O’Jung’s

So this place is pretty much the most typical South Philly dive bar ever. If there were a «Philly Urban Dictionary» (which there should be), this place would be pictured next to the phrases «two street» and «dive bar.»
Going to O’Jungs is great. It is a hole in the wall neighborhood bar with a dart board in the back, a TV up front, and no taps or craft beer to be found anywhere. You can get well drinks and domestic beers from a can, or bottle if you fancy. This is a completely no frills, uncomplicated kind of place. You sit at the bar, put your money on the bar, and get a beer. And you chat with your neighbor, or the bartender. You can also do this at 7am with the local medical staff, alcoholics, or other undifferentiated third shifters.
The place is cash only, which I suppose is to be expected. I was most surprised though that the staff always seems to be very friendly, in a way dive bar bartenders usually are not. No curtness, straight up rudeness, or sass. Just nice, South Philly friendliness.
I probably wouldn’t have checked this place out had it not been for my friends who live on the block, but I would have been missing out. I will be back. And so long as there are places like O’Jungs, there will be happy Philadelphians drinking domestic beers and connecting with odd strangers and neighbors alike.

This place is the best. Great dive bar! I met three people in the matter of an hour and everyone was very nice. I kinda want to say don’t go there because I want to keep it to myself but I love it and you should experience it if you like low buck, no frills bars. They have food but when I went, Linda the bartender fed us pretzel rolls for free and a patron bought a round for the whole bar. Very affordable and friendly.

Loved it. Not into the dance music but 2 street keeps getting better. Should have seen it 20 years ago.

Though I haven’t been in here in a long time, I always had a good time and found it to be a chill, neighborhood bar atmosphere that becomes a little more poppin off on the weekends. Their crabs are also a bet.

I have yet to find a finer dive bar in south philly. With all you can eat crabs AND bingo each monday night, the friendly and cheerful barkeeps are not only a refreshing change of pace from the average (badly) tattooed hipsters who run so many of philly’s other watering holes, but are as attentive as hospice nurses, in that they seem to have some sort of «spidey sense» directing them to you whenever your drink is a sip from being finished. The atmosphere is one ripped straight from a Bukowski novel (minus the arbitrary violence,) with a majority of patrons being easily over fifty, with easily a millemium’s worth of. night drinking having passed through their collective livers. And should you be lucky enough to catch it, the comedy styling of Willy (last name unknown) you will be entertained for hours, or at least until the time when you’ve had enough and decide to head home.
Listen close, for «when universes collide!!!» you’ll know you’re in the right place.

This is a bar right smack dab in the middle of the Mummers on «Two Street.» Normally, I wouldn’t recommend any bar on Two Street, unless you have relatives down there or live down there yourself, because it’s not for everyone.
That, being said, if you’re in this hood, or move to it. Go right here.
It plays itself as an Irish sports bar, and the name is a play on the owner’s last name, who is Chinese, adding the Celtic flair.
There are tons of regulars who either work on the docks or in the area as tradesmen. Characters galore!
Beer is cheap and, as a classic dive, has its share of surly bartenders. Sherry is the «unofficial manager» who will take good care of you! Linda is the salt of the earth that works on Satur-​days. Bridget, who works on Sunday, Monday and Thursday nights is a riot! (She «introduced» herself to me by putting a plastic cockroach on my beer while I was in the bathroom! I jumped sky high out of my chair!) And she hosts drunken bingo on Monday nights. Holly is the owner’s daughter, there on Tuesdays and I hear Saturday nights now for Quizzo. (Besides the below, I have «insider info» on this place that I’ll gladly share if you send a message.)
But, it’s the family that owns and runs this place that makes it. Lou (Jung) welcomes everybody. He loves to cook and often puts out free food. He also sponsors bi-​annual pub crawls and Phillies excursions.
This is the kind of guy you want to know. He is warm and welcoming (as is his lovely wife Bobbi, who makes rare appearances) and thanks you for coming in. This family became so close to me that they threw me 3 birthday parties, gave me a wheelchair when I broke my leg (!) and threw a going-​away party when I left for Philly to Chicago! They treat you like family.
Again, Two Street is not for everybody, but if you find yourself down there, living or visiting, this place is well worth a stop. I will most certainly miss it!
(And you can smoke.)