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Joe Kool's
Categories: Event Planning & Services Caterers Restaurants Pizza Nightlife Caterers, Pizza, Nightlife [Edit]
595 Richmond StreetLondon, ON N6A 3G2
(519) 663-5665
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Late Night, Lunch, Dinner
- Music:
- Background
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
7 reviews for Joe Kool's
7 reviews in English
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Review from Kyle M.
North York, ON
2/22/2012
If you spent anytime in London you always end up at Joe Kools. The best gathering place in London.
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Review from Amanda J.
Ajax, ON
9/13/2011
I've been craving buffalo chicken tenders since I went out for my friend's birthday dinner but decided to order something else. So last Wednesday night I decided to make it my mission to get some for dinner. I figured I would try a pub since buffalo chicken tenders might be considered a pub food and I wanted to get really good ones! Joe Kools is a bar that I pass by all the time when I am on my way to the club on the weekends, so I decided to give it a try.
Soon after being seated, I realized this restaurant is probably not the "ideal" hang out spot for people my age. It was definitely a pub for older men to come and have a beer after a long day at work. Despite this, I was on a mission for amazing chicken tenders so my friend and I decided to stay.
The service was pretty good, but I have to say that I was really disappointed with the food! I was expecting chicken fingers covered in medium buffalo sauce, but the sauce wasn't very saucy... it was more like they dipped the fingers in a bowl of Franks Red Hot (but not as amazing tasting as Franks), which is more of a thin liquid hot sauce flavour. I don't like super super spicy food, but the chicken was so dry, and lacking that hot flavour that I had been craving, to the extent that I asked for some hot sauce on the side, which looked like a little bowl of red oil when it arrived (that I was charged extra for). To top it all off, I couldn't decide whether I had been given really odd flavoured chicken, or fillet of fish dipped in hot sauce by mistake.
My friend decided to order the sweet potato fries, which she also told me were nothing special in comparison to other sweet potato fries she had tried elsewhere.
Overall, this is not a place I would come again when looking for great tasting pub food, or to hang out/meet people since the crowd was a lot older. -
Review from Brian B.
South River, ON
1/4/2012
My wife and I took our grandson there to watch the hockey game - at least that was my excuse. The service is good and so is the food. The waitress was great with our grandson. I had the perch and my wife had a steak; both were very good. If you like pizza try the sink.
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Review from Justin K.
London, ON
8/30/2011
Great bar- You'll every person from every walk of life here. REally the only spot I've ever been to that anyone can go to. Food is the best pub fare I've had- you can tell Joe kools uses fresh ingredients. Bar staff is super friendly even though it's crazy busy all the time. Definitely a must go if you are ever in London Ontario. Try the spring rolls (baked)- AMAZING
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Review from Nicole H.
7/28/2010
I can't speak to the food as I have not eaten here. I am only rating Joe Kools on the nightlife/bar aspect.
Seriously, I still can't figure out what all the fuss is about. There is nothing special about this place (OK - well maybe they do hire the best looking security guys around) and it's ALWAYS busy on Fri and Sat nights! The place gets so packed that you can barely move and it's too loud to hold conversations - aside from on the patio which is a decent place to hang out - the music is mediocre and the "dance floor" is just an area in the back where drunk girls shake their booties while creepy guys stand around and gawk. Lame. Now I know what you are thinking... "Nicole, why do you keep going back if it's so bad?!?!". I wonder the same thing sometimes and the answer to that is because everyone I know in London seems to love this place! I go with the flow and will patronize JKs because that's where my people want to go. But blahhh! It leaves a lot to be desired.
*Note about the good-looking security guys... Half of them are power-tripping morons. Really boys, you have the authority to allow or deny people into a bar. That's it. Get over yourselves! -
Review from Dangyell B.
London, ON
1/10/2010
If you are new to London or visiting downtown for the first time, this is THE place to start. Good for a lunch while shopping Richmond Row or a casual dinner on their rooftop patio. JK's has great nachos and the rest of the menu is worth a try, pizza and flatbreads, salads and starters have never disappointed me. A wonderful place to spend a casual evening out, Joe Kools is a London landmark and popular with students and young professionals alike. Most weekends a line starts to form after 10pm, go early if you want a table!
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Review from Shaun R.
London, ON
As far as restaurant bars go this is probably some of the best food in London! I've never had a better deep dish pizza in London, and the kitchen sink nacho's are probably the best nacho's I've had anywhere! The portions are more than generous, but the prices can be a little on the steep side, but they are located right in the heart of downtown so this is understandable. The restaurant itself is very nicely decorated if you ask me, and it's usually very clean. The staff are very curtious and unless they are swamped with orders, the food usually comes out very quickly as well. Never really tried anything else on the menu because I just love the nacho's and pizza so much but I've heard its soo good! Anyways as Dangyell already said, get there early on the weekends because they do fill up fast! Aactually they are usually busy all the time so if you have a large group I would call ahead. But check it out some of the best food in London! Not to mention the atmosphere!
