Joe Kool’s

They have the 2^nd best deep dish pizza in town. I wasn’t sure if they delivered but to my surprise they do!
The delivery service was prompt. Pizza arrived, and was delight to consume. If you are bored of the same old poizza places and want to try something different gi e their deep dish or «kitchen sink try. You won’t be disappointed.

Don’t come here for healthy food. Yes, they offer it but it’s sacrilegious to do so. Kool’s is for drinking too much, eating too much and having to scream at your dining companions. It’s a place for excess, not for exercising good judgment. If you’re new to town then this place should be your first stop. They make the trends. This was the first place that I know of in London that stopped carrying Heinz products when they pulled that stunt in Leamington. I only wish that they still sold Kool’s merchandise from the booth next to the bar. Prices are a bit high for the quality of food but you are paying to take part in an institution.

They just redid their menu and honestly it is way better than before! The food has always been great but the new menu offers a lot more choices (especially gluten-​free, vegetarian, vegan, etc). Even when it’s extremely busy the service is still awesome! Definitely one of my favourite go-to’s for lunch, dinner or even just a drink with friends.

The breaded pickles were quite nice. But I thought the Quinoa and Kale salad was quite amazing. I’m not a vegetarian, but I highly recommend you give it a shot. Its quite fresh.

It’s a downtown London staple that has been around forever. Kools is a great sports bar with plenty of screens and a good sound system. The weekend night crowd is diverse in age, but is definitely dominated by the 40+ crowd. Always a fun place to go for drinks, and their food is actually good as well. The nachos are huge and always good, the wings are good (especially Rosco style), and their hot dog menu is a good time.

I like Joe Kools, it’ a pretty casual place for a couple of beers that gets pretty busy on the weekends. Food is ok, nothing special, decent pub food — it’s the atmosphere you go for. I think it’s a detroit sports bar, with lots of memorabilia on the walls. The crowd is a bit older on the weekends which can be good if you’re looking to escape the students. Service is quick and friendly!

Returned to London to see family and friends and stopped in Kool’s for some nachos. Came in with a group of six and quickly seated. Staff were very pleasant and attentive and a nice but somewhat limited selection of beers on tap.
We ordered the nachos and kitchen sink pizza… both are dishes Kool’s are known for. The pizza was over done and the nacho’s not as good as past years with very little cheese and toppings.
Not overly impressed with the product.

This is a go-​to spot for my family since my dad loves it so much and a well known place here in London.
Our waitress was very polite and attentive. Refills were done when needed without having to ask (which is always nice). We had onion rings to start and they were fresh out of the fryer! Super delicious.
I had the Build Your Own Burger with lettuce, pickles and processed cheese (cheese slice melty-​ness is perfect for burgers) on a Kaiser bun. The burger was cooked perfectly and tasted really good. I got a caesar salad as my side but it was really tiny for $ 1.99 extra. It, also, had waaay too much dressing on it. Wish I had the fries instead.
My parents got the Chicago Clubs and said they were really tasty. May need to try this next time I come!
Overall it was a satisfying meal and I will definitely be back.

Joe Kools is a London classic! My parents came here in their younger days and now I love it.
The menu is fairly large and has lots of different options. My personal favourites are the nachos, which are gigantic and have lots of toppings.
The Chicago club is my absolute favourite. Three different kinds of meat, cheese and veggies on an herbed cheese bun. It’s unbelievable.
I have only been here for dinner. But Joe
Kools is also awesome for drinks Amy night.

What more can you ask for? Ridiculous selection of beer on tap and the food is excellent. I’ve been going to Joe Kools for years but had a particularly great experience this week while taking a business associate out for lunch. The food was INCREDIBLE and the older gentleman that served us was funny, attentive and overall just a pleasure to meet.

Pretty good place for a burger and some beers. Not the best burgers in town or anything like that but they are decent, and the location is good if you are having a night out downtown.

Good bar, mostly older people however that does not mean you can’t find the younger crowd mixed in.

Best bar in ALL of London! London is a Canadian college town, home of the University of Western Ontario! Enrollment about 28K students, give or take. Go Mustangs! Joe Kool’s being the best bar in London, and London being one of the best college towns in all of Ontario, makes Joe Kool’s the best college bar in all of the entire province of Ontario! Boom! Done! How ya like that math? That’s a little southern United States mathemetization coming at ya! Have I been to all the other college towns and bars in Ontario, to make this call? No! But I am making this call! I’ve been to Joe Kool’s countless times. Different years. Different seasons. Different times of day. Always the same results. Amazing! And when I say amazing, I mean their food. Canadian beer is always awesome and always has great flavour (Eh? Canadian spell? You like?) But I’m writing up the food. The food here is what makes Joe’s the centre (Eh…Yes, you like!) of the college bar landscape in this otherwise normally frozen-​solid province. In particular, I love, and have only really ever had, the nachos and the pizza! Both bar food staples! Both the best in their class and could go up against any other North American college bar in these categories. Yeah, I said North American! This includes, the U.S. I hope my fellow Americans will not take offence (Eh?) at this bold statement and challenge. I just hope that the University and the beautiful town of London appreciate, respect and recognize what they have right there in front of them. It’s not just a college bar, it’s an institution. An institution that serves food better than most hospitals.

Loved this place. Found it on a whim when driving through, had a great meal. Steve the bartender was attentive and helpful, even when we were at a table.
Food was better than expected. I anticipated the sports bar type packaged bland food after we got there but it was anything but. Lots of TVs for what you want to watch as well.
And the self-​deprecating signs all over really struck a chord with me, loved them. This is worth a stop.

This place is awesome.
Been here many times for many different reasons.
The manager is a great guy.
Their pizza is OUT OF THIS WORLD. Hands down the best ‘za I ever ate @ a bar.
A must-​stop when i’m in London :)

If you spent anytime in London you always end up at Joe Kools. The best gathering place in London.

My wife and I took our grandson there to watch the hockey game — at least that was my excuse. The service is good and so is the food. The waitress was great with our grandson. I had the perch and my wife had a steak; both were very good. If you like pizza try the sink.

I’ve been craving buffalo chicken tenders since I went out for my friend’s birthday dinner but decided to order something else. So last Wednesday night I decided to make it my mission to get some for dinner. I figured I would try a pub since buffalo chicken tenders might be considered a pub food and I wanted to get really good ones! Joe Kools is a bar that I pass by all the time when I am on my way to the club on the weekends, so I decided to give it a try.
Soon after being seated, I realized this restaurant is probably not the «ideal» hang out spot for people my age. It was definitely a pub for older men to come and have a beer after a long day at work. Despite this, I was on a mission for amazing chicken tenders so my friend and I decided to stay.
The service was pretty good, but I have to say that I was really disappointed with the food! I was expecting chicken fingers covered in medium buffalo sauce, but the sauce wasn’t very saucy… it was more like they dipped the fingers in a bowl of Franks Red Hot (but not as amazing tasting as Franks), which is more of a thin liquid hot sauce flavour. I don’t like super super spicy food, but the chicken was so dry, and lacking that hot flavour that I had been craving, to the extent that I asked for some hot sauce on the side, which looked like a little bowl of red oil when it arrived (that I was charged extra for). To top it all off, I couldn’t decide whether I had been given really odd flavoured chicken, or fillet of fish dipped in hot sauce by mistake.
My friend decided to order the sweet potato fries, which she also told me were nothing special in comparison to other sweet potato fries she had tried elsewhere.
Overall, this is not a place I would come again when looking for great tasting pub food, or to hang out/​meet people since the crowd was a lot older.

Great bar– You’ll every person from every walk of life here. REally the only spot I’ve ever been to that anyone can go to. Food is the best pub fare I’ve had– you can tell Joe kools uses fresh ingredients. Bar staff is super friendly even though it’s crazy busy all the time. Definitely a must go if you are ever in London Ontario. Try the spring rolls (baked) — AMAZING

I can’t speak to the food as I have not eaten here. I am only rating Joe Kools on the nightlife/​bar aspect.
Seriously, I still can’t figure out what all the fuss is about. There is nothing special about this place (OK — well maybe they do hire the best looking security guys around) and it’s ALWAYS busy on Fri and Sat nights! The place gets so packed that you can barely move and it’s too loud to hold conversations — aside from on the patio which is a decent place to hang out — the music is mediocre and the «dance floor» is just an area in the back where drunk girls shake their booties while creepy guys stand around and gawk. Lame. Now I know what you are thinking… «Nicole, why do you keep going back if it’s so bad!!!». I wonder the same thing sometimes and the answer to that is because everyone I know in London seems to love this place! I go with the flow and will patronize JKs because that’s where my people want to go. But blahhh! It leaves a lot to be desired.
*Note about the good-​looking security guys… Half of them are power-​tripping morons. Really boys, you have the authority to allow or deny people into a bar. That’s it. Get over yourselves!