The food here was very bland and dry. Although the drink specials are always great, not a great place for bites. I ordered a burger and we got the chicken bucket of wings. The wings were undercooked. The onion rings were so overcooked that it was inedible. The service was great however. This is a better place to go if you're looking for a place to get together for some drinks with friends. read more

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I met up with my cousin for drinks at his usual spot. This is a big restaurant, I remember coming here during the summer for dinner and hanging out in the patio. They will have music playing and fire pit. Kitchen was already closed, so we ordered drinks at the bar and hangout at one of the booths. Pull tabs were already closed so they did the digital game tablet. Reminds me of the casino games. read more

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BAD experience tonight at Cowboy Jacks right off the bat, there were 3 of us that stood in entrance waiting to be seated as the sign said Please wait to be seated, after about 4 minutes I turned around and said loudly well I guess he has no interest in seating us as the employee was texting on his phone (behind the front desk at entrance) finally he said oh "My bad" I forgot to turn the sign around to read seat yourself. So we found a booth and the waitress brought over 2 menus I said there will be a 3rd joining, he is in restroom, could we get another menu. She never did bring one we just shared, Friend ordered burger and fries, I had soup and fiancé had burger and tots, the fries orderer then said, wait can we get a basket of cheese curds, she added them to the order then returned with our drinks. About 15 minutes later we asked where the cheese curds were and her response was "oh we bring all the food out at once" I said really? Even appetizers? Very odd, sure enough all the food with our appetizers get delivered and I said how long do you think it will take her to bring us silverware and napkins? Well she never did, I finally walked up to the bar and asked for them. The cheese curds were mediocre, maybe would have been better if served hot and as an app, my fiancé's tator tots were barely luke warm as well. My soup was a great! Warm and flavorful, I needed to use the restroom, did not bring my phone with and after the mess I saw, thought I need to go back again to snap some pics, this was such a mess and it was 6 hours after the football game had ended, there was enough employees standing around to pick up the restroom, seriously did not one single waitress use that bathroom since the game was over? Nobody cares is the truth, there were pull tabs everywhere on the floor throughout the place. I am so glad we as customers do not have access to the kitchen I am sure it would scare me what may be behind closed doors if what is out in the open is so bad, Nobody cares about this place anymore, so sad and disappointing and we had a friend from out of state with us, what an embarrassment. read more

Service is beyond awful! We are actually at the restaurant now. Wanted another round. Our drinks & food have been gone for just shy of20 min now & our waitress has disappeared. Sadly, this experience is typically. Its too bad...I like the food & the prices. read more

I HATE when kids run around unsupervised disrupting other patrons meal. Someone in the restaurant should've taken charge and asked the parents to have their kids sit down or go supervise them. Food is good but not amazing. read more

Sat there for 25 minutes and were never approached by wait staff. Service is horrible and does not exist here. Left and went to Big Louie's instead, where we were served immediately. read more

Had a fish platter. Delish. Just wondered why I got French dressing as a condiment instead of tartar sauce.

Ordered two pops, soup, and sandwich at 4:30. We were given our pops immediately. By 5:15 we had finished our pop and no food or server for 45 minutes. read more

Such a wonderful, pleasant experience! My friends and I enjoyed a nice, pleasant, delicious Saturday lunch here. Wonderful service, ambience, seating and excellent food! I really LOVED the delectable Bacon Salmon sandwich (from the weekend special menu) and my friends also enjoyed their burgers, sandwiches and salads! Drinks were refilled promptly by a very friendly and nice waitress. We can't wait to return to enjoy more from their menu again! read more

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Visited this past weekend and received wonderful service. Food was good. Staff was friendly. Vibes were good!

I ain't never felt racism till today... we out and about at cowboy jack watching the Vikings game against the Seahawks... Yes today we got our ass spank and while talking about the outcome this white Daren feel the need to turn around and tell us to keep our insides voice...again I understand that your a sport fan I understand that you might be a little upset but to turn around and tell us to tone it down... Nah, who the fuck is you to tell us to be quiet when we at a public environment... everyone has been vocal the whole night, and for you to pick on us.... Again just because we as Asian and we don't pop off does not mean you can disrespect us... Even a african American person came up to us and said he was out of pocket to tell us to keep our insides voice... It's a ashamed when this Daren decide to voice his opinion of our noise level everyone just stare and look... cowboy is a good establishment but probably won't ever come back due to this experience... read more

The sunfish platter and tacos were absolutely amazing! Breading was nice and thin and cooked really well! The rest of the items were just okay, nothing I'd go back for. read more

Cowboy Jack's - Steak and shrimp fajitas, street tacos, pork belly skewers, 2 sunfish platters - Sports Bars Near Me - New Brighton, Minnesota

Friendliness and customer service could do much better. I've had their food and that's always been really good. Some of the staff are fantastic and half of them aren't. read more

Cowboy Jack's - Decent but not overly friendly staff. I've been coming here since the opening. Some of the staff are awesome but definitely not all - Sports Bars Near Me - New Brighton, Minnesota

Never got my drink which I reminded our server of 3 times. Had to remind her about several other drink orders, and basic things like refilling waters. My Reuben was disgusting. I'm not sure what that meat was but it certainly wasn't corned beef. Immediately felt sick once we got home. Swearing off all Cowboy Jack's! read more

Well, it is still a good place to stop for Happy Hour. But they doubled their Happy Hour beer prices this spring. A glass of domestic beer that was $2 just a short time ago is now $4. And all the drinks, I think, reflect that doubling of price. The service was always and still is very good. But what used to cost $12 is now $20 to $24. I fully understand the need to raise prices. Our economy is in freewill and everything costs more. But doubling the prices is a bit of a jump. There are other pubs nearby that have Happy Hour prices that are better. The special feelings we had at Jack's are gone dammit. It's just another bar in the north metro. read more

Very cool place had the ribs my buddy had the sausage sandwich got coleslaw and fries. The food was fantastic 9 out of 10 it's an open ranch style bar very cool cool place to get drunk at Giant parking lot. read more

Cowboy Jack's - The food was fantastic It's an open air ranch style kind of bar with lots of wood very cool big parking lot - Sports Bars Near Me - New Brighton, Minnesota

Meet friends there once or twice a month. Very pleasant / friendly staff. Hooked on prairie fireburger. read more

First time trying Cowboy Jack's and I have to say I was pretty impressed. I've seen how packed this place can get on their patio in nice weather, so I've shied away, but on a cooler rainy day it was a great spot to grab a bite. Our small party didn't have any trouble finding a table when we got there, and had a great service experience the whole night. I got the patty melt and was craving tots, so I opted for those instead of fries (which have a corkscrew shape). It came out quickly, hot, and had so much flavor. The tots were crispy and delicious. Lots of space here with old west decor...hence the cowboy name. I could definitely see myself coming back. read more

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I've had really awesome food and service here, but lately, the quality of food prep is going downhill. My husband and I come here for the boneless wings because it is one of the few restaurants that have GF boneless wings. That being said, the wings are always good. For an entree we order the bacon and bleu burger to split, but modify it to a bison burger -medium rare at most. Today we ordered our usual, and were given a medium well bison patty. No bueno.. needless to say we returned it (which we are loathe to do). The next bison burger came out well done, like they literally took our original burger and heated it MORE. SUPER UNHAPPY, but we were not going to return this one too. Our server didn't care and walked away immediately after we told her it was worse. Don't know whats going on, just hope they fix ot so we don't have to find a new place. read more

If i could give a zero i would. I sat for nearly 10 minutes and moved to the bar before I waited another 10 minutes to be greeted. Bartender got my cider, but then it was another 15 minutes before she asked "you want something else?" I ordered the pulled bbq chicken. It came out quickly. And why? Because it was ICED cold, as in came right from the frig cold. This was after eating about ten of the completely overcooked tots waiting for silverware and ketchup. I asked "is this supposed to be cold?" And she said, "no, let me get you a new one." 5 minutes later another guy came back with the same sandwich , complete with my bite taken put of it and said "careful it's hot." It was not. Like the microwaving of my existing sandwich did NOTHING but make the bun soggy and the tots evern more overcooked. The chicken was still cold. And still, no service to be found. No napkins, no ketchup after I asked for both twice. Add to this the drunk people next to me who were broadcasting all over the restaurant their speakerphone conversation with someone who was asking "where's my child support?" I appreciate that my bartender took off the food, but I won't be back. read more

Wednesday night burgers were fine for the price. Never had much luck with the rest of their menu items Wait staff good and fast that night. The noise is always bumping off the walls. Better if you can sit outside. If your looking for a loud bar with average food this is your place. read more

The food was good, service was quick, and the waitress was friendly. Overall a nice place to grab lunch! read more

Cowboy Jack's - Buffalo Chicken Salad - Sports Bars Near Me - New Brighton, Minnesota

Service was terrible. Server stood visiting 1 table for 15 min all the while looking at our table. Once she finally came to our table, she blamed others for us not getting served. It then took over 20 min to get our drinks. On a bright note, the food was good. read more

Great good food, lots of it; welcoming sporty ambience and great servers!! The "po" tater skins are addicting!!

service was ok, took long and the place was pretty empty. food was not good. the burger i had smelled a little off. i definitely got food poisoning from here. will not be back. read more

The manager I spoke with who's name was Kate went above and beyond to help me honor some fallen United States Marines she was great and if thus experience is even a fraction of how the service is here its still a 5 star review 1:05 am 1:09 am Semper Fidelis read more

Cowboy Jack's - Kate Some sort of manager - Sports Bars Near Me - New Brighton, Minnesota

Excellent service, delicious happy hour food at unprecedented prices! The wait staff are extremely upbeat, quick, and efficient. Many appetizers are 50% off during happy hour-all exceptional quality. This is a friendly, interactive ambience-high energy! (Great place for watching football games on Sunday-during happy hour!) read more

I didn't come in with high expectations, which is good, because they wouldn't have been met. The server AJ seemed annoyed to have to help us, brought our appetizer out with dinner, which tells me she forgot to bring it out beforehand, and couldn't make it over to see if we needed refills until she was ready to drop off the check. On top of that, the food was mediocre. After I received my steak, I realized that she never even asked how I wanted it cooked. The tator tot hot dish was bland, chicken lacked flavor on the salad, we're still looking for the feta in there. The mini lamp on our table kind of sums up the experience. read more

Cowboy Jack's - Sports Bars Near Me - New Brighton, Minnesota

Yee hah! Saddle up, pardner! We gotta gotta hit the trail yonder to the wild west town of New Brighton, west of the Mississippi, yah!! Or drive your car to Cowboy Jack's, if you're less hyper. It's an a-okay place and I'll be back. Let me tell you why: Good atmosphere, good food, presented well (see the photos) and good happy hour specials, in a nutshell. Speaking of nuts, no peanuts, unlike other Western themed places.) What wasn't so good: the portions of both of our appetizers, the hot cauliflower bites and potato skins, were small for the price. What was quite good: half off some apps during happy hour and $2 domestic taps and rail drinks. The lasso fries are a worthwhile upgrade. What was so so: The food all tasted good, but most things were warm instead of hot. Service was friendly but hit or miss on the timing. A few improvements would make this a great place! See you next time! read more

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We stopped in for a quick bite to eat on the way home from work. Luckily for us, it was happy hour! The bar was quite crowded, but the restaurant was very open and had a lot of seating. Luckily for us, happy hour is served in the restaurant as well. The good: I enjoyed the ambience of the restaurant. Country and rock music came from the jukebox (not too loudly), there was interesting decor, and we were actually seated near a roaring fire, which was nice, since it was a blizzard outside! Our server was very nice. They were patient with us, even though we were taking quite a while to sort through the options. We really enjoyed the spicy cauliflower. It was unique and had a great flavor. The bad: Our server was inattentive. After our food came, we didn't see them for quite some time. Also, when I asked for extra pickles, I was charged for them and not told that there's a charge for that. I don't mind extras costing extra, but that should definitely be mentioned. Our food wasn't hot. Strangely, only the fries that came with our burger were hot. Our appetizers and burger were served at the same time, but it's like they left they appetizers sitting there, and I'm not sure why. I'm not a fan of lukewarm potato skins. The ugly? Although I enjoyed the decor, the first table we were sat at was so wobbly that our glasses were moving around if we touched the table even lightly. We were moved, and told that the manager would be told, but I can't imagine that this just suddenly happened. The table must have been broken for a while. Our second table was better, but still not sturdy. Would I go back? Berhaps. Most likely it would be because I get in the mood for some spicy cauliflower, or a $2 domestic tap during happy hour. (Spoiler alert, the latter is quite unlikely!) Our experience was very average. read more

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This location has the absolute worst service. Every time we stop here we sit and sit and sit forever until we finally go ask one of the 5-6 employees clustered around one of the server stations if we can be served. Typically they say the waitress is busy elsewhere. Then you sit for another 10 minutes or so. If it's happy hour don't plan on actually getting drinks unless you sit at the bar. In fact, always sit at the bar if you can. Not sure why we come back here. read more

The latest Cowboy Jack's moved into my neighborhood and I couldn't be happier. It's in the old Champp's location just North of 694 on Silver Lake Road. The menu seems more varied than what I remember from the other locations but has all the standard Cowboy Jack's fare. My burger had a flame grilled goodness to it and the service was quick at lunch today (first day open). The decor consists of barn wood and rustic corrugated metal (complete with rust). It's the sort of place a rhinestone cowboy might hang out, but heck that's the fun of it - if you wanted real country you'd be someplace other than New Brighton. I'm not sure why they have all the 'lounge' seating with couches and leather chairs but the patio - once open will certainly be a go to place on a pleasant Minnesota night. Welcome to the neighborhood Cowboy! Glad you're here. read more

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atmosphere Extremely dirty!! the amount of dust behind the hostess stand set the stage.. we were sat in a booth the permanent light fixture at the table had a tremendous amount of dirt/crud caked around the fixture. the table was dirty and felt like a film was all over it. no air conditioning!!! we were so hot we couldn't even finish our food. i ordered a moscow mule that was served in a copper cup that was warped and wouldn't even sit on the table. it was straight ginger beer no alcohol that could be tasted.. no lime at all... so I ordered a michelob ultra which they brought to me on draft in a hot glass so needless to say the beer was already warm when it arrived to our table. food was ok I can't review on the food real well because we were so hot we couldn't even eat. service was very unprofessional. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyome. it needs a complete overhaul. I'm surprised they haven't been shut down for cleanliness. if it was a option I'd give them 0 stars read more

It was a busy Saturday night (1/14/23) which is fine. I understand waitstaff shortage. It was obvious with how many tables had not been cleared. What I had an issue with is the waitress walking by me and not checking in. Asking for a sauce and having to hunt her down only to find out they didn't have any. Behind me at the bar, she hung out flirting with a guy. Again, I don't have a problem with that as long as you handle your customers first. Ordered beer, mixed drink, candied bacon, calamari and beef queso dip. Meh. read more

Terrible. Messed up every item in our order, and there was a hair in my sandwich. The crispy wings were all soggy. We will never be going here again read more

Cowboy Jack's - Hair that was in my sandwich. - Sports Bars Near Me - New Brighton, Minnesota

Fine overall experience today for a Friday lunch. It was a decent place to meet our friends and be able to actually talk but also hear some nice background music. Food and drinks are nothing super special here-but our server was very patient ...yet attentive and understanding that we came for a good visit, simple lunch and beverages and did not rush us. We all appreciated her kind service. read more

Meh. Very average. The brisket sandwich was pretty weak, and the fried cheese curds were soggy. Definitely would skip this place if you're looking for authentic, flavorful BBQ in the twin cities! read more

I watched a waitress, Bailee, kindly and compassionately take care of a gentleman in a wheelchair. Impressive to see the level of kindness today. Makes me go home with a lighter heart. read more

What a joke. I put $10 into the jukebox and they have a over ride that shuts off your song in 3 minutes. No notice on the jukebox that iforms a person of this. And the "assistant manager" when I tried to get my money back, she dint have the ability to make such a big decision. What a bunch of idiots.. Go some where else. read more

Wow. My first experience with a place staffed entirely by the looks of the personnel. No ugly people here. However the customers seem to be a distraction. Why they allow customers in anyway? Wondering how the food is? Me too. I can only hope the back staff were not selected by the same criterion. If I ever do get try it, I'll let you know. Typical sports bar, with "country western" motorcycle accent. A few disrespected old motorcycles parked in and out spray painted "Cowboy Jack". He is sooo coool. About a dozen TVs with a sports talk show on. No sound. No closed caption. Just talking heads and politely opinionated women wearing short skirts delivering informationless speech about guys throwing balls. Plastic glasses. Nice looking people don't waste time washing dishes. Really, someone from another culture dropped into this little diorama could make no sense of WTF. Heavens to Betsy! She asked me if I'd like to order! Burger came in literally 4 minutes. You can only order two ways "pink" or "---" I don't know the second way, loud country western and poor hearing. I asked "pink or nopen"??? She nodded yes! Maybe "no pink"? Anyway, they're precooked. (4 minutes) Put the "Buffalo sauce" on the side. Wow that's nasty stuff. Macdonalds is across the street, cheaper, and their front staff didn't get the job because of their looks. read more