Joe's Sports Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Johns Creek

The summary is, the place was dirty, understaffed, under supplied, and overall, the owners obviously don't care that it comes across this way in the first 60 seconds of walking in.

To begin with, we went here to see a friend who invited us to come hear his band play at Joe's. The shopping center it is in is literally falling apart with stones from the walls falling out and scattered on the ground. People were standing around in the shadows for hours, smoking and staring at the people coming and going.....super sketchy!

If you have a hard time with stairs, this place is on the second floor and I found no other way up than an old stairwell.

When we walked in there was a bar, and a bunch of gaming tables with what looked like Vegas style games going on but no one to explain where to sit, check in, order, nothing. So we just wandered around lost until we finally stumbled on a section around the corner in back with a stage, where we finally found our friend.

They were significantly understaffed so it took 20 minutes of stalking bartenders who ignored us literally 2 feet away obviously waiting to ask them something, then waiting hopelessly at a second bar for no one to stop and ask if we needed something, but eventually a wonderful lady was directed to our table (I think out of pity from a regular, since we had given up hope of ordering anything at least 15 minutes prior).

The food was surprisingly edible and even some of it was tasty. I did go to 3 other tables for ketchup and salt, all of which were empty. However, when my wife went to order a Martini or a Cosmo, the lady laughed and said all the martini glasses were either dirty or broken and she'd have to make it in a wine glass. Again owners should be ashamed and obviously don't care.

The band "Sucker Punch" was excellent and the sound was good in the back room....with room enough for a dozen or so people to dance up front, or you can just sit at a booth at the back, or sit at a high top and enjoy the show.

My Long Island was decent and the prices for everything were reasonable. Honestly though. I would have preferred to pay an extra $10 to $15 and actually had a nice clean and well-staffed place with good food and good drink to boot. If you're not going to take pride in providing a clean place for people to gather, eat good food, drink good drinks from decent clean glassware, and be entertained in a safe and pleasant atmosphere......then go do something else and let someone else do it better!

We won't be...

Edit- 3\27\22

I just realized, this past week, that Jim at Joe's had responded to my review with an offer of a complimentary dinner. I reached out to Jim to see if the offer was still available and he advised it was. I decided to take him up on that offer and they replaced my entire meal threw in extra pretzels, AND had it delivered by 5pm on the dot (my requested time). I personally wasn't crazy about the fries, but I didn't have fries the boys did and they loved them so score. The boys also had the mushroom Swiss burger, big hit with the youngest and the other son had tenders, this time they were perfectly cooked and devoured by son. Husband had the salad the bread was included this time and hubby was happy. Now on to my pretzels....OMG they were so !$@%#! Delicious! Warm, soft, and salty just how like my pretzels and the cheese dip was so freaking gooey and yummy! I've upped my rating to 5 stars because Jim was so kind to make the offer, honor it months later, and send me extra of those freaking fantastic pretzels! Thank you Jim @ Joe's I'll be back for more!

10\18\21 - No pictures for this one as it was an uber delivery and I just don't normally take pictures or leave reviews on delivery. However, uber didn't offer me the opportunity to leave my comments so here I am.

We frequently order from Joe's and normally I'm pleased, I always get the big pretzel and this time was no different, well not on my part but Joe's truly screwed this up. My pretzel, the only thing I ordered for myself, was hard as rock and I couldn't finish it, my jaw hurts from what I did eat. My oldest sons chicken tenders were almost black and looked horrible. My youngest hasn't complained so I'm assuming either he ate it (they were allowed to eat in their rooms tonight) or he'll just toss it later and find something else. Thankfully my husband ordered a salad and they didn't screw that up too badly, they just forgot his bread 🤦 End result, Joe's will never get my...

This is a great place to hang out! There is this bartender there... marlin or martin... not your average heart throb model type... but WHOO! He burns with a smoldering intensity that is irresistible to women of all ages and status. They follow him around like groupies and he remains humble somehow, even though anyone will tell you his skills are LEGENDARY, not just at making the perfect drink. He is definitely pretty fly for a white guy! He has a genius iq but values every ditz and drunk like they are the center of the universe. He can play 19 instruments, and rumor has it he has mastered a 20th for the luckiest audiences. His classic Buddy Holly good looks hide his badass rebel spirit and totally metal rock and roll attitude. He could win every poker and dart tournament, he tutors winos in the mornings, and he rescues babies from wells and ferrets, but refuses all media recognition. He turns down offers to model for art classes because he knows marriages and educations would be thrown aside in a second, for the pursuit of this unattainable Adonis. His physical prowess is matched only by the blind pit bulls he saves and trains to attack the evil creeps of the Alpharetta nights. He wins Most Valuable Everything, every year, then consoles the spirits of the losers with genuine heart and empathy. Don't get me started on his hair, it is the best in the south, facial aaaaand body hair. The women's bathroom is very clean and spacious and well stocked...