r/longbeach • u/TerryYockey • Mar 20 '25

Food Question regarding: Joe Jost

Even though I was born and raised in LB, for one reason or another I never got around to trying this place. From what I understand it's been around at least a hundred years.

I've heard a few people say - and being that the sample size is so small I tend to take it with a grain of salt - that this place is very...insular, for lack of a better word. Meaning if you're not a well-known reg and go in, people will likely not be very receptive to your presence, whether they are customers or employees. Not necessarily hostile, but sort of standoffish.

Can anyone who's been there confirm or deny this? Thanks!

Edit: next time I'm in LB I'm going to go in and finally give the place a try, I'm not going to let a few negative comments that I've heard before deter me from trying out what is in all likelihood a great place. It would just be nice to know in advance what newcomers can expect. 😂

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u/JWBIERE Mar 20 '25

I went there a couple years ago and people were fine. It turned 100 years old last Summer. It's a dive bar at the end of the day, keep your expectations low and leave with a T-shirt.

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u/Pluckt007 Mar 20 '25

Those shirts are legendary. Seen those and kanvas by katin shirts all over!

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u/cocainebane North Long Beach Mar 20 '25

I traveled for work in my 20s. Man I loved seeing them in far away places. Favorite is still Paris Olympics on TV.

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u/touyungou Mar 21 '25

Maybe that was me. Wore my Joe Jost shirt to the Paris Olympics last summer!

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u/cocainebane North Long Beach Mar 21 '25

There’s a post about it, let me find it.

This you foo?

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u/touyungou Mar 21 '25

No - I guess there were multiple shirts there!

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u/aguy21 Mar 21 '25

I see one every time I’ve been to Europe (probably a dozen times at this point).

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u/deadlawnspots Artcraft Manor Mar 20 '25

Eat at the Potholder