Watching the Blues in STL

[HydroF]

Hello Blues fans! I am a life long Sharks fan (well at least from the point they existed), but a few years ago I moved from California to STL. Though I am a Sharks fan, I still like the Blues. I go to games occasionally, I have blues hats and shirts (not splurging on a jersey) and enjoy talking about the Blues when the opportunity arises. Basically I just love hockey, and if people around here like the Blues, then I am plenty excited to talk Blues.

Anyway, since I no longer live near my favorite team I haven't made an effort to go out and find places to watch hockey and talk about the games. I want to change that. I am tired of always just watching games at home by myself talking on HF.

So for those of you who live in the STL area, where are good places to go to watch the Blues with other Blues fans?

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[rumrokh]

I don't go often and it's not plugged with psyched-up fans like a sports bar might be, but I've enjoyed watching games at the Schlafly Bottleworks. Depends on what kind of atmosphere you want, but a place like that is more my style.

 

[Celtic Note]

Hello Blues fans! I am a life long Sharks fan (well at least from the point they existed), but a few years ago I moved from California to STL. Though I am a Sharks fan, I still like the Blues. I go to games occasionally, I have blues hats and shirts (not splurging on a jersey) and enjoy talking about the Blues when the opportunity arises. Basically I just love hockey, and if people around here like the Blues, then I am plenty excited to talk Blues.

Anyway, since I no longer live near my favorite team I haven't made an effort to go out and find places to watch hockey and talk about the games. I want to change that. I am tired of always just watching games at home by myself talking on HF.

So for those of you who live in the STL area, where are good places to go to watch the Blues with other Blues fans?

I would assume telling a little bit about your preferred destination and ambiance will help.

I.e. Do you live in south city or Chesterfield? Is downtown too far of a trek? Are you looking for a wild crowd or something more laid back? Etc.

 

[HydroF]

I would assume telling a little bit about your preferred destination and ambiance will help.

I.e. Do you live in south city or Chesterfield? Is downtown too far of a trek? Are you looking for a wild crowd or something more laid back? Etc.

I live out near Six Flags, but I am all over the STL area for other things already so I am not at all opposed to putting in a decent drive to get wherever a good place is.

If there are several options and I have much of a choice for ambiance I suppose my ideal situation would be one where the game is the focus of the room. I had been once to a sports bar nearby where the game was on, but there was so much activity and music that very few people were paying any attention at all. Just want to watch the game, with other people who want to watch the game, have a few beers and be able to chat with other folks there about hockey. So I suppose a more laid back atmosphere, or at least an atmosphere where if things are loud and active its because of whats happening on the screen.

 

[Overkamp]

I don't live in STL any longer but I always enjoyed going to Friendly's on Rogers near Tower Grove Park.

I know the owner is big Blues fan and they have lots of televisions with the sound on.

That is quite a trek though. Not sure what is around Eureka or the 270/44 corridor.

 

[David Dennison]

Plagers place is out 44, but Ive been there maybe once or twice in my life, not sure how good it is.

 

[Overkamp]

Plagers place is out 44, but Ive been there maybe once or twice in my life, not sure how good it is.

Last I checked Bobby's Place moved downtown on Wash Ave.

 

[HydroF]

I don't live in STL any longer but I always enjoyed going to Friendlies on Rogers near Tower Grove Park.

I know the owner is big Blues fan and they have lots of televisions with the sound on.

That is quite a trek though. Not sure what is around Eureka or the 270/44 corridor.

Just checked out Friendlies online, looks like a good place I will likely try.

 

[Overkamp]

Just checked out Friendlies online, looks like a good place I will likely try.

They used to have like $1.50 burgers and brats specials during the game too. Really cool place.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

I spent my 21st birthday a couple years ago at Bobby Plager's bar. Great atmosphere for a game.

Friendly's is another good one. The obvious answer is BPV too.

 

[Celtic Note]

They used to have like $1.50 burgers and brats specials during the game too. Really cool place.

I can vouch for friendlies. Good place if you like southside dive bars.

 

[Overkamp]

I can vouch for friendlies. Good place if you like southside dive bars.

I miss that neighborhood..not so sure I would move back to the city when I come back though.

Another obvious choice is OB Clarke's in Brentwood.

Not sure if Weber's Front Row in Webster is still open..or the Post in Maplehood. Both excellent (at least used to be) choices.

 

[rumrokh]

I miss that neighborhood..not so sure I would move back to the city when I come back though.

Another obvious choice is OB Clarke's in Brentwood.

Not sure if Weber's Front Row in Webster is still open..or the Post in Maplehood. Both excellent (at least used to be) choices.

Went to OB Clark's once. The place was packed, they were majorly understaffed, and it took forever. The server brought my friend his pizza, he started eating it without realizing it was slightly different from his order. Turns out it was for another table and when the other table alerted the server to her mistake, she was upset with my friend about it.
When I paid, she asked if I wanted change - of course I wanted change. The amount of money I was due was well over even a generous tip. She borderline pitched a fit about how long it was going to take her to get change for me.

It could have been a freak bad experience and it might be awesome most of the time, but nothing else about the place was good enough for me ever to go back and bother finding out.

 

[The Note]

Last I checked Bobby's Place moved downtown on Wash Ave.

The one right off 141 is still there as well. In the same vein as Friendly's, Nick's pub on Manchester in south city is another option. However, it is smokey and on Thursday's they have a great special so a bunch of us college kids start flocking there around 10.

 

[Overkamp]

The one right off 141 is still there as well. In the same vein as Friendly's, Nick's pub on Manchester in south city is another option. However, it is smokey and on Thursday's they have a great special so a bunch of us college kids start flocking there around 10.

Great news. Didn't realize they had one on 141.

Yeah, Nick's Pub used to be that bar I went to when I was in my early 20's. Way too old for that place and all the loudness that comes with it.

 

[Itsnotatrap]

The Post has a very strong beer list. There is one in Maplewood and one on Olive and 270. I went to OB Clark's a couple times. I didn't like it all that much personally.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

I love Nick's. It's probably got more to do with their outrageously cheap beer than anything else though.

 

[Colt 55]

There are 3 Bobby's. One off Wash Ave downtown, one on Main Street St. Charles, and the Valley Park one which is probably the best Bobbys too. Bobby is usually at VP. Nick's pub in Dogtown is just awesome. 101 beers on tap and on thursday nights it is 1 dollar wells and 1 or 2 dollar beers. Never been to OB Clarks

 

[David Dennison]

I love Nick's. It's probably got more to do with their outrageously cheap beer than anything else though.

Nick's Pub is fantastic, they have awesome specials every night of the week and a great selection of beers, too. They used to have an RBI Baseball arcade machine upstairs, but it was out of order the last time I was there.

 

[SirPaste]

Yea Nicks is solid, super cheap and always has the game on, also a goal horn when the Blues score, SOHA has one of those too. The Post is pretty solid too but a little more expensive, but they have center ice too and will put on any game you want to watch.

 

[HydroF]

Really appreciate the suggestions guys. I have looked up all these places that have been suggested here and I will definitely be out there trying them.