Jax Fish House
- Price Range: $$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: No
12 Reviews for Jax Fish House
This review is only for happy hour , 4-6pm, which is inexpensive, tasty and alot of fun (their dinner menu actually looks kinda pricey). They have a great atmosphere around the bar. They have $2 drafts and $3 wells. Chesapeake oysters are 75 cents each. They also have a bunch of $3 appetizers all of which are good but most of which are small in quantity. The Manchego and truffle oil fries were the exception and came in a huge bowl so definitely get them if you're hungry. I recommend getting lots of oysters, fries and beer. If you are feeling adventurous get the oyster shooter (weird concoction involving vodka, some mixer and an oyster).
Jax is some of the best seafood I've had (been 3 or 4 times now, both for food and drinks), as fresh as coastal restaurants, which is great to find since we're not close to any bodies of water.
Went with my husband earlier this evening, and made it just before happy hour finished. We quickly ordered the coconut shrimp, the tuna potstickers with thai chili sauce, and a plate of the $.75 oysters. All wonderful and extremely quick to be served.
We went on our waiter's recommendation for the entrees, and were absolutely satisfied. The bluenose had a flavorful crust baked on, and was served on a bed of crispy rice cake and veggies, with a savory green curry sauce. The giant scallops were tender and melted in our mouth. Perfect.
We finished off our meal sharing the molten chocolate cake which was hot and soft in the middle, and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, some caramel, and fresh berries. Mmm.
From other occasions, I definitely recommend the crab cake appetizer. I don't even like crab cakes but these were so fresh and tasty. Also, try the infused vodkas. Many of them go really well in Bloody Mary's, like the pepper or horseradish.
I love Jax 'cause it's consistent, and sometimes that's what you really need more than anything else.
Met 4 friends here for drinks and dinner- martinis at the bar while we waiting for our table- that strawberry infusion martini is really the essence of strawberry, I love that! Had some sashimi app and an shrimp eggroll app that was good. Unfortunately they had to comp a few items since the orders kept getting lost and we waited a long long time before asking after them. Such is Friday night on the town-
Dinner is very similar to sitting in the bar, since it's so small- so it's hectic and crowded but fun and loud- if that's what you want, it's the only place in town to eat. I had fish tacos, they were cooked to perfection and not greasy but done just right with cilantro and a spicy aoili. Our server was very attentive and quick, and our whole party had an excellent time.
The only downside: I couldn't find my favorite dish on the menu, catfish served on a cornbread skillet smothered in etouffee...now that's what I call a MEAL!! Oh well, it's always good food at jax no matter what you're getting-glad to see they're still going strong after all of these years- Chris Blackwood, if you're reading this you're still my kitchen hero and Lak says hi!!
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The guys who work here are punk assholes who think they have big arms. Bring a gang of Bloods with neck tats.
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3 stars...
I just had dinner with a friend there on Wednesday, 8/29/07. Bar was slammed so we just went to a table. We missed the $.75 oysters (4-6PM) so we opted for a salad instead.
We both had the Wednesday "Blue Plate Special" of Seafood Paella ($15). This paella was served in an iron skillet with saffron rice, chicken, chorizo, mussels, clams, calamari, and shrimp. It was very flavorful and serviing piping hot (as I like it). We washed it down with several pints of CO-based micro brew and a side of their delicious cornbread.
Our server, Brent, was very professional and attentive.
I went with 3 stars instead of 4 stars due to the fact that we had to nearly scream to hear one another. Brick walls that are not that far apart make for an extremely loud evening. Our table was in the center of the room and positioned on a slant. The next table was less than 8" away and one of the guests there was just too damn loud. She felt the need to rise above the din and simply added too much too it. Yikes...
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Love it. Great happy hour drink and app specials. Dig the vibe.
You can go wrong at Jax, I think. My uber-picky (sorry if you're reading this) friend would not let up on the "should-we-go-to-jax-instead?" (we had reservations at 4580) all day so yep, that's where we went. I'd never been but do love the bar atompshere and kept hearing the food was "better than you'd ever expect".
Long and short, a great place to drink, eat oysters and share some apps, but the entrees were weak.
A salmon sashimi starter was excellent, the ahi chimichanga pretty good, and the bready yummy.
katherine and i shared 2 entrees-the bouillabaise ("always a good judge of a restaurant", Katherine stated firmly. Hmmm...learn something new about your friends all the time) and the awesome *sounding* salmon, which was to be served "with a miso glaze, artichokes and mushrooms".
Bouillabaise arrived-tasty broth, good body, but each element of the fish, from white fish to mussel to shrimp to crableg, was amazingly overcooked and (thus) rubbery. Bummer. I looked over to see how Kmac was doing on her salmon. (did she still want to share...yeah, she will :)). The salmon looked really great and nicely medium rare (with emphasis on the rare) but where was the miso stuff, the artichokes and the mushrooms? And what are these carrots and gloppy white sauce? and is that polenta or grits or something underneath? Blech.
I would absolutely go back but I'd stick to oysters and libations....and yeah, probably some apps b/c champage makes me hungry.
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I adore this fish house. Hot happy hour and hot servers. Their "lemonade" is to die for and the food is incredible.
Food may be good but the most noticeable feature of Jax is that it is small, loud and crowded.
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I'm giving four stars simply for their Happy Hour. 75 cent oysters on the half shell, and $2 drafts from 4-6 everyday. They have some great appetizers as well. Most of them are erally small, except for the peel and eat shrimp.
Uber-professional service, amazing food, fantastic drinks. A bit loud but it's a hip spot full of sexy people so I guess you expect the noise level. Let's see... um, one of us had the special --- king crab legs. HUGE! and delicious. In the past, I've had the lobster bisque (might have been a special?) which made me totally freak out. On my most recent visit I had a Cajun style catfish dish, blackened and served up in an iron skillet with cornbread and a big dollop of spicy who-knows-what. Really amazing, could've split it with someone, or could've divided it between four waifey girls. To some it may seem odd to order seafood in a land locked state. My dutch mom was like, "... I grew up on the North Sea, I knew who caught the fish and when so, um, I'll take the pasta...." Anyhoo, I'm not quite sure how Jax does it but their fish is very fresh, and most excellent (yep, wierd look from mom when I tell her this). The wine list is impressive and they make a mean cocktail. Try their Sidecar, very trendy in NYC right now, glad to know Jax can make an excellent trendy cocktail. No one else in Boulder (not even the St. Julien) knew how to make a Sidecar when I was there in Aug. 2006...
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You can't go wrong at Jax... great food and great ambiance.
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