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JoJo Restaurant and Bar

About

  • 4.6 ( 25 reviews)
  • 10-50

Dining Options

  • 💺 Seating
  • 🥡 Takeout
  • 🍽️ Table service
  • 🪑 Highchairs Available
  • 📶 Free Wifi
  • 🎶 Live Music
  • 🍰 Dessert
  • 👥 Groups
  • 🍽️ Dinner
  • 👶 Good for kids
  • 🍱 Catering
  • 👕 Casual
  • 🚽 Restroom
  • 🍷 Bar onsite
  • 💳 Debit cards
  • 📱💳 NFC mobile payments
  • 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly
  • 🧳 Tourists
  • 🏰 Historic
  • 💘 Romantic

Recommended Reviews

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4.6
25 reviews
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Elisabetta A.
2019-09-10 on google

Excellent food, charming staff (even dressed up as a Halloween Ghost!) and great jazz. We chose a table in the basement, where the trio was performing. Thrilling. Fantastic place.

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Leo Ørsnes
2019-07-17 on google

Amazing live blues/jazz jam bar. Great music, atmosphere, food and drinks. I recommend going there on a Sunday evening

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FLAWEDBEAUTY
2019-06-04 on google

I had a great time here. Small place but the ribs were delicious and the atmosphere was great. Band was playing and kept the mood fun. Management was involved and consistently around. Deff appreciates him. Staff works well together. Plan to go back soon

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Y Cox
2019-04-23 on google

This is a friendly and great location for live music and excellent food. The customer service is very good and waitness was wonderful! The space is limited for dinning, not a problem when you are in good company. The only reason that I am not giving a 5 star is the way the hostess at the door brought to our attention about the $10 fee to seat in dinning area per person. It felt like she was being biases. We stayed a few hours, met some good people and spent over $300, not including the $100 tip. Another example of not judging a book by the cover..

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Veronica Coleman
2019-03-20 on google

I truly enjoyed the food and atmosphere. My only complaint is when I made the reservation I was never told we had a 2hr limit to sit and eat. I felt rushed with my party of 5. There was a large party of about 14 which arrived the same time and was still seated when we left. It was my birthday and had planned to hangout a few hours longer. Management needs to be clear not rush folks out. Making exceptions should be doable.

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Vanessa Gibson
2018-11-16 on google

Most of the staff is friendly. The food and drinks are tasty. You can't beat ther live music.

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Caleb Hart
2018-11-09 on google

Good beer with excellent dessert. I came for the jazz and left with more.

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E.A. Smith
2018-09-28 on google

OMG! Why have I not found this in my many visits to DC before? I very intimate setting with great food, drinks and entertainment. I think I found my new home when visiting. The best part were the grits. 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿🔥

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stephanie brown
2018-08-22 on google

Lamb Chops with Garlic Mash Potatoes and Sauteed Spinach.. Delicious!! The ambiance is low-key sexy with nicely dim lighting and beautiful live jazz. It's a bit small and can become crowded, considering the music is downstairs only, but overall it's an evening well spent!

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Ayaz Khan
2018-04-08 on google

Some of the best, if not the best jazz venue in town. Staff is great, friendly and helpful. Bartenders are excellent. Highly recommend

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Louis Rush
2018-03-15 on google

WThe atmosphere is great, music is great, but for the seafood, it's alright. I had the crab cakes and stuffed salmon. Both were okay, I wouldn't rave about them. I'd have to eat something thats not seafood to get a total picture of their menu, but so far the food was not impressive.

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Krista
2017-12-21 on google

First time here. Came during happy hour... food was amazing cocktails were amazing ambiance amazing music amazing... can you tell I like this place?

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carmella long
2017-10-02 on google

Great food & atmosphere. They should tell you they charge $10 on your bill for the music per person. Along with gratuity of a table of four.

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Juan Lyles
2017-04-22 on google

At JO JOs restaurant here in Washington DC the jazz music is awesome you have to come out with family and enjoy the music and food ... OUTSTANDING !!!!!! John Steel band wow great music !!!!!

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J W
2017-04-17 on google

Great spot to catch live Jazz. Reservations suggested on Friday and Saturday evenings. Good food as well.

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benzbenzbenz Brian Graham
2017-03-13 on google

GREAT RESTAURANT!! The atmosphere is PHENOMENAL!! Please be sure to check out their Cajun Chicken sandwich!! It is to DIE FOR!! Happy hour starts at 5pm!! GET THERE ON TIME AS THEIR SEATS FILL UP VERY FAST!! Next I wish to try their shrimp pasta!! I enjoyed the restaurant and the wonderful experience I had!!!!!

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Linda Flournoy
2016-12-20 on google

Great jazz place to bring out-of-town guests. Bartenders, menu and entertainment are excellent; however, table service waitstaff could be a lot better. Not friendly, not amenable.

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Christina bradham
2016-09-17 on google

Excellent jazz ensemble. Food average and affordable. Drinks are good. Wait staff not very friendly - but I tipped them anyway. Area is small an intimate. Best to make reservations due to accommodations being limited.

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Stacy Brooks
2016-08-15 on google

Love this place!! Drinks are always good! Staff is great! Nice and intamite spot with live music.

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Stanislava Monova
2016-08-04 on google

The atmosphere and the music are great. My boyfriend and I are regulars there. Would have given them 5 starts if not for:- Last time I was there the new bartender (bar back?) DJ SPILLED a beer all over me did not apologize and I had the clean the mess myself. The owner was standing not that far away and did not knowledge the situation. The only reason I did not make a scene is because my boyfriend wanted to return to this place.- My favorite bartender left because he was not getting the tips from all of the drinks he was making for the people who are dining (even though that took a lot of his time that he could have been spending on his tip paying customers)- The dining service is beyond incompetent - they are very slow and barely paid any attention to us. It look us over 30 minutes to get our check and a mandatory 20% tip was included in the dining area. The service was definitely not worth that tip.The only reason we keep coming back is for the good music.

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TuJana Green
2016-07-21 on google

My FAVORITE Jazz lounge with EXCELLENT FOOD, DESERTS, DRINKS, STAFF, BARTENDERS & MUSIC. The Owner is like Family. The mood id like entertaining in your home. Comfortable setting and FUN! The bands are some of the Best! Great SUNday Brunch.

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Christo Meid
2016-03-22 on google

Friendly, great music, no cover charge. We walked in and sat at the bar. The place is small but cozy, not pretentious, packed with nice people out for a good time.

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Ivan Aranha
2016-03-13 on google

They cover 10 dollars per person if you want to eat downstairs near the music. Its a steal. You can get quality cocktails for 12 to 14 dollars and there's an extremely accessible burger menu as well as the more pricey lamb, crab cakes, and steak menu. The music is high quality jazz and the servers are very friendly and make you feel more at home than service. I strolled in at 6:30 pm on a Saturday with reservations made online.

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Tiara Johnson
2016-02-17 on google

Jojo is always a favorite of mine. If you want to enjoy the music, sit downstairs. There is an additional $10 cover charge for that area. Also it is extremely loud so if you want to converse it will be difficult to do so. We sat upstairs. The ambience was very nice and cozy seating. The food and drinks were amazing as well.

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Trivis Plunkett
2016-01-01 on google

The freshness of the food is always something I love about eating out. The drinks are always consistently delicious and never watered down. The service always up to par and the live music is the cream of the pie. We never had a bad night here.

Questions & Answers

Yes, it is a bar and restaurant. You just can't sit at the bar. Show that teenager good music in a uniquely DC atmosphere!

Trendy casual.

Yes

Very safe and busy, so no need to worry about safety. Enjoy!

There is a Live Band every night except Monday.

No dress code at all, dress how you like

Look on the website

Sure, just like any restaurant.
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