J is for Jamie’s
January 27, 2009 at 4:00 pm 3 comments
Jamie’s Bar & Grill
427 Broadway
Sacramento
Jamie’s is such a good bar that they don’t even need to put their name on the front of the place. I think there’s a sign around the side, but who has the time to walk around and look for it when there’s whiskey to drink and steak sandwiches to power through?
Certainly not me.
Jamie’s is well-known, but only among those who know of it. You know what I mean.
It’s another one of Sacramento’s fantastic neighborhood joints which seems to always be full of regulars who know the bartenders better than you do. When I was there, we were asking the bartender questions about how long she’d been working there, but before she could say anything a regular on the other side of the bar chimed in with all the right answers. Seemed like everyone there knew the answers but us.
In fact, last time I was there, the guy next to me at the bar specifically asked me to say that Jamie’s was “nice, but not that nice” for fear that a positive review on Nick on the Town would flood his comfy neighborhood bar with too many unwanted new patrons.
Well, I’m sorry, I just can’t do that. Jamie’s is awesome. I realize this review could result in upwards of 2 or 3 patrons “flooding” into Jamie’s on any given week and for that, dude at the bar, I apologize.
Oh, here’s the obligatory shot of me lifting a cocktail to my mouth. I’m not tired of them yet…neither the cocktails nor the photos of me drinking them.
That was a delicious one.
Jamie’s also serves dinner…like real dinners. Prime rib, fish, burgers and the aforementioned steak sandwiches (my recommendation). You really can’t go wrong.
Also, the past two times I’ve been there Tesla’s “Love Song” played. Hard to get more Sacramento than that.
Highlights
* Friendly regulars at the bar
* Steak sandwiches
* Tesla-friendly bartenders
Price
Middle of the road. I should start taking notes when I go to these places because I always forget how much things were when I leave. Let’s say $5 for a Maker’s on the rocks. Steak sammiches are like $9.
Clientele
Post-work neighbors. It’s not the kind of place that’s open all night ( I think they close at 10pm) so it’s mainly a happy hour joint. If you’re a pack of crazy college kids looking for $2 u-call-em’s, stay away.
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1. Matt | January 28, 2009 at 11:04 am
I would have to say that the burger is the best thing on the menu. Also, they make a mean seabreeze. I consider myself to be somewhat of a Jamie’s expert since a) I used to be in the fantasy football league based out of the bar; and b) my dad was 86′d from there.
2. Nick | January 28, 2009 at 11:58 am
Your dad is awesome.
3. Angry Brian | January 30, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Oh, just fantastic. As if Jamie’s upcoming appearance on that stupid Food Network show wasn’t going to be enough to crowd up the joint and ruin it for regulars. Between a show that reaches millions of viewers and a blog that I’m sure hits a similar number, well, you no good suits in the corporate media have really gone and done it now. Hopefully in the future your steak sammiches will be served up with a healthy side of comeuppance. Good grief.