Love the Jo Bar. Had a memorable dinner here in 1998 while driving from Seattle to San Francisco. A local friend recommended that we have drinks here last night & it struck my memory. Loved it as much as the first time. Relaxed cool ambience enhanced by a jazz ensemble playing in the background. We enjoyed a bottle of Linga Franca that they graciously opened & served us for a $15 corkage fee. Enjoyed the burrata with fruits & the halibut preparation. Both were super tasty and eye appealing. Friendly service brings them to 5 stars. Highly recommended.

The atmosphere is lively and the venue is contemporary. The servers are attentive. I love the menus where you can have a great burger, delicious soup, a thin crust pizza, salad and or a special entree. I loved the butternut squash soup and the mushroom!truffle ravioli! This is always one of my favorite places.

Great service, cocktails and live jazz. Definitely need to try the bread pudding dessert.

Our favorite place when were in the Pearl. Great food and cocktails! Never been disappointed with any of our servers also.

Delicious! Great service, an amazing atmosphere and tasty drinks. I cant believe I havent been here before. Cant wait to bring my friends here. Highly recommend this Studio City restaurant!

Delicious food and very friendly staff! Relaxing and spacious atmosphere in the Pearl. Seasonal menu is on point. Below is there Fall Pizza which is unique and filling.

I love this place! My friends took me here for late night happy hour and live Jazz last week. The cocktails are amazing and the food was really good! I didnt realize theyre not the same kitchen as Papa Hyden even though theyre connected and share a bar? Anyways - Highly recommended!

Great wait staff, service was excellent. The bartender was fantastic, great pours. Food was good, hit the happy hour. Conjoined with Papa Haydens. Easily seen of the street, street parking so most likely you will be driving around the block a few times.

Great experience! We had a couple of appetizers and salad nicoise with trout while listening to The jazz band with Rebecca Kilgore!

Really good food. Great cocktails for happy hour. Attentive but not overwhelming service. Let us hang for a longer chat than our order called for.

Nice happy hour menu. Excellent service, great cocktails. Sit outside and watch the street go by. One of my favorite places on NE 23rd Ave.

What a treat! Jay and I discovered a Portland neighborhood we did not know and happened upon Jos! Lovely menu, ambience, and an intimate bar attended by a lovely bar mistress. Yummy dinner accompanied by a live jazz combo. It was Monday nite but we felt we were on the verge of the weekend here at Jos!

Always great service. Delicious food. Perfect brunch!

Food and service are always good and friendly. Nice atmosphere from lunch to dinner.

Good drinks. Comfortable. Very good food. Terry Robb was the entertainment and had everyone engaged. Hes amazing.

This could have been an isolated incident, but I had a bad time on NYE (last night). They must have recruited the worst waitress in Portland for that evenings event, because she went out of her way to avoid actually waiting. I know the tactic, avoiding the customers gaze and often the entire table. We had to hail her co workers more than once, only to have them direct our waitress on our behalf.When I let my tip speak for me, the manager insisted on hearing what they could do to improve, only after asking the wrong person-- why I was not satisfied with the service. My gfs food was cold, the table became overrun with empty drinking glasses, and we had to approach the bar more than once to get drinks.If any of these issues, were less explicit, I probably wouldnt have focused on the departing shift leaving through the dining room, joking with on-shift staff on the way out.But, Im an optimist. I feel as if this place could do better. In fact, Im sure of it. Probably an off night...

Went for happy hour with a friend. Food was okay. We go to many places for happy hour and honestly wasnt impressed, plus found a hair in our salad. Killed my appetite right then and there. Server was great and even though we didnt ask they comped the salad.

Service was great, brunch menu was limited but delicious (I recommend the chilaqueles). My mimosa was also great :)

Great place for jazz on Wednesday evening (starts @ 7) with no cover charge. Great local musicians from Portland and the surrounding area. Small seating area inside, but outside seating is available but you need to order food if you occupy a table. I often take my own wine & they charge a $15.00 corkage fee (reasonable). Food is good and eclectic with a wood fired oven visible form inside the restaurant. A local gem next to Poppa Hayden!

Great atmosphere and delicious decently priced food! Cant go wrong oh and fantastic drinks!

Good food and good service!

Great food and drinks. Live Jazz at night!

Good food, drinks and ambiance.

Very good local restaurant. great service and of course good bartender. I like to shop and eat local. Good to support local business. Almost forgot, they have a dj spinning on Saturday nights, playing the most interesting music. thats a great plus

Happy hour is where its at here! Great tacos and fries are delicious. Live jazz some nights.

Great spot, good food, live music Wed, Sat, Sun nights. Cozy atmosphere, interesting cocktails.

My favorite restaurant! They have wonderful seasonal entrees and they are always coming up with something new. I recommend this place to everyone

Monday night jazz band was fantastic. Great service and delicious food!

Great place for different foods, vegetarian pizza was awesome, with delicious yellow tomatoes!

Good food and very nice staff

Nice place, good service!

Good brunch and cocktails. Get there on a sunny day before 11am for sunny street seating. Or grab an internal table beside the window.

Good atmosphere and service. Food and drinks also good.

I was down on 23rd for a 2 hour massage and my Pops wanted a good place to wait so I recommended Jo Bar. After my massage, I met up with him there and had a couple drinks and some tacos in the bar. The weather happened to be really nice so they had the outside seats and the windows inside open so very good people watching on NW 23rd. Had a Cab wine, a michelada (from the brunch menu even though brunch ended at 3pm I think) and the beef tacos and neither was disappointing. Free Wi-Fi and great location. They have music on Sundays but didnt get to stick around that late. Was there about 3 pm and the place wasnt overly crowded so that was good. If you on 23rd, give them a shot.

Great service and an interesting menuVery cool area of Portland.

Great food and cocktails! Come Monday night to hear Dan Balmer and a selection of other musicians play some excellent jazz music!

Good cocktails, nice happy hour

Sterlings a hell of a guy! Ask him to describe the feel of different drinks

Awesome service and great food, would recommend this pace!

Great little bar for dinner and dessert and drinks. Staff is friendly. Outdoor sidewalk seating is great for people watching on 23rd.

Great ambiance with which to watch a jazz performance! The Cuban sandwich is legit

Absolutely delicious! Surpassed our expectations

We’ve been loyal patrons of this trendy bistro since it first opened. One of our favorite dishes included the Jo burger, but the last time we stopped in they had changed the ingredients for the hamburger removing the cheese and replacing it with “American “ cheese - yes, processed cheese like Veveeta! What’s next? Spam?Really, I expect decent ingredients from a restaurant like Jo Bar, not processed glop that doesn’t even belong in a greasy spoon diner. We were regulars since you opened, but we can’t trust your choice of ingredients anymore.Jim Thayer

Amazing food, great menu consultation, attentive, friendly and professional staff. And incredibly perfect dessert!

A Hidden Gem for Oyster Lovers -- $1 on Mondays and Tuesdays.Went back to Jo Bar again on Oyster Monday and the oysters were awesome. Not only that, but the shucker is a real pro. Every drop of liquor preserved, the oysters completely freed for easy slurping, and no shell bits. Cant beat it.

Have eaten here for over a decade and have never had a single bad meal. Also, their mojitos are the best around, just ignore the stupid jojito name.

Drinks and happy hour and desserts are the reason to go here. Apple cider is the drink to gave in the winter! Rum. No apple brandy.This is a great place for cougar watching at the bar, since there are nightly train wrecks in the summer. Also if you can sit outside, do it. It makes it a more leisurely meal.

Nice elegant and relaxed.

Most fabulous pea and asparagus bisque! Succulent chicken and hand cut fries. Highly recommend.

The food is amazing and I love places that have live jazz frequently.

Delicious brunch. Vegetarian Tinga was amazing. Also loved my elderflower soda.

Food has never failed to deliver. Was with a group of five and we everyone thoroughly enjoyed their food. Its was a brunch and so I had their fresh albacore ceviche (delicious...had avocado which was unexpected but great!) and seasonal side salad (perfect size with everything crisp and fresh with tangy goat cheese). Listened to some great live music, finished with a nicely prepared cappuccino and seasonal desert. They share menus with their sister restaurant/ bakery Papa Hayden. There is no way to go wrong here. Small places so always hard to get into but always worth the wait. Summer time like now has great outdoor seating too.

Wonderful small venue for food and music. Had the hamburger and must say it was the best Ive had in years!

Excellent cocktails! Not the same ones you see everywhere. Pappardelle with locally foraged mushrooms is a keep it local treat.

Love Jo bar. Such a comfortable spot. Good food, and what really brings me back is the music.

Great birthday lunch with my pal! Jobar always serves an excellent meal and a pretty yummy birthday cake

I go here often. I like the vibe and the people watching especially if you get a window seat.Good food! Nice ambiance! Very friendly staff!

The best food in portland with out a hour wait

The food and service have gone downhill quite sadly to say. It took 25 minutes to merely get our apetizer of fondue when the restaraunt was half empty too.The steaks were bland tasting, and we were charged $550 per 6 ounce glass of strawberry lemonade that was 90% ice....wow $33.00 just on Non-alcoholic lemonade for the wife and i.

Brandon the bartender was the best! The dishes were great too!

We enjoyed listening to the Bridge City Jazz band tonight! The food and cocktails were really good and the staff are very friendly.

Great drinks and food. I love the atmosphere with all the windows and even a fireplace.

Always good live jazz music, and really good food. One of Portlands best spots

Everything is great. Atmosphere ect.

Tasty, high-end menu, great service.

Great food and service!

Great halt hour. Nice staff. Tasty food. Theres a changing table in the bathroom of you bring your kid.

Lots of great jazz. Eats are always good and service is outstanding

Made a mistake by having lunch on mothers day. It took 90 minutes to get Cobb salad and sandwich. Lunch menu options are overpriced. Average Cobb salad costs $16.

Im surprised this place is a 4+. We had a table for eight ... it was 20 minutes until someone came around to ask if we wanted drinks (albeit 6 of 8 were seated, though you would think someone offered). Once we did order drinks, it took over 15 minutes for them to arrive. One of the cocktails had a bug in it. We had 4 starters at the table - none were great; the fondue was terrible. They agreed and made us a new one - the second was okay but not great. The entrees were well liked - food seemed fresh and high quality. Desserts were nice as well. Service generally was really slow and average. Wouldnt recommend it overall.

Make sure you get the fig pizza it is SUPER good

Wonderful food and dessert far more superior

This is my favorite place in Portland. Wonderful cocktails, food, the paintings and the flower arrangement. Great outside seating. The most relaxing place.

Great food (Rotisserie chicken FTW!) and solid drinks are what make this place a great standby. Big windows allow for great on/off season sitting and people watching and specialty house cocktails make it an ideal place for small plates and a night cap.

In an area packed with little cafes and bars, Jo Bars happy hour stuck out. They had so much good food and super affordable prices. Although they serve their beer in inappropriate glassware, the rest of the meal was amazing. Fried chickpeas, gourmet bruschetta, sweet potato chips, it was all tasty.

Cocktails were off the chain. Ask the bartenders to make something off the menu. Its the way to go

My favorite spot on 23rd. Beverage choices are perfect, food is gourmet, and the service is prompt. Plus in the summer they open up the bar to the street and you can get the breeze and the people watching, which is priceless! Papa Haydns connected too so you can get a too die for dessert when youre done with happy time or din. I come here every time I visit Portland and a great stop while youre out shoppin.

Fantastic food!! Fantastic staff! What else could you ask for?

Good food, great service, lovely location

I enjoyed this restaurant for happy hour. The food was good, but the portions were small, even for happy hour.

Wow! The steak is amazing! And the rotisserie chicken and pasta. Love it!

We got seated pretty quickly but no one came to give us water and ask what we want for half hour so we just left.

My Favorite Portland bar

I ate here the other night. Good service, just had the feeling that I wasnt cool enough to eat here if you know what I mean. Food was good, but not great.

Everything is ok except no-wi-fi. Omg

Gina is an excellent server!

One of the best happy hours in PDX! The service is friendly and during the summer its one of my favorite places to sit and people watch. TIP: ask about their specials and try one. Ive never been dissapointed by a special. TIP#2: Try one of their specialty martinis!

Great food, they forgot one of my takes apps though. They made it up with free desert, unfortunately I dont eat sugar though lol

Mandarin Dragon!

Great food, fantastic drinks but waitress was a bit snippy

Friendly staff as always. Never a bad choice on the menu too.

Jo Burgers were great!

Love music and delicious food. This is a very special restaurant that you need to visit.

Great happy hour. Service could use some work, but cheap eats and drinks make up for it.

Always one of favorite places.

Great place,nespecially for Sunday Jazz Brunch

Our first and certainly not our last visit to your restaurant. Fantastic shrimp cake salad and Tracy our server was a delight.

Loved it.

I have been a long time fan of the Jo Bar...until today!!!! I got food that appeared to been bitten out of??? It was a chicken breast!!!It was so nasty, staff was kind but food was so unappealing.!!!

Nice place to hang out?