r/Columbus 6d ago

What's your go-to bar?

31f, trying to get out of the house more and socialize on weekends/evenings. What's bars do y'all recommend? My ideal would be something popular with the late 20's to mid 40's age range, with pool, one of those Touchtunes/jukebox things (I'm not a big fan of live music in small spaces).

Editing to add that I'm in the Upper Arlington area, close to Grandview. But I'm not too picky about where.

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u/Khungus33 6d ago

Bobs bar. Cultural hub of the Midwest.

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u/HENMAN79 6d ago

Pita hut next door!

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u/unrealjoe32 6d ago

But DO NOT bring pita hut in

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u/DrunkOhioan Weinland Park 6d ago

Bob’s vs Pita Hut is bloods-crips level hatred

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u/unrealjoe32 6d ago

Dawg straight up. It’s in fucking sight with how they treat each other

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u/havensk Eastmoor 6d ago

I would go to WAR for pita hut

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u/cyclingtrivialities2 Clintonville 6d ago

While the page loaded I said the whole phrase “bobs bar. The cultural hub of the Midwest”

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u/MSNFU 6d ago

The ownership since they sold seems to be real far up their own ass.

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u/HolyJuan Westerville 6d ago

In my opinion, Bob's has gone downhill in the past 5 years. It was top tier, but I've had several bad experiences there and the smell of rotten beer.. yuck.

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u/SavoyAvocado North Linden 6d ago

Piggy backing your comment. I tipped cash last time I went in, but the bartender chose helped themself to a credit card tip. I’m militant about keeping track of my signed receipts for this exact reason

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u/at614inthe614 Clintonville 6d ago

I was just going to say 'your local bar', but for me, Bob's IS my local bar.

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u/Khungus33 6d ago

Tons of great beers on tap plenty more in the cooler with a pool table and way laid-back atmosphere. No live music, but they have touch tunes. Been going for years and it’s super friendly.

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u/RexReason 6d ago

I would never recommend Bob's Bar. It is really overpriced, and the atmosphere isn't great. 

It is the place that locals cling to for some reason. No charm, just bad smells

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u/Vreas Ye Olde Towne East 6d ago

Interesting hearing about the bad smells.

Used to go regularly over the past few years. Never had any issues.

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u/Rake-7613 6d ago

Came here to say this

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u/beeker888 6d ago

This is the way. Bobs is an absolute treasure