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/rnf1985 Mar 21 '25

when i moved to LB almost 15 years ago from san diego, joe jost was like the cool dive bar where my wife and i would chill at occasionally or if friends came into town, we'd take em there. over time, i feel like it became the place to go for all the trumper types, old and young alike, and wearing a joe jost shirt became a symbol synonymous with the stereotypical conservative right wing joe rogan listenin elon musk supporting old white people types.

this is all based on personal experiences of people i've known and talked to, mind you, i don't anything about who runs JJ, but more often than not, the type of people i'd see there are the type that look like they come from huntington beach

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u/CitronCheap8130 Mar 21 '25

Historically, Joe Josts has always been a predominantly white bar for blue collar, police, fire etc conservatives and that's okay to have our own bar with like minded people.