Small, intimate, and a block down the street from one of our town's rowdiest bars, I enjoy watching games here more than at any other venue in town. The owner/manager/bartenders/patrons are kind and fun-loving, and the warm peanuts are better than most. I hesitate to post this review in case it overcrowds Joe's, but hey, what are friends for? Go 49ers! read more

Dropped in here while wandering around Chico State and checking out some of the back streets. Cool little spot. We were going to have bloody mary's but the the bartender talked us into Tequilla Sunrise. It was the right choice, and we ended up having a couple of cocktails and chatting with Maria the bartender and some of the locals, and having a proper good time! Great folks, friendly service, and good snacks make this place a great little local bar. Will definitely come back here again next time I am in Chico! Great folks! read more

AWFUL DAY TIME SERVICE! Make sure that the elderly lady who will serve drinks during happy hours will not spike up your bill while you are not paying attention - replying- if you dare to contest "I am sorry I charged you for three drinks at full price .. , I am bad in math - I will get you a free drink tomorrow " WTF? I only had two drinks at happy hour . And this happened more than twice .. It's just awful service in the daytime and extremely poor hygiene from the bartender : touching dollar bills and then squeezing lemon wedges on your drink without washing hands . It's cheap but you will get sick by going there !! read more

Joe's Bar - Dive Bars Near Me - Chico, California

Been over 12 years since I frequented this Bar. No changes except for ownership. Great service and atmosphere great neighborhood bar. Will stop in again when in town. read more

Emilio the bartender is extremely rude. Made rude comments at me and my friends when we came into the bar. We've come here multiple times had nothing but good experiences. Paul is an amazing bartender always super friendly. Blake at the door is a great guy. Super sad I had to have such a bad experience with this guy just an all-around rude bartender. read more

My friend and I were there for 3 minutes on Wednesday at 1am on May 28th. I was trying to play "Time" by Pink Floyd on the music machine and when it finally worked.. they came up to my friend and I and said "you guys are kicked out" and we were like wtf?? I feel like the bouncer and bar tender were a little too strict. We were not causing disruption to anyone else and trying to have a good time. Very rude and didn't give us any warning. Avoid this place if you can. read more

wouldn't let us in at 1. so many people inside and i had a group with me. very disappointed

Fun vibe and decent bartenders. A good spot to drop in for a drink, especially if you enjoy people watching.

Cameron bastible is the best bartender at joes bar. Make sure you ask for him joes is the spot

Cameron makes the best cocktails!!! So good, like you gotta come in and have him make you a drink! COME TO JOES AND ASK FOR CAMERON

Cameron is the best!! made sure I always had my drink, and remembered my order! he is so friendly and I will always come back to say hi!

Cameron makes great drinks! This is my first time at Joes and I WILL be back, he had great jokes and made me the BEST mojito i've ever had. Come to Joes and ask for Cameron! read more

Simply a great dive bar. My two visits occurred very late in the evening, but the atmosphere at joe's was tremendous and the service was fast and friendly. Great place to end your night. read more

THIS PLACE AIN'T IT. Stopped here on a Saturday night, and it wasn't too busy to get to the front of the bar to order a drink. Well the bartender was on some light weight people bias BS!! Got overlooked twice, first time understandable bc maybe she didn't know who stepped to the bar first but she obviously saw us waiting to order a drink; well thinking we were next to order we got completely ignored AGAIN and the bartender chose to help instead a blonde Caucasian person who literally just walked up to the bar (which they saw) over helping a person of color. So take what you will from this review but I'll take my hard earned ethnic money elsewhere! Bye Sleepy Joe's Bar! read more

Hole in the wall use to be more of a hole. Great place for locals has a good group of regulars. Bartenders have been around awhile so you will have a adult that understands your out dated dark humor. read more

Joe's bar is definitely my favorite place to go in Chico! The bartenders are always so nice especially Eric. We love it at Joe's!

I've only been here a few times but the vibes are great and Maria is a saint! Also good deals!

This is my all time favorite Chico Bar! It's not just the sawdust and peanut shells on the floor, it's not the fact that you can get a 32oz Tecate, it's not even pushing past sweaty frat boys in the tiny ass hallway to the back patio past the bathrooms. I don't know what it is, but I love this place. There is always that hella drunk chick in the back that people are holding up so that she doesn't get kicked out. There's always that loud annoying guy who tries to make friends with everyone. There's always a miss-priss Sorority chick from some other school that can't believe she's at such a dive bar. It's just a fantastic place to people watch. $3 Ginormous Beers ROCK! You're never going to wait too long in line outside. It's just a great time. Check it out! read more

Joes bar is one of my favorite places in Chico. Not only is it a fun spot to get drinks with friends but the staff is amazing and always personable. One bartender in particular, Lauren, always has a smile on her face and is very welcoming to everybody. She makes my experience fun each time, Joes is lucky to have her. read more

This place is a dump. All the security bartenders are garbage as well. Male security asked me which of my friends was easiest and responded well to alcohol read more

My favorite place to be. Always a great time and some of the best bartenders. We love Eric!

Erik! My king! The bartender people only dream of. Thank you for making our night so great. Thank you so much for the good time. We will be back because of you! read more

Very cool place. Divey but clean. Super friendly bartender who has been there almost 20 years. Went mid day, and all the "regulars" we're super friendly! The bartender works hard, does not just stand around, always cleaning or prepping. I hear this place is jumping when Cal State Chico is in session. read more

Best Bar in Chico by FAR. Love the smell of saw dust and the last call rush followed by a group sing along with the every one in the entire bar to "I've Got Friends in Low Places". Who cares if you like country or not, this is what this town is all about! Oh, and don't forget to leave at least 10 min before 2, so you can sprint the 5 blocks to the 7/11 and pick up a 30 pack for the rest of the night. Boozing, Singing, Saw Dust, and $6.00 "double whiskey cokes" that could get a bull drunk with the sheer size!!!!!!!!!!! Go!!!!!!!!! read more

Walking past 5th & Ivy You'll notice a lot of bros The nightlife's sure lively But the crowd here really blows But walk a few more feet And I'll bet my own toes You'll think it pretty neat This bar they call Joe's The inside's quite modest The TVs show shows The ground's covered in sawdust To soak up spilled beer that flows Is it better than the rest Of Chico's bars? I don't know But it's absolutely the best At being a bar they call Joe's read more

Best dive bar ever. Best bloody mary ever. They always have some pretty good drink specials and their back porch is nice for the summertime. It's been a while since I have been back to Joe's but they have that golf arcade game, the sawdusty floors, and always a weird drunk chick that needs people to hold her up. This is the greatest place in Chico to end your night! read more

This is a great bar day or night. It's casual with a "Cheers" vibe to it. You can sit at the bar and BS with the bartender and other patrons or at tables with friends. There is a covered outside patio that comes in handy when it gets crowded or for smokers. Don't be turned off by the location, this is definitely not a frat bar. read more

Joe's Bar - Go Giants! - Dive Bars Near Me - Chico, California

Joe's Bar is good for several things: -Breakfast (Bloody Joes) -Dice on the back patio -peanut fights -erotic photohunt -32 oz. tecate -leaving without closing your tab -waking up with sawdust in your pocket Great on a good night, good on an okay night. read more

I never got to go to this bar it closed when I turned 21 because it was getting remodeled. It reopened after I graduated. My Friends like it. There's games and its a bar next to ivy an a good bar to go to if you don't want to go to rileys read more

Ahh, Joe's. The prototypical name yields way to a prototypical college bar. And i loved it. Joe's is just exactly the bar you expect to find in a town like Chico, and when you finally DO find it, you cant help but smile. This is the place to go for any classic holiday revelry. St Patricks Day? Time for Joe's. Getting up early the morning of your graduation for a pre-grad bloody mary? Better find out what time Joe's opens (hint: Early). The sawdust on the ground means that the place isnt very sandal friendly, which is a problem for Chico in the summer considering fucking everyone where sandals in the summer. Why wouldnt you? But i willingly look over this semi-flaw. Its hard to even call it a flaw since the sawdust is such a great/campy addition. Love Joe's for what it is... everything you would expect. read more

Joes IS all that. However, you have to remember to NOT lose the dice if/when you're playing. It's - i think - a dollar fine for losing the dice in the sawdust, if i remember right. Try the " Blue Mondays" @ Joes. a coworker introduced me to them here. Good times. read more

DO NOT GO! I went tonight to this bar and was rudely denied. When I walked in I asked if they had non alcoholic beer and what the prices were. I decided I would get a hazy instead and when giving my passport the bartender questioned if it was really me. I understand with underage drinking so I gave him my Chico state Id and even health insurance card. Still this was not enough he rudely held onto my passport and asked his woman bartender who shook her head. THEN he asked me to write my signature. I agreed with no problem. I wrote my fast signature and then he pulled me aside saying "I'm going to nicely give this back to you." Then showed my comparison. He told me this was not me just because I cut my hair and had no makeup on? I also smiled for him to show him that the photo was me. I have never felt so uncomfortable and offended. I will let everyone know my experience. This establishment is disrespectful and just rude. If they tried to hold my passport I would have resulted in calling the police. I'm very disappointed and hope no one in the future will go through the disrespect and uncomfortableness I felt. I will NEVER be back. read more

I never met a Joe I didnt like, and Joe's bar makes no exception. Ice cold drinks, great service, good music and free peanuts! Definitely WAY better than Rileys across the street. In fact id rather eat the sawdust off the floor in Joes bar than go to Rileys any night.....seriously if you have any self respect you will not go to Rileys. PS. When I say "good music," I mean good drunk music. Also, there are a good handful of cowboys at this place, so if you have a problem with that, dont come here!! read more

Full of college chicks. I love me some smart woman's. This place dope af. Always gottit crackin. Good drinks and pretty chicks. Always try to cum hear everytime I'm in chico read more

Always had a good time, not a bar for college kids though. If you're looking to relax in the afternoon with a beer and watch the game then joes is more for you. Their bloody marys are pretty great too. Plus they have some decent whiskey too. read more

Basically I've had the best customer service of my life one night and the night right after was literally the worst service that I have ever received in my entire life. I was kicked out of this bar as I was mistaken for someone else literally they have no idea what they are doing it's basically rookie hour read more

Ok bar, but apparently they think that at 1:45 physical force is necessary to take a fresh beer away. Kind of silly. Not everyone there is a 21 year old college student. read more

45 minutes I've been here. One beer served. Why? Because the bartender is drunk as fuck and would rather hang outside than do his job. Worst bartender ever. read more

I have been to this bar a few times over the last 5 years. I don't think I have ever been disrespected by anyone like I was when I was here. I was sitting at the bar (5 inch heels on) waiting for my brother to bring us our drinks. The bartender asked me if I wanted something and I said "No thank you I'm getting one from the man right there," (I pointed) He gave me a dirty look and yelled "Well nevermind then!" I said "I'm sorry but thank you." Then he asked the other bartender to come and take our chairs. Are you kidding me?! If I'm blocking you from getting business (which let's face it, in Chico if someone wants a drink they know how to squeeze their little body in and get one!) then politely ask me to move, not be a vagina and have someone else come get my chair. Maybe he was just having a bad night, but as a customer I expect a little more. read more

Wow, I can see how Chico got its booze-town reputation. My first time in town, I was brought here for a post-dinner drink. Good atmosphere: TVs on the wall, sawdust on the floor... nice. And the drinks were freakin' cheap. Not only cheap, but huge and stiff. A Tangaray and tonic cost something like $6, and it came in a glass that would be too big if it was a water glass. Can't argue with that! After a little while, the evening crowd started cycling in, so we made our way out. Gets loud and crowded, but if you're in town to party, I could see this place being a blast. Plenty of other bars within walking distance too. Oh Chico... I guess the legends are true. Good times. read more