J L’s Cheers

Kate was epic! She was so accommodating and welcoming. Come for the pool, Ms. Pac Man and daily specials and stay for the hospitality. The only meh– all of the taps are AB InBev, and I would have loved to have seen some local beers.

Pathetic. I have a feeling that this dump is somehow affiliated with The City Pub and Burger that is a short stroll up the road. Dark, dirty, smelly, poor service and creepy clientele. Just like their «sister slum» this isn’t the kind of place you want to take a lady. Well, at least not a classy lady. Maybe someday if I’m desperately needing a drink and have no other choice I will go in but til then… NO WAY!

My local spot. Within walking distance from my home… which is a huge plus.
This place is obviously a locals only spot. Not crowded, which is great for the days you want to sit at a bar, sip a beer, and not be bothered.
It is pretty divey, not hipster divey, not ghetto divey, not crowded popular divey, just low key divey. Always pretty good tunes.
Drinks are reasonably priced. Staff always friendly and will remember you if you show up more than 3 times a year.

What is now a dive used to be one of the best bars in Denver.
Back then it was called «Sweetwater» — and it was the nationally known place where people would throw bricks through a television set whenever Howard Cosell’s face would come on the screen during Monday night football. Everybody in the country (except Cosell) used to talk about it.
Some really great local bands used to play there too. I remember one night when the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band came in to jam with Barry Fey’s band, the Flyers, one of the really great «house» bands at Sweetwater. Everybody good used to play there back in the mid-​late ‘70s.
It’s a sad little dive now, but it has a lot of Denver music history. Have a drink and savor the memories.

Total dive bar, not bad but not great. Drinks are dive bar priced & there’s some pool tables, good for a neighborhood bar.

Went here last night at the recommendation of (okay, so, I was dragged here) my boyfriend. He’s a regular there so the bartender talked to us more than others and probably provided better service than the average person (fine with me).
Super divey bar, women’s bathroom door seemed to be about 2/​3rds the size of a regular door. They do have a nice jukebox and the prices seemed to be about the same as anywhere else.
This place could accommodate a way larger crowd than what was actually there (I’m assuming that’s pretty average)
Overall, it’s all right. Not the coolest, sleekest, most interesting place, but the people are friendly enough and I can’t really complain to much about it.

Stopped in for a drink/​bite and was informed the kitchen was only open at lunch, but that I could have Fritos or a frozen pizza. I appreciate a dive bar more than most but after driving by and seeing they had remodeled I expected more. I can say that the bartender’s attitude matched the poor food/​drink selection.

Great place, lots of fun regulars, just be mindful of what you order vs what you get. It’s pretty much stealing to order a top shelf shot and get a cheaper version at the premium price.
Don’t steal from customers. No need to. Just run an honest business and you’ll thrive.

Divey dive.
It’s my sisters neighborhood bar.
Not too horrible.
Not too great.
It is what it is.
Get some drinks and you won’t give a shit where you are.

It’s a dive bar. They have pool tables and tvs. A jukebox in the corner, ya know standard bar stuff. The bartender was friendly and made a great bloody mary. Other than that, nothing that special.

My friend and I visited J.L. Cheers a couple weeks ago before going to a movie. We thought that they had food, but all they offered were personal pizzas. The place was pretty dingy and only a few people were there to play poker. The drink prices seemed pretty decent. They were not expensive but were not cheap. They have drink specials every night, but they had only 3 or 4 different draft beers.
I was somewhat peeved because the bartender/​waitress took a long time to take care of me, despite the bar being very slow, and although she acknowledged me as soon as I walked into the bar. She got a drink for another guy who came in about 5 minutes after me and was clearly a regular. She then shouted from across the bar, «Hey, I need to see your ID» after I had been there for 10 minutes. Then, when I walked all the way over to the bar and showed her my license, she made a comment about how I didn’t look old enough to drink. I am 25 and look young. I expect to be ID’d, but I would prefer that it is done with some professional courtesy, such as asking for my drink order and then IDing me. I’m sure there are plenty of other bartenders/​servers who are more professional, but it didn’t set a good tone for my visit. I will probably go to a different place next time.

We went here to shoot some pool. Bar staff was really nice. The place wasn’t very busy. We played several games of pool in one of the pool rooms. Friendly little bar. I liked it.