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TJ's Restaurant & Drinkery
35 Paoli Plz
Paoli, Pennsylvania, 19301-1303
United States
(610) 725-0100 | map
tjsbeer.com
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Ratings by Phatz:
Reviewed by Phatz from Pennsylvania
4.2/5 rDev -6.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5
4.2/5 rDev -6.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5
This seems like a bit of a strange location for a great beer bar but; whatever works right. The Bar is located just off the Main Line in Paoli. Two turns up the bridge then down an ally you are at a strip mall building at the end, is TJ's Everyday. It is worth finding. The day I visited they had about 10 craft beers on tap several Flying Fish do to a Promo Night they had, two days before. The bottle selection is solid with 200 bottles. The majority are things I have seen before but still some rather highly sought after beers. The best thing at TJ's was the menus. I have never seen anything like it. The food menu had a beer pairing suggestion with every single dish. Many of the food dishes are even prepared with beer. The beer menu featured 200 bottles very well organized in laminated binders that you could look up all the beers by country or by style. Brilliant! The take out coolers are well stocked with some beer I would want but are really a bit over priced. It is worth a stop if you are in the area.
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More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DoubleSimcoe from Pennsylvania
3.9/5 rDev -13.1%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4
3.9/5 rDev -13.1%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4
The famous TJ'S drinkery! I've been wanting to check it our for years...
Well, color me unimpressed. This is your typical suburban bar/pub, albeit one with a long list of draft craft beer.
About 25 taps of mostly local/regional brews: Dogfish, Root Down, Robin Hood, Sly Fox, Spellbound, Levante, Tired Hands... nothing extraordinary or rare.
Glad I checked it out, don't think I'll be back.
Glad I check
Jul 29, 2018Well, color me unimpressed. This is your typical suburban bar/pub, albeit one with a long list of draft craft beer.
About 25 taps of mostly local/regional brews: Dogfish, Root Down, Robin Hood, Sly Fox, Spellbound, Levante, Tired Hands... nothing extraordinary or rare.
Glad I checked it out, don't think I'll be back.
Glad I check
Reviewed by biker2679 from Pennsylvania
4.35/5 rDev -3.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.75 | food: 3.75
4.35/5 rDev -3.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.75 | food: 3.75
Always a solid, well thought out tap selection with something to please everyone. They seem to have good relationships with distributors/brewers and pull a fair number of harder to find brews. Weeknight events are fun. I wish the menu was a bit more inventive, but the specials are usually pretty decent.
Mar 27, 2017Reviewed by cjohns73 from Delaware
4.66/5 rDev +3.8%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.75
4.66/5 rDev +3.8%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.75
Upscale place that had both a bar area and a more formal restaurant area. Obviously we were there for the draft list -- I remember something on the order of 20 lines. From the looks of it they have specials on Mondays to kick kegs from that weekend and get new stuff on. When we visited there were 5 options from Hill Farmstead, which was amazing. Apparently they will always have something on tap from HF going forward, and I will also always be there as I move to the area. Oh yeah, food. Very nice, gastropub+ type fare.
Aug 28, 2015Reviewed by shaemmerle from Pennsylvania
4.45/5 rDev -0.9%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
4.45/5 rDev -0.9%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
Great variety of dishes, all are executed well. Bar has a nice ambiance, as does the dining room. Best tap list west of Philadelphia. A favorite stop for my wife and I.
Aug 24, 2015Rated by Fat_Maul from Pennsylvania
5/5 rDev +11.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
5/5 rDev +11.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
No crap on tap sign says it all. Always something new here I haven't tried. Food is bangin.
Jun 11, 2015Rated by jimbomill from New Jersey
4.5/5 rDev +0.2%
4.5/5 rDev +0.2%
TJ's has a consistently fine beer list coupled with fine cuisine. What's not to like? Their Anniversary events are top-notch, too.
Oct 28, 2014Reviewed by mfunk9786 from Pennsylvania
4.6/5 rDev +2.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 3.5
4.6/5 rDev +2.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 3.5
One of the very best beer destinations in the Philadelphia area (or the world!) A ton of beer on draft, served correctly by a very good staff. Food is occasionally questionable (it's often very very rich, which can be great to cure a hangover but not so great if you're just looking for a reasonable dinner) but always quite tasty. The bar area has a great vibe, but so does the restaurant area - like two really great restaurants in one.
Jun 02, 2014Reviewed by BoulderBarrovecchio from Pennsylvania
5/5 rDev +11.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
5/5 rDev +11.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
Great rotating beer selection on tap. Awesome burgers. Sports bar atmosphere to the right, booths and casual dining experience to the left. My favorite place to go out for a burger and a beer. Much better than any other options in tje area like McKenzies or Iron Hill.
Apr 05, 2014
TJ's Restaurant & Drinkery in Paoli, PA
Place rating:
4.49 out of
5 with
119 ratings
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