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Whiskey Jack's Saloon

+1 608-819-8881
552 State St, Madison, WI 53703 United States of America
Open Today: 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM

Amenities

Service options
  • Dine-in
Highlights
  • Bar games
  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Karaoke
  • Live music
  • Live performances
  • Sports
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
Offerings
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Dancing
  • Food
  • Food at bar
  • Happy hour drinks
  • Happy hour food
  • Hard liquor
  • Wine
Amenities
  • Restroom
Atmosphere
  • Casual
  • Trendy
Crowd
  • Groups
  • Tourists
Planning
Payments
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Best WLM Reviews

We went in for burgers. We heard the grill is small but big taste. We went on Saturday 6pm. Sadly, the grill had already closed up. It is true that people don't just drink after 5pm on a Saturday. The bartender there however was plenty chill and welcoming. The atmosphere was typical to a bar on Saturday night on State Street. Hopefully we can get to you when the grill is open. You should however reconsider the closing time of the grill. It most certainly will bring in sales on weekend evenings. Just a thought.
We wanted to have dinner, but by 6 the grill was closed already. We were looking forward to some burgers. I suppose we will have to come for a lunch to see if the burgers are any good.
Someone would think this place being in a progressive city has more inclusion and acceptance to diversity but is
wrong.
As a Latino, I felt unfairly judged by the staff, who seemed to assume the worst
about us from the start. Despite asking for an explanation, we were asked to leave without being given a valid reason. This experience felt discriminatory and left us feeling like our rights were violated. Security staff is completely biased, unfortunately. Lack of training?
Hi, I am an Asian woman and this bar only affirmed to me that people of color do not have a place here. This place obviously has a preference of who they want in their bar and who they would like to keep out. I had a full face of makeup, jewelery, and a going out tube top with flowy black linen pants. Apparently, what I was wearing to the bouncer was "sweatpants" even when they are not called sweatpants. You can wear comfortable clothing without it looking lazy. I explained to him the actual type of pants it was and there was no acknowledgement of my presence. He ignored my other friends who are also Asian and instead moved along to let the white men behind us in who were wearing gym shorts. As I looked into the bar I see white women wearing similar outfits to me, and sadly this experience is not surprising.
Absolutely the worst bar I’ve ever been to. Last weekend for my birthday my friends and I waited over an hour to be served while everyone around us was being helped. Girls pushed into us called us names and ended up being helped before us while the bartender working laughed at their cruel remarks and refused to help us . Tonight, my friend and I went out (we’re both 22) and the bar was full of underage kids. There was no bouncer. People were dancing on the tables. Fights were happening. We waited almost an hour again and ended up leaving. The bartenders were only helping men and avoiding all women. It felt very sexist to me. I felt unsafe in the environment. I used to enjoy coming to whiskeys but it seems now that the workers don’t actually care about the customers or about who’s been waiting longest. I’m an extremely patient person, however I have felt very disrespected the past few times and I will never ever go again.
We walked in at 12:06pm there was a server and bartender. We sat at a table waited and nothing. So we left. Other staff was setting up for something but no one acknowledged us even as we walked out past them
You Think people would get enough of racial profiling. We entered this bar at about 9pm. This bar was extremely empty.There were three security guards at the door. Our DL’s were physically checked and then scanned under a verification machine. We proceeded to the bar ordered drinks and sat down, ordered more drinks listening to music. While sitting, we were approached by a security person demanding Id’s at about 1045pm. My fiancé asked, why we were checked at the door. We were told we look too young. We both presented driver’s license just to be told they were fake. We asked for them back so we could leave. He told us “NO” and wouldn’t return both driver’s license . We were asked to pull up our Apple ID accounts. After, refusing he wouldn’t give the license back so we could leave. We finally showed Apple identification.There was no supervisor present to handle the situation. Just irresponsible workers. DO NOT GO HERE !!! if you want quality service! Apparently they think they can treat college kids trashy but ran into “Adults”!. Don’t Spend Your Money Here !
We stopped in Whiskey Jack's on a Tuesday early afternoon as we were visiting State Street after eating gyros at The Parthenon. As we strolled & looked at all the changes on State Street, we came upon the beautiful granite facade on the front of what used to be The Pub. We stepped inside & asked the joyously friendly barkeep if this had been The Pub & he said, "no, 'The Peuk!'" (Too funny.) We had beers on tap and just for old times sake, we drank them in the window, watching pedestrians on State Street.
The beer selection was great, the bartender friendly, a great salesman, the music country, and the size of the bar spacious for crowds. Upcoming events were clearly posted and different seating ample. The bathrooms could be cleaner (the corrugated steel stall walls held a lot of dirt/grunge on them where they met the wood trim,) so that was disappointing. Otherwise, seems like a great place!

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Opening Hours

Monday 02:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Tuesday 12:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Wednesday 12:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Thursday 12:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Friday 12:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Saturday 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM

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