The dive bar guy
pulled up a stool.
and we’re glad he did.
In June 2026, Jared Schutz — the reviewer behind Wisco Dive Bars — brought his camera to 2290 W. Market St. and gave The Coney Island 9 and a half Yuenglings out of 10, calling us "an iconic stop for all the locals in Pottsville." Ours is review number 1295 in his catalog. Press play — it runs a minute forty-five — then come see the place yourself.
What he found on West Market Street.
He almost didn't stop. "I will admit, when I first saw this place, I thought, well, maybe I won't review it" — from the lot, this doesn't look like anybody's dive bar. Then he stepped inside and found a restaurant "that's open 24/7," a dining room, and the drive-thru window: "You can get food, you can get ice cream, you name it."
The walk-through runs the whole house. "Turns out they've got a dive bar in here, too" — that's the Coney Tavern. The four-season patio stopped him mid-tour: "Check this out, absolutely gorgeous. This is a newer area here, they've got a fireplace, got the garage doors open, a beautiful bar here." And the tiki bar drew the full infomercial: "I feel like Billy Mays when I say, 'But wait, there's more.'"
Jared gave the crew their due — "great bartender here as well" — and signed off: "I don't even know how to rate this place ... I'm giving Coney Island 9 and 1/2 Yuenglings out of 10."
“There's no question this place is not a dive bar, but what a cool feel and a cool look, and what an awesome job by the owners to turn this place into something super cool. This is an iconic stop for all the locals in Pottsville.”
— Jared Schutz, Wisco Dive Bars, review no. 1295
The Coney Dog — chili, mustard, raw onions, since 1917.
2290 W. Market St. — stop in, any hour.
What he called out.
A restaurant that never closes
"Turns out they have a restaurant in here that's open 24/7" — with a dining room and the drive-thru window: "You can get food, you can get ice cream, you name it."
A dive bar in here, too
"Turns out they've got a dive bar in here, too." The Coney Tavern is the corner-bar room he came looking for — its own entrance off the lot, its own regulars.
"Check this out, absolutely gorgeous." The newer room — a fireplace, roll-up garage doors, and "a beautiful bar here."
"I feel like Billy Mays when I say, 'But wait, there's more.'" The seasonal tiki bar got the reveal treatment: "They just put in a beautiful tiki bar patio out here."
The mural gets a nod
"And to top it off, they've got this beautiful mural." His camera lingers on it on the way out.
"Here's that drive-thru, busy, like it always is." Open every hour, same as the kitchen.
A note of thanks
Thank you, Jared.
Ours is stop number 1295 on a map that starts in Wisconsin — and most of his stops are a lot closer to home for him than Pottsville is. So thank you, Jared: for pulling in, for giving the rooms and the crew their due, and for the nine and a half. The bartenders, cooks, and regulars who make this place feel the way it does — that rating belongs to them.
If the video made you smile, the best thank-you is a follow. His pages are where the next neighborhood tavern gets its moment — and there's always a next one.
— the whole crew at The Coney Island
Who is Wisco Dive Bars?
Jared Schutz has been documenting neighborhood bars and taverns since January 14, 2022 — first across Wisconsin's dive bars, as Milwaukee's TMJ4 chronicled, and now well beyond them. Every stop is filmed, numbered, and mapped at wiscodivebars.com; ours is review number 1295.
His reviews are positive by design — he features the bars, the owners, and the regulars he thinks deserve a spotlight, and he skips the takedowns. It shows in the visits: short, warm, and glad to be there.
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“Coldest beers and the warmest hearts. That's what I tell people. That's what a dive bar is.”
— Jared Schutz, as he told Milwaukee's TMJ4
The review, in short.
- Did Wisco Dive Bars review The Coney Island in Pottsville?
- Yes. Jared Schutz of Wisco Dive Bars visited The Coney Island at 2290 W. Market St., Pottsville, PA 17901 and published his video review in June 2026 — review number 1295 in his catalog. The video is on his YouTube channel and Facebook page, and the review is listed at wiscodivebars.com.
- What rating did Wisco Dive Bars give The Coney Island?
- Jared Schutz rated The Coney Island 9 and a half Yuenglings out of 10. In his words: "I don't even know how to rate this place ... I'm giving Coney Island 9 and 1/2 Yuenglings out of 10." The Yuengling brewery, for the record, is minutes from our door.
- Where can I watch the Wisco Dive Bars review of The Coney Island?
- Right on this page — the video plays through YouTube's own player — or on his Facebook page as a reel, on his YouTube channel, and at wiscodivebars.com under review number 1295. It runs about a minute and forty-five seconds.
- Who is Jared Schutz of Wisco Dive Bars?
- Jared Schutz is the reviewer behind Wisco Dive Bar Reviews. Since January 14, 2022 he has filmed, numbered, and mapped neighborhood dive bars and taverns — first across Wisconsin, now beyond — and his reviews are positive by design: he features the bars he thinks deserve a spotlight. Find every stop at wiscodivebars.com.
- Is The Coney Island a dive bar?
- In Jared's words: "There's no question this place is not a dive bar, but what a cool feel and a cool look." The Coney Island is a 24/7 restaurant with a classic tavern, a four-season patio, and a seasonal tiki bar — the warmth of a corner bar, with more rooms.
- Where is The Coney Island, and when is it open?
- 2290 W. Market St., Pottsville, PA 17901 — minutes from the Yuengling brewery. The kitchen and drive-thru run 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Call 570-622-7722.
Come see what he saw.
If Pottsville is hungry, we're open. The dining room, the drive-thru, the Coney Tavern, the four-season patio, and the seasonal tiki bar — with a kitchen that never closes — at 2290 W. Market St., minutes from the Yuengling brewery. Come see what he saw.
Wisco Dive Bars and Wisco Dive Bar Reviews are the work and marks of their respective owner. The review quotes and the 9½-Yuenglings-out-of-10 rating on this page are from Jared Schutz's June 2026 video review, quoted verbatim, and the profile quotation is from his TMJ4 interview, linked in context; the video plays through YouTube's own embedded player from his channel — no artwork or footage of his is reproduced here. The Coney Island is independently owned and operated and is not affiliated with Wisco Dive Bars; we're just glad he pulled up a stool.