UPDATE: JT’s Bar in Superior

I suppose it was bound to happen, right? Things rarely stay the same and usually I’m a fan of change but not so much in this case. JT’s, probably the best gay bar in Superior, is no more. We walked inside and it seemed like something was different but we couldn’t quite place what it was. We sat down and ordered our drinks and the bartender spilled the beans. It was JT”s no more! Yup. That was the problem. No more rainbows on the walls. No more gay olympic signs. All of it gone. Even the music seemed different. No more dance music, just…mainstream stuff. How did this happen? No. I don’t care. It was devastating. The new owner said she bought it from her ex. She was changing it because she wanted ‘everyone to feel welcome’. Got news for ya, honey: I felt more welcome at JT’s than most other bars. She’s changing the menu, too, and I don’t care as much about that. Food is food but mainstream is not gay and I’m not sure Superior can handle another straight bar. I hope she makes it but she’ll probably have to do it without us. We might venture in once just to see what she’s done with the place but I doubt we’ll go back.

>JT’s: Superior, WI

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Ah, JT’s….how I love thee. Your oh so friendly bartenders. You’re the only bar in Souptown that isn’t overrun by TVs playing the latest sports game. You actually have good music, a pool table AND space to dance! Wait…what are all those rainbows for? What are all those….oh. I see. Gay bar! I’m not gonna lie to you…it took us a few trips before we even realized that we were in a gay bar. One of my husband’s hunting buddies wouldn’t couldn’t believe what it was until all the cute little rainbows & other gay pride things were pointed out to him. Nope, nothing wrong with it. This is one of my favorite bars in Superior. We always have a great time at JT’s. The guys can & have spent an hour or more playing pool. Us girls have danced with ourselves or whoever might be there. We even got gifts from someone else’s birthday party. What’s not to love? Ok, they don’t usually open until four in the afternoon which is late for Superior (most bars open around 8am) but other than that it’s a fun hang out.

The drinks are ok. Sometimes better than others. They do serve food; mostly apps & burgers. Probably pizza, too. It’s pretty decent though all we’ve ever gotten is the appetizer sampler. Fried food heaven! They have live music. A lot. Seems like just about every weekend they have some band in there. Maybe one of these times I’ll even have a chance to listen to one of them.