I now see why the Edward Jones' Dome is so dull on a Sunday. The Packers had more fans at the Dome than the Rams did, and I don't blame Ram's fans. The music is the last thing the front office and the players of the Rams should be worried about. How about you fix the whole fan experience, and this starts on the field. How do the St. Louis Rams expect fans to get excited about such a dull product. Do something for me to get excited about. Don't expect me to get all excited when you can't tackle an opposing player.
Another thing that this franchise does not get is that everyone in the building represents the Rams. From the ushers, to the concession stand workers. Everyone of these workers seem to make the experience worse. I know that some of the concession stand workers are volunteers for fundraisers, but whoever started this concept is a moron. This is not little league baseball where parents have to work concession stand duty, this is an NFL football team. I started waiting in line for food about 5 minutes before kickoff. I didn't get to my seat until 5:30 left in the first quarter. The guy serving the food didn't care if anyone saw the game, he had to be there so he was going to work slow. When I did get to the line, I ordered some nachos and he only filled the cheese cup up half way. When I asked him to fill it up all the way he got an attitude and looked at me like I was asking too much. Let me pay you $6 for nachos and only put half the cheese in the container. That sounds like a good deal to me. These sports franchises don't get it. It would be better to hire people to work the stands and then just donate some money to the organizations. If the Rams were to hire people to work the stands then the lines would move faster, the Rams would make a lot more money, and they would not have so many pissed off fans. When I got back to my seat, I was angry. There was no way I would ever get excited for a product as terrible as the Rams franchise.
I loved the fact that I pay outrageously high prices for everything and don't get my monies worth. That is why people don't cheer or be loud at the games. Your franchise is gouging them for every cent they have. What a joke. Take a hint from the St. Louis Blues. While they still have outrageously high concession stand prices, the front office acts like they care about the fan.
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
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Monday, December 17, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Buffalo Wild Wings is the St. Louis Place to Eat and Drink
Buffalo Wild Wings - Find a Location
I went to the Buffalo Wild Wings in the South County Mall parking lot. It was a Friday night and the place was pretty packed, but we did not have to wait for a table. Inside Buffalo Wild Wings is a big open space with a bar area and bar tables for smoking and regular tables in the non-smoking section. There are televisions all over the place and they were tuned to all of the different sports channels. Buffalo Wild Wings is a great place to watch a game or many games at once. They also had the trivia game going. That is always an entertaining thing to do while drinking and waiting for the food to come out.
Buffalo Wild Wings has some good wraps. I ordered the chicken queso wrap. This was very good, but needed to be a little spicier, so I had the waiter bring me one of their 20 sauces that are available. They have a variety of mild and hot sauces to go with any item on the menu. The chicken queso wrap was good. I would order it again, but I would try something else next time. The beers were pretty expensive. A bottle of Bud Light was $3.25 The food was good, but the beer is too expensive for my kind of sports bar.
Prices: Chicken queso wrap - $6.95; Bud Light bottle - $3.25
I went to the Buffalo Wild Wings in the South County Mall parking lot. It was a Friday night and the place was pretty packed, but we did not have to wait for a table. Inside Buffalo Wild Wings is a big open space with a bar area and bar tables for smoking and regular tables in the non-smoking section. There are televisions all over the place and they were tuned to all of the different sports channels. Buffalo Wild Wings is a great place to watch a game or many games at once. They also had the trivia game going. That is always an entertaining thing to do while drinking and waiting for the food to come out.
Buffalo Wild Wings has some good wraps. I ordered the chicken queso wrap. This was very good, but needed to be a little spicier, so I had the waiter bring me one of their 20 sauces that are available. They have a variety of mild and hot sauces to go with any item on the menu. The chicken queso wrap was good. I would order it again, but I would try something else next time. The beers were pretty expensive. A bottle of Bud Light was $3.25 The food was good, but the beer is too expensive for my kind of sports bar.
Prices: Chicken queso wrap - $6.95; Bud Light bottle - $3.25
Monday, October 15, 2007
October 15, 2007: Krieger's Sports Grill is the Place to Eat in St. Louis
Krieger's Sports Grill - Multiple Locations
Krieger's Sports Grill is a typical sports bar that serves pretty good food. I went to the South County location which is located in the Holiday Inn at Highway 55 and Lindbergh Blvd. The wife and I went on a Saturday night, so we could watch the Mizzou game while we ate, and there were all kinds of places to sit. I thought the place would be packed considering there was a big Missouri football game on. Good thing for us, because we were able to walk right in and get a table. Krieger's looks like any typical sports bar. They have about 7 T.V.s tuned to various sports channels.
The food at Krieger's is very good. They have the usual bar food like, pizza, nachos, buffalo wings, hamburgers, and plenty of other sandwiches, salads, and appetizers. I ordered the blackened tuna club, which I did not expect to see on the menu, and it was very good. It had a little kick to it and ended up being a very good sandwich. The service at Krieger's was surprisingly good. It looked like our server had a lot of tables, but our beer was always full and our food came out in a timely manner. Krieger's is a good place to go, eat, have a few drinks, and watch a game, because there are always tables open.
Prices: Blackened tuna club sandwich, and fries is about $7. Bottles of Bud Light around $3.
Krieger's Sports Grill is a typical sports bar that serves pretty good food. I went to the South County location which is located in the Holiday Inn at Highway 55 and Lindbergh Blvd. The wife and I went on a Saturday night, so we could watch the Mizzou game while we ate, and there were all kinds of places to sit. I thought the place would be packed considering there was a big Missouri football game on. Good thing for us, because we were able to walk right in and get a table. Krieger's looks like any typical sports bar. They have about 7 T.V.s tuned to various sports channels.
The food at Krieger's is very good. They have the usual bar food like, pizza, nachos, buffalo wings, hamburgers, and plenty of other sandwiches, salads, and appetizers. I ordered the blackened tuna club, which I did not expect to see on the menu, and it was very good. It had a little kick to it and ended up being a very good sandwich. The service at Krieger's was surprisingly good. It looked like our server had a lot of tables, but our beer was always full and our food came out in a timely manner. Krieger's is a good place to go, eat, have a few drinks, and watch a game, because there are always tables open.
Prices: Blackened tuna club sandwich, and fries is about $7. Bottles of Bud Light around $3.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
LETS GO BLUES
Three words says it all about what is going on in St. Louis tonight - "LETS GO BLUES". I will be there because it is our fourth annual home opener. I will be a drunk bluesier tonight. There is nothing better than being at a Blues game watching the action on the ice and hearing the "Oh when Blues go marching in" song after they score. It gives me chills just thinking about it.
The time has come, and it is hockey season. And to take a quote from the greatest sports movie of all time, Slap Shot, I will be "puttin' on the foil" for tonights game.
See you there and if you don't like hockey then you don't know what you are missing, because there is not one sport I would rather go see than hockey.
The time has come, and it is hockey season. And to take a quote from the greatest sports movie of all time, Slap Shot, I will be "puttin' on the foil" for tonights game.
See you there and if you don't like hockey then you don't know what you are missing, because there is not one sport I would rather go see than hockey.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
September 18, 2007: Kilroy's is the Bar in St. Louis, and The Cardinals' Game and Paddy O's are NOT the Places to Drink
Kilroy's
720 S. 7th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
314-621-1960
I went to a Cardinals' game over the weekend and it is always a good time when the Cubs are in town. Before the game we went to the bar Kilroy was Here, which by the way is a terrible name for a bar. I don't know why they named it that, is it because that is what the rock opera was named by Styx? But, Kilroy's is a good place to drink before and after a Cardinals' game. Kilroy's has plenty of places to sit outside on their huge patio. The best part about Kilroy's is that they have $5 24 oz. cans. You can't beat that price anywhere else. Every time I walk by Kilroy's they are always cooking something that smells good. You can't beat the price of beer or the smell of bar-b-q any where else before or after the Cardinals game.
Prices: $5 for a 24 oz. beer
On to the places that will make you go broke.
Paddy O's
St. Louis, MO 63102
Phone number: 314-588-7313
We went to Paddy O's after the Cardinals' game, and we had to buy $8.50 beers in the Cardinals' game. But, Paddy O's is just as bad. Paddy O's is a bar that is on the south side of the Busch Stadium and has outside tents with bars underneath. At Paddy O's I had to pay $6 for a 16 oz beer and $7 for a Red Bull and Vodka in a little plastic cup. This place is a huge rip-off. We left and went to Kilroy's after the first drink. Even if I wanted another drink it would have taken forever to get one. The place was packed, so I guess that Paddy O's is doing something right. I wonder why people complain about paying such high prices at a St. Louis Cardinals' game and then come to this place and pay even higher prices.
Prices: $6 for a 16 oz beer, $7 for a Red Bull and Vodka
720 S. 7th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
314-621-1960
I went to a Cardinals' game over the weekend and it is always a good time when the Cubs are in town. Before the game we went to the bar Kilroy was Here, which by the way is a terrible name for a bar. I don't know why they named it that, is it because that is what the rock opera was named by Styx? But, Kilroy's is a good place to drink before and after a Cardinals' game. Kilroy's has plenty of places to sit outside on their huge patio. The best part about Kilroy's is that they have $5 24 oz. cans. You can't beat that price anywhere else. Every time I walk by Kilroy's they are always cooking something that smells good. You can't beat the price of beer or the smell of bar-b-q any where else before or after the Cardinals game.
Prices: $5 for a 24 oz. beer
On to the places that will make you go broke.
Paddy O's
St. Louis, MO 63102
Phone number: 314-588-7313
We went to Paddy O's after the Cardinals' game, and we had to buy $8.50 beers in the Cardinals' game. But, Paddy O's is just as bad. Paddy O's is a bar that is on the south side of the Busch Stadium and has outside tents with bars underneath. At Paddy O's I had to pay $6 for a 16 oz beer and $7 for a Red Bull and Vodka in a little plastic cup. This place is a huge rip-off. We left and went to Kilroy's after the first drink. Even if I wanted another drink it would have taken forever to get one. The place was packed, so I guess that Paddy O's is doing something right. I wonder why people complain about paying such high prices at a St. Louis Cardinals' game and then come to this place and pay even higher prices.
Prices: $6 for a 16 oz beer, $7 for a Red Bull and Vodka
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
September 4, 2007: The St. Louis Sports Zone is the Bar of the Day
St. Louis Sports Zone
113 Kenrick Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone number: 314-961-3366
The St. Louis Sports Zone is located on Watson Rd around the Shrewsbury area. This bar was recently re-done and the bar was moved to a different wall. This remodeling really opened the place up. The St. Louis Sports Zone has a ton of T.V. and all tuned to different sports channels. There are plenty of places to sit at The St. Louis Sports Zone, but I have not been there when a big game is going on. The place probably gets packed for big games, but I think it would be a cool atmosphere to go and watch a Blues, Rams or Cardinals game. The St. Louis Sports Zone also has pool and darts.
We went to the St. Louis Sports Zone on a Saturday night around 10:00 p.m. and when we walked in it seemed like there wasn't anyone there. But, the place is so big and open if just felt that way. We were already pretty drunk because we were at my friends condo which is right behind the Sports Zone. We ordered buckets and these came with 5 beers and cost $13.00. Well drinks cost $3. We had quite a few drinks and walked back to the Condo at about 1:30 a.m. A good night in my book.
Prices: Bucket of 5 beers for $13.00; Well drinks $3.00
113 Kenrick Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone number: 314-961-3366
The St. Louis Sports Zone is located on Watson Rd around the Shrewsbury area. This bar was recently re-done and the bar was moved to a different wall. This remodeling really opened the place up. The St. Louis Sports Zone has a ton of T.V. and all tuned to different sports channels. There are plenty of places to sit at The St. Louis Sports Zone, but I have not been there when a big game is going on. The place probably gets packed for big games, but I think it would be a cool atmosphere to go and watch a Blues, Rams or Cardinals game. The St. Louis Sports Zone also has pool and darts.
We went to the St. Louis Sports Zone on a Saturday night around 10:00 p.m. and when we walked in it seemed like there wasn't anyone there. But, the place is so big and open if just felt that way. We were already pretty drunk because we were at my friends condo which is right behind the Sports Zone. We ordered buckets and these came with 5 beers and cost $13.00. Well drinks cost $3. We had quite a few drinks and walked back to the Condo at about 1:30 a.m. A good night in my book.
Prices: Bucket of 5 beers for $13.00; Well drinks $3.00
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