Casey Jones - City of Rochester

I'm not really a bar kind of guy so don't rely solely on my review. Casey Jones seems to be just like any other bar to me. It's pretty dark, there are TVs, and they have a jukebox on the wall if you want some music. I most recently went to Casey Jones to celebrate the 50th birthday of my girlfriend's uncle. The place wasn't very packed, and there weren't any issues with drunks at the time I was there. It was a pleasant experience, but I'm not much of a beer drinker. I like a nice hard cider, so I was disappointed to find out that they don't carry any variety of hard cider. But aside from that little, it was a good night. They have a good cook that can make a great food. I've been a couple times for a fish fry on a Friday and it was delicious. Casey Jones has a small private parking lot on the side of the bar, but it can fill up fast. You can park on Ridgeway Ave. across from the bar, but I wouldn't risk it. You'll be better off turning down a side street behind the bar and walking a block or two.

My experience with Casey Jones hasn 't been necessarily bad. Its definitely a locals bar. One of those bars that isn 't going to survive because the clientele Is going to die off eventually and they don 't feel the need to change. So as far as dives go, this one is the epitome. Really generic beer selection. There is a new juke box. As far as food goes, I had their chicken wings. The cook kept raving about how their wings were voted best wings in the city (in 2008). Its apparent as to why its been 7 years since they have had that questionable title.. The blue cheese was awful, if the blue cheese is awful, it ruins the wing, do they even taste the food? They served the wings with giant CHUNKS of carrots that looked like they were cut with a battle ax. If the owners of this bar want it to be more successful, they should invest in a decent cook who knows flavor profiles. Its easy to throw wings in a fryer and toss them in sauce. I 'm wondering if the 2008 wing title was made up. They definitely won 't be getting an award any time soon.

Come for the terrible food and atmosphere. Stay for the food poisoning. Run don't walk from this place. Got a reuben. Tough as shoe leather with sour krout leftover from the cold war. Place must pay off the health inspector.