Jim’s Time Out

If you read a shitty review about this bar it must be human error. I was in town for a concert and wandered here for a great time. Super dive, super friendly. If you love dive bars and friendly conversation this is your place. Maybe you clicked to read more and I’ll tell you that not only did I pregamed the concert here, I also closed the night. I am in my early 30s and still enjoy the nightlife but not so much the collage scene. If you are in that mood, done.

As Tom the bartender says, this is an excellent dive bar. Played pool. Drank Miller/​Coors. Had a great time. Come see Tom!

WHAT.
What sorcery is this strange, downtown dive bar?
Is this place even real?
It’s difficult to believe that Jim’s Time Out is anything more than just some Matrix-​esque simulacra, or another «test» being thrown my way by some mystery team of writers that pens the story of my life. «Throw this in there to keep it interesting, you guys.»
Oh Milwaukee. What a strange place you are. Only in Milwaukee will you find a dive bar that’s basically falling apart, smack-​freaking-​dab in the middle of downtown/​Westown. Only in Milwaukee can you attend a fancy-​pants convention at the WI Center or a museum fundraiser, then walk directly across the street, order a cheap beer under glaringly bright lights next to a seasoned/​grizzled alcoholic on one side and a gaggle of Marquette students on the other. There will be no music unless you front for it on the internet jukebox. (You will enjoy the local news otherwise.)
The women’s bathroom sink is held in place by errant pieces of plywood. If you’d like to take a picture of this monstrosity/​amazing piece of art, you can do so from the comfort of a red pleather booth in the corner of the bathroom.
This, my friends… this place is a true dive and a true anomaly. I wish I could do more justice here, but I can’t. Just go, if it’s convenient. Go if you’re in the area and up for a mindf^&*.

It doesn’t get more divey than Jim’s Time Out. They have really good deals and are close to campus. Fun place to stop by for a few crappy beers or if you’re really drunk and want to take it to the next level. I will say that there are a lot of questionable people that come in, which water down the experience.

Wow. I was not expecting this. Not only was it a dive, but it wasn’t even the friendly kind. Word has it there is an awesome bartender, he wasn’t working the night we were in (sad trombone). I’m thinking he makes the place.
Weird mix of clients, which normally I enjoy, but in this case there was something sad about college students and seemingly struggling unemployed people drunk together. I can’t explain. JTO feels like saddness. I love a good dive, but perhaps this one just isn’t for me. But, if it’s your jam, jam on.

Cheap pitchers of beer, frozen cooked up bar pizzas, video poker, a juke box, a little house of warm nuts and bartenders with personality — what else could you ask for? Stop by to see Tom Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

I’ll start by being a tad bit biased, this dive is right around the corner from my condo. Anyplace I can walk to and have a drink, when it’s sub zero? I’m a FAN–
Here’s why this place makes my «Drinking by the numbers» list.
Every day specials consist of Point lager for $ 3.75 a pitcher. Yes, it’s what Tom calls a «small» pitcher, but you still get 4 or so glasses of beer out it. Point lager not your thing? You can upgrade your brew to either Lite or High Life for ony $ 5.25.
The clientele is quite varied, from the random troubled soul, seeking a refreshing beer (And badly needing a shower) to ladies celebrating birthdays.
The bartender Tom is a fun guy, and a perfect bartender. He listens, and remembers well. He can take and give a whole lot of crap, but make no mistake– he’ll tell you to pound sand if you get out of line.

Awesome dive bar. The bartender, Tom, is crazy but awesome.
I went to Marquette, and it was so nice that the LIMO (pretty much a cab that drove anywhere on campus) was allowed to drive up until 7^th and wells… how convenient. We would always stop off here for a beer and shots before heading down to the Bradley center for a MU game.

Complete dive located right in the heart of downtown. With trendy bars a dime a dozen JTOs is a breath of stale air. The clientel run the gamit from homeless to upper middle class business men and everything in between. A usuall safe place, but when you mix cheap drink in a bar the size of a eighth grade class room, something can happen. The bartender Tom is a riot.

Jim’s Time Out is the finest establishment in all of Milwaukee proper. Whether you wet your whistle with the finest ale of the land (High Life) or would prefer something on the stronger side (rail whiskey), one will not be disappointed. Bartender Tom is friendly, jovial, and downright cute. If you come to Milwaukee and do not visit this establishment, you are bestowing blasphemy against the Church. WWJD? Jim’s Time Out.

JTO is a classic dive bar filled with degenerate drinkers. Every once in a while Milwaukee’s finest make an appearance to clear up disputes between bar tenders and patrons. Sometimes those unruly patrons refuse to go quietly resulting in non lethal force such as a taser gun. It all makes for an interesting experience.
Cheap drinks include a giant pitcher of Point beer for $ 5 or $ 6.