Rerate: Nice bar and restaurant. Great burgers and fries. Service is sometimes slow, but that’s only because they’re always packed. Best selection of beer on tap or in bottles out of all the bars in Kent- now that Professor’s is closed there’s no competition. Decent prices too. If you don’t like rowdy college crowd, go on a weeknight.

Great Place. Recently remodeled a few years ago. Way above average for a college town bar and grill. 68 beer tap selection between upstairs and down. Hundreds in bottles. Many craft beers as well as the traditional run of the mill big brewery stuff. The staff are all attentive and courteous. A very professionally run operation. A well rounded patronage from families and local business people during lunch and dinner to college students in the evenings. Highly recommended!

First stop for Tara’s birthday, big tap list sorted by price, everything from Bud Light @ 3.25 a pint to Epic IIPA @ 6.25 a glass. everythign in between as well, I enjoyed some All day IPA and Willoughby PB Cup Porter, others enjoyed conways Irish ale and guinness. Our server was great, joked with us and had a good time, crowd was minimal on a Wednesday at midnight, and prices were perfectly in line with college town. Neat little place and the food smelled great.. they even had hopslam in bottles cold.

Ray’s Place has expanded their downstairs tap selection in the last year and they have really stepped up in getting some more exotic craft beers on draft as well. The food is always good with a lot of variety on the menu. The only complaint I have is despite the numerous tap handles at the downstairs bar, they have a lot of domestics occupying those handles. I realize that a lot of the regulars drink those beers, but I think Ray’s could push some of them off in favor of more craft handles. However, I would definitely recommend stop at Ray’s if you are in the Kent area. Their beer and food selection is hard to beat in this part of Ohio.

This place was very good and it surprised me a bit. The tap selection was outstanding and had great range of styles. Service was only so so but the food was above average for a bar. Definitely worth checking out if you are in Kent.

Fun place to go with friends; usually doesn’t get TOO crowded, it isn’t overran by college kids, and most importantly, the tap list is great (check it out on their website). They offer most Great Lakes selections, alongside many beers from Hoppin’ Frog, Founders, and Bell’s.

Typical college bar with an above average tap list.

Was here last night for happy hour. A nice atmosphere and pretty good service at the bar. Just ordered chili cheese fries and some beers from their draft and bottle list. About 20 or so beers on tap ranging from Magic Hat #9 to La Chouffe and a decent bottle list but nothing spectacular. Probably the best Kent has to offer but pales in comparison to other brewpubs. They did have free wifi though which was nice.

I usually stop in here before classes when it is not packed to the gills with undergraduates drinking cheap swill. Last time I visited Hopslam was just on and very good. The selection tends to cover a few typical beers but there is always a suprise or two waiting. The food is respectable and on par with most other bars. Parking can be tricky - you may end up walking a block or two as there is not much in the immediate area. Still if you need a combination of food and beer this is the best place in town to stop.

Nice place, a bit worn from the college crowd. One of the few places that has IPA selections. Ray’s has been around for quite a while. Close parking is non existent.