bpe235 wrote:yes its the old place some club used to be in...not sure about the oyster place
It was a seafood place that closed about 7 or 8 years ago if my memory is right.
I think part of the reason there aren't more sports bars with patios is the middle of the road climate we have here.
I can think of 4 or 5 good sports bars in Atlanta with decent to great patios to watch games. I remember one place in their U City-like hipster area that had two large patios, tons of TVs and the place was a soccer haven. Another one had a patio in back and one in front to keep different college fans separated. But they have good weather year around so patios are a viable option fiancially for business owners. Plus the large transient population helps.
Nashville is also warmer and I can think of three good sports bars with patios. The name escapes me but there's a good one is right there along music row. The front of the place has garage doors that open up in nice weather.
Same way with Chicago and the Twin Cities: a number of good sports bars with patios. But I think they're big there because their winters are so tough. Once the weather is nice people want to be outside. Plus their summers aren't too bad.
But St. Louis sits in the middle and patios aren't quite the draw. Winters aren't tough so we don't rush out in Spring and the summers can be a b*tch. Same way with Cincinatti and Kansas City.
