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Al Hrabosky's Ballpark Saloon
Category: Nightlife Bars Sports Bars Sports Bars [Edit]
800 Cerre StSt Louis, MO 63102
Neighborhood: Downtown
(314) 241-6969
- Nearest Transit:
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Broadway @ Cerre St (40)
Stadium Metrolink Station (Metrolink)
Broadway @ Gratiot St (40)
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- DJ
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Yes
- Coat Check:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
7 reviews for Al Hrabosky's Ballpark Saloon
7 reviews in English
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Review from Oona B.
Iowa City, IA
7/23/2010
to be more unique (instead of being just-another-sports-bar), Al Hrabosky should do some facelifting/restructuring to the restaurant. he should apply his hungarian culture: adding hungarian food and hungarian (and other eastern european biers). hungarian food, as any other eastern european food, does make good bar food (sausages, potatoes and cabbages).
it would be a good cultural twist to st. louis. -
Review from Dave F.
7/18/2010
Metal shed, concrete bare patio and creepy two-way mirror for viewing women's restroom line (3 stars down)
they do serve beer & close to stadium (2 stars)
The last time I was there they filmed "Girls gone Wild" and had a HUGE cover and minors everywere so now for Cardinal's games I shuttle to Soulard or Laclede's Landing bars for the better party bars/crowds/prices/patios.Listed in: Sun & Suds
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Review from Nowell G.
8/21/2008
I've only gone here when I've left a ball game a little too drunk. On the outside, it seems fun. Apparently, there's beer served inside and music to listen to. However, I don't think I've ever gotten a beer while there. Usually I just try to order at the hellaciously busy main bar, then decide to move on to one of the beer vendors in their parking lot/patio.
During baseball games, and especially after them, it's so busy it sometimes isn't even worth going. I'd rather try one of the other places nearby, or even take the short drive into Soulard.
Oh yeah, I'm a little uncomfortable with the two-way mirror in the men's room. It's a view of the women waiting in line for their restroom. I'm all about appreciating the opposite sex, but does it have to violate interpersonal bathroom-speaking etiquette? -
Review from Paul M.
4/20/2009
For a section of town that vitrually dies when there's no home game at Busch, you'd think Hrabosky's would do a little better job welcoming new customers, but apparently they don't feel the need.
Forumula for ballpark proximity success = pour a slab, erect a warehouse, serve cold beer with loud music, let people act the complete ass.
The other reviews are spot on. Cardinal fans are apparently so starved for pre or post game booze that they flock to Al's and become total stooges once on the premises. The dance floor should have a direct post to YouTube. It's that bad.
For a review of Paddy O's, simply cut and paste this and change name.
I suspect the investors for Ballpark Village studied the behavior at Al's and Paddy O's and deemed the venture unsalvageable. -
Review from Renee H.
Colorado Springs, CO
7/18/2010
Love this place! The DJ always puts on a good show....and the service is okay. Bar gets packed, but the bartenders usually get through everyone quickly. The staff is friendly....and seem like they enjoy their job! I love the outside vendors that sell food. Even the looming cops on staff seem to be happy and having a good time! Smiling cops are always a plus! This is just a great time - and I totally think anyone should go after the game! Or during to watch!!!
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Review from Jennifer H.
Fenton, MO
5/24/2008
A group of my friends wanted to come here to watch the Cardinal's game one night. What a bad idea. 1) It was insanely crowded. 2) Thus, it took forever to get a drink. 3) If there was food, there was no way I was tracking down anyone to take my order 4) After the game was over, the place turns into a meat-market sports bar: everyone dancing to horrible music and rubbing up on each other. Boo. Oh, and ladies, if you use the restroom be careful what you do in front of the mirror; it's a two-way and the "gentleman" in the guys restroom can see everything you do.
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Review from Jeffrey S.
St Charles, MO
3/5/2011
We held a work party there once and part of the reservation was for an automatic 15% gratuity. We didn't have as many show up as we expected, so I told the manager to raise it to 20% and handed him my credit card. He proceeded to attempt to extort a 60% percent gratuity...20% of the tab for each bartender and refused to return my credit card until I signed the receipt. I pointed out that what I had offered was more than we agreed to ahead of time, and also pointed out that the bartenders had out tip jars that were being generously filled by our party members. He said I was insulting him when I pointed out this fact and still refused to return my credit card until I signed it. After a rather heated argument, I relented and signed the receipt and proceeded to call and speak with Mr. Hrabosky himself when I got home. He basically acknowledged that the manager in question was a bit of a "hothead," but didn't really do anything to try and resolve the issue. In retrospect I should have disputed the charge and settled it later, but it didn't occur to me at the time. I will never set foot in Al Hrabosky's Ballpark Saloon again.
