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    John Brown's On the Square

    4.5 (26 reviews)
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    Closed 2:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    Cool place with great music and fun staff. Very nostalgic. Bathrooms are spotless! Biggest plus for us. John is a cool dude

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    One of my all time favorite bars. Great staff and a lot of different beer options. Live music on Friday nights.

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    Was satisfied with this very friendly small bar with friendly faces and people that like to ride.

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    The only place to drink in Marion. Excellent beer selection at fair prices and pretty decent service too.

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    618 Taphouse - This was placed her by a server clearing a table. Remained for about 30 minutes. Every 5 minutes I asked myself why I had not consumed it.

    618 Taphouse

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    Food and beer were delicious. Italian beef sandwhich and southwest patty melt were spot on. Service…read moreis a little slow, but bartenders are waiting on everyone. Come in, relax, enjoy your time, and your food and drink.

    Oh boy, where to start. I guess I'll begin with the positive things about this place; the…read morebartenders/servers (they're the same people) are friendly...and that's pretty much it. There are QR codes on the bar for the beer menu. It isn't accurate, they're out of several. I was told by a staff member (again, it's hard to tell who fills what role so I'll just call them staff members from here on) that they are "locked out" of that account so I should check the board behind the bar. The board lists the flavor and usually the type of beer. It does not list the manufacturer or really any other details. At this point I ordered a beer and the chicken nachos. I received the beer promptly. I finished that one, then another. Still no nachos. After an hour+ and 3 beers, I cashed out and left. At least they never tried to charge me for the nachos. I witnessed numerous dishes returned to the kitchen. There were 2, sometimes 3 staff members for the entire bar and dining room. All were friendly but seemed inexperienced. I witnessed at least 2 on their phones at some point. Last but not least, the atmosphere. The place could be really amazing. When I was there, the bar was sticky. 3 of the lights above the bar were burned out and the fixtures, obviously intended for old looking filament bulbs had bright LEDs installed giving the ambiance of a hospital waiting room. The recessed can style lighting in the rest of the establishment wasn't much better. The stools at the bar are seriously worn. It's almost worth visiting for the spectacle...almost. Update: they did charge me for the nachos. I misread the receipt that night.

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    618 Taphouse - Nashville hot chicken sandwich with fried mushrooms.

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    Nashville hot chicken sandwich with fried mushrooms.

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