Had their corn nuggets and they were great. Amazing wings and great service! Love all the dollar bills on the wall read more

Jefferson's - American Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

I came here on the recommendation of a friend. It was my first time visiting this place. I usually like to eat healthy. There are plenty of unhealthy options on the menu, but there are also some healthier options if you're careful. My sister did not join us because there's too many tempting unhealthy choices. So if you can't resist a good cheeseburger with fries, don't go here! I LOVE all of sauce choices! I love how they have them on the menu showing how they go from mild to hot. We ordered 20 wings to share with the table (5 of us), but I ended up eating 10 of them! They were so good! We got 10 Honey Siracha flavored and 10 Double Dipped. We all preferred the Honey Siracha. The double dipped didn't have as flavor. They add tortilla chips to the basket, but they didn't seem to have any seasoning on them. They were very bland so no one ate them. I got the grilled shrimp and a side of coleslaw for my meal. The coleslaw was pretty bland, so I ended up not eating it. But the shrimp was very tasty, and a healthy portion (and healthy option). The plate came with 2 hush puppies which I didn't try. They were pretty small and looked over cooked, but my niece ate them and said they're delicious! My daughter got the same thing but with fries. We got some fried mac and cheese bites. I didn't know they had jalapeño in them. I tried one bite of one. They were pretty spicy, but good. My niece got the shrimp tacos. They looked pretty good. They come with a side and she got fries. She was only able to eat one taco and took the rest home. Her daughter got to eat for free (from the kids menu). She got the mac and cheese with a side of apple sauce. I tried the mac and cheese. It was ok. She didn't eat anything, but kids are weird. Her mom took it home for her to eat later. My other niece got the boneless wings and loved them. Hers came with tortilla chips. Altogether our bill was about $65 before tip. We had water to drink. I might go back again. If I don't, it's only because I try to eat healthy and there's a lot of temptations here. I give 5 stars because most everything was very good and the server was very nice too. The restaurant is clean. read more

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They make some of the best wings I've had! Love the fries and fried picks too. I've only had good experiences the many times I've eaten here. I highly recommend! read more

Best part of our experience today was Nora. She was a very sweet and attentive server! Also, loved the music today. Will continue to return! Food tasted great as always. read more

Jefferson's - Chicken Tender Basket sauced with garlic Parmesan. - American Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

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Megan did a really great job serving us! The place was so fun & food was good & well priced.

On my return journey from an eye opening experience, Jefferson's answered the call. Ordering the signature Jefferson's Burger with an appetizer of fried pickle chips was a pleasure. My meal was simply delicious and was exactly what I needed. Thank you Bella and Jefferson's for feeding me. Okay now about the walls. They are covered with a variety of $1 bills. Come color a dollar bill and hang a piece of your art for all to enjoy. read more

Jefferson's - Dollar bills wall. I had so much fun here. - American Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

My husband and me decided to go to Jefferson's to eat. My husband had the oysters on the half shell. And I had the fried shrimp. The oysters were really small. And so was the shrimp. We both had a salad. And drinks. Cannot believe it was $50. Service was good, but probably won't go back. Food was not that good to pay that much. read more

Ok i love coming here but lately they have made changes that i dont like! No more wing night and on thursdays they had 5 strips and fries for 10 and 3 for 7 bucks. Came tonight and no more 5 strips for 10. Come on man. You have the best wings and strips in town read more

never going back. waited 20 minutes for a to go order. then food was cold. i expected more because literally no one was in the restaurant.

Best wings in Lawrence! Consistently, the biggest, best prepared, best tasting wings in Lawrence. When I've got wing fever, Jefferson's West is the prescription! The fries on the side, also terrific. Crispy and perfectly prepared. Great service, friendly and attentive. Love those Jefferson's wings and fries! read more

The lunch food was delicious. I had the chicken wrap and it tasted good. The service was very outstanding. The ambiance of the building was amazing. read more

Absolute Garbage! Food took forever and when we received it my wife's food was cold and my chicken sandwich was cooked so much it was made into jerky. I took one bite and knew something was off. So I cut the chicken in half to see if the rest of the sandwich was like jerky and sure enough it was overcooked and my onion rings were as limp as a noodle. I proceed to tell the server I'm not paying for my sandwich and to please take it off the bill. She returns awhile later and says her manager could only take 50% off. I then ask her to have the manager come talk to me. The manager, her name is Marina, then proceeds rudely to say "This is how we do things around here" and begins to say I ate 75% of the sandwich even when I only took one bite. She continues to argue with me but finally takes the sandwich off the ticket after we sat and waited for another 15 minutes for the final bill which we wouldn't have gotten unless another server who wasn't ours asked if everything was ok. The other server coming up and asking if everything was okay was the best part of our visit to Jefferson's sadly and we will never be returning and I sure hope the managers attitude is monitored and adjusted because she shouldn't be in the food business with those customer service skills. read more

My favorite place for traditional wings. But tried oysters for the first time. The oysters are something you don't see on a lot of menus, particularly in this area. The service was good. Kids were not a fan of chicken tenders or Mac n Cheese. The only thing that made me not give this 5 stars. read more

Jefferson's - Half dozen raw oysters - American Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

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Although I was enthusiastic about the opening of this restaurant back in 2016, I have become increasingly disappointed by its evolution since then, especially the changes in its management. Oysters should be shucked when served. Jefferson's does not do that. They shuck their oysters in advance. In fact, you would be fortunate if their oysters had even been shucked on the same day that they are served. If you order raw oysters on the half shell at Jefferson's, all I can say is --- good luck. Better to go downtown to the Mass Street Fish House, which does it right. The waitresses at Jefferson's are very good, but I cannot say that about the management. I look forward to the day when there will again be an admirable restaurant at that location, as was the case with the prior two restaurants that were at that location. At present, Jefferson's is on my "don't go" list. It is part of a chain originally out of Jacksonville, Alabama and currently headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. There are much better restaurants in Lawrence, including three in the same strip mall. read more

I am Very disappointed. I received half cooked wings. I had also paid for extra ranch but only received the smallest cup of ranch ever. For a 10pc. read more

Jefferson's - Traditional Wings - American Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

Came here for my sons birthday and tried the arcade, the game that was down had no sign saying so, gave us more points on the card but when it came time to redeem, tickets were incorrect on our card! I even took a video of my son winning just for the waitress to give me the story of there's nothing they can do but offer more tokens which would defeat the purpose as we wouldn't be able to redeem the correct amount of tickets. The service we had was maybe a 5/10 she was nice but wasn't too worried about us or our needs. Food wasn't too great as it felt like it was microwaved being some was lukewarm parts were cold. First experience wasn't too great read more

What's saucin. Been a minute since I had a good rant and unfortunately, Jeffersons is in my crosshairs tonight. Food was great, service was also very good although the waitress may have been too nice. (gimme some fuckin sass if I'm going to get onion rings instead of fries that make me shit like a goose in the Home Depot bathroom 30 minutes later) Let's not get off track though, that'll be in another review. Charging EXTRA for sauce (honey mustard, ranch, ex.) without informing the person paying for it is a little wild. I get it being in Lawrence you're going to have to pay for what other people voted for, sure, fine. But we should at the very least get a free gatorade and a cigarette after paying $46 for a salad and a soggy ol burger. None of this would happen if my guy 45 was in charge of things. read more

Great American food (burgers, wings, etc) and beer/spirits. I enjoyed my double burger entree with sautéed veggies, battered mushrooms and a $5 blood Mary. Sunday night night and it was relatively packed with students returning ing to class. Recommended. read more

Entered around almost 6pm, HAPPY HOUR TIME! Atmosphere was calm I entered the building and sat at the bar. Placed my order which included $1.00/ half order of pickles & Blue Cheese Burger (Both Monday Specials) The salad was decent but VERY COLD. The patty was good But the Blue Cheese was not HITTIN!! read more

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This is out local place we go for wings and have been going here for many many years. lately, I feel something has changed and it is not the place it used to be. The wings have gotten so small and very expensive and the value is not great. The flavor is good but there just isn't much there. We ordered takeout the last time and everything was cold and seemed like it was sitting around for a long time even though we ordered it for pick up a specific time window. It is say because we used to like this place be we are not going to be going back anytime soon. read more

Got the Chicken Caesar wrap. Breading on the chicken was superb, the romaine lettuce was well diced and the ranch was evenly distributed throughout the wrap. Overall the atmosphere was great. Very much like your typical college-town sports bar with multiple posters and memorabilia of past championships of KU. Multiple flat screen TV's playing sports games as well. Employees were very kind and more than happy to accommodate our rather large group of people. They were fast and efficient with taking our orders and very knowledgeable as well. Overall a great place! Highly recommend coming here with the family! read more

Service is always so friendly, and the food never misses a beat. Wings are superior as their reputation stands, but everything else on the menu is great as well! read more

Worst Sports Bar ever..... They will not play the sound of a game for any nationally televised games. What is the point of being a sports bar and playing 80's music as much as I love Wham I would love to hear the game. read more

We came in with a group of about 30 people without any notice (baseball team and family) and the staff was great. They were able to sit all of us on the patio easily and our waitress Reagan was amazing!!! She handled our group with ease and efficiency. Never once did she appear to be annoyed or overwhelmed! She was extremely friendly and served us with a smile. The food was also really delicious!! We had everything from the loaded fries, quesadillas to hot dogs and everything came out hot and fresh! Highly recommend Jefferson's and if we ever find ourselves back in Lawrence we will definitely visit again! read more

Here right now...we are going on 15 minutes and counting for chips and salsa...there are three total people at the bar including us so it isn't that busy...really want to love this place but...come on! Update: much better service! WOOP! Still ok service and bar food. They're definitely getting into a better rhythm. Second update (July 2019): going on 45 minutes since we ordered a salad and a wrap. Last time we came the wrong food was given to us. The food is pretty ok bar food when it gets to you still. read more

Jefferson's - Shrimp Po Boy. Lots of shrimp and really delicious! The fries were meh. - American Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

Skip this place!!! Had wings and they were edible but would not do it again. Was with family so had to be cordial. Bathrooms were disgusting, in need of a deep cleaning. Can only imagine how well they take care of their kitchen. Do not eat here I will say the waitress was very friendly but this place is nothing like the one on mass. It should be closed down and the inside should be deep deep deep cleaned or a complete remodel. Disgusting read more

Great food, Terrible service. Probably the worst waitress we had in a while, she kept on hiding and did not check on us to make sure everything is right. Food took a bit longer than average to be made. Otherwise the food here is really good. I guess the wait is worth it. read more

I am going to divide my review into the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. First, the Good. They serve fried pickles. Need I continue? They are delicious!! I guess there is more to a review that fried pickles, though. I have been going here with friends to watch the KU basketball games. They have lots of big screen televisions and you don't feel crowded. The servers are nice and not pushy. Everyone seems happy and enjoying their time there. The food is standard fare for bar type food. There is nothing fancy or over-the-top. Wings, burgers, tenders... that sort of stuff. They do serve oysters which is unusual for Kansas. The food is good. Everything I have ordered there has been very tasty and satisfying. Prices are reasonable and service is *usually* good (See The Ugly below). The Bad is not really the fault of Jefferson's but the fault of a snarky pre-teen who annoyed us. Because they were soo busy, we had to sit in the game room which was not a problem. However, we had to sit by the basketball machine with loud noises, lights and lots, lots, lots of thumping. The pre-teen decided it was a great time to quarter up the machine and pretend he was LeBron. It was very loud, very annoying but not the restaurant's thing. Now for The Ugly and there was definitely some ugly. My group was there to watch a KU game and we all ordered. Other groups came in after us and ordered. No problem. Then we noticed that a VERY long time had gone by and still no food. We also noticed that tables who came after us had their food already. We waited some more. The server was non-existent. We finally got her attention and we asked about our order. She said they were really busy but she would check. When she came back, she told us that it was being prepared and would be out soon. No such luck. More waiting, waiting for food and the non-existent server. Finally (!) our order arrived and we thought we were good to go. Boy, were we wrong. My friends oysters were stone cold. Like petrified cold. He was going to just suffer through his frost-oysters but I summoned the invisible server and told her the problem. Her reply was simply "We have been very busy." At that point, I asked for the manager. The manager was very nice and gracious. He had a number of excuses such as "We don't have enough staff" or "we just don't have the room to process all the orders" or "just a busy, busy night." I explained to him that if he was going to be in customer service business, he needed to be customer service oriented. He understood and we had a cordial conversation. He did not offer any type of comp, though. I suggested to him that, at the very least, they comp my friends meal for his frost-oysters. In the end, he comped all our meals. He made it right and it was a pleasant conversation. However, we should have never had to ask for a meal comp in the first place. If they cannot serve customers timely, they do not need to be in that business. We'll be back but not when they are busy. read more

Had lunch there yesterday...hubby and I both ordered burgers. They were terrible! Thin dry patty...burnt to a crisp!!! Marginal bun and the French fries where like the frozen kind you can bake at home In the oven. A huge disappointment! A $25 lunch that was no better, maybe even worse, than McDonald's! Makes Sonic look gourmet! Save your time and money!!! read more

Best wings ever! Amazing service. Never had a bad meal. Prices are great too. West location has more room & plays the KU & Chiefs games.

The loud country music makes it nearly impossible to enjoy a visit with friends, who can't hear anything you're saying, even at a small table. Our party of 5 waited 30 min for standard stuff like wraps and burgers to come out to us, and one of us waited nearly an hour for theirs because the kitchen forgot to put in her order. The food used to be better, and the service is incredibly slow. I'd rather spend almost $100 anywhere else. I will not eat there again. Thanks to the manager (possibly the owner) for asking us how everything was when clearly one person had no food. read more

Disappointed. Five families show up hungry and ready to eat. They seated us in the party room which was awesome. Problem was we only had one waitress for 22 of us. It was slooooow. Felt the price was a little high for what we got. Especially the kids cheeseburger. The picture is kids cheeseburger for $4.99. (Looks like someone ate a bite before serving us). read more

Jefferson's - American Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

Two in our party ordered boneless wings, two different kinds. Both were awful! We left them on the table. So, in effect, we each paid $10 for a side salad. How hard can it be to make good wings?? Another in our party had chicken strips. They weren't very good either. We went around 5, but even that early our service was the greatest. Would not recommend. read more

I went here yesterday night around 7:30 with my sister and her boyfriend, they were not very busy and we were greeted immediately and sat. The server was knowledgeable on their drink specials for the day. We all ordered an alcoholic beverage, the server returned promptly with some waters to accompany but the other drinks took 10+ minutes to arrive to our table (this is my only complaint and the reason I am not giving it 5 stars). We also got the mozzarella sticks as an appetizer and they arrived promptly as well. My sister and I both had the wings which we enjoyed, the ranch was very creamy and paired nicely. Everything I believed to be priced appropriately and we had a really great experience! My sister and her boyfriend frequent here for date night and I will definitely be back!! read more

Ate there and the fish was anything but good. The real kicker is they charged me 65 cents for an extra tartar sauce! Must be in financial trouble. Never go back! read more

Well, you sure don't need to worry about getting your mouth burned -- I placed a to-go order, went to the restaurant and WAITED about five minutes past the time it was supposed to be ready -- but the food was colder than the air outside when I got it. Bank thermometer read 104. Both wings and sweet potato fries were barely room temp. Pretty disappointed. read more

Hmmm . . . .I guess I was just expecting more. After all, a local told me about this place so I thought it has to be good right? Well partially. While my food was quite good, the service and the ambiance just didn't do it for me. Let's start with the food. The menu is filled with typical bar food although I hear the ribs are pretty good. I went with a burger and fries and while fine, it didn't come the way I had asked for it to come and I wanted fries but got coleslaw instead. Definitely a service issue. But once it all got to me, it was quite tasty As for ambiance? There really isn't any. It's a big wide open place. It reminds me of a kids place as it really lacks any charm but maybe that is why so many families were in the place. Will I be back? Probably not. I prefer a little more character in places I frequent. But if you've got kids and are looking for a family place, Jefferson's will probably work out just fine! read more

After getting seated, we were greeted quickly, drinks were delivered. Waitress(Katie) then took our food order. We had been waiting about 20 minutes when Katie came by and asked my wife if she wanted another drink, but never said anything about our food order. So, eventually after another 20 minutes, my wife flagged down another waitress to check on our order. Finally Katie brought out our order, and laid down 2 cards for free fried pickles with purchase of entrees. This was not followed up by management, which if you want this Jefferson's to succeed unlike the other restaurants at this location. You will need to provide better service. read more

Jefferson's - American Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

For exactly the third time since I moved to the Lawrence area 13 years ago, I tried Jefferson's. To be more exact, Jefferson's West. And for the third time, I was completely... disappointed. I have bad service, bad food and bad service, and, most recently completely terrible service. I'd like to thank our "dis"server, Emily, for her lack of effort and succeeding in avoiding contact with this customer, his wife, and my 85 year old mother. To start: Saturday afternoon, about 5pm. Lots of empty tables, as the evening crowd hadn't gotten their yet. We asked for a table on the floor level, as it would be easier for Mom to get around. Our server seated us, then asked what we wanted. My thoughts were that either we had already memorized the menu, we had to access it online, or she was testing us. Turned it to be none of the above; she was simply bad at her job! After telling her I'd like a menu before I 1. Got old and 2. Decided what to eat, she fumbled around and found three menus. She then asked us what we wanted to drink. Here again, her lack of skills was apparent, as we asked for a drink menu, as the drinks weren't printed on the menu. After several minutes, we were given menus, and she was kind enough to wait around, arms crossed, while we asked questions and decided what to drink. We ordered, she left, and brought our drinks a couple of minutes later. Upon arrival, I decided we needed some water. She brought us water and we ordered. Not sure what the business model is, but another pleasant young lady delivered our food. She seemed nice and smiled. As soon as she left, I realized that our table had no 1. Napkins, 2. Ketchup, 3. Salt or 4. Pepper. Our girl Emily was no where to be seen, so I scavenged THREE other empty tables to find the napkins and above listed condiments. We then proceeded to eat. We all ran out of beers before our food was finished, but still no sign of Emily. I asked that pleasant girl who brought our food, who was busy delivering every bodies food, if she saw our waitress, that we'd like another round of beers. Emily showed up almost instantly, and we asked for another round. They arrived quickly, but then she vanished again. When we were finished (the food was pretty good, this time), Emily was still MIA. I'd have ordered milk in a carton to see if she was missing, but there was no one to take my order. I asked that pleasant girl yet again that I'd like my server, Emily, to appear so I could pay the bill and decide how little a tip she was going to get. Emily was there quick with the tab. I put my card in the binder, but, yet again, Emily had vanished! Ten minutes later, she showed up, took the binder, and was back in just a couple of minutes. No "how was the food," "can I get you anything else", "thanks for eating at Jefferson's,""have a great day," "come back and see us." I am sad to report that I didn't stiff her, humiliate her, or give her a 1 cent tip. I gave her a straight 15% tip. I don't know if it was her first day at work. I don't know if she was a special needs student. I don't know if she had social anxiety disorder. I don't know if she was having a bad day. I don't know if Jefferson's doesn't train their help. What I do know is that Emily really needs to consider her job as a server as important for both sides in the restaurant/customer relationship. She represents Jefferson's to me when I walk into the door. I won't be walking in any time soon. read more

I really wanted to love this place because it's such a staple of Lawrence. It was a busy day and we were seated within 25 minutes. Our waiter got our order in and we waited what seemed like forever (35 minutes) for our food. When it came out, one of the orders was completely wrong. We didn't want to give back the wrong order because we were starving. As an apology, our waiter gave us a Free Half Order of Fried Pickles coupon. The food was fine, nothing outstanding. Honestly, there are so many other restaurant options in the area that I would probably never go back. There's no reason to. I take that back, I'd go back to drink beer. It's clean, bright, and doesn't have an offensive smell. And there are plenty of T.V's to watch the game. read more