Fast Food and a Popular Sports Bar

…continuing with our visit to the St. Louis Missouri area. 

We found time for a quick lunch and the choice was easy.  We stopped at Freddie’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers.  While we have 2 Freddie’s in the Knoxville area, they are both about 45 minutes from our home.  Since we discovered Freddie’s on a trip to Nebraska, it has replaced Steak ‘n Shake as our favorite fast food restaurant!  As usual, we had a great burger and fries experience…

This Freddie’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers location is at 10457 Olive Boulevard in Creve Coeur Missouri.  Phone: 314-801-7628.  Company website: https://freddysusa.com/.  This company is growing fast!

Note: In St. Louis at least 8 Steak ‘n Shake restaurants have closed…appears to be a franchisee issue.  Freddie’s only has 1 store in St. Louis County with 4 more in adjacent St. Charles County.  Looks like a big opportunity to fill a burger vacuum!

Latter in the day, Bill and Bonnie took us to a local landmark.  O’B Clark’s is a true neighborhood sports bar!  Although it moved to a new building in the summer of 2000, this family owned operation has been in business for 21 years as of 2019.

 

This is a real sports bar!  One can’t argue with the label given the fact that over the years some serious sports trophies have been displayed on the premises.  These include the Stanley Cup, Super Bowl Trophy and the World Series Trophy.

O’B Clark’s is completely casual with minimal décor…the ambiance being provided by the 17 flat-panel TVs as well as 2 big screen TVs.  Wherever you’re seated, you have a clear view of whatever sporting event is being featured. 

FYI…the KMOX Radio Station’s St. Louis Blues Post Game is based at O’B Clark’s every Thursday night after Blues home games.

Laurie’s sister Bonnie and her husband Bill brought us to O’B Clark’s for a purpose…and it wasn’t ‘just’ to eat!  We were there on May 15…for the third conference final game with the San Jose Sharks.  By the time that the game started…the excitement was palpable!  

This is the beer menu at O’B Clark’s.  Unlike many bars and restaurants these days, although there are plenty of choices, the number of choices don’t overwhelm you…

The menu is similar with this bar/restaurant sticking to the basics.  There are appetizers ranging from chicken wings to toasted ravioli and Fried Green Beans…11 choices in all.  There are a number of salads and soups available, the latter including French Onion.  Twenty-one sandwich options plus 12 inch and 14 inch build your own pizzas round out the dining choices.   

We started out with beer and appetizers.  This was what was left of our very tasty Cheese Garlic Bread ($4.50) by the time I remembered to take a picture.  It was so good!

We followed up with an order of O’B Clark’s Chicken Wings. ($10.95) They were good but the sauce just didn’t do it for me.  I was the exception however, with everyone else being very happy with the choice.  These are Bonnie’s favorite chicken wings… 

We arrived at O’B Clark’s well before the game started…so we had to keep eating and drinking!  Our next food offering was a 14 inch pizza with pepperoni and sausage plus half with black olives. (I think it cost $16.70)

The crust was super thin and cracker crisp.  Like most traditional St. Louis pizzas, the cheese used on this pizza was provel.   While I prefer mozzarella, provel does have a gooey and semi-buttery texture at room temperature…but it does impart a much different flavor to the pizza.    

Note: Provel is a white processed cheese product that is a combination of cheddar, Swiss and provolone cheeses.  Provel cheese is rarely used outside of the St. Louis area…

O’B Clark’s is located at 1921 South Brentwood Boulevard in Brentwood Missouri.  Phone: 314-961-8900.  Website: https://www.obclark.com/.

We had fun at O’B Clark’s, leaving after the first period to finish watching the game at Bonnie and Bill’s home.  Unfortunately the St. Louis Blues lost this game…but subsequently came back in the following games with 3 wins in a row to win their conference championship.  They are now in a monumental struggle with the Boston Bruin’s for the championship and the Stanley Cup!   

Just click on any of the photos to enlarge them…

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Take Care, Big Daddy Dave