Visitors from Chicago impression of TD Garden

[KesselBuiltMyHotrod]

There should be a law.

 

[talkinaway]

There should be a law.

Sadly, there is a law, but that law is no "happy hours" in Massachusetts. Prices have to remain constant for a certain amount of time. Therefore, they can't run any sort of deals on beer - no $5 beers from 6-6:30 to get people in early, and no "Cheap beer Tuesdays".

 

[Fenway]

Sadly, there is a law, but that law is no "happy hours" in Massachusetts. Prices have to remain constant for a certain amount of time. Therefore, they can't run any sort of deals on beer - no $5 beers from 6-6:30 to get people in early, and no "Cheap beer Tuesdays".

Yes - a bar manager/owner has to file his prices for a week in advance and it must be the same price for all 7 days. A workaround is say you are charging a low price for Duff Beer but you only sell it at special times.

 

[DaStinger]

I took my 5 year old son to his first QMJHL game last weekend. Although a far cry from an NHL game I was impressed to be able to get a couple bottles of pop and a bag of popcorn almost as big as he was for like $7.00 (closer to $5.50 USD). I was expecting much much worse being at the mercy of the concessions.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Sadly, there is a law, but that law is no "happy hours" in Massachusetts. Prices have to remain constant for a certain amount of time. Therefore, they can't run any sort of deals on beer - no $5 beers from 6-6:30 to get people in early, and no "Cheap beer Tuesdays".

No Happy hour in Mass? How is this enforceable.

 

[Hnidy Hnight]

No Happy hour in Mass? How is this enforceable.

We also have a conservative nightlife scene (bars close by 2), which is why no free agents want to play for the Celtics

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

How much are beers at TD? They're pretty ridiculous most places... but as opposed to Rexall Place. I know I've paid like 10-11 bucks a beer there before.

$11. Throw in a meatball and you're up to $20.

 

[Fenway]

No Happy hour in Mass? How is this enforceable.

Usually if bars are quiet about what they are doing they stay under the radar.

One gray area is when a beer or hard liquor manufacturer is trying to promote a product they will being in the pretty girls and pass out chips that you can redeem for a free drink and in theory the manufacturer has to pay the retail price to the bar (wink wink)

In New York City there is a tradition that a bartender after you have bought 2 or 3 drinks the next one is on the house and they say to you 'cheers' - that is forbidden in Massachusetts.

 

[Rumpy]

I took my 5 year old son to his first QMJHL game last weekend. Although a far cry from an NHL game I was impressed to be able to get a couple bottles of pop and a bag of popcorn almost as big as he was for like $7.00 (closer to $5.50 USD). I was expecting much much worse being at the mercy of the concessions.

That's crazy cheap!!!! How much were tickets to the game?

 

[BNHL]

Usually if bars are quiet about what they are doing they stay under the radar.

One gray area is when a beer or hard liquor manufacturer is trying to promote a product they will being in the pretty girls and pass out chips that you can redeem for a free drink and in theory the manufacturer has to pay the retail price to the bar (wink wink)

In New York City there is a tradition that a bartender after you have bought 2 or 3 drinks the next one is on the house and they say to you 'cheers' - that is forbidden in Massachusetts.

When you get "in" the neighborhoods,you can find bars open til the break of dawn,back doors,lights off outside etc.

 

[Fenway]

When you get "in" the neighborhoods,you can find bars open til the break of dawn,back doors,lights off outside etc.

A couple of Boston's all night bars are owned by cops

 

[jgatie]

When you get "in" the neighborhoods,you can find bars open til the break of dawn,back doors,lights off outside etc.

Yeah, there's a pretty famous place where you used to be able to find half the Globe staff, plus Mayor Flynn, at around 4 AM.

 

[NightmanCometh]

One thing I must admit after moving to Minneapolis, the stadium experience is much better than it was in Boston. No need to arrive an hour early if I want a decent parking spot and no 30 minute detours if I make a wrong turn, plus the tickets and concessions are cheaper.

 

[Thrive]

Get to Halftime Pizza an hour and a half before the game when you are actually able to get a seat, and load up there.

That's what I do when I go (between 1-2 times a year because the prices are so ridiculous now).

 

[Artemis]

Get to Halftime Pizza an hour and a half before the game when you are actually able to get a seat, and load up there.

That's what I do when I go (between 1-2 times a year because the prices are so ridiculous now).

That's what we do. My son loves that place. We park at the Nautica across the river for less than $10, nice walk through the park, pizza for dinner, into the Garden for warm-ups at the glass.

I don't drink beer at games because 1. I'm driving 2 hours home and 2. I want to watch the game, not spend my time in the bathroom.

 

[GordonHowe]

There should be a law.

Jesus Christ! I've gone to exactly two Bruins games at the "new" Garden, and cheapie that I am, never visited the concession stands (that's what we used to call them).

Mr. Burns is likely on good terms with that salmonella peanut guy: "Just ship it."

At least they put the latter in jail.

 

[GordonHowe]

One thing I must admit after moving to Minneapolis, the stadium experience is much better than it was in Boston. No need to arrive an hour early if I want a decent parking spot and no 30 minute detours if I make a wrong turn, plus the tickets and concessions are cheaper.

Yes, but you have to root for Minnisota teams.

Just kidding.

;-)

 

[NightmanCometh]

Yes, but you have to root for Minnisota teams.

Just kidding.

;-)

I've proudly worn my Bergeron jersey to the Xcel Center for both Bruin games I've been to here, and that's a trend will continue

 

[Fenway]

I've proudly worn my Bergeron jersey to the Xcel Center for both Bruin games I've been to here, and that's a trend will continue

Xcel Energy Center is a nice venue and the new trolley line connecting Minneapolis and St Paul makes it an attractive road trip where you don't need to rent a car.

The Twin Cities is a lovely area and now like Detroit the 4 teams in the major pro sports will all have their own venue. I finally made the Metrodome in its final year and that was the worst baseball stadium ever ( much worse than Montreal ) and today Target Field is in the Top 5 for MLB parks.

I was a little unnerved by this sign at Metrodome however.

Parking at Metrodome in 2009 was reasonable