Tippin Inn

Ate there this evening. Wasn’t the worst experience I’ve had but it wasn’t the greatest. My steak I asked for medium it was not, I understand that it was on special but it was kind of dry. The spinach on top and the French Fries were fantastic though!
The staff was okay the bartender was very attractive, and she greeted me promptly but I don’t think she knew what she was doing to be honest and the other one on staff who I assume was cocktail serving actually my drink and it was pretty good kind of weak though.
The bar itself was nice I liked the décor and the owner was nice I believe he was who greeted me.
I am a bartender so I’m aware of how it should be prepared I’ve been working in service since I was 14 from bus boy to bartender, I don’t mean to be annoying here with this review just a heads up of what to possibly work on. The other reviews are pretty good though so I’m sure this was just a one time «average» occurrence.
I’d come back if I was in the area, wouldn’t be my first choice though.

I ordered from this place through
The Philly cheesesteak sandwich I ordered was described on the menu as «thinly sliced steak», it was anything but. What I got was thickly sliced CHEWY roast beef on garlic bread… HORRIBLE. That’s the problem with most of these places in NY, they fry up some roast beef and name it Philly cheesesteak. Wake up! Philly Cheesesteak is supposed to be thinly sliced rib eye. Though I have been in NY nearly 40 years, I was born in Pa and frequent the state often so I have a pretty good idea what Philly Cheesesteak is supposed to be. Next. I ordered the «Beer Battered onion rings», what I got was greasy Supermarket freezer section Ore Ida onion rings… no joke!!! But this place is a joke, never again!

I have to agree with other reviewers. The place is fine where food and drinks are concerned but the vibe makes you feel like you’re intruding on someone’s private evening. The owner sits at the bar and watches TV and when we asked him if they had any music he said, «We have a jukebox you can pay for. We’re thinking of getting a band in.» Um how about just the radio? Or an iPod? After one drink my friends and I left for a more happening scene. It’s just not worth going back.

Never really got this places ‘shtick’…
Now, there are some positives for the Tippin Inn:
–It’s connected to Bartolino’s, so you can expect above average bar food if you go the food route
–It’s located smack dab in the middle of Broadway
–A bunch of TV’s if you’re trying to catch a game
I guess that where the positive points end? Been here a number of times (weekend nights, week nights) and this place has always been bone empty. Even better, the times I’ve been there, the other ‘person’ (note, not «people») there is usually a old timer drinking a few and watching a game. Then the staff. The manager/​owner is some loud guy running his mouth about whatever game is on or is shooting the shit with the bartenders. Haven’t had a friendly bartender serve me in the handful of times I’ve been there… Listen, if you want a out-​dated looking bar, where you can just crawl into a whiskey bottle and hang out for a night by yourself or just watch a game by yourself, hey you’re all set. But this place just has no vibe and is super generic. After a few visits now, think I’m all set…

Burger for descent for price. Fries sucked. A bunch of old guys, regulars, not particularity welcoming.
On the other hand this is a welcome holdout against the shallow tasteless youth scene that is taking over the street, a scene that reminds me of the places frat boys and sorority girls partied at when I was in college.
I went back to Tippin on a Friday night. The had a real rock band in there, and the place was filled with middle-​age rockers. The real thing.

This place is always open and you see unsavory ppl in there plus the owner is a big headed and rude asshole yelling at your costumers really who do you think your john gotti lollolololol yea right and get a better looking wait staff what are you in the hood hommie??? Hire some beautiful women not old ladies behinde the bar and old dudes as waitiers. this place is mad suspect I wouldn’t be supriesed this place get shut down busted or out of buisness. take a pass ppl alot better out there and hopefully you walk out of there safley!!!

Nice, quiet bar, friendly staff. Perfect place to unwind with a glass of wine and watch a game or 2.

I’m having trouble reviewing this. Expect the stars to change a few times. We’ll start at 3.
«Let’s Get Quizzical,» the biweekly Thursday trivia has since been CANCELED, because Pelvic Thrust kept winning.
I’m kidding, I’m not bitter because my team has won on more than one occasion, very little thanks to me except for one creepy celebrity eyes round and another round dedicated to either a chef or fat kid. Thing is, my team was usually comprised of the same folks under a different name… so I have no idea what our names would have been. Let’s Get Quizzical has actually been suspended, soon to be relocated (I’ll update this review when I know where!) because the owner is a bipolar jerk. I’m not calling the owner a jerk because he canceled it — he didn’t; I’m calling it like I see it and like the hosts saw it. Brian and Jess had been telling us to expect a venue change for months, but chose instead to honor their preprinted postcards that had a schedule lasting into November, until enough was enough.
I’ve seen the owner be nice… once? and be a colossal douche most other times. Usually it’s over nothing relevant to the moment. Lesson: Don’t take your bad mood out on customers. The regulars will eventually stop coming by at all.
Trivia was the reason I’d started going to Tippin, but I’d often walked by and admired the décor. Any stars that are left at the end of this review are ONLY for the food, and for Jillian. Full disclosure, I’ve had some friends tell me Jillian is great, and others tell me she’s not. Her service might have been better because post-​Sandy, the bar was pretty empty and easily managed.
The last time I was there, on Halloween night, she was the sweetest. She remembered me from trivia, even though I’d spoken to her but once, and had never ordered a drink — alcohol and I aren’t friends, as much as I sometimes wish we were. She chatted me up, even managing to get a few words out of my normally antisocial/​pathologically shy friend; made me a handful of pineapple margaritas; and handed me a free drink after I’d gotten a couple of my own. I’d never had a pineapple margarita before, but she suggested one after seeing I was hesitant to drink on account of having a girl’s flavor tolerance and a guy’s liquor tolerance. Drinking is usually expensive and yucky. Success! I had 5… We left before closing, though, because some guy was poking us with a stick (plastic trident), trying to get us to dance with him. Choice quote from my then-​drunk friend: «If I had a stick, I’d hit you with it, too!»
Said friend and had I wound up here looking for somewhere quiet. On the other hand, every other bar on Broadway was packed with people in and out of costume (I was out of costume, Futurama’s Turanga Leela has limited visibility and depth perception in the dark… being a cyclops and all), so you’ve got to wonder why Tippin was noticeably deserted. Courtesy counts for a lot at an establishment. We’re back at 2 stars, because Brian and Jess know they’re stars in my eyes ;) without this review, and the more I think about how the owner has treated his clientele, the more it hits me I am probably never going back, despite the tastiest chicken fingers I’ve had to date, and I’m not usually into chicken fingers.
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Pseudo-​update 1÷25÷2013 for all you trivia fans:
Let’s Get Quizzical has been revived, as promised at a new location: Maggie Mae’s in Sunnyside. It re-​debuts 8:30 p.m. Thursday, February 7!

Schlepped all the way to Queens for this? It was ok, but is it just me, When I go the other bureaus, I’m expecting a price break. But at $ 22 for a pitcher, you’re not doing anyone any favors.
Somehow I managed to get BBQ wings, luckily after, we got buffalo wings, both were tasty, but we all know buffalo is the best.
Trivia on Thursdays is pretty legit & Brian’s a friend. I just wish I was a bit more sober to answer some real questions. C’mon team sobriety-I’ve been prepping with Jeapordy!

IF: Thursdays are the new Fridays
AND: Trivia is the new Karaōke
THEN: Where should one go to for a hilarious evening with friends?
SOLVE FOR: Tipsy fun times.
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SOLUTION: The Tippin Inn.
Besides having great drink deals and delicious food supplied from Bartolino’s next door (fanciest chicken tenders EVER), they hold a lighthearted trivia game every other Thursday. Winners of each round– and losers– are supplied with free shots. With 7 rounds total, that’s a lot of free drinks packed into one session! I’m still tipsy ^_​^
Remember to bring your friends… the more random the better. You’d be surprised how much a scattered selection of buddies can tap into cumulative knowledge about board games, geography, music, cartoon characters, current events, and more. Plus, people are too juiced up on knowledge and free shots to get into «douchey-​trivia mode.» It’s all good fun, with good hosts, and good people. After just one night, I’m totally hooked. See you there :)

This place is pretty good place is not bad for a bar. It has a semi-​modern with a speakeasy kinda atmosphere. The bartenders are quick and very friendly. In the back there is billiard table to keep the fun going and every hour seems to be a «happy hour» when your boozing the night away. I would recommend it if your in Astoria looking for a place to stop by or crawl in LOL.

Very nice bartenders here, it was a good night a week ago Wednesday. Jillian was on point, she was serving the Tito’s Homemade Vodka drinks pretty fast. At Bartolino’s first and then we ventured here for this spot. It is connected and it seemed really nice. I agree with some of the other people comments, if I was a regular in this area, I would make this my go-​to sports bar. There were some nice Brooklyn Lager bottles that night in Astoria.
I would come back once again to get a better vibe from the place.

After looking through these reviews and visiting the Tippin Inn several times, I have decided to offer my own review of the place.
I went back to Tippin Inn a few months ago and couldn’t help but feel, like Billy, wicked uncomfortable there. Myself and my friends have gone there on a Friday and Saturday night and it was just awkwardly slow. There was no music playing, the owner was very unusual, friendly but with a thick façade, and 5 dollar beers were just not worth sitting in an uncomfortable atmosphere.
Myself and my two roommates ventured to Tippin Inn last Friday and they had changed some things, added tables with some tablecloths and placed candles randomly throughout the bar, but that awkward feeling was still in the air. There was no music while we played pool and eventually it was just the three of us looking at each other and wondering what we were doing here. It was a Friday night at 10 o clock in Astoria, you really have to try to keep people out of your place in order for it to be this slow. After having a beer and playing a game of pool, we left for better, busier, less awkward places.
Also, the Tippin Inn seems confused as to what its identity is. It seems like its a cross between a sports bar and a casual fancy shmancy bar, but this combination doesn’t help it. It just makes it that more awkward to be there.

Pretty sweet bar. It’s connected to Bartolino’s next door. They have a few beers on tap, a pool table, jukebox, and plenty of seating. There are few LCD tv’s that run along the top of the bar. The bartenders here are really sweet. They’re nice, friendly, and very fast with their services. Throughout the night, I enjoyed a few bottles of Brooklyn Lager and then Shock Top on tap. It’s a real cool place. It’s not too far from the train station and parking isn’t too difficult.

Located right next door to Bartolino’s AND accessible without going outside, if you lived in the area this could be a go-​to sports bar spot. Two large TVs at either end of the bar broadcasting the local sports game, a long bar with plenty of beer options, pub style tables lined around the bar, and a pool table in the back. It has it all if you are looking for a good night with some friends and don’t feel like getting all dressed up, going to some trendy spot, and dropping all your cash.
I love sports bars and this place does it just right.

I have been here a couple of times for «New York Free Poker» and Tippin Inn is a destination place for me. The bar is OK. It has the feel of a 60’s or 70’s style bar with formica bar top. Very sterile looking. I had the feeling «I walked on through the other side». Now I like these kind of places, but I just don’t feel comfortable here. Hard to place my thumb on it. Is it the lighting? Music? Don’t know???
Like I said, it is a destination place for me to play poker. Bartenders are nice. Pricing is average for the area. They give buybacks. I notice that any food ordered seems to come through a doorway in the middle of the room from the restaurant next door. Seems like same owners. No biggie. Food appeared to be tasty. Never had a meal here, just drinks.
Overall, if your here to play poker you will have a very good time. I guess if you’re here with a group, you could make it happen, but solo??? With all the warm and comfortable bars in the area, Tippin Inn has some tough competition. I wish them well.

Nice, comfortable neighborhood type bar, good food, 7 or 8 beers on tap, super friendly owner & bar keep– they share menus with Bardolino’s next store, so if you want a dish that isn’t on the bar menu, they happily provide it from Bardolino’s. Has become a regular haunt whenever I’m in the neighborhood.

My friends and I decided to have a late-​night Astoria adventure and check out a few places that we’ve never been to. I’m so glad we went here.
It was pretty empty, which was probably because the forecast said snow for last night. The upside of that was that we were able to get to know the super nice bartender and play pool for as long as we wanted (only $ 1 a game)! I can’t speak on the food since we didn’t order any, but the drinks were strong and we even got a free shot.
This place is bigger than it looks on the outside, so bring your friends and go hang out!

After a frustrating afternoon of walking around trying to find a new place to live in Astoria, my girlfriend and I stopped into the Tippin Inn to get off our feet, cool down and have a beer. The bartender was super nice and chatted with us for awhile and a patron who was sitting by us at the bar, overheard our conversation about apartment hunting and asked us if we needed any help or anything for our hunt and we did. She gave us some places to look at and told us to talked to some people in the area. Her help was much appreciated and helpful. We left to go back on the hunt and actually came back and hour or so later with news of finding a place and got the cheese quesadilla and another beer. The food was great the patrons we great and the help was great so basically I say if your in the area and need a drink and some time off your feet go here!

Jeez not sure what type of a crowd they are trying to attract nor do I think they know what kind’ve bar it is. Is it a pub? A lounge? Your guess is as good as mine.
Walked in for a quick drink because it looked new. No beers on tap. Sign outside said $ 6 wings so we threw in an order. Noticed the bartender get on the horn and figured she was calling the back to place our order on an intercom to the kitchen. About 15 minutes later our wings arrived via room service tray from the Italian restaurant Bartolino’s next door. They own the Tippin Inn. Odd setup. Was told the cook is off on Monday’s. The wings were pretty good, more barbeque than buffalo and I’m glad they were delivered because on second thought I wasn’t sure if it was safe to eat from this bar. The plates were initially dirty until the bartender noticed I was looking at it funny and she gave them a good wipe down.
Would be shocked to find this joint on any of Astoria’s Best lists anytime soon. Keep it moving and head somewhere else.