Ruby Tuesday

Nasty from beginning to end. Dirty place with bad food and a rude manager.

Amazing place. Unbelievable pizza and Scott the co owner and bartender is awesome! I wouldn’t call this a dive bar like others have. This is a neighborhood bar and they are very accommodating to your needs. Cool patio in front and a killer DJ most nights. Also 4 $ draft beer pitchers during happy hour and only $ 7.50 otherwise. This place is my new local hangout!

So this is our weds night hang out. Karaōke and pool and trivia. Pizza is 2 $ for a healthy sized cheese slice and tall boy PBR cans are 3.50. They bartender is so cool and the bathrooms are scary as effing all hell. Seriously– hold it as long as you can. They have a good soccer following for those who are crew fans too. Pretty much my favorite dive bar.

The best dive bar on campus. Super cheap drinks, interesting atmosphere and plenty of theme nights to fit anyone’s lifestyle.

My neighborhood bar of choice, I love Ruby’s. With the amount of money I have spent here in the last year alone, I am surprised I am not at least majority shareholder.
Before going further into the review though, a point of interest: there is no salad bar here. Why? Because it’s not a crappy chain restaurant. Those burgers that you saw on the commercial are also not available here. Why? Because those are located 7 miles away at the unaffiliated restaurant. By all means though, this place is better than the restaurant. I figure I will point this out because, though hilarious to watch, it is pertinent information for families with their young kids.
Being that this is a bar, the food situation is limited. The only real food here is pizza. While this pizza isn’t the best pizza I have ever had, you can’t beat it for the price (around $ 10 if you are reasonable with toppings) and can you think of too many meals that are better than the glorious combination that is pizza and beer? Thought not.
The beer selection is pretty decent here. I would rate it above par versus most other «divey» bars. There are eight beers (or so) on draft available in three different sizes (and are cheaper on happy hour) and a pretty long list of bottles/​cans.
The liquor selection, unlike the beer, is pretty limited. They stock all your basics but don’t expect anything exotic or for them to have your favorite weird flavor of vodka. Speaking of liquor, I probably wouldn’t try and get too crazy with your mixed drink order (but for all I know they may be able to make you a bubblegum-​tini.) Do make sure to try the $ 2 Trailer Park shot.
What really makes Ruby’s different from other bars in the area (besides the vibe, the décor, the bathrooms, the patrons, the prices, and the staff) is the plethora of things to do. Pull tab «bingo» cards? Darts (provided you own your own)? Pool tables? Jukebox? Live bands? All there. All yours for the taking.
The only real downside is that there are bands almost every Thursday through Saturday. The bands are usually pretty decent and varied in genre (I heard a legitimate ska band here the other day, without time-​traveling to 1993!) but when there are bands there is almost always a cover (to pay the bands, duh).

I have spent a fair amount of time at Ruby Tuesday. As a person in a band in Columbus I feel like it is a rite of passage– before you play pretty much anywhere you have to play Rubys. Not to say that it will be a good experience, many rites aren’t…
Frankly, it is easy to get to play Ruby Tuesday– because few people WANT to play there. The sound is expensive and electrocutes you, there is no place to park, beer selection is as expected for a campus dive, the bathroom is really gross, the staff is not the nicest bunch, the bar only takes cash (although, looking at other reviews this may have changed– hopefully) and it is hard to drag people there to see you play (see above.)
I am normally not so harsh, and while I have some fond memories from the place it was certainly not the place I am fond of. There are too many fabulous music venues in town to continue visiting this one.

Very friendly bar, decent selection. The atmosphere is nice. Not trying too hard to be anything it’s not, and they have some nice cozy woodworking throughout.
They’re not a cash-​only bar anymore ($ 10 minimum for cards).
Any bar that has pitchers of strongbow for sale is a winner in my book.

This is NOT a «Ruby Tuesday.» It’s a bar. And just a bar. A divey bar. And if you take it for what it is, it’s just fine. It gets the job done, and drinks are cheap. There’s really not much more to say.

I wish you could hear the soothing jazz sounds making their way into my bedroom right now. It’d be enough motivation to head across the street and check out Ruby’s any day of the week. It reminds me of one of my favorite places on Earth, New Orleans.
I have the privilege of living across the street from this gnarly bar, and it’s quickly becoming my favorite. I can transcend back to Frenchman St. and the quality music blasting at all hours of the night.
Don’t let the cover deter you, it just keeps the douchebags out. If you love music, love hanging out, and love beer… check out Ruby’s– it won’t disappoint.
I’ll leave the dive vs. bar debate for the other reviewers; in the mean time, I’m getting my excited butt across the street to be serenaded by some awesome tunes with awesome people.

I love this place if for no other reason than hosting The Floorwalkers every Wednesday for a 3 year stretch. This place is a great music venue because it is a dive bar at heart.
A great staff serves up decently priced beverages for the masses. A couple pool tables, which are completely useless once the place fills up, change up the routine when needed. The grungy bathrooms are in the basement along with a whole section of the bar that I have never seen open. A must visit before Crew Games.
I love live music and this place has it almost every night, though it always has a cover which is a little bit of a bummer. The Bell’s handle is always $ 3.50 which is a great price and they have a nice selection of craft brews.

Full disclosure: a good friend of mine plays in a band here on a weekly basis, and honestly, any quality jazz music, as long as the band actually tries, I’m in heaven, and I don’t notice anything but an overwhelming feeling of euphoria that soothes my raw mid-​week nerves.
I don’t know about the terminology of this place, is it a dive, is it not a dive, what is proper, what is not proper. Leave these to the colonialists, I say! I am but a mere native. Of Columbus. For a short time. Tis all.
On that note, I have to say that I really like the atmosphere here. It just seems so cozy and fulfilling. The same musty old doorman greets me every time, I wonder how they maintain the flat screen TV outside the place, and everything is cheap. Except the cover, but I can pay for jazz.
And a good game of pool.

Is Ruby’s a dive? To pick up on Lisa’s musings over the status of Ruby Tuesday, the soccer/​music bar with the unfortunate name that just happens to be the same as a disgusting chain restaurant, I’m going to say that while I also vote no, there are many dive elements going on here… but not the awesome ones. *wrinkles nose*
My main reason for believing RT is not a dive is that it’s too big. Dive bars are usually small and smelly, but Ruby’s somehow manages to large and smelly. I don’t think I’ve ever had an awesome time here in terms of atmosphere, and when I was at Ruby’s last night, I opted to stay on the patio with my friend instead of going inside because, well, it smelled weird and there was a really boring band playing and nooooo enthusiasm abounded (and I require enthusiasm, dammit!).
The aethetics and atmosphere do nothing for me here, and the Hudson Street Hooligans do even less (love them at soccer games, not so much clashing with rock-​type-​people at shows which inevitably ends in face and/​or wall punching). Good for the Hooligans for getting their own spot down the street… but even so, Ruby’s still pretty much lacks. It’s one of those places that is made better by good company, but then again good company could be made more fun by defecting to somewhere more interesting or… I was going to say nice, but I’d just pick a dive anyway, since I kinda love ‘em. So somewhere more interesting.
Oh and the bartenders are just okay. One asked me if I wanted a «single» when I ordered a LaBatts — I had no idea what he was talking about, and probably sounded like an underage idiot, but when I asked him «what?» he said, «a single, or a pitcher?» Isn’t the terminology a «draught» or a «pint,» not a «single» (a «single» is a shot?)? I don’t know, I was confused. It was lame. But beer was cheap, so that was nice. ($ 1.50 for a pint of LaBatts, that’s cool…).
I usually only go to Ruby’s when the boy is playing, and that’s fine. I definitely plan on going to Kyle Seigrist’s Lost Weekend Show here Sept 18 – 19 — that’s a don’t-miss event, though I wish it would at least be at Bourbon Street or something (which truly is a dive). Oh well.

About-​face: «A reversal of attitude, behavior, or point of view.» You know, like when you try so hard to hate something that you realize you’ve actually fallen in love with it. My relationship with Ruby’s is much like that.
I used to live about a block away from Ruby Tuesday. It’s a pseudo dive with colorful patrons, cheap drinks, and live music (and nothing at all to do with the terrible chain restaurant of the same name). I must have begrudgingly gone with my roommates a hundred times when I lived right by it, forever whining about the trivial cover charge, the doormen who eyed my ID a moment too long, or the deafeningly loud amateur music we always seemed to catch on the nights we’d hoped to chill.
After moving away from that part of campus, I’d occasionally end up there to meet a friend, support a local band, or just grab a quick drink after work. Then one night I found myself longing for a cheap pitcher on their patio without any outside influence pulling me there but my own will, and I realized my days of anti-​Rubyism were long gone. About-​face. Ruby Tuesday rocks!

No, it’s not the restaurant! It’s a pretty awesome bar, especially if you’re a Columbus Crew fan.
Ruby’s is in a great location on Summit St. — close to campus, but not too close, and within walking distance to Crew Stadium. It’s usually not too hard to find a parking spot on the street in front of it or around the corner somewhere.
Ruby’s is by no means a classy place, but that’s just part of its charm. Somehow it works. Inside, it’s pretty dark and dingy, but there’s a nice big bar to sit at, two pool tables, and a stage for bands to perform. And they have some pretty cool bands in there, so if checking out local music is your scene, Ruby’s is great for that. There’s usually a pretty good variety of bands that come and play at Ruby’s and some of them are regulars that return every week.
My friends lived right down the street from Ruby’s so we used to come here all the time and it is the kind of place that really grows on you. Even though no one I know lives by it anymore, it’s still an old favorite.
They have some great happy hour prices, usually cheap pictures of beer, either Bud Light or Amber Bock. What I always seem to forget is that they only take cash at Ruby’s, so make sure that you bring plenty with you. They have an ATM in there, but I usually try to avoid the service charges.
Whenever my friends and I go there, we always end up doing Trailer Parks, a Ruby’s specialty. Not the wisest decision. If you’ve tried one, you know what I’m talking about. They are a really cheap shot, like $ 1.25 or something like that. It’s just a shot of really awful cheap whiskey served with a cup of RC Cola to wash it down with. My stomach is churning just thinking about it, but somehow we all manage to down them when we’re there. I guess we just know how to live in the moment…
So it’s easy to sped all night at Ruby’s and not spend a fortune. But don’t worry, you can drink higher-​end stuff if you want to. A lot of people there end the night being sloppy drunk because drinks are so cheap. And that helps you to be tough enough to brave the bathrooms…
Yes, they are very scary. And dirty. But on the plus side, there is usually a lot of art and writing on the walls to look at and I’ve always had toilet paper, soap and paper towels. When you walk down the stairs towards the bathrooms, it looks like rape alley down there. Creepy and dark and you’re afraid to see what’s around the corner. But as many times as I’ve been to Ruby’s I’ve always come out unharmed. In the women’s restroom the «door» to the stall is a colorful shower curtain with fish on it, I believe. So… kinda not the privacy you’re used to, but at least there’s a door to the bathroom itself. My friends have told me that in the men’s restroom everything is pretty much out in the open after going around the corner (the men’s and women’s bathrooms are on different sides of the basement — men on the left, women to the right). Once you go down there and live through it for the first time, it gets less and less scary. It doesn’t even phase me now.
Ruby’s has one of the best patios in the city, I think. It’s a great place to sit during the summer and drink pitchers of beer with friends, and this is how I usually like to spend my summer evenings. The patio is spacious and the picnic table-​like seats have umbrellas over them as well as the huge awning of Ruby Tuesday.
Around 9 or 10 they will start charging a cover on the nights that bands are playing (which is most nights), so if you want to avoid a cover, get there a little earlier. Once you’re in, you don’t have to worry about paying that cover once 9 rolls around. The cover is $ 5 a person if you do have to pay it, pretty average.
Just about everybody who works at Ruby’s is all about the Columbus Crew. During soccer season, the bar’s hours revolve around the game. They started a group called the Hudson Street Hooligans where you can buy your crew season tickets and party with Ruby’s for the game. It works something like this: Come to Ruby’s 3 hours or so before the game, pay $ 5 or $ 10 (depends) and get a wristband. With that, you drink all the beer you want. Game time, the whole bar walks to the stadium and sits in a section together. Sometimes the bar stays open, but like no one is there. After the game, come back and drink more of all the beer you want. Last time I did this I didn’t get very far, but it’s a lot of fun. And if you don’t have season tickets to the crew game, you can usually buy single game tickets from the people at Ruby’s. Something fun to try if you’re a Crew fan or even if you’ve never been to a soccer game.
For the most part the service is pretty friendly, but sometimes the bartenders will just tell things like it is and some have found them to be a little rude. Don’t let that deter you, it’s overall a great place. And you can bring your dogs. Some people do, and that’s always fun! This is a great place to have a laid back time with friends and enjoy some drinks and music.

I’ve seen a decent amount of shows at Ruby Tuesday. I’ve never been there before ten or so, so i don’t know what it’s like in the day, but judging by the giant frat dude who wanted to fight me for helping the drunken stranger puking on his yard around the corner, I suspect it might not be my thing. And also judging by the little fratty dudes that were shirtlessly beer bonging Natty next door, I’m thinking the day crowd might suck. But we probably have different musical tastes, so the frat kids and I are two ships passing in the night, apparently.
I’ve always been impressed by the beer selection– Bell’s Two Hearted in particular– and how inexpensive the scotch is. If you like the band, but don’t want to socialize, you can hide in the back. If you don’t like the band, there’s always the patio (but you can’t bring drinks out there after 1:30). You can check out the band from the bar area, where you can hear well enough for conversation too. Overall, a great venue if the music’s good.

Despite sharing a name with a mediocre chain this is one of the absolutely best bars in town. If I were ever to leave Columbus this is one of those places I would always want to come back for. It’s simply wonderful– live music, a patio, and a great bar to boot.
The crowd at Ruby Tuesday’s is by necessity fluid; it matches the music being played that night, like any live venue. Whenever I’ve gone, though, the crowd has always been positive force: supportive of the talent, happy, and very drunk in the best possible way. It’s the antithesis to the bar scene directly on campus that I would have a hard time going to if my throat was on fire.
Ruby Tuesday’s has great prices on great beers, wonderful bar service, and a great line-​up of rock acts from around town and from places even more exotic, like other states.
There is a cover at Ruby Tuesday’s, so you might want to make sure whoever is playing isn’t completely offensive to your musical pallet; on the other hand the cover is usually pretty low, which means you can take a chance on a band you’ve never heard of. There’s not many better venues of this size in town. Go on a nice night– the patio is a great place to sip a beer and catch a breath or catch up with friends between acts (or during less impressive sets).

Not a bad bar but honestly not my cup of tea. Cheap drinks and good service but diiiir-​tay and hands down one of the scariest bathrooms in Columbus (or atleast a close second to Char Bar).
I have seen a few really shady things go on there that left a bad taste in my mouth but never fear… the beer didn’t. So if you’re in the market for a good, cheap beer and live in the area, this might be ‘your’ cup of tea. :)

This place gets 5 stars. One reason and one reason only I am giving this place 5 stars.
THE HUDSON STREET HOOLIGANS.
They have single handedly made this place cool again. For those of you that have no idea who the Hudson Street Hooligans are, they are one of the unofficial fan clubs of the Columbus Crew. If you do not know who the Crew are and you live in Columbus, just do yourself a favor and kill yourself, now.
No, seriously, the Hooligans not only make this bar fun but they make all of Crew Stadium fun when the Crew play at home. Rowdy as shit and as drunk as drunk is allowed in public, the Hooligans take over Ruby Tuesdays when the Crew are playing at home.
For those of you that are unfamiliar with exactly how soccer fans are supposed to behave when rooting on their team, please go see a game in Crew Stadium. Those drunken monkeys in the NE corner of the stadium wearing the matching jerseys are the Hooligans. They chant things like «you suck ass hole!» when the opposing goalkeeper is running up to take a goal kick and chant God-​Only-​Knows-​What when the other team scores. Take whatever they do and multiply it by 10. That is what ‘football’ is supposed to be.
The bar itself is fine. I have seen a few live shows there and since I lived a block away for two years I would occasionally find myself in there for random shit from time to time. Just go see the Hooligans. Go online and buy tickets for a Crew game and go to Ruby Tuesdays an hour or two before game time. At about 30 minutes till kick off they are all gonna leave and walk to the Crew Stadium together, chanting and singing the whole way. But if you think soccer doesn’t really exist in America, do yourself a favor and search out the Hooligans at Ruby Tuesdays.

Cheap PBR. An above average PA system. An endearingly bitter bar staff. A basement that conjures up thoughts of «Silence of the Lambs.» For my money (which there is not a lot of), it doesn’t get much better than Ruby Tuesday.
Perhaps one of the most criminally overlooked bars in the campus area, Ruby Tuesday is a charmingly disheveled neighborhood dive bar that’s got everything you need and nothing you don’t. There are no cornhole boards, no jumbo pitchers of electric-​blue vodka-​infused sugar water, no «country nights» that attract droves of Jeep-​driving frat guys. Ruby Tuesday’s setup is rather spartan– there’s two pool tables, a stage, a bar, a porch, and the worst bathrooms you’ll ever set foot in. And that’s it. And that’s how I like it.
The great virtue of this place it’s location, right in the heart of a neighborhood that’s predominately populated by slackers (such as myself, at one point in time) that missed the boat on prime-​location housing closer to campus and settled for one of the many duplexes that line the sketchier parts of the east residential area that Ruby Tuesday calls home. Ruby’s is far enough from High St. to be insulated from the crowd that call bars like Too’s and Four Keg’s home, but close enough that it’s still worth the hike. It’s not unlikely for 2 out of 3 people in the bar to be stoned at any given time, and with a jukebox chocked full of bands like Ween, Phish, The Dead, and (of course) The Stones, it’s hard to blame them.
Like any campus bar, the live music rotation here can be hit or miss, the exception being a Wednesday night residency with The Floorwalkers, a local soul/​funk act that’s been picking up steam over the past year or so. What sets Ruby’s apart from quite a few other local bars is it’s sound system. For a bar that has a curious aroma of wood varnish and pee, the PA system here does a great deal of justice to just about any act that sets foot on the stage.
If cheap drinks and a laid-​back atmosphere that doesn’t feel manufactured (just check out the basement, for crying out loud) is what you’re in the market for, this place simply cannot be beat. If you’ve mistakenly stumbled upon Ruby’s in search of a salad bar or a surf and turf special, however, you’re in for a pleasant surprise.