Shimsham Room - Jacksonville Beach

Fckin rude everyone. Last time I came it was so much nicer. But then again, I was one of 3 customers. Good price on Mezcal shots tho

Finally tried the food here after hearing rave reviews. During happy hour they have great prices on food and drinks. We had the chicken and waffles, burrito, and tots. Do yourself a favor and try these chicken and waffles ASAP!! They are served in small pieces, making this a perfect dish to share. The burrito was delicious as well- full of flavor and fresh. The tots were good but we barely touched them after eating the other two dishes. Great drink and cocktail specials too! Will be back again to try their taco Tuesday!

Beers? Check. Booze? Check. Bar food? Check. Bears? Absolutely. This is our favorite bar on Jax Beach. Bar none. And their staff is very friendly. No homophobes from what we could tell after 3 debaucherous hours of delicious cocktails and selfies with their bear. 5 stars.

*From the producers that brought you Dos Gatos* I love the mildly divey (but also high end) feel and party in the basement vibe I get at Shim Sham! I know that makes no sense until you visit, and I apologize if I 'm confusing you! Lol! While I have not found a bartender to love here yet (which is very important to me), the craft cocktails are great and in my most recent discovery the food is pretty darn good to boot! I 'm building my affection for the Shim Sham Room, and so far we 're off to a great start!

The Shim Sham room is no sham (sorry not sorry for the corniness)! Intrigued by the name, we wandered in to find a nearly empty bar with some loud music. We ended up sitting at the bar and had the bartender serve up some cocktails for us. I enjoyed the more personal service we got before it got busy. We chatted with the bartender and he mixed up an Aviation gin cocktail for me to replace one of the gin cocktails he didn 't prefer on the menu. Even so, after my Aviation cocktail, I wanted to try the Daisy. As the bartender promised, it wasn 't super special and the aviation was better. But I still liked it enough to finish it. I ended the evening with the Yokohama, which was refreshing and very cucumber-y , as the bartender coined it. At this point, I have no idea how I was still only slightly buzzing, but maybe it was due to sticking to strictly gin all evening. They had some shots on their menu that I didn 't find particularly appetizing. A popular one seemed to be the flaming Green Chartreuse . We decided to pass on the excitement and chose to take two shots of Fernet Blanca, which were bleh. Strong, though. I can 't speak for the food, but the drinks and service were excellent. I 'm not quite sure what sort of vibe they were going for with the fancy cocktails, while there were bros taking shots next to us... but everything is very reasonably priced (cheaper than Atlanta booze for sure) and I would definitely love another opportunity to come back and check out their seasonal cocktail menu the next time I 'm in Jacksonville!