JL Beers

Best beer!!! We got the LSD beer and the Kona Big Wave which was fantastic! Excited to come back and try more. The patio area out back is super cute and relaxing

Great place! I was in town for work and they definitely made me feel at home. Everyone was super friendly and knowledgable. Recommend ;)

Awesome place to hang out with friends and even better for burgers. Staff is super friendly and nice. Just a couple random facts about this place, they give you free postcards to write while you are waiting for your food. Afterwards, they pay for the stamp and send it out for you. Also, they sell alcohol quote shirts for 16 dollars. Bit pricey in my opinion. Ok now about the food, they have a decent selection of burgers here. I got the Mt. Mushmore along with seasalt fries and savored every bite of it. My friend enjoyed the Humpty Dumpty burger and cajun chips. After trying some of his chips, I wish I ordered the chips too. Don’t get me wrong, their fries are awesome! It’s just the chips were even better =). Another thing, they have sriracha here! First place I have seen in Bismarck that has sriracha. Given the combination of good customer service, delicious burgers and free postcards, I will definitely be coming back here again soon.

Delicious house made veggie burgers – so welcome for a vegetarian who has a hard time finding anywhere to eat in Bismarck. Also great fries. I just wish they served salads or any kind of vegetables.

Absolutely love JL Beers! They had a wonderful, friendly staff and tended to my party’s needs excellently. Their brew selection was incredibly diverse and beckoned my inner drinker to come out… Lol
My only complaint was the narrow space between tables. It felt a little too cramped. All in all, it’s a great place for a burger and a beer.

JL Beers isn’t worth the effort when it comes to food. The grub dished up there is overrated and overpriced, I’m afraid. It might be alright for beer, but you’d be well-​advised to eat elsewhere.

Great fries & seriously best burgers you could ask for. You gotta get the beer cheese dipping sauce with the fries too… Seating is all high top and limited though, so not a good place to bring your grandparents if they struggle on high top seats… learned that the hard way… also cant be under 21 no matter the time of day. beer is expensive & water isn’t free

A very chill place with great beer and even better burgers. If that isn’t enough their chips are amazing and made onsite. I will always go back here when I’m in town. Heck I’m prolly going again tonight! :)

Ordered take out while working in the area. Got the original hamburger stand double with the loaded fries. Everything was delicious. Not a beer drinker but they have a nice beer menu. This cute little bar to grab a great brew and burger after work.

Great atmosphere, great selection of beer, great burgers! They probably have the best burgers in town. I had a Rajun Cajun with fresh cut chips and it was amazing. The staff were friendly and helpful.

Such a great place to grab lunch and a beer or just grab a drink. An awesome selection of draft beers it’s incredible hard to make a choice.
The restaurant is very well laid out and has a cozy yet welcoming vibe to it. I have been here a hand full of times since moving here and the staff is always friendly and is happy to give suggestions and personal favorites. They will let you sample anything on tap before you order so don’t hesitate ask them. I do like the fact they rinse out the glass with cold water before they poor the beer.
The food here is amazing, always consistent. My favorite burger is the Humpty Dumpty burger, it’s this perfectly seasoned burger with a fried egg and cheese I add bacon to mine. Such a awesome combo. I like the fact they fresh cut the chips or fries to order and can have them seasoned in different ways. Add a side of beer cheese with them, you won’t be disappointed. It’s the perfect tang with the salt from the chips.
Skip the short beer and grab a tall, sit back and relax. Maybe have two. Staff always makes you feel like family. They also have a great outdoor space.

This place is strictly a bar, that also serves food. They are not a bar and grill or bar and restaurant like they seem to be. This place is not family friendly and they need to make that more clear. J L Beers will not serve you if you have a one year old along with. They obviously don’t want our hard earned money. They turned us away and didn’t explain why. We were traveling and looking for a good place to eat. We couldn’t find a babysitter since we were hundreds of miles from home. We went to Sickies Garage, which was a friendly place with good food instead.
I had to search a bit through the state’s code of law to find this:
«2. An individual under twenty-​one years of age may not enter any licensed premises
where alcoholic beverages are being sold or displayed, except:
a. A restaurant if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian;» (5−01−08)
Even if we had looked for this law, (and it’s difficult to look for something that you don’t know exists), we still would’ve assumed that it’s a restaurant because their tagline is, «Great Burgers Served Here». There’s nothing in their name or tagline that even alludes to a bar except for the fact that they sell beer.

Being a Northwesterner passim through, I relied on my Unilocal friends to lead me someplace wonderful. And truly, JL Beers was a great experience: Mt. Mushmore burger was tasty, the fries were salty and snappy, the a/​c was heaven. However… no one mentioned this was a franchise! There’s a string of stores across the Northern Plains. That might not mean something to you, but for those of us who try to only eat local when traveling, well it’s an important footnote!

Cool little joint. Fast friendly service. Everything you could want in a burger bar.
The burger I had was really good. Mt Mushmoore. They only cook med well which I would not normally order but they assured me it would be fine and it was.
The fresh cut fries were great. I was also able to try the fresh cut chips. Both were delicious
Great selection of beers

Okay, this place is pretty awesome!
The beer selection is over the top. I tried several and enjoyed each of them. They were out of the one I really wanted, which was a bummer, but the waiter was very knowledgable and helpful.
I had the 3^rd Street Burger — simple burger with bacon, american cheese and BBQ sauce. The waiter suggested cole slaw, but I chose not to follow that recommendation. I asked which to get, chips or fries. The waiter said both were great, but he leaned towards the chips. Good choice!
I’ll back up a bit and mention I sat outside. It’s a very nice area, one side covered with a pergola, which was just starting to grow it’s cover. The other side is open. If you like sun, then you have that option. If you prefer shade, you can find that too. There was a fireplace in the back. I assume they light that on cool nights? I don’t know, but bottom line is I highly recommend eating outside.
Back to the food — the burger was very good. It was not swimming in BBQ sauce, which was good. There was plenty of flavorful, thick bacon. Every bite from my first to my last included all the ingredients. None of them disappeared along the way. So while it was not an extraordinary burger to look at, it was built to please and it was indeed delicious.
The chips… they were fantastic. You can order them spiced differently. I chose sea salt. Apparently, I am not too adventurous. Anyway, they were crisp and I could tell they were freshly made. They must use some type of potato spiral thingy because that’s how the chips come. Some of them are attached in long spiral strands. To me this was a sign of freshly made chips. It took me some time to eat the burger and chips, which is one reason why I’m glad I got the chips. I think fries are better hot and with the time it took me to finish my plate, I’m not sure the fries would have held up. That said… I didn’t get the fries so don’t take my word on it. If you like fries, try ‘em! I’m just saying the chips weren’t hot, didn’t need to be hot and were just as good by the time I got to the last one as when I took my first bite.
This place is great. If the weather permits (meaning as long as it’s not 100 degrees out), I’ll be back.

You hope that when a restaurant chooses to focus on one thing, in this case burgers and beer, that they do it well. At JL Beers, that’s exactly what you’ll get – burgers that have been perfected, seasoned well, cooked to temperature, and with creative, flavor enhancing toppings that are proportionate to the rest of the sandwich. Not to mention, the fries and chips are fantastic and made in house. I’ll repeat, they were not delivered frozen in a bag. You’ll pay a little more for this, but your tastebuds will thank you.
Beer! A nice selection of really fantastic beers on tap will leave you satisfied and glad you came. Indeed, what’s better than pairing a great burger with a great beer? The place is smaller on the inside, but it’s nice, clean, and well-​organized. The staff are friendly and efficient, and the music is good, too. It has bar seating, which is great, especially if you’re checking it out alone.
Craving a good burger? I’d recommend this place to you, and I’d be surprised if you can’t find something you like.

I really love the burgers here. They have such a weird variety plus the prices are very reasonable. The fries are amazing & very fresh, sliced right in front of you.
I like that the burgers don’t come with fries. It’s a waste if you don’t want any… So excellent planing there.
This is a great place to come to if you want a quick bite to eat that is not fast food!

Good service, great beer and burgers, fun atmosphere. I tried this place for the first time on St. Patrick’s day and it was yumm. Fast service and the bartenders are cool. I am not an avid beer drinker but I like the menu details and they let you sample the beer, so that helped a lot for my selection.

Always great service. They pool tips so you probably won’t have the same server the whole time.
The food is wonderful. Best part is you get to watch them use fresh ingredients as they make your food.
Little small but when you can get a seat the beer selection is wonderful and the environment is fun!

What are you looking for? A quick lunch, a burger and a cold one after work, or beers with the fellas (or whatever women call their drinking buddies)? JL Beers is great for any of these. While this review is for the Bismarck JL Beers, the experience is consistent at every location I’ve visited.
My go-​to is the JL Burger with bacon, but you really can’t go wrong with any menu option. You can pick from about half a dozen seasonings for the fries and bunch of dips. Although not listed on the menu, «original» fries are available. These are thinner than the hand-​cut fries, which is great if you’re like me and don’t like al dente fries.
If, for some unfathomable reason, the name didn’t give it away, beer is the beverage of choice. Cans of soda, bottled water and draft root beer are available, but that’s pretty much it. The tap list changes frequently and the stock of bottles/​cans is extensive. The staff is generally knowledgeable on the beer options and always willing to provide information or advice.
As is the case with every JL Beers, this location is small and often busy. If you walk in and see a line of five or 10 people waiting for a table, don’t immediately walk out. Service is quick and most people are in and out in a short time. The wait is usually less than most restaurants. Street parking can be tough to find, but there is a ramp down the block and only costs a few bucks.
I’m not going to tell you it will be the best burger you’ve ever had and you will forsake all other burger joints for all eternity. I will tell you, if you like burgers and/​or beer, give it a try. You won’t be disappointed.