214 West Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47404
Monroe County
Phone: (812) 336-8877
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by Diedre R. on having pratically lived across the street from a JR Crickets for over 11 years, it was hard for me to talk myself into going to this one, because I thought they were going to be the same as the Ultimate Sports Bar (see my review), I was so not interested. This one is about ten minutes away from home. However, after the rateclubs event last nite, I needed F-O-O-D! OFF TOPIC: THANKS AGAIN FOR THE 360VODKA DRINKS LAST NITE! This locations was pleasantly un-busy for a 9pm Sunday nite when there is still a football game being televised...so while I went in plannin to take it to-go, I actually popped a seat at the bar. The waitress was on point...maybe she could tell that I had already been drinkin, cause she kinda looked shocked when I said....Grey Goose and pineapple, but she served it up strong, and not full of ice....Jus the way I like it! Yes, I will be going back...and am going to try and get some of you rateclubsers to meet me on Tacky Tuesday where they have Karoke nite. My service was as expected, the bartender/waitress was a Colts fan, had a whistle and kept screamin go Colts, but...she checked on me at least twice and the food was hot....even the fries...which in my experience with JR Crickets is a plus, since in my old neighborhood, they fried em up in batches and served them as they went along. Went back again tonight...as their motto goes...The Wing is the Thang. As I reviewed my receipt from last nite, I have a few tips. 1. They charge extra for Lemom Pepper... 2. They charge for water...u mean I;m bout to choke off wings and u gone charge a sista for some water. 3. They charge extra for blue cheese....R u serious....I have to pay for water and blue cheese...at a wing resturant? 4. U cant talk about the customers weave without talking bout the waitress un-be-weavable hairstyle too....one lady that waited on my had a SHAVED HEAD, and then about 2 packs of weave attached some how onto one large patch that fell at her eye level 5. Loud hip hop is played during commercial breaks and half time 6. Dont always choose the bundled meals...for example... I went with the 6pc wing and fry and added on 6 shirmp. The telepone order taker said...Oh u should go with the Shrimp and Wings for $14.99...after doing the math in my head....what I ordered came up to $12.94.....technically $2 less...but hey...that $2 could be part of your tip. Maybe its just me...but I watch out for stuff like that! Really, why give them $2 more for something they will give u for $2 less? 7. Police officers play the security guards here...and they seem a little laid back to me, but I feel like maybe the police presence makes people a little less rowider. 8. Well drink (house brands) are about $2 cheaper than name brand 9.Take the Publix/Bank of America entrance and drive down, otherwise u have to pass Lowes and hit a U-turn at the Lowes entrance 10. Tons of TV's.......I mean they are at every angle! Did I mention....I'll probably go back.....even though my to-go order fries from the nite, sent me back in time to the old JR Crickets in my neighborhood...fried up and served as nite went along
by Angila Attles on Okay, for a diner, the food was better than other diner's I've been to. But considering it wasn't typical diner-faire, I'll compare it (not the atmosphere) to a restaurant. I did not go to the club...my boyfriend and I were starving and ate here prior to going to a metal show at the Electric Factory earlier this week. To be honest...I wasn't impressed. I've seen this place on Food Network's Diners Drive-ins and Dives and was extremely curious. My boyfriend got the roast beef french dip with au-jus. ...the meat was dry and the roll seemed stale (I tried a bite). I ordered the "Baked Macaroni and Cheese" and the tomato soup with cheese bread. So, putting a piece of dense bread in the middle of soup and dumping some parm on it makes it "cheese bread"? And I'm sorry, but BAKED mac and cheese isn't soupy. It tasted like stove-top cooked mac and cheese that was put into an oven with some bread crumbs to make the top slightly crunchy. If it had been advertised just as mac and cheese, it would have passed (slightly), but it wasn't baked. But maybe I'm just too picky. I will admit, that having a bar in the diner is nice, considering I love alcohol. But the food was nothing special. And it was way over-priced. Does their menu change? ...because a lot of the dishes mentioned on Diner's drive-ins and dives weren't on the menu...at least not that I remember. I wasn't all too impressed with the service, either. They acted more like they were interested in themselves instead of the customers. Perhaps it's because we were there in the early evening...but that shouldn't matter.
