar. Cheers for queers.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Andrew behind the bar went above and beyond, so friendly and welcoming. Great service!
Service: 5
So fun. Such a great vibe; wonderful service. One of my favorites when in DC.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I always go here whilst in DC as I only drink in Italy or at a gay bar -- mostly because I am cheap. I love JR's loft to people watch. Everyone in DC is very amusing -- from the type a consultants to the managers of mcmanagement to the soulless federal employees to the socialites who haven't discovered southern California is a far superior place to live in every measurable way. I always bring my posh/bougie friend (also Californian) who always asks if they have a wine list / drinks menu. We've been twice over the course of a year and ordered the same thing both times and both the drink and bill were smaller for #2. The nice bartender made a NA drink for my friend who decided he didn't like it after consuming two thirds of it (posh people... am I right?) Overall, a great affordable place to absorb the warm hvac, people watch, and have a drink.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Always a fun time here! I’m glad to see it’s stay opened thru the ages. Keep up the good work guys!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
They state on their website open til 0200 on Sundays. I took a $30 Uber ride to their establishment at 2200 and arrived to find they were CLOSED!! At 10PM!?!? WTF??? I love coming to this place when I'm in town and this is stupid. Thanks for a loss of $30 for no fun!!!! WTF?!?
Fantastic service and experience from our bartender Mike! Great follow-up experience after an incredibly disappointing and hostile experience at Larry’s, another nearby gay bar, earlier that night.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Overall, I thought JR's Bar & Grill was a great and easy place for getting some adult drinks in the 'gayborhood'. *Wait, JR's has a grill?* I have to admit that I typically visit for post-brunch shenanigans on Sundays so the atmosphere might be a little different from primetime hours (e.g., Friday & Saturday nights). The prices of the cocktails are very reasonable for the area, and the bartenders are very friendly. Having visited JR's on a few occasions, I was happy to see a diverse mix of the bar's clientele (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, and age). The two-level bar gives off the feeling of a dive bar with a touch of class. Also, it's awesome that the bar has two outdoor seating areas (with ample space in both areas) to enjoy beverages during the summer months. Like most gay bars, you can expect a lot of music from pop divas, but the music (for the most part) isn't so loud that you cannot speak to your company without shouting.
look at me don't look at me crowd...grow a pair, boys!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 3
Always a great time and awesome energy when I go there. Happy hour is great and also you have kickball teams that goes after a game and the happy hour for kickball is good.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The charms of this place are lost on me but my best friend, who is half my age, loves it. So perhaps this comes down to personal taste more than objectivity and I don't wish to be unfair so I will state that such places are no longer my taste, if they ever were. I like to sit with friends, and meet some new ones, not stand and model. Except for upstairs, it is standing room only. I like to hear my friends talk, and not have to yell to be heard over the music. I like bar staff that are friendly and want my business and not entitled order takers. I have seen some great drag shows there and there is no doubt JRs is a stalwart in the community. It's location is obviously prime given its proximity to other gay and gay positive restos and bars. And it's certainly popular enough to be packed every time I go there. So as I say, personal taste. But to me, this is yesterday's bar.
So much fun! Love the esthetics and service was fantastic. Great place to meet up with friends or make new friends.