Out-R-Inn

A campus tradition!! Grew up and celebrated many of my 21st birthdays here Always friendly bartenders and a welcoming neighborhood bar vibe. You never know who you'll see here! My only argument: bring back mug night!!! Or atleast make them available for purchase for those of us who are too old to visit often, but know that those cups make EVERYTHING taste better!

If you are not a fan of campus dive bars, read no further. Your glittering corporate sanitized plastic-fantastic venues line High Street from Worthington to downtown. Go there.The Out R Inn is a rite of passage for generations of Ohio State University students (21 and above only, notably) and their friends/family. This 1980s undergrad loves the place, as does my daughter who graduated this year, my wife who graduated when I did back in the day. My soon to be 21 year-old son is counting down the hours.Why? Is it the pizza by the slice restaurant attached on the front deck? Is it the plastic mugs with refill deals that you end up keeping in your house or apartment for years to come? Is it the pool table? Is it the massive patio out back? Is it the instant camaraderie that develops during any major sporting event a la that scene in Major League when the construction worker hugs the punk rocker? Is it the weird metal staircase out back that leads to an ancient trough urinal? Is it the drink specials? Is it the picnic tables and graffiti-covered walls that harken back to your ill-advised night out last week or last year or last century? Yes, yes, and yes. Admittedly, the era of plastic buckets of beer is gone. However, this place carries on the tradition of being a great campus area watering hole in the heart of the action. Bier Stube, Thirsty Scholar, the Library, and this place are keeping the drive alive...making up for the loss of Mean Mr. Mustard's, Spring Break, Travel Agency, Papa Joe's, Crazy Mama's, Purity, and a hodgepodge of now shuttered campus haunts. Are there nights when it's dead? Of course, that's how bars work. Are there nights (and afternoons) when this place is shoulder to shoulder mayhem? Yep. Those days pay the bills. Come here, grab a beer, and become part of a central Ohio epic journey that started long ago and hopefully never ends. Out R Inn, see you soon.

Great place to tailgate before a buckeye game. Bars outside are cash only but reasonably priced drinks. Great crowd and close to the stadium. Open early for good libations!

Three words: College dive bar. If you go in knowing that, you won't be too disappointed. Writing all over the walls, tables and chairs. Run down bathrooms (especially upstairs). The inside is kind of small, with a few scattered TV's. They also have a large outdoor area patio area (hence the name) with a bar and more TV's. Largely standing room only outside. I was there for a game day and they had port-o-potty's outside for extra bathrooms. This place was absolutely packed for game day, with very little wiggle room. Again, college dive bar...take that as you will.

Old style High St type bar before OSU became WOKE and turned High St, across from campus into a corporate food court.

(Note: Out-R-Inn has been wrongly listed as closed. I assure you it is still open. I am opening a new listing due to there being no easy way of sending a correction and reopening the Yelp listing. Be advised.)Out-R-Inn inhabits a Victorian-ish house on an uprise behind a stone wall on Frambes just East of High. It has been here for as long as I remember, a classic student hangout of time past, with sticky floors, and dark damp caverns with the smell of stale with beer. As a student I would come here often to start or end a night, drink and smoke in their large gritty patio, or meet woman which I had more success here than anywhere else. But I out grew it and moved on leaving the ORI to the next generation. Forgotten, I hadn't visited in the last millennium. I had been of late curious to visit and see if it was still the same in an ever changing off-campus scene. And with Mike G one day decided to go for a drink. What I found was a grove of authentic gritty campus among the growing deforestation of gentrification. It hadn't changed much. The long worn bar in the very dark narrow hallway look the same as it did in 1996. The CDs which once filled the wood racks behind the bar are gone but the fixtures are still there; too bad, because back then the music was played full album and was its uniqueness . The rock playlist still permeates the air through the system though. Still a large dive, ORI does not have a selection if craft beers. Beer and other spirits are served in plastic cups--a huge reminder of what once campus was. The bar area remains a dampy escape from the sun, a cool sanctuary. To the right through ancient looking arches is more seating just as windowlessly dark and containing scuffed seating as I remembered. Ah the days when just drinking at a simple table was a thing. Out-R-Inn does not serve food, have bands, nor offer experiences but billiards, darts, and cornhole. The second story still exist in its caverness brick frame of the past. Restrooms dirty and punkish, artistic primitive style graffiti and scratches of names: drunks, lovers, scatological poetry. The best thing about this campus institution is the patio, a sizable chunk wedge close to neighboring houses with bars, picnic tables, and games. I remember springs and falls when school was in they would adorn the fense there with torches giving it a tropical feels. Certainly ORE type places are dying out. Yet for those still wanting a cheep, informal, place to chill the Out-R-Inn provides a relaxed cool place. Lot of memmories flooded my mind when we visited, it's good for there to be a vistage of the campus past. Visit while it lasts.

One of my favorite places while I was in college & a fun game day stop still! Love the out r inn staff. Billy is the best!

I have tried almost every bar on campus and it seems hard to beat Out-R-Inn for its atmosphere and prices. This is my favorite bar in North Campus bar none, ha ha, because it kicks ass. It's best known for the dollar mug night on Sundays and Mondays. It's also got pretty good drink specials the rest of the week and it's always busy for OSU football. This is a great place if you're looking to experience the fun of campus life. I already mentioned the dollar mug night and how much it kicks ass. This place gets pretty crazy. It's a way to extend the weekend. It should be experienced by any student or alumni. The 16 ounce mugs are like collectors items and they come in cool colors. Each Sunday and Monday you can bring in the mugs and fill them for a fucking buck. It's also got some cheap liquor. There's rum and Coke and Tequila Sunrise for $2.50. On Thursdays they have double well drafts for $1.50 and Long Island Iced Teas for $2.75. There's Cherry Bombs for $3.50. It also has many other specials. There's a $10 credit card minimum so bring cash if you don't feel like getting wasted. It's a cool setup here with indoor and outdoor seating and plenty of entertainment around. There's cornhole, darts, and pool tables. I highly recommend Out-R-Inn to anyone looking for a good bar on campus. It's easy to find a place to drink around there but many miss the mark especially on prices and service. This is a fun place for the entire week and not only for weekends.

You need bouncers that actually know how to do their job. My friend that is 21, turning 22 soon, got rejected two weeks ago and when she said "I'm 21 what?" He said to the rest of the line "anyone have an Illinois ID?" Which was the state of her ID and no one did and so he said no to her. Then, tonight myself also 21 he stared at my ID with the light for 20 seconds and said no. And I said huh? I'm 21 and my friends who also were all 21/22 that got in were backing me up and he said "whatever" and let me in. Your establishment should not be rejecting people of age yet accepting people who are clearly not of age. Get bouncers that actually know how to read IDs it's embarassing for you

I love this place! It is so crazy and fun and amazing :) I want to be married and buried here. Good luck!