Harpo's

For my very first visit to Harpo's, I wanted to sit outside on the patio. Unfortunately, it started raining. Inside, the waitress greeted our table promptly and took drink orders for a Classic Margarita and an O'Fallon 5 Day IPA. They were delivered quickly and tasted great for a happy hour pick-me-up. We both ordered the Pork Tenderloin with fries (see my "tip" for an idea on how to order this sandwich). This bar food favorite is one of my guilty pleasures. The tenderloin was surprisingly meaty and the fries were crispy. Overall the food was pretty good, but typical for a sports bar. The atmosphere, however, wasn't exactly my favorite. It was really dark inside, the floor was sticky and the plates stuck to the table as well. I might try this place again, but will likely sit outside on the patio for some fresh air and sunshine!

Eh. Service was pretty awful. Unfortunately, the food wasn't anything special, typical bar food, but it took forever to get a waitress to come by just to order some drinks. Once we flagged her down she acted like we were bothering her and asked if we ordered beers at the bar previously. We said we ordered the first ones from the bar before we got the table. She acted like she didn't need to help us out since we had previously ordered from the bartender. Umm..ok..we were now at a table so we expected to be able to order from the waitress.

Went to Harpo's for NLCS Game 4 last week. As far as sports bars go, this one leaves quite a bit to be desired.

Atmosphere: Just seemed a bit stale. Our Cardinals were beating up on the Giants and it seemed like nearly all of the employees were bored, even though there was a lot to do.

Service: The service was extremely slow. This place was not packed, by any means, but our table of 8 waited 15 minutes before being approached by a waitress who brought a water, said she'd be back for drink orders, and then we waited another 10 minutes.

Food/Drink: Above average. The bartenders knew what they were doing. Best part of this bar. The food was decent, not spectacular.

I probably won't go back to this Harpo's again. After being to the one in Columbia, MO, this one just seemed like a disappointment.