Jackpot
Raleigh, NC 27605-1826
Phone: (919) 821-8422
- Hours:
- Daily 9pm-2am
Editorial Review for Jackpot – by Brad Hunter
In Short
It's clearly all about the people here, since the Jackpot, when empty, has the ambience of an ashtray (albeit a vintage one with lots of stained wood). Elevated booths against a far wall provide a good vantage point on a crowded weekend night. A bar opens on to both sides of the dim main room, creating good sight lines and making it easier to order a pitcher of PBR. In the side room, pool tables provide another milieu for socializing.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThis might be one of the few bars where you'll need an actual member to sign you in.
User Reviews for Jackpot
03/01/2008 Posted by nogoodITLraleigh
The Jackpot is a dark, dirty, and very smoky dive bar for local townies and "hipsters". I guess you could say the Jackpot is a "hipster" bar but it's really not that hip. Most of the DJ's play tired 80's music, or cheesy "ironic" rock ballads. The few DJ's who actually play some newer stuff aren't that clued in either, as most of the songs were overplayed 6 months before they decide to grace the bar with them. If you're looking for a place to hear great new music this isn't it. Be prepared to listen to bands that were good in the 80s and 90s. That may sound snobbish to you dear reader but why call a bunch of dead enders "hip"? That's like calling a college bar "high class". There is rarely anything good to dance to either, and if it is a good dance track it's smushed into a two hour block of boring, sad b@stard music. Some might say you don't go to the JP to dance though, and from the look of the patrons you can see why. You certainly don't go for good drinks either. Wait times are high as the bar tenders think they can get away with being slow because they know most of the patrons. Also, If you want a properly mixed drink go somewhere else. Expect a lot of water. Still, it's a good place to have a cheap beer and pick up a semi-attractive college dropout with a bad attitude. If you're an attractive female you can always choose between the drunken boyfriends, creepy 40 year old pool players, or the jock like "punk rockers". Run, don't walk to get down with the scene my friends. Call a spade a spade. A dive bar with some freaks isn't a hipster bar. :D
Pros: Cheap beer and easy chicks.
Cons: Smell like smoke and peepee.
11/13/2006 Posted by fightfortruth
this place is def a hipster scene, great alter. music, private club, pool tables, cheap drinks and cool staff. i like it.
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