Handsome John’s Speakeasy

We walked in thirsty and hungry in the middle of an 8-​hour journey, and walked out fed, watered, and content. John runs a great establishment, and you can see this in the amount of regulars, whether they’re passing through or part of the speakeasy’s official fantasy hockey league. This just became a must-​stop on all future trips up north.

Atmosphere very interesting. Chicago blues based murals. Bar keep friendly and attentive… great selections of beer… tasty food offrings. We devoured the nochos… so good with beer. Fish tacos were slightly spicy… excellent and good value for the price… selection of sandwiches was great… Chicago frank a ok. Menu changes periodically which I like a lot. Music on weekends… Will try soon. Relaxing. Have come back several times… service and quality holds up.

Came here during a camping trip with some friends from out of town. Relaxed atmosphere and great place to stop for a drink, but would not recommend for food. We had fun playing ping pong and watching the game, so we were easily distracted from our somewhat sad nachos. That said, we only tried the nachos and there was a great beer selection!

Great vibe and friendly locals! Thanks for the round of beers Grover! From the Capital City couple!!!

Yep. Good food. Not just your average bar food. I had some kind of tuna salad stuffed avocado. Kind of fancy and very good.

Great beer selection, friendly owner, didn’t try the food but have herd good things, enjoyed the selection of games to play (table pool, darts, foosball, chess) Great environment to drink a beer and get some food after snowboarding or mountain biking

Couldn’t decide on a place to stop for dinner (not to mention a lot of places seemed to be closed on a Tuesday?) but we were looking for a casual stop and a cold beer and the reviews led us to Handsome John’s. Cute, eclectic environment with a grassy outdoor patio entrance and a large open bar room inside. John was welcoming as soon as we came in and we sat at the bar. He was bartending, serving and cooking as a one man show and doing a fine job at it. The menu seemed to be an interesting mix of choices, we got the chicken salad stuffed avocado halves to start (DELICIOUS), a BBQ chicken sandwich and a beef dip sandwich. All were excellent! We had a couple cold beers and watched the Giants game and it was a great atmosphere. A lot of locals in house that knew each other by name but we didn’t feel at all out of place as out-​of-​towners. John seemed to be pretty passionate about his place, and we recommend making a stop here when you’re in town!

This place is good… Just had the hot link sandwich. It was great. Great atmosphere for locals and visitors alike. I definitely recommend.

Best bar in Shasta! Amazing owner, makes you feel right at home and good selection of food!!! Come to JOHNS!!!

The new local watering hole, good food, good staff, great beer. I’d go for a few beers after work or for a lunch time sandwich.

We went through the area to spend the day hiking Mount Shasta. At the end of day we were HUNGRY! This place looked great on Unilocal– so why not?
We were NOT disappointed! They had a very good beer selection with some good local brews. Decent wine selection as well. Pricing for alcohol was fair. No hard alcohol though.
Food: pretty damn good! I can’t give them 5 stars as the steak was a bit too well done; and thus chewy. I wish 4.5 stars was an option. Aside from that (and honestly, it was NOT at all bad) the food was amazing!
We had chicken salad stuffed avocados as an appetizer– delicious! The
The steak skewers came out overlying grilled peppers and onions with balsamic vinegar– which was extremely good aside from being well done.
We also ordered the grilled zucchini, which came with sweet corn and ranch for dipping. All were good sized portions! The zucchini actually was very generous– I’m a veggie fanatic and probably wouldn’t have been able to finish it all myself.
The setting is low key. It was hotter inside so we sat on the patio. They had laid back patio seating and allowed dogs. Dog friendly is a huge PLUS! Inside is dark. There’s fun paintings along the walls. It’s clean, but casual and low key. Lots of TV’s with sports on. Games were around in case anyone was bored.
Pricing wasn’t bad either. Between my fiancé and I we killed 3 dishes, 3 beers, and a generous glass of wine. Total was $ 41.
We’ll be back the next time we are in t he area! Kudos to the cook!

Just stopped in to check this place out and really liked it. Brandon the bartender was pretty knowledgeable about their beers and told me a little about the place. It’s a cool spacious place with a huge mural of classic Chicago and Detroit music backdrops behind where the band plays sometimes on weekends etc. Also a nice big patio outside. Would definitely come back and would like to see a band play there. Good selection of beers btw.

One of the newest bars in town, although, the proprietor Jhon was the old bar keep, beer order guy, runner of the old «goat tavern» which is no longer.
The beers on tap here at handsome johns are always new, different and on point… There is something for you here.
Live music, foosball, darts, chess and dominoes… Some of the entertainment here.
Overall, great atmosphere, only place in Shasta to drink a cold beer on a hot summer day, OUTSIDE! Come check it out if you’re visiting, living or even surviving.
See you soon.

Great bar with great drafts on tap with friendly service. The menu is a little small (mostly sandwiches), but the hours are really nice, serving food until midnight.
I would normally give 4 stars if this bar were in a big city, but the fact that it is located in a small town makes it deserve 5 stars.

A little hard to find, but worth looking for! We came here because we rolled into town around 9, and it was one of the few places still open. My husband and I both got draft beers, sandwiches, and shared a bowl of cheese and chili chips. The sandwiches on the menu are all about $ 10. We both thoroughly enjoyed our food. Our total with tip was under $ 40
The atmosphere is very relaxed. We wore the clothes we had been hiking in all day and didn’t feel out of place.
The service was great. One girl took our orders, poured out beer, and made our food. She still made time to chat with us which was nice. The owner also joked with us and made us feel welcome.

Great beer selection! Really good food! The wraps are huge and really good. Especially the tuna!

We stayed at the Lake Siskiyou Camp Grounds over this last weekend and were sad to hear that The Goats Tavern had closed down. A nice girl told us about this place so we went over to see how it was. We had no complaints what so ever. The bar tender was very nice and friendly and we also had the pleasure of meeting John the owner. It is truly a treat when the owner thanks you for your business. We hope they offer yummy food at some point that is comparable to The Goat. We will be back soon!

Looking for a great variety of cold beer, glass of wine, live music on the weekends or otherwise just place to toss back a few and chill out? Come to John’s. He’s a great guy, tons of locals know it and keep coming back for more. Myself included.

If you like beer, you’ll like Handsome John’s. Hasn’t been open that long so the décor is still getting set up. He has music regularly and his menu is changed monthly. They’re still working on getting more food items added. Has a cheery vibe with lots of locals.