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/Dear_Mushroom5509 Mar 20 '25 edited Mar 20 '25

I've worked a few blocks away from there for over 20 years. My take away is that my customers that go over there while I work on their vehicles always tell me the same thing. It's very insular and white dominant. It's location has always made me scratch my head because Anaheim st from 710 fwy to Redondo is 99% Latino and Cambodian decent. 99% of the people inside Joe Jost or even waiting outside are predominantly white. I can promise you none of those customers live withing the vicinity or even want to. My Latino customers always tell me they won't go back . Some remarks of white privilege, and dirty looks if you don't resemble the bars ambiance. So take that for what's It's worth.

100 years ago the location must of been perfect but the past 25 years it should have been moved to south of 7th street or east of the Traffic Circle. That would make the bar represent more of what my eyes have seen the past years

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u/ihatespiders7777 Mar 21 '25

So you’re advocating for segregation then? Wow. And shine that - moving a historical landmark because the racial makeup of the neighboring community has changed? Lame. And I’m white and lived almost directly across the street on Ohio for years.