Novak's Bar & Grill

So first I am SO entirely bummed that they're closing on the 30th (meeps!!) --- UPDATE: Apparently they're just switching owners!!

But anyway, I'm enjoying them while I can.

The food is pretty decent (especially for a bar), the patio is QUITE lovely, and the events are stellar. I was there recently for their guest bartending night to support the Arch Rivals. Had a blast.

I do feel inclined to note something about their drinks, however... So I'm a cosmopolitan girl. I've been drinking cosmopolitans as my drink of preference (except t Bailey's Chocolate Bar and Cyrano's in Webster Groves) for the past four years. I also usually drink 2-3 drinks when I go out.. Yet, something about the way they make them at Novaks makes me sick after one. They never taste like a cosmo (actually burn while drinking) and as I said i always end up sick... So I've given up drinking those there. Sad face.

I'm going to miss Novaks with Nancy there!

I came here about a week ago and experienced very quick service with a lot of drinks that were very delicious. The drinks here are a bit overpriced but the service is top notch. They even gave me a free meal on my birthday (hamburger with fries, but the burger was HUGE!) All in all, Nancy Novak has a repeat customer on her hands!

I had one night in St. Louis and this is where I ended up.....and I am so happy for that! I had so much fun and we came the day before they celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Wish I could have come back the next night as well! It's a fun gay bar that has an open area patio and a dance floor that wraps around on the one side of the bar. They play whatever is on the radio and they have this big projector screen where they will project the music videos...it was a lot of fun! As the night progressed, some of the bartenders and dancers got up on the bar and were shaking their thangs.....it was great! It was so entertaining to just watch them dance up there that I just wanted to go up there and join them :)

Pros:
- no cover, lots of fun
- my friends paid for this pineapple drink that was really good and it was only for $5

Cons:
- the bouncer was being weird and spent a really loooong time looking at our IDs and he would just "joke" around about how we had fakes since we were all from different states...weirdo

Why I gave it a 4.....
It was a ton of fun! I miss going to gay bars sooo much since I've been living in the midwest.....this place was tons of fun and the dancers just made it even more fun! I would just say that the area around there is a little sketchy and we parked about 5 blocks away from it. Next time, I would definitely try to park closer to Novak's.