Black Bear Bar & Grill

Went there for the Super Bowl and would not do it again. They had the music so loud you could barely have a conversation and played music right up to the beginning of the game and during commercials. No pregame commentary and isn’t half the fun of watching the Super Bowl is to see the commercials?
And the food was awful. The wings were well overdone and the rest of food was subpar, I am glad the waitress never delivered the sliders I ordered. Could have been made up by good service but the waitress clearly did not care, not a smile, infrequently checked on us. They have a lot of tvs but what place doesn’t these days.

Great spot for watching live sports! TVs everywhere. Food-​wise… Typical mediocre sports bar. Great happy hour deals though– bucket of wings and pitcher of ying for for $ 25, ladies night, etc. One of my favorite spots to watch baseball/​football with a big group!

I am pretty much over this place the food is mediocre at best draft selection is weak the service is spotty. Can’t find a reason to come here anymore.

Their Cajun chicken sandwich is awesome. I get that every single time. Just wish it came with more fries. Manmosas are great too.

Food is okay. $ 18 isn’t really happy hour specials. The drinks are like 2 $ 3 $ 4 $ but the HH entrees are just entrees regularly priced taken off the regular menus and added to the HH menu. There were a lot of random fruit flys at our table which was annoying. Our waitress was nice which is the two stars and my glass of Pinot gets one star overall not sure if I would go back– definitely better places on Washington for HH. This bars is fun on weekends though not really for a nice meal.

Honestly. Simply. The. Best. Could not ask for a better sports bar in Hoboken. Great food as well. Black bear 4 life

Black bear used to be my go to spot… in the recent times, it’s fallen further and further down the list. Reason being — their menu now has been pared down to fewer options and the food just is mediocre at this point. Often, my friends and I find ourselves unsatisfied after we finish our «meals.» They used to have filling pastas and better sandwiches/​wraps. and now it basic mac & cheese, burgers, wings being offered.
On the bright side, they still have Tuesday Wing bucket & Pitcher of Beer Special for $ 19.99 — I miss the days when they used to charge $ 12.99 for this special, but $ 20 still isn’t a bad deal. *Pro tip — don’t get the boneless wings here, they are pretty abysmal.
They also have trivia on Wednesday nights. I’m a sucker for trivia.
Table service here is still really on point. =)
It’s still a fantastic place to go when you don’t need good eats. Tons of TVs on both floors, and the bartenders can definitely pour draft beer and open bottles like the best of them.

Probably my favorite sports bar in Hoboken (1 Republik a few doors down is a close second), but something about the wall of TVs and slightly better food, notably the fries, in my opinion, puts Black Bear at the top of my list.
In fairness to 1 Republik, there aren’t as many draft options here as there are there, and I usually find the service more pleasant down the street than I do here.
The only part that sucks, as with all businesses on Washington, is the parking. Unless you can get something on one of the side or back streets, be prepared to feed the meter or pay for the garage.

This is my go-​to for football on Sundays — they have tons of TVs including the central TV board behind the bar (local games on a huge central TV with a rim of smaller TVs with games from all around the league). The drink specials are decent for this area ($ 4 beers, $ 5 manmosas, $ 12ish pitchers.
As for food, I enjoyed the chicken quesadillas (though they’re a little small) and the nachos are pretty typical bar food.
The reason for my one fewer star is that during the commercials for local games, they blast random club music from the DJ that can make it tough to hear anything or talk. This, however, is one of the good things about coming there on non gamedays. On Friday/​Saturday the music is loud, but the bar is split into the upstairs (which has a dance floor, DJ, louder music) and the downstairs (more of a dive bar scene, quieter and easier to talk). Best of both worlds!

We came here on a Saturday evening to have a couple of drinks, appetizers, and watch the Jets game. Yes! They are closer to the playoffs — 2015!
I honestly think this is one of the coolest bars in Hoboken. They have two floors, it gets really loud and crazy by the bar section. A lot of fun though. A very young well behaved crowd. Haha!
The eating/​sitting section is towards the back which is more reserved. Just enjoy the music, watch your favorite sport, grab some alcoholic beverages, appetizers, or dinner.
We’d ordered the veggie nacho.
Yummy and filling for two people.
Our waitress was accommodating and revisited our table to ask if everything was okay. Although it was a busy night, the services was pleasant.
They have a second floor, I think it’s meant for dancing and playing beer pong.
Overall I had a great time! Good environment, awesome selection of music, and affordable.

Black Bear looks just like Mills Tavern but with less people. It isn’t as crowded and it’s much more tolerable. I think I’m getting old because larger crowds annoy me. I really have nothing spectacular to say about this place. They clear out the tables at a certain time to make a makeshift dance floor upstairs. It’s a decent spot for a few drinks and some OK bar food..

Came here to watch Giants and Chargers game when we were in town. Food was not great. Chicken wings were very dry, game special were not really specials, service was it horrible server that had attitude.
Not best place if u are big NFL fan that want to have beer n nicely watch game… great if you are in college, not eating or drinking and looking for social gathering that plays music during game so loud, you feel as if you are in nightclub.
I run and consult for many bars nationwide and this place by far needs help.

Came here today to watch the game. Even though there wasn’t any water in hoboken (water main break), they were still open and had great service. Food was pretty good — we got their boneless wings (I don’t recommend these they’re pretty dry and overly cooked), and 2 sandwiches which were on special.
Great for football sunday! They have tons of TVs and good beer specials.

Good bar to watch a game. Outside of watching a sporting event, I probably wouldn’t come here because of the size of the space and crowd.

Of all the times I’ve been to Black Bear, they’ve all been for chill and relaxed nights or a daytime hangout spot. And for the most part it’s just an in and out type of place. The downstairs area is more for people who just want to talk or watch a few games, and upstairs there’s a more secluded area with a bar and a few tables. The bartenders are really sweet and make your time worthwhile espcially if you have a conversation or two with them.
Nothing special about the bar, but I still manage to come here every time I’m in Hoboken even if it’s just for a few minutes.

When walking around Hoboken for the first time with my dad, we ultimately grew quite hungry. I was on the hunt for a new apartment and the search was obviously not going so well (great realtors in jersey are like finding a needle in a haystack, no offense). This place looked promising and was recommended by one of the above realtors.
I ended up getting the ahi tuna wrap, I love ahi and figured — how bad could it be? I convinced my dad to get the specialty burger so I could just look at it. It had fried egg and onion rings. Overall, I remember the ahi tuna being blackened and spicy but the ahi was dry and rubbery inside, with chewy bits. Um, ew. And my dad barely finished his burger, stopping at one point to put more money in the meter. And usually, he’s the person I can feed anything to and he’ll scarf it down. The best parts: the French fries and honey mustard, nice staff, and outdoor patio seating for excellent people watching. Before you go, know: it’s pub-​food.

Black bear what happened? I’ve come here 3 weeks in a row hoping that the prior week was a fluke, but sadly no. It’s become the reality — this place is a «has been» and I consider it the terminator: genisys of sports bars.
Food: mediocre at best (burgers, wings shocking the wings have fallen off, wraps). It’s just went to hell
Service: — — — Zzzzzzzzzz oh sorry still here! Hello? Can I order? Check please?! I’d like to go home now and do anything else.
And seriously? Why would the back room not have the mlb All star game on?!? Complete fail. Especially when nonsense is on. The red hammer almost smashed a table he was mad.
2.5−3stars overall but sadly disappointed by this once great bar.
Ps. What happened to giving out wet naps for wings? Byown

We started off with the kick-​ass make your own Bloody Mary bar. I especially excited by this feature. If you don’t know how they work — basically you get a glass of ice and vodka, then you’re free to add your own mixes and fixes. Here at Black Bear you get a pint glass and it’s seasoned with a spicy mixture. I opted for pineapple habanero hot sauce while my other half went heavy on the horseradish.
For food we ordered the Taylor Ham (link in case you aren’t familiar with this Jersey delicacy), egg and cheese on a kaiser roll and a side of French onion soup. You might think this is an odd mixture, but it was windy out and the soup hit the spot. Actually it was one of the better french onions we have had and the sandwich was definitely on point.
We always look for more in a bartender than being an epic drink-​slinger and our new friend Michelle fit the bill. Since we are so comfortable at bar stools, it’s always nice to feel like you’re hanging out. Michelle is a Jameson drinker — so that automatically makes her cool in our book. She also is rooting for Manny Pacquiao in the big fight coming up, so we got to talk some sports.
What was most impressive to us about this spot is the bar specials. They have specials every single day and they are actually enticing (we plan to come back for the bucket of wings and pitcher of Yuengling for $ 20 on Tuesdays). A lot of bars in Hoboken tend to get reputations for rowdy college crowds, so if you like your elbow room, we suggest going early for lunch and hitting up the awesome happy hours. But if you like doing body shots off a stranger and chugging beers in a packed bar with hunting props, this could be your spot too!
If you check out Black Bear on Unilocal you will see a lot of misspelled whining — mostly over things that could be avoided. If you don’t want a crowded, noisy bar, you should know what times to go out in Hoboken; it’s not exactly trigonometry. We love how the manager Ben responds to the typical Unilocal warriors just looking to complain and even invites them to come back — cheers Ben!

3.5 stars
Happy Hour Deals are AWESOME!
There were 4 hungry people. Came during happy hour (on a Tuesday night)
Ordered a Bucket of Chicken Wings that comes with a Pitcher of YuengLinig Beer ($ 20.00) (OR Coors Light as an alternative). They give you ONE choise of sauce for the wings, We tried the Atomic Flavor since the Waitress recommends, it was Licking Finger Good! (Sweet and Spicy mix flavor that makes you want to lick the sauce that is in your finger). The Chicken wings comes about 20 – 25 pcs. They are medium size Wings (Smaller than the Buffalow Wild Wings or any Wing places, but can’t go wrong with the price).
Aside from the Specials, I gave it a try their Crunchy Mac and Cheese dish ($ 8.99). The Crunchy part was made out of Doritos chips, Cheesy on the top, creamy on the bottom. It was Delicious. (If you want spicier they also had the Buffalo chicken Mac and Cheese for the same price).
Sliders here looked pretty legit (My friend ordered it). Came with a side of Fries, 4 mini sliders ($ 11.99).
There is TV all over the place, good to watch the games with a group of buddies.
Service is attentive — But when she gets super busy make sure to get her attention (She’ll look around to check sometimes).

The black bear is a great sports bar to watch a game and grab a beer. Their bucket of wings r delicious as well especially on a Tuesday where u get a bucket of wings and a pitcher of beer for $ 25
They have great daily specials. Lots of tvs.