Jimmy D’s Sports Bar

Not sure why the other posters are dogging the place because they were too scared to ask that the game put on or why people who look like freaks are turned away. Small sports bar and grill with 10 TV’s, 20 tables and central bar. Common neighborhood sports bar. Wide variety of booze & beer. I stopped in Saturday at lunch for a hot wings chicken sandwich & beer. Perfectly fine fare for drinking & watching sports. Bartender was congenial, attentive and talked a bit of sports with me. Bar menu was typical sandwiches and appetizers. No so fancy like a Buffalo Wild Wings but more of a sports bar feel. I’m not a smoker but they allow smoking and it appears their ventilation is very good because the place didn’t have that stale smoke smell. 2 mi? Off hwy 40 so a good place to stop and grab a beer & sandwich.

I don’t think this place knows what a sports bar is. It takes more than a ton of TVs to make a sports bar. This place had lots of TVs but only a couple were on sports channels. This was during both NBA and NHL finals so the pretending sports fans watch then too, yet the TVs weren’t on sports channels.
We had chicken fingers, buffalo fingers, chicken quesadilla, and lots of fries. The food was heh. The chicken was actually chicken fingers like the bulk bag of frozen chicken fingers that most moms hold on to for years. The buffalo fingers just added buffalo sauce, that is what they called it. I just tastes vinegar. I only had a handful of fries which should tell you how those were. Didn’t try the quesadilla.
This place is super smoky!!! Later in the evening it became a «club». We were all very confused and a little scared.
There was a pool table but it was taken when we were there.

They refused a female service because she had braids. This is not acceptable. I don’t think anyone regardless of their style of hair should go to this place. No «dreads» or braids with the nerve of a sign stating this, it 2015.

If I could’ve torched this place and gotten away with it…
First of all, they have a «no braids» rule. Where in the hell do they do that at? Not that I have braids but to physcially see the door man turning away only the black people really pissed me off to the point where I had to ask what was his reasoning. He simply said «I don’t like it either but the boss is making me do it». I shake my head and attend my group. They order a round of long islands but before the bartendar makes the drink he says, «You’re aware the drinks are $ 13 each»? LIke we’re some broke mofo’s? We get the drinks and I swear it was water with a splash of coke. So basically, they don’t want black peole there. This place is trash and not even worth my words…
The wheels are in motion for corrective measures…

My all time favorite bar!!! Grapebombs!!! The bartenders are awesome. The atmosphere is great. Two Djs and I love them both. Can’t get enough of this place!

Not a sports bar. Its a club with karaōke. The layout does not flow at all. Constant turbulence at the front door since you walk of the street and onto a dance floor? Can i please get a drink? Oh sorry the tiny bar is crammed. Its cool Ill go use the bathroom wait for it to thin out. The bathroom is the size of most peoples closet and dirty. Do yourself a favor and skip it.

They have awesome pizza slices. Also ask about the grape bombs!

For the size of the town, the selection of places to go out in Jackson is extremely limited. Once in while, when I couldn’t talk people into going to one of my frequent haunts, I would find myself with a group of people going to Jimmy D’s.
This place is… unique.
Almost every time I have ever been, there has been karaōke, but as this is the south, and a little hole in the wall establishment, the only music that will be played is country. And with that said, I guess it isn’t surprising that the clientele are all pretty country (which is par for the course at a lot of places in this area of Tennessee).
The space is small for the number of people that you will find here on a weekend night, and the service, which is never speedy, is painfully slow when it is crowded. The beer selection is pretty much limited to American Golden Lagers and a couple of pretty common imports. And by Jackson standards, prices are a little high. The mixed drinks are strong but again, they are priced to be strong. There are hospitality nights (on Tuesday if I remember correctly) but even if you happen to work in food service, the drinks are still only average priced.
The bar has always had a grungy feel to me and for all that is holy, do not venture into the bathroom, unless of course, you enjoy standing in puddles of unidentifiable bodily fluids. In my opinion, the bar is just a little run down and the money isn’t being spent on upkeep or cleaning, but it doesn’t seem to stop people from getting sloppy drunk here.
This place fits in perfectly in Jackson, but unless you are looking for a good place to hang out with southern… charm… I would not recommend it. Regulars are cliquish and if you are going to go, I would suggest going with a group as to have someone to talk to/​bail you out of trouble. The staff also tends to only be friendly with regulars and while never rude, have always seemed a little short with me when I order. I have even had an experience when I ordered and after the bartender took and filled someone else’s order before coming back and having to ask me again what I wanted.
The space is also very small for the crowd that they manage to attract, which means that trying to maneuver through the place gets extremely difficult as it fills up. Especially when a popular song is on and the path through the crowd turns into a makeshift dance floor.
Personally, I think that there are plenty of better places in Jackson to go for the purposes of imbibing and that Jimmy D’s shouldn’t even be listed as a last resort. It is just not my scene.
Protip: If you want good service at the bar, be sure to pack a young attractive girl with a low cut top and lots of cleavage. If you find yourself without this very important accessory, be prepared to stand waiting for drinks for the better part of your evening.