Jumpin' Joes Sports Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Freeport

After some closings of local establishments, we were trying to find someplace local to watch the NFL games. We had never been here before, but thought we would check it out for the 49ers/Lions Conference championship game. After this visit we will have to find a new location for games.

Whereas they have plenty of TVs, the major one is a projection screen and worked fine, but some of the smaller TVs were not functioning properly. Also, the seating is not the most comfortable. They have a section in front of the large TV with high tables but they have hard stools for seats. The bar has seats, but then you are sitting at the bar. We find a low table by the bar with backed seats. They were also hard plastic. I think we were anticipating too much for a Bar & Grill inside a Freeport Bowling Alley.

There were two different bartenders working that night. One appeared to be a bartender/cook while the other filled every other roll. The bartender/cook was kind of rude and gave off the vibe she wanted to be anywhere else in the world and we were putting her out. The other one was friendly and helpful and was a joy to interact.

As for the food. MEH. We started with Joe’s Tatchos. These were unimpressive and bland. We’ve had better in many other places. Even the cheese tasted like generic canned cheese sauce. After I had Joe’s Smoked Beef Brisket. I wish I had not. It was some of the fattiest brisket served on a generic hamburger bun. At least the brisket was tender and juicy, because there was almost some of the blandest food I’ve had, this includes hospital and nursing home food. My Girlfriend had the pulled pork sandwich, with the same issue. There was really no flavor to it. Even after adding BBQ sauce they had, neither was satisfying. Honestly, I’ve had tap water that had more flavor.

Overall, Not impressed. It’s not bad, but I’ve had so...

It's not a bad bar for Freeport: very clean and plenty of things to do. However, I feel like it's a gamble concerning what kind of service you will get. The bartender that served me tonight was literally HORRIBLE. She had the worst attitude with me and my small, non-rowdy group from the second we walked in. She argued with me over a mistake she had made at one point and insisted on staring at us in a very unfriendly manner until we decided to leave due to her poor service. I've had a couple incidents of servers with bad attitudes at this place already. Probably will not...

The food tasted ok, but it was cold to slightly warm at best. When we walked into the bar/restaurant at 11:00AM on Wednesday, March 6'th were the only customers there. We asked if they were open and she replied they were. It took her a bit to get us our drinks and take our food order. But while she was cooking it she was on the phone talking to someone. By the time she brought us our food it was cold. Basically the service was lousy. I would never recommend anyone to stop by to eat. We...