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Alary's Bar
Categories: Restaurants Nightlife Bars Sports Bars Restaurants, Sports Bars [Edit]
139 7th St ESaint Paul, MN 55101
Neighborhood: Downtown St. Paul
(651) 224-7717
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 11 am - 2 am
Sun 9 am - 2 am
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Late Night
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
30 reviews for Alary's Bar
Review Highlights
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"...and as is their atmosphere before and after Wild games." In 3 reviews -
"Al really has it going on here during Bears games." In 3 reviews -
"glad to see a bar that only serves frozen pizzas." In 4 reviews
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30 reviews in English
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Review from Jon C.
12/2/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Alary's is the kinda neighborhood "cop bar" that you see in the movies... The entire place is a mix of sports and "cop" paraphernalia...
The only difference between Alarys and the movies is the fact that Alary's bartenders serve you wearing practically nothing. This reality could make it slightly uncomfortable for the conservative or shy types, however, it is no different than what one might see at a Hooters.
Their beer selection is great and as is their atmosphere before and after Wild games.
One major perk that Alary's offers is a shuttle service to Wild games. (If you take the shuttle to the game, hold onto your ticket, its worth a beer at Alary's when you return from the game). -
Review from Victor M.
Saint Paul, MN
4/8/2012
I gave this place 3 stars because alarys has a large beer selection. It has more taps than most bars in the down town area. The place is a cop shop without dough nuts. This place has lots of old perverts checking out the skimpy dressed girls late at night. The service is very good and they do have lots of tvs to watch the game. This bar also provides transportation to and from events downtown. On non game or event days this place is kinda dead except for the local regulars who come in. the staff is very large and there is a decent rotation of the ladies. Other than that the out door seating is good in the summer.
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Review from Jamie A.
Driving down 94...3 hours to kill before we need to be at the airport...Alary's saved the day! Decided to try and find a place to watch the TN Titans game, I broke out ye old trusty Yelp app and did a search for sports bars and this topped the list. After a phone confirmation, we arrived and the bartender (friendly, but def not overbearing) was happy to put on our game.
Food options=slim, just frozen pizza (hence the star deduction). Beer options=vast. Lots of drafts we can't get in TN, e.g., Hamm's, Goose Island.
If I'm ever in St. Paul again, I'll be back. -
Review from Dana T.
10/10/2011
Every guy I know loves this place... I don't understand what all the hoopla is about?? The girls working there are cute but nothing extraordinary! Ohhh that's men for you. The bartenders were nice, with good service.
I do have to admit, this place is a pretty good man cave. It has everything that appeals to a man... Bar food, bar decor, bar games... If you are craving a late night cardboard pizza, Alarys has got it! They will even serve it to you on the cardboard and hand you on napkins to eat on! Because plates are just unacceptable here!! Ha, no actually I'm not sure why they don't have plates... Odd...
They offer free shuttle service to the Xcel Energy center for Wild games, as long as you purchase a beer... It will score you a free ride there and back!
If I'm with a group of guys... Which I'm sure I will be at some point... You will definitely find me back at Alarys Bar. -
Review from Megan M.
9/17/2011
A friend of mine wanted to go to a bar to meet women, and suggested this place. Not sure why. It was crawling with men- mainly weird, socially awkward creepers who don't know how to talk to women, so they go to a place like this to stare at the bartenders. I can understand- I aspire to have a body like those bartenders, but like beer too much.
This place was entirely average. We had one good bartender, and one who was clearly placed for her looks. She gave me a straight diet Coke, and the other bartender was more than happy to fix her screw up. It's as bright as day in there, and it's the biggest sausage fest outside of Hooters. If you're into that sort of thing, this is the place for you. -
Review from Steve G.
St Paul, MN
10/4/2011
If I wanted to be at a bar with about 90%+ guys and barely clothed female workers I would go to a strip club. I think old guys at a strip club would be less creepy as well.
For you Chicago Bears fans this is a Bears bar. -
Review from Sandy W.
Minneapolis, MN
1/3/2012
If you love the Bears, this is your place! GREAT atmosphere for the game filled with fellow Bear fans. They don't take credit cards..which is a bit annoying, but there is an ATM if you don't have any cash. Yes the girls basically wear nothing, but they are very nice and give good service!
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Review from Thaddeus S.
St Paul, MN
11/26/2010 10 Check-ins Here
I have four words for this bar. Nine O'clock Shift Change! No offense to the earlier tenders, but at 9pm the cleavage has slots big enough to hide the SP winter carnival medallion, shorts ride up ass cracks like adolescent wedgies and abs are flat enough to see the reflection of the game if you happen to not be looking at one of TV's. That being said, I only come here to watch sports and drink iced tea. ;) This is a great bar before and after wild games, with three shuttles and tons of great viewing (I mean lots of TV's) if you should decide to stay put.
But to really experience this place you have to give up the notion the Vikings are ever going to win a super bowl and come cheer on the most historic franchise in history. Al really has it going on here during Bears games. Great brats, burgers and dogs out on the grill out back. Great dedicated Bear fans that sing Bear Down Chicago Bears after every game. And best of all, the same 9pm shift work almost every Bears game. Did I mention they had a lot of TV's? -
Review from Chris M.
12/13/2010 12 Check-ins Here
So even though I hate the Chicago Bears and have to lie to people about going to Alary's lest I be judged as a borderline creep, I have to admit that I like me some Alary's.
Besides the scantily clothed (clothed is probably an overstatement) women that appeals to my gender, Alary's has plenty going for it. Cheap beer during HH, affordable beer during non-HH times, a large tap list (30+ beers on draught), two of the only pool tables I've found in downtown, darts, foosball, a copious amount of TV's, usually decent music playing and free shuttles to Wild games are all aces in my book.
Food selection is pretty much limited to Heggies' pizza, but they've recently added a hot dog cart during game days and weekend nights offering Vienna brand dogs, etc.
I'm not sure why Alary's is classified as a dive bar on Yelp, it's really just a sports bar with an emphasis on T&A., but that's okay in my book. -
Review from David N.
Sartell, MN
2/26/2012
Ok. Here's the thing with Alary's. It's not a great bar, not even a good bar really. It's all about the "uniforms" that the girls are wearing. And the girls aren't that hot! There I said it. Without a game in town it's dead, but you still don't get good service. Apparently the tight shorts cause a bad tude.
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Review from Dan S.
12/12/2008
A ton of cops hang out here and when cops are drinking they can be quite the a-holes. They walk around with chips on their shoulders in hopes that someone will throw the first punch. Don't fall for it, I've seen them take many the drunk out back for a stomping by 12 ununiformed officers.
The bartenders are all hot women with smokin' bodies. They wear short shorts with half their butt coming out and show cleavage down to the nipple. This is a problem because the place is always a sausagefest. The ratio is at least 5:1.
Ladies, it might not be a bad place to go if you are desperate for attention. You will get noticed and hit on by everyone in the place. You'll have the pick of the pack, but that's not really saying much. Do you really want a guy that goes to a bar to eye-fu** the bartenders?Listed in: Downtown St. Paul
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Review from Jason Y.
St Paul, MN
2/8/2011
This place is ok. I have been here a few times now and was not very impressed. The girls are not that good looking for what they wear. AND it's a COP bar and the owner is a BEARS fan. Two strikes right there!!
BUT, it is better than hanging out at a regular dive bar with male bartenders. I would go back, and probably will. But it's not that great overall. A little "like" competition could
/would put this place to shame.
Other than that, food is very limited. Seating is plentiful. Many TVs to watch the game(s). Service seems to be decent. Plenty of parking in the garage next door.
Check it out, but don't expect too much from what you hear. -
Review from Amy B.
Eagan, MN
12/9/2008
OK, If I'm a straight girl and I can handle Alary's then there are definitely some straight guys that need to start wearing skirts around. Ya sallies. Come on... When people talk about Alary's Bar, they always compare it to Hooters, a better Hooters. If you didn't get that comparison, well, get new friends that can describe or don' take the advice from the people you get it from.
Alary's is a trashy, awesome Chicago Bear's/cop bar that's a great place to go before/after Wild games. I love taking my guy friends from outside the metro here. Pay $3, park and jump on the bus to the Excel. And, if you are a single girl, the bar is packed with males.
The girls there are quick behind the bar, and it's their prerogative about how they want to dress and how they want to earn cash.
If you want a bar that has flat screen tvs everywhere you look, and cold beer, come to Alary's. They got a couple arcade games, pool and darts. Plain-old frozen pizzas, and occasionally tasty grilled burgers and brats during Bears games, are on the menu. Don't expect china dishes and delectable, little finger foods, or anything Minneapolis. Just sports, women and beer. -
Review from Erik P.
St Paul, MN
11/24/2009
I've been an Alary's patron since 1997. Cosmetically the place has changed a lot since then, but the core purpose of the place has not: It's a dive-sports bar, and a decent one at that.
Atmosphere: It's a dive. Yes, the bartenders are all ladies and wear bunhuggers . Yes, the ratio of men to women customers is ridiculously unbalanced--it's a total sausage fest, especially after Wild games. There are a ton of 50" flat screens, and when a game is on so is the sound. The juke box has been upgraded and yes, you will be able to annoy everyone with your shitty music selections.
The Crowd: An eclectic mix of students, professionals, bums, sports-fans, rock stars, old timers, and focused drinkers.
You will be able to get drinks fast at Alary's. However, better keep them simple because the bartenders, while appeasing to the eye, are not the sharpest tools in the shed. They wern't hired for their extensive knowledge of beer and spirits.
The only consistent food at Alary's is the Randy's brand of Frozen Pizza. It's terrible, really is, but it's edible and quickly available. Alary's has an open policy of bringing your own food in, so pack a picnic basket if you so desire.
The bathroom situation is atrociuos. In a place where the guys vastly outnumber the ladies, and serious Midwestern Power Drinking is going on, you'd think more attention would be placed on availability of pissers. Not the case. Men's bathroom has 2 urinals, one of which is designed for a midget, so plan ahead.
And fellas, don't bitch and complain when there's a line for the bathroom. Think about it, genius: lots of dudes, few recepticles, there's going to be a wait. An no, nobody is going to piss in the sink. Ass.
Ultimately, Al's is a good place to start, end, or ride out the night if your focused on watching sports, drinking heavily, or enjoying the huge patio on a nice day/night. Keep your expectations low and you'll have a good time. -
Review from kiki d.
Milpitas, CA
7/8/2008
On my way to Alary's for the first time, someone described it as 'an oasis', which turned out to be apt - on a Saturday night, we didn't see any people or open businesses in the couple blocks before we arrived.
I'm not especially into the near-naked waitresses, but I can see where that would be a draw for others.
There were some good beer specials, and lots of tvs, one pool table.
If I were in the area again, I might go back. But definitely not a place I'd make an effort to get to. -
Review from Nathan L.
Park City, UT
9/13/2008
Not much to say that hasn't been said already... But as a guy I of course was surprised and pleased with what happened behind the bar after 9pm with the bartenders. So I would go there to take some buddies if we were wondering around downtown St. Paul for some strange reason and didn't know where to go. Other than that they had a good amount of beer on tap and a lot of tvs as well so it might be a good place to catch a game every now and then.
The worst part would be frozen pizzas they serve. Not sure why they even bother selling these things because they could be the worst frozen pizza I've ever had. And not to mention they thought ours just might taste better if it was a little more "carmelized" than usual, but they were mistaken. -
Review from Matt E.
Story City, IA
1/10/2010
We hit up this watering hole prior to a Minnesota Wild game upon the recommendation of a friend of mine who lives in the area. The location is good and they offer a very convenient shuttle to take you to and from the games at the Xcel Energy Center. Our initial plan was to catch as much of the Iowa State bowl game, and it was a snap with the numerous large flat-panel TVs mounted throughout the bar.
it's impossible to review this place without acknowledging the porn-star talent that works behind the bar. This is a sports bar with a strip-club attitude with beer girls gyrating on table tops and large enhanced breasts spilling out of their shirts. Fun to look at, but easily confused. Speak slowly and keep your orders simple. Who knows, you may even get to see some tattoos that only their gynecologists see regularly.
They do promote the fact that they serve Delirium Tremens on tap, but be forwarned a small plastic cup will cost you a hefty $10.
Superb location & transporation for Wild games, raucous and raunchy in demeanor. A little over the top for me but I would have given this place a 5-star review when I was a single fraternity guy in college. -
Review from John K.
Elk Grove, CA
7/10/2008
I stopped by here on a lazy 4th of July afternoon at my friend's suggestion. We had enough of Taste of Minnesota and wanted to find a nice watering hole to hangout at until dinner time rolled around. Hence, Alary's. We walk in, the place is empty, reminds me of a typical big college town bar... then we see the bartenders. =) No wonder my buddy wanted to come here.
We had fun with Megan and Chris, flirted and took a few pictures with them for posterity sake, played darts, and then left when we were thoroughly buzzed -- all for $33 for the both of us (including tip). I had a Red bull Vodka, 2 Hefeweizens, Blue Moon, and a Lemon drop -- my friend just drank Coor's Light. But still, $33? Not bad when compared to let say.. Norman's Bar in downtown Minneapolis or any other bar/club in big city.
The people were cool and down to earth. Ran into a guy who was escaping his family's 4th of July festivities (I don't blame him), a wedding party that stopped by before their reception, cute bartenders, a couple of "chodes," and twin sisters whose names I kept mixing up so I obviously didn't get anywhere. =) kidding. All in good fun. -
Review from Brenna s.
Minneapolis, MN
1/18/2010
Dive bar for sure...
we went on a Saturday afternoon.. glad to see a bar that only serves frozen pizzas... the full menu bars are getting annoying, i work so hard to get that buzz going than i ruin it with food... Fail -
Review from Rob R.
Athens, GA
5/21/2011
Not what we thought it could be. Cop bar, Bears fan, definitely have to earn your chops before you get service. Old man, that may have been as roasted as the sausages he was selling, provided indoor street meat. Just a townie bar that will remain that way. Not even worth waiting for "9 o'clock shift change" if you are into two ticks above wt servers. Glad we have other options. They've been around awhile, so someone enjoys what they offer.
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Review from Rebecca Y.
Maple Grove, MN
7/22/2007
Alarys, which used to be the Old Paint Shop, is definately for the boys. Hooter waitress lookalikes. Good service. And a jukebox from 1993.
There is no food menu available but we did have a few parties here and were able to bring in our own food. -
Review from Creighton E.
Saint Paul, MN
5/23/2010
i have been in here many a time. The major draw is the scantily clad bartender-ettes. The drinks are average priced for the area. The decor and food are not even worth addressing. This is just your typical dive bar that appeals to men who want to oggle the talent. it is a great spot if you are a Chicago Bears fan. They have every game on during the season. Stop in for a couple if you're downtown, but I wouldn't make the trip from too far out.
Parking is free in the ramp next door. that is amazing for a downtown bar. -
Review from Todd R.
Park Forest, IL
3/4/2010
In my most recent trip to the land of 10,000 Lakes (there is no way there is actually 10,000 lakes in this state) I found myself with no place to watch the Bears game. As panic sat in, my uncle (a former Illinois resident himself) decided we should head to a place called Alary's Bar. On the way over, my uncle told me about how owner was an ex-bear and that there was no better place to watch Bears games, yada yada. My main concern was finding the Bears game on a single TV in this bar in downtown St. Paul.
In short, this place is awesome. As a huge fan of the Bears, and dive bars in general, Alary's was great surprise in enemy territory. The place was packed with Bears fans and was as rowdy and energetic as the places I have grown to love in Chicago. The fact that they only serve frozen pizzas might be a negative for some, but I found the simplicity of food choices refreshing, just like my beer.
Of course the Bears won, and a Bear Down was sung by all. If Todd O'Connor (Chris Farley's SNL character in the sausage crew skits) was God, this was heaven. -
Review from Joseph W.
7/26/2010
This is the ultimate cop bar. If you're into that... then this place is perfect. It is the opposite of me.
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Review from Kevin M.
Minneapolis, MN
9/9/2008
Ordinarily, I kinda dig cop bars. I don't know why, I just always have. Alary's is a cop bar, but if I were being interrogated it would definitely represent the bad cop in the scenario. Allow me to list the ways in which this bar sucks.
1) The waitstaff, while attentive, apparently have zero self respect. I'm just a little uncomfortable having my beer poured by someone wearing less than most people wear to bed. And I once stumbled upon a website where bars will mount a web-cam above the door so you can see what the scene is before you head out to the pub. Alary's mounted their web-cam underneath the taps. I don't need to see that.
2) It's where the Vulcans of St. Paul Winter Carnival infamy went to assault scantily clad girls (disclaimer: I actually like the Vulcans, but to get someone who's essentially showing you her boobs to complain about your behavior takes some serious sketchiness).
3) I've met the owner, and he is a frightening specimen.
4) The clientele is exactly what you would expect from a bar where the bartenders wear white crop tops and butt-huggers. Imagine if Hooters vomited up all the unsavories who were too questionable to be allowed in.
5) Last week when I stopped in to see if any of the Republican convention delegates were in there and get some interesting photos of convention night-life, I was not disappointed. Turns out, Republicans love their whores. I mean that literally. There was a woman in fishnets wandering around chatting up random guys in suits, and then I saw an older gentleman sit in the booth behind us. The two guys (handlers?) he was with went to the back of the bar and came back with fishnet girl. They sat together for a while hanging on each other until one of the gentleman's handlers came and told us we couldn't take pictures in the bar. We left with great haste. -
Review from Dan S.
River Falls, WI
11/22/2010 2 Check-ins Here
This isn't a bar to bring your date, but if you want a good place to catch a drink and hitch a ride on their shuttle to the Wild games, then this is a spot to check out. The eye-candy is nice to look at and sometimes laughable (girls standing on top of counters swaying holding "cold beer sold here" signs.) . If you like dive-bars, put this on the list.
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Review from John O.
4/8/2010
Do you like dive bars, cop bars, Chicago Bears Fans bars, and a wait staff that's easy on the eyes? Then go here. After now being here 3 times and leaving with a smile, this is why God invented alcohol. The owner must be making a killing here. I love the fact that they have frozen pizzas for soaking up the beer after a late night of binge drinking. I've been told that it can get pretty crowded after MN Wild game or even during a Chicago Bears game. Check out the scenery here and you can't tell me you wont be talking about it after you leave. Sorry, ladies unless thats what you like.
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Review from bob o.
Saint Paul, MN
8/11/2010
You are right....there are not 10,000 lakes in Minnesota....there are over 12,000, look it up my friend. Alary's is a great place for Bears games and for happy hour....changing crowds throughout the day depending on time....happy hour to regulars to college crowds are the norm. They also started selling Chicago hot dogs from their hot dog cart....you cannot beat that. And they have the NFL ticket with TV's everywhere in this 5,000 square foot bar.
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Review from Liam C.
Pittsburgh, PA
7/20/2007
Scantily clad female bartenders...good beer....good service...lots of bar games and tvs...da Bears
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Review from Michael N.
Minneapolis, MN
12/27/2008
decent sports bar in st. paul. not far from my house so location is good for me. nothing else really special other than the girls wearing less than normal.
