Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon — Restaurant in Fort Collins

As a short time resident but long time visitor to Ft. Collins you sometimes take for granted what you “see” around you and so the exploration of our incredible community does sometimes suffer by judging a book by its cover and it’s predisposed college “hotspot” reputation. Truth be known, any place in a college town that is awesome to experience the students realize as well. Smart enough to go to college smart enough to follow town trends. That being said I finally came in after 3 1/2 yrs. living here. F’n WOW!!! Without a doubt one of the most beautiful interiors. Gracious in space and cleaner than it truly needs to be. They must dust the artifacts often. A classic Irish Pub with an amazing atmosphere and clientele. Everyone was so nice and so engaging. Speaking of nice and engaging, I cannot review Lucky Joes without mentioning the brilliant, intelligent and loveliest part of my walk in, Tanya(sp). My bartender, service professional was just that, professional. Coy and fun, smart and attentive, great conversationalist and darn great mixologist. 5 years with the company and the feeling was she loves her job, where she is. If you know what I know it’s this. If you find employees happy to work where they work then their bosses are not asking them to cheat the public by taking short cuts. This Is Lucky Joes, in my eyes, because you get the service you beg for in other places and I felt like I owned the place, Lucky Me. Thank you Tanya! Thanks to the lovely P.A. I met today. You got this!! Peace...

I’m writing this review to express a serious concern regarding the inconsistent and questionable ID-checking practices at this establishment. During my recent visit, I overheard a group of young women openly discussing plans to get their underage friend into the bar using a fake ID. One of them even mentioned that her 21st birthday was in just three days, yet they were all allowed in without issue.

When I approached the bald bouncer about this, he responded dismissively, stating, “It’s not my fault they had believable fakes.” When I brought up the girl whose birthday is just days away, he claimed, “I do not recall,” and became defensive—accusing me of threatening him, which I had not done in any way.

What’s even more troubling is that later in the evening, I witnessed the same bouncer confiscate an Ohio ID from a male guest whose birthday is in three months, refusing him entry. The double standard is clear and deeply concerning.

From my observation, it seems that the enforcement of age verification is selective and potentially influenced by gender or appearance, raising serious questions about the professionalism and integrity of this establishment’s...

Honestly, I love this spot. Everything about it is great. The only reason I’m leaving this review is because I was unfairly treated by a bouncer who honestly had no clue what he was doing and just wanted to be a “tough guy.” At around 12:20am on August 23rd the “bouncer” if you can call him that, rejected me because I was “stumbling over.” Well, I was in a car accident where I was hit head on by a drunk driver and my foot was shattered. It has been 2 years of physical therapy for me and I’m so sorry that I can’t walk normally. I had left the bar to pick up some nicotine for my friends so that we could spend money at your bar and came back and I was not allowed in because I was “stumbling.” If your bouncers can’t tell the difference between a drunk person and someone who is dealing with chronic pain then you should get new bouncers.Limping and “swaying” are two obviously different things. Again, I love this bar but frankly the way I was...