Excellent sliders, onion straws, tater skins... all the desserts are amazing. The caramel bundt cake is pure joy.

I was in Bloomington after a long day of work. Just wanted a good steak dinner, a bed, and a flight home the next day. " Cowboy Jacks", sounds like it could be a steak house, right? No. I was in shock. It's a really nice looking restaurant, very large, western motif, sounds like steak so far. Multiple bars, high top tables made from barrels. Ok, I'm seated and a waitress, and a young one at that comes over. After looking over the menu, all I see are burgers, appetizers, wraps, but no steak. This lovely waitress flips the menu to the back where I see a rib-eye, a NY Strip Steak, and a Sock Eye Salmon. So I ask, any steak specials? She explains, " this is a bar", but we have burger specials ". Isn't this the Mid-West? Give me the NY Strip Steak please. So in spite of being fooled the steak was very good. Temperature perfect, tender, and flavorful. Comes with broccoli, and and cauliflower rice. Just a note, yes I try to eat healthy but this cauliflower rice? Enough already. Let's go back to real rice. So n the end, although I was confused at first it wasn't bad. Now when I'm in the area again would I eat there? If they expand their steak offerings I just might, if not I'll ask Yelp for help next time. read more

Tried to call to talk to a person Hung ip three times You are out First time there got Italian pizza full of jalepenos Too hot read more

I'm from out of town and come to the Twin Cities a couple times a year. I've been wanting to visit Cowboy Jacks for a while now. Glad we finally made it. Food was exactly what we wanted and expected. Wife had the Sloppy Cowboy Jack which she said was really good and she would get again and I got the Nashville Hot Chicken ( or something like that). It was really good and pretty hot. Stayed for about another hour after eating, played darts and pinball. They have an Iron Maiden pinball machine which I have never seen before. Will visit again when we get back. read more

A good solid meh. Was a little disappointed because I went in on a Sunday night hoping to watch a football game, but they had their own tv network on most of their TVs and apparently they can't change them - the person with the remote asked if everyone wanted to watch football or baseball....I guess we had to choose while all their other TVs had junk on it. Food was average - got the wings because the server suggested them. They were okay - nothing special. Got the dry rub but you could hardly taste it. Drinks were EXPENSIVE! read more

We were in town for the AC/DC concert. Cowboy Jack's was next to our hotel, so we walked over for dinner and had no idea what a cool damn place we were walking into!! Great food, great service, incredibly cool interior, patio and just overall layout! We had a great time and will definitely return the next time we come back to town. We highly recommend! read more

I went to this restaurant expecting a normal dining experience, but apparently you have to be 21+ just to get in. That makes absolutely no sense for a place that calls itself a restaurant. If I wanted to go to a bar, sure, but this is supposed to be somewhere anyone can eat. Super unfair and honestly pretty disappointing. They should make their age policy clear before people waste their time coming here. Not coming back. read more

Positive. Open late. Servers all great. Awesome attitudes. All of them. Negatives. First, they charged me 13 percent sales tax. Everywhere else in Bloomington charges 10 percent. Even on liquor. Felt like they were secretly trying to sneak a service charge under guise of sales tax. To be clear, they did not say this is the MN thing city restaurants here do. They claimed pure local sales tax. Second, burgers. Menu claims is half pound. But when came out, was third pound looking. See pic and decide for self. Also took 30 minutes to come out after ordering. Third, apps tasted like cooked from frozen or prepared earlier. Just don't taste fresh to me. The locations I've been to in WI are much better. Real thick burgers. Food tastes fresher. This location's food tastes similar to a TGI Friday's in quality. So if nearby and is late and need food, then recommend. read more

We had our reunion at Cowboy Jack's. Our 2 rooms were nice and the serving staff was great. Drink prices were reasonable. They do keep a credit card while you run a tab and then settle at the end of the evening. Our bill was correct. It is loud in the private rooms. The bathrooms were clean. Our event had fruit, veggies, salad and pizza. They didn't put out silverware until way after the food was setup. It's hard to eat salad with your fingers. The salad was basic and the pizza just average. They also had some cookies and brownies that weren't very good. If you are having an event here you may want to taste the food first. It isn't a bad choice for a group. I rate at 3.5 stars and will round up since the service was really great. read more

We are in Minneapolis to tour Paisley Park and this restaurant was on the parking lot of our hotel. It's an especially attractive building and the inside is even better. I suspect this place is very popular with the locals. The food was great and our waitress, Addison, was fantastic. She was fast and friendly. The only thing I didn't like about this place is even though we were inside, we were absolutely mobbed by flies. My legs were bitten up and they harassed us during our entire dinner. read more

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Great atmosphere, great service, good food! Beers cold, a good number of TVs to watch the game. I recommend!

Excellent food, beer and service. Erica, our server was GREAT. Personal, professional and friendly. We were very impressed with her as a server read more

The small order of St. Louis-style ribs I ordered was a big disappointment. It was so overcooked that the meat was hard and chewy like jerky. It came with sides of corn on the cob and mashed potatoes, but without any topping, even butter, for either. When I asked for butter, the server brought the strangest glob of goo I've ever tried to spread. It didn't spread well, crumbling as I tried, and I should have tasted it before ruining the corn with it. It was disgusting. I was later told that the flecks of green in it were parsley. Who eats parsley?? I miss the days when places like this would bring a small loaf of bread or rolls or crackers at least, for you to eat while waiting for your food, as there was none of that here, either. Maybe their other dishes fare better, but for me, this was a complete disaster. read more

Love this place in Minnesota the wings are very good the drinks are great and not too pricey

This was your standard sports bar fare, and we happen to hit happy hour. They food was average, and I would go back back to meet up with people, but it would not be a "go-to." I think the most frustrating part of the night was no beer menu. Four of us arrived all at different times within 15 minutes, and four times the waitress had to go through the list of beers. If I am going to a sports bar, I personally want a beer menu, and all four of us were surprised it was not seamless. They have a QR code on the table for the food menu, why not the same for beer. It makes no sense. So in a nutshell, it was okay, I would go back, but it could have been better read more

We had supper at C J on 3/17, my friend and I fell ill the next day, we both had a salad, I got food poisoning and continue to suffer. It has almost caused me to lose my transplantation kidney, I will never go to this restaurant again. The service was terrible 1.5 hours for our food to be served. read more

Had no food just drinks with some of my old collage friends. Place is twice the size as the one in apple valley for sure. Clean and some good drink service. They also have some private party rooms, didn't know about. read more

Great place been awhile but was more an after hour spot to chill drink and dance. Recommend it for a place to try out won't be disappointed.

Excellent happy hour prices! 1/2 price appetizers and $2 drinks 3-6 everyday. Love this place. I don't usually stay past 7 as the clientele changes over for the night. But the happy hour is always good. Always a great view of a TV. They'll change the screen you're near to watch what ever sporting event you like. Waitresses are top notch. Really enjoy cowboys! read more

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Service was very fast, food quality was good I went at 12am. Pizza was delicious, wings were good too! The music was good and of variety not just country! Waiter was super nice! read more

Here's a shout out to my favorite bar/restaurant/"home away from home for the past dozen years: Stop for drinks food, entertainment fun and casual, friendly atmosphere, made possible in a warm, western atmosphere by super friendly, capable staff. (They'll remember you the second time you stop.) read more

came here after looking online at their menu and specials and seeing it says happy hour daily. upon arriving on a Saturday and being seated with the family, they inform after asking that there isn't a happy hour. will not ever come here again due to their deception. read more

If there's a restaurant with a worse first impression, I'd like to see it. We arrived at 11:30 for a Monday lunch and were greeted with beer cans in the lot, ash urn at its side near the front entrance, filthy entry door windows. Apparently no one cares what the entrance to the business looks like but I'm hopeful there's greater concern for kitchen cleanliness. The restroom wasn't much different; broken mirror, urinal area nasty and no paper towels...no surprise. Anyway...the Monday crowd was predictably very small. We were approached by the server promptly. We received our drinks promptly as well as our Sloppy Joes, the special of the day. The buns were hardly fresh and the "Sloppy" was slightly over room temperature and pretty bland. Our Tater Tots were fine (but how could anyone screw up Tots?) and thanks to the very low price of the Joes, we were out for less than $19 (plus tip). Our server was a friendly highlight. This place is packed nightly with the happy hour crowd who apparently could care less about the visible cleanliness of the business. There just doesn't appear to be any level of pride in the appearance and, if standards even exist, any degree of oversight by management/ownership. Give it a try if you dare but consider bringing sanitizer. There are other options in the area. read more

Enjoyable place. Good food. Good service. Good prices. Was great spot to watch games and have a few cocktails

By far one of the best steaks I have ever had. All the food was phenomenal and the service was great. Large Portions! If you leave hungry it's your own fault. The manager Lexi was unbelievable, down to earth, friendly, she went out of her way to look for the NFR on TV, Laura was our waitress and was on top of her game with anything we needed. I highly recommend, food, service, atmosphere unbelievable. Cowboy Jack's Bloomington, MN read more

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Worst service i have had in years. Sat at the bar right in front of the bartender. Place was nearly empty and once she finally decided to ask us what we wanted, husband ordered a Hamms and she rolled her eyes at him. Were taken to our table and nobody came for at least 15-20 mins. Waiter with a handlebar mustache and a terrible attitude sort of waited on us i guess. We actually thought he left for awhile. When he would return he would only ask the person closest to him and then just kind of run away so nobody would ask for anything else. Seemed irritated when we asked for waters and came back with one water. For all 5 of us. We actually looked it up to see if we were at a restaurant where they are supposed to be mean to you, like maybe we missed the point. My salad was good, but all in all a horrible experience. read more

Went in here the other week for apps and a drink. It was very busy and a great atmosphere for happy hour/ late night drinks. For food, not so much. The queso and wings were both cold. read more

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I still like you guys. My husband and I came last night (a Tuesday) and discovered it was wing bucket night (we prefer the dry rub ) for $5 and bingo starting at 7 pm. What fun and we also were able to watch the MN gopher basketball game on the big screen. Thank you to our server Josh E. he provided great service. We didn't win bingo and the gophers didn't win basketball, but it was a good night. Just a side note: We weren't a big fan of the Caprese flatbread... we would have prefered it to be a regular pizza and without the balsamic glaze on top. Thank you. read more

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WE HAVE WANTED TO TRY Cowboy Jacks for some time. Nice informal, western theme with plenty of sports tv's all over. We didn't expect a lot, but even at that we were disappointed. Probably because we didn't come in to just drink beer and play pull tabs. I like a sports bar as well as the next person, but I'm not sure that is what they are. Maybe they don't know what they want to be. My wife ordered a vodka martini, straight up. Surprised when it came in a little clear plastic cup (not a martini glass), as did my vodka rocks. The server advised us that the clientele breaks actual glassware (and stemware) so fast they switched to all plastic for everything, especially beer. Plus the drinks were not even full drinks. I know it's really a beer and whiskey place. I had advised my wife to not go the martini route. I had their much touted burger that was at best passable. The tater tots were very good. My spouse had a tater tot hot dish which was passable but not anything to repeat. We would have overlooked everything else had the food been better. All in all a disappointing visit. But I think we are not be the target customer. and the server assured us that the place is a rowdy fun spot on Saturday night. I'm sure we won't go back to find out. We will leave that to a younger crowd. read more

We've gone to Cowboy Jacks several times, good service, delicious Walleye dinner. Only once the fish was served practically RAW, inedible. The manager came over and sent the dinner back to be re-done. The 2nd meal came also RAW, wet, slimy, uncooked. We gave it another chance recently and the fish was successful. The reviews are helpful as they give a balanced view, as is ours. We recommend Cowboy Jacks for their service, their noise level is deafening, yes flies around the table, yewww. The managerial staff is quite good to follow up. read more

You can't beat $2 1/2 pound burgers on Wednesday nights. The burgers are good, 100% black Angus and served on a bakery fresh bun. Any toppings are an extra .50 cents. The sides you can get with the burger are pretty big for $2.99 and include tater tots, fries, or sweet potato fries. It is a cheapskate's dream. Just be prepared that Wednesdays will get pretty packed and you might have to wait a bit to get in. It is totally worth it. read more

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Nice little slice of Texas and great happy hour inside the Mall of America! It is a little on the pricey side but not too bad for the price! However, the sliders were very dry but everything else was good. read more

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My husband ordered the fish cod fingers and I ordered chicken wild rice soup which was good. My husband ordered half a rack of bee ribs and said they tasted old and blah. I got the tator tot hot dish which was interesting- tots, corn, green beans, mushrooms, corn, peas and hamburger. It had a beer taste to it- intriguing! Was during a Vikings game so was busy but our server seemed like she didn't want to be here. read more

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Nice selection of drink options. Was there during happy hour when most appetizers are 1/2 off. The sausage plate was excellent. Chicken wings were ok. Next tim I'll plan to be there when I can drink read more

Good parking. Friendly greeting...very open, bar like atmosphere. Plenty of TVs for sports fans. Server was attentive and friendly. Plenty of food options for carnivores, keto to vegetarian or vegan. I had a cheese pizza that had decent flavor yet was trending toward room temperature. I prefer food served hot. Decent visit...I'll give it another shot eventually. read more

I there to see the Dallas Cowboyz and we ate here three of the four days we were there. Nice big bar with live music and dancing...we had bunches of fun! read more

This is a GREAT spot to meet, eat, and gather! Each time here has been an amazing experience. Thank you for the awesome service, cool decor, and delicious food! read more

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Good Food. Good Service. Good Happy Hour. REALLY SHADY PULLTABS! I was in Bloomington for work and stayed at the hotel across the parking lot from Cowboy Jacks for a week. Since it was the most convenient place to eat (and I liked their food) I sort of became a regular for the week. I really liked the food and the service was friendly and fast. I like to play pull tabs but the pulltab operation there has some pretty shady procedures. I dropped (lost) quite a bit of money on several occasions at night and I came back first thing in the morning to try to get some of my money back since the number of available winning tabs was still good. I found that they had pulled the games first thing in the morning rather than allowing people to continue playing them because the the games were at a higher profit level for them. After talking to a couple of the other "regulars", I found that the profitable games are pulled daily so they can make more profit on the pull tabs (and that is why they do not play there often). So much for being a fair game of chance when they skew the odds and profit to their favor by prematurely pulling the games rather than letting them run their course. Pretty shady procedure! read more

Cool atmosphere was super busy for the hockey game. Drinks are reasonably priced. They also have a great happy hour!

Best tater tart hot dish known to man! Cool scenery, chicks everywhere, cheap booze, pool, darts, pull tabs. It's a home run fun time. Pro sports Mecca as well read more