The All Things St. Joseph Thread

[cmh6476]

I know many of you are already planning your 2010 summer trip to our wonderful city. I think we need a repository of all things St. Joseph from the locals. From hotels to restaurants to things to do or see, let's gather it all here and then for the next 5 years you'll all have some place to look before you plan your travels.

Doesn't have to be St. Joe either, can be the near vicinity. Of course we can't list everything to do in Elwood, otherwise this will just get a bit out of control.

So with that said, you guys throw out your thoughts/ suggestions, and I'll try and update the initial post and link to your reviews of certain restaurants, find links to the places you mention and try and post everything here in some kind of comprehenisble fashion.

Places to Stay:

• Candlewood Suites
• Holiday Inn Riverfront Hotel
• Nzoner's
• Ramada Inn & Monkey Cove Waterpark
• Shakespeare Chateau Bed & Breakfast
• Stoney Creek Inn

Things to Do:

• Cool Crest Garden Golf
• Glore Psychiatric Museum
• Historic Homes Tour
• National Military Heritage Museum
• Patee House Museum
• Remington Nature Center & Riverfront Walking Trail
• Terrible's St. Joe Frontier Casino

Places to Eat:

• Barbosa's Castillo
  CP Reviews: cmh6476
• Boudreaux's Louisiana Seafood & Steaks
• First Ward Houe & Pinzino's BBQ
• Galvin's Dinnerhouse
• Hoof and Horn Steakhouse
• Chain Restaurant's: Applebee's, Bandana's BBQ, Bob Evans, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cheddar's, Chili's, Country Kitchen, Cracker Barrel, Denny's, Famous Dave's, 54th Street Bar & Grill, IHOP, Le Peep, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Rib Crib, Whiskey Creek

Bars/ Nightlife:

• Big Shot's
  CP Reviews: cmh6476
  
• Biggin's
  CP Reviews: Demonpenz
  
• Blondie's
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• Brown Bear Tavern
  
• Cafe Acoustic
  CP Reviews: Demonpenz, cmh6476
  
• Felix Street Pub
  CP Reviews: Demonpenz
  
• Foster's Martini Bar
  
• Hammerhead's
  CP Reviews: cmh6476
  
• Hammerjack's
  CP Reviews: Demonpenz
  
• Hi-Ho Bar & Grill
  CP Reviews: Demonpenz, cmh6476
  
• Kelly's Pub
  CP Reviews: Demonpenz, cmh6476
  
• Legend's Bar & Grill
  CP Reviews: cmh6476
  
• Magoon's
  CP Reviews: Demonpenz
  
• Muny Inn
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• Norty's
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• The Rear View Bar & Grill
  CP Reviews: cmh6476
  
• The Rendevous
  CP Reviews: Demonpenz
  
• Shaft Nightclub
  CP Reviews: BigCatDaddy, Demonpenz, cmh6476
  
• Snakebite Club
  CP Reviews: Demonpenz
  
• The Tap Room
  CP Reviews: Molitoth, BigCatDaddy, cmh6476
  
• Tremor's Night Club
  CP Reviews: Molitoth
  
• Tuck's
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• Uncle D's Sports Bar & Grill
  CP Reviews: Demonpenz, cmh6476
  
• Volley's
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• Wiley's
  CP Reviews: Demonpenz, cmh6476

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

DOH! Forgot one place to eat...

Jerre Anne's

a MUST when in St Joe

also, closed

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

it's going to be hot as shit out this time of year, but out by the casino there is a river walk that is alright, nature center is out there too, dunno if it is open. I haven't been back to the mother land since memorial day

yes it is open

[cmh6476]

i think it's kinda funny all the grumblings about moving camp down here. Especially when this thread starts filling up and people realize there is some stuff to do in the area. What the hell exactly was there to do in River Falls, besides frequent the handful of bars or pizza places downtown?

[AustinChief]

Please tell me Cordonniers Place is still open...

I know it changed owners and the fish is no longer fresh from uncle George's net's but it is still open right?

And did someone mention that the Hoof and Horn is reopened?

[Molitoth]

St. Joseph is a fine place if you stay on the East side, and north shoppes area. Avoid South Side, downtown, and the old north end and you will be in good shape.



Classy Hangouts:

-Boudreaux's (Awesome Cajun food)
-The Tap Room (Classy bar with no drama, thugs, trash. HD TV's with deck)
-Cheddars (Big portions, $2.50 margarita's, cheap/good food approx $6.99)
-Fosters Martini Bar (martini's for the chicks)

Other restaraunts:
(North Shoppes)

-Buffalo Wild Wings
-54 Street
-Chili's
-Bob Evans
-IHOP
-Olive Garden

(East Side)

-Red Lobster
-Denny's
-Country Kitchen
-Applebee's
-Le Peep (Awesome breakfast)
-Cracker Barrel



Barbeque:

-Bandana's (Best BBQ in town imo)
-Whiskey Creek
-Famous Dave's
-Rib Crib


Active Bars:
(East Side)

-Uncle D's
-The Rear View
-The Tap Room
-Wiley's (yuck!, frat hangout, underage drinking, drama)

(West Side)

-Norty's (New!)
-HI-HO (Classic, always crowded, good times)
-Kelley's (New!)
-Hammerjacks (Supposed to be a rock bar)
-Rendezvous (Best place for live rock/metal)
-Magoon's (Best for live Jazz/experimental)

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

Please tell me Cordonniers Place is still open...

I know it changed owners and the fish is no longer fresh from uncle George's net's but it is still open right?

And did someone mention that the Hoof and Horn is reopened?

the Hoof and Horn is reopened.

My good friends opened Coordinier's for awhile after the Coordiniers retired, and while they weren't out there catching the fish, the Coordiniers were still stocking the freezers and they were serving fresh catch.

They got out of it, but it's once again re-opened and I believe the Coordinier family is still catching fish for the manager to prepare for customers.

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by Molitoth

St. Joseph is a fine place if you stay on the East side, and north shoppes area. Avoid South Side, downtown, and the old north end and you will be in good shape.



Classy Hangouts:

-Boudreaux's
-The Tap Room
-Cheddars

Other restaraunts:
(North Shoppes)

-Buffalo Wild Wings
-54 Street
-Chili's
-Bob Evans
-IHOP
-Olive Garden

(East Side)

-Red Lobster
-Denny's
-Country Kitchen
-Applebee's
-Le Peep (Awesome breakfast)
-Cracker Barrel



Barbeque:

-Bandana's
-Whiskey Creek
-Famous Dave's
-Rib Crib


Active Bars:
(East Side)

-Uncle D's
-The Rear View
-The Tap Room
-Wiley's (yuck)

(West Side)

-Norty's
-HI-HO
-Kelley's
-Hammerjacks

that's pretty good. I was almost considering listing all chain restaurants at the bottom of the restaurants list, maybe just alphabetically.

We also need to figure out how to list and give reviews of the local bars and pubs. Maybe I can just list them and then link to reviews kinda like I've started to do with the restaurants here...

[Demonpenz]

downtown has pretty good bars, magoons ususally has blues, jazz, the vous is rock experimental live music, hammerjacks is a straight up rock bar, felix street pub has local nice boozers. Shaft is a gay bar club 107 always has bands there.

[Demonpenz]

snakebite is our reeruned version of a club, there are ususally a bunch of college chicks trendy music etc, one thing that is cool though is the service is usually pretty nice. it is downtown. If you want to get into a fight get drunk and go to legends (a bowling alley bar) fights happen everytime I go out there. Uncle D's is a nice bar, dunno how the food is anymore, it is a Missouri Western themed bar.

[Demonpenz]

Wiley's is an old pizza hut turned into a Frat house bar. I haven't been there in years, but oh the irony having Frat guys with popped collars in an old pizza hut. Biggin's is an old mazzio's pizza place turned into a bar, pretty white trash, but good boozing friends there. Most the places in st joseph you can find 3rd shift people drinking at all parts of the day and if you are drinking then the locals are ususally friendly as hell.

[Demonpenz]

acoustic cafe is a place where hippies or alt people hang out and play guitar, beers are ususally 3 bucks or higher but it is a place to watch INDIE people play guitar.

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

snakebite is our reeruned version of a club, there are ususally a bunch of college chicks trendy music etc, one thing that is cool though is the service is usually pretty nice. it is downtown. If you want to get into a fight get drunk and go to legends (a bowling alley bar) fights happen everytime I go out there. Uncle D's is a nice bar, dunno how the food is anymore, it is a Missouri Western themed bar.

the snakebite owner is looking to build a party deck up on the roof, which would be pretty cool. What could beat getting drunk and leaning over the edge watching the cars passing by?

Just South of there now at the corner of 6th & Edmond they are renovating an old Music Store and it is going to be a roof-top restaurant. I see some potential with that as well, although the quality of food probably makes or breaks it like anything else.

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

acoustic cafe is a place where hippies or alt people hang out and play guitar, beers are ususally 3 bucks or higher but it is a place to watch INDIE people play guitar.

how about a Blondie's club review? Or Rose Bud Lounge or Emerald's...


:hyper:

[Demonpenz]

there are some hot girls that work at emralds they just don't strip. That is what sucks. I have been there twice and had fun though. take 20 dollars go there and drinking in the parking lot go in. I can't wait for the first chiefs player to go there ..a strip club...in a barn

[Molitoth]

..a strip club...in a barn

I used to skate there back when it was a skate park. I've been into Emeralds twice and it just does NOT feel right.