Fantastic happy hour! Food is unique and delicious and the service was OUTSTANDING. The hostess and the two servers we had we all friendly, relaxed, attentive and super fun. Highly recommend Jo Bar!
Dietary restrictions: I can’t eat wheat and was delighted to find many dishes that were delicious and unique. The sage squash and carrot soup were fabulous and the fries are not breaded!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fall Seasonal Salad
Maya McCants
Everything here was absolutely divine. Maybe not any one thing stood out, but the combined elements of the live blues jazz band, the well balanced seasonal ginger cocktail with tasteful garnish, the ravioli pillows of goodness offset with the crunch of pumpkin seed, the seasonal maple cake that was not too decadent but just... enough. Nothing here tipped the scales too far in any direction, and pleasantly surprised me. Jo, you are doing it right. Hats off to your patisserie.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ceviche
Bruce Wayne
The jazz nights have an excellent atmosphere
Magali Thibault
Went at Jo bar side on a not busy Wednesday with husband for drinks and casual food. Reservation for 5:30 but arrived at 5:55 (we called to let them now). No HH menu offered; kind of okay it was 5 min to the end it. Nice and attentional staff, N/A cocktails are correct, Rasberry lemon drop is good . Food depends on the dish. We got The soup of the day: salmon chowder: was okay, lot of potatoes, lack of salmon, tasted good but not really the salmon - beet salad: very tasted, big and well balance tastes - Duck: very good and perfectly cook but very disappointing by the quantity for a $36 ( that they seems to now charged $38; menu not updated yet as told) for a 2 small pieces that in addition was 2 sides ( not the tender middle!) and a barley and corn rissoto that was fine but not noticeable. - banana ice cream with Dulce de lèche and creamy meringue dessert: huge part and very good
We tried but for same price range we prefer other spot. We may give a try for their HH .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Guillaume Thibault
I went their with my wife and it was ok. DO NOT order the duck. It’s $38 for two small slices, mine were both from the extremities of the breast, and the risotto is filled with corn so you taste anything else. The meat was good though and well cooked. But this dish feels like a scam. My wife had the beet salad and it was good. Drinks were good too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Jeanette Kotecki
Omg best happy hour in Portland….the best ravioli I’ve ever had…and desserts to die for…$9 espresso martini ….tastes like a dessert
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brant Bickley
Great Cubano sandwich and raspberry lemon drop drink was awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ankita S
Racists of the top order. Such a humiliating experience; I made advance reservations. We were not greeted on walking in. We were seated in a corner table which was completely hidden from the rest of the place. When we requested another table in an half empty place we were told it would be another hour. Heartbroken!We took our business down the block to another restaurant who were delighted & happy to serve us (Fireside)!
Service: 1
John Dees
Wish there were more than 2 jazz nights. That would increase my going there by 50%.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Priscilla R.Garcia Smith
Amazing good food.Live Jazz Wednesday and Sunday nights.Lovely staff. Quality food and wine selection.
Jo Bar is basically just an extension of this particular Papa Haydn, serving the same food and drinks, although for years, I only knew it as the place next door that Papa Haydn's customers walked through to use the shared restroom. Now I know better.My wife and I are sentimentally attached to Papa Haydn, since our first date was at their Sellwood location, but this one on NW 23rd Ave was my first favorite.Stellar service, fantastic food, brilliant beverages (their green tea concoctions are a must-try!), delectable desserts (their biggest claim to fame), and a reputation as a romantic rendezvous makes Papa Haydn perfectly permitted to such praise. The fare here is composed of simple, familiar dishes elevated to elegance: sandwiches with sophistication, paninis with pizzazz and pastas with panache, soups and salads with substance and style. A perennial favorite of mine is the cubano which, to be fair, is a bit like bunting in baseball: a safe choice that is hard to screw up.Nights and weekends tend to fill up fast, so lock in a reservation, or be prepared to loiter around outside. Thankfully, any visit to Papa Haydn is worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Calvin Mesman
Overpriced, outdated establishment. Food is subpar, service is classic Portland aka you should be thankful that you’re getting served at all.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
L. G.
Update
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nick Villanti
Went for happy hour. They have a great selection for happy hour. Wish they were not out of burrata. Did have their cheese fondue and the Cubano slider with a side salad. The food was great.Also had The Bartender, which was fantastic. Will definitely come back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Autumn Gonzalez
Loved the burrata, al pastor tacos, and melon and prosciutto. Drinks were amazing!!
Fantastic happy hour! Food is unique and delicious and the service was OUTSTANDING.
The hostess and the two servers we had we all friendly, relaxed, attentive and super fun. Highly recommend Jo Bar!
Dietary restrictions: I can’t eat wheat and was delighted to find many dishes that were delicious and unique. The sage squash and carrot soup were fabulous and the fries are not breaded!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fall Seasonal Salad
Everything here was absolutely divine. Maybe not any one thing stood out, but the combined elements of the live blues jazz band, the well balanced seasonal ginger cocktail with tasteful garnish, the ravioli pillows of goodness offset with the crunch of pumpkin seed, the seasonal maple cake that was not too decadent but just... enough. Nothing here tipped the scales too far in any direction, and pleasantly surprised me. Jo, you are doing it right. Hats off to your patisserie.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ceviche
The jazz nights have an excellent atmosphere
Went at Jo bar side on a not busy Wednesday with husband for drinks and casual food. Reservation for 5:30 but arrived at 5:55 (we called to let them now). No HH menu offered; kind of okay it was 5 min to the end it.
Nice and attentional staff, N/A cocktails are correct, Rasberry lemon drop is good . Food depends on the dish. We got
The soup of the day: salmon chowder: was okay, lot of potatoes, lack of salmon, tasted good but not really the salmon
- beet salad: very tasted, big and well balance tastes
- Duck: very good and perfectly cook but very disappointing by the quantity for a $36 ( that they seems to now charged $38; menu not updated yet as told) for a 2 small pieces that in addition was 2 sides ( not the tender middle!) and a barley and corn rissoto that was fine but not noticeable.
- banana ice cream with Dulce de lèche and creamy meringue dessert: huge part and very good
We tried but for same price range we prefer other spot. We may give a try for their HH .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
I went their with my wife and it was ok.
DO NOT order the duck. It’s $38 for two small slices, mine were both from the extremities of the breast, and the risotto is filled with corn so you taste anything else. The meat was good though and well cooked. But this dish feels like a scam.
My wife had the beet salad and it was good.
Drinks were good too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Omg best happy hour in Portland….the best ravioli I’ve ever had…and desserts to die for…$9 espresso martini ….tastes like a dessert
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great Cubano sandwich and raspberry lemon drop drink was awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Racists of the top order. Such a humiliating experience; I made advance reservations. We were not greeted on walking in. We were seated in a corner table which was completely hidden from the rest of the place. When we requested another table in an half empty place we were told it would be another hour. Heartbroken!We took our business down the block to another restaurant who were delighted & happy to serve us (Fireside)!
Service: 1
Wish there were more than 2 jazz nights. That would increase my going there by 50%.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing good food.Live Jazz Wednesday and Sunday nights.Lovely staff. Quality food and wine selection.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Jo Bar is basically just an extension of this particular Papa Haydn, serving the same food and drinks, although for years, I only knew it as the place next door that Papa Haydn's customers walked through to use the shared restroom. Now I know better.My wife and I are sentimentally attached to Papa Haydn, since our first date was at their Sellwood location, but this one on NW 23rd Ave was my first favorite.Stellar service, fantastic food, brilliant beverages (their green tea concoctions are a must-try!), delectable desserts (their biggest claim to fame), and a reputation as a romantic rendezvous makes Papa Haydn perfectly permitted to such praise. The fare here is composed of simple, familiar dishes elevated to elegance: sandwiches with sophistication, paninis with pizzazz and pastas with panache, soups and salads with substance and style. A perennial favorite of mine is the cubano which, to be fair, is a bit like bunting in baseball: a safe choice that is hard to screw up.Nights and weekends tend to fill up fast, so lock in a reservation, or be prepared to loiter around outside. Thankfully, any visit to Papa Haydn is worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overpriced, outdated establishment. Food is subpar, service is classic Portland aka you should be thankful that you’re getting served at all.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Update
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went for happy hour. They have a great selection for happy hour. Wish they were not out of burrata. Did have their cheese fondue and the Cubano slider with a side salad. The food was great.Also had The Bartender, which was fantastic. Will definitely come back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved the burrata, al pastor tacos, and melon and prosciutto. Drinks were amazing!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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