Jim Dandy’s popped up a few times on my facecrack page and I made a mental note to stop by and check it out. And tonight is the night we go and do exactly that, so it’s off to Bartonville we go to visit Jim Dandy’s Lounge.

See how simple this is?

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Bar Number 135: Jim Dandy’s, Monday, June 1, 2026

Here we are at Jim Dandy’s in Bartonville. Let’s go in and see what’s happening inside of here on this lovely Monday evening in June!

They’ve got a nice crowd in here for a Monday evening, the bar is almost all filled up!

I found a seat here at the end of the bar, so let’s sit down and begin our evening at Jim Dandy’s!

Amber was the pretty bartender on duty and here she is serving me up a can of Budweiser with a beautiful smile, we’re off to a wonderful start in here!

I love the signature coasters in here. Wow, they’ve been around since 1984! I wonder if George Orwell stopped in here back then!

Dara and Toni were seated next to me at the bar and they said they’ve been following the bar crawl on the blog, which I always love to hear. They both flashed pretty smiles for the MBIP Camera, great to see and chat with both of them!

Amber pointed out this vintage photo on the wall of these three ladies seated at the exact part of the bar where I’m seated!

As you can see, it’s a well-stocked bar and there’s the quartet of taps behind the bar.

They have a nice pool table over here in the corner and check out the cool shuffleboard table lining the far wall over here!

Meanwhile, back at the bar…

I met Ally who flashed a pretty smile for the MBIP Camera! Ally recently won $1.000 at a cash drawing in here! Congratulations, Ally!

Ally and everyone kept telling me that Cramer was a regular in here. Of course everyone had a story to tell about this colorful and likeable character who sadly is no longer with us. A Go Fund Me page was recently put up by Joanna Couri to help Cramer’s family with the cost of his funeral and cremation. If you’d like to donate, click here and thanks in advance if you do.

Cheers to the memory of Cramer!

Spencer came over and said hi and he too shared some memories of Cramer. Everybody that knew Cramer has a fun story about him!

There’s a nice selection of gaming machines if you’re in the gambling mood!

Amber told me they have a very nice and spacious beer garden out back, so let’s go check it out!

Wow, this is very impressive out here! Lots of space, tables, chairs and a comfortable setting! Very nice!

There’s always a lot happening here at Jim Dandy’s from cash drawings, bags, Trivia on Wednesday and a week from tonight the Twisted Pasta food truck will be here!

Thanks to Amber and everyone at Jim Dandy’s for a fun Monday evening in Bartonville!

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