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Courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis
At the top of our list this year because who goes to the Ritz to watch anything? …except the beautiful people. This year, the Ritz is going off-script and transforming the Lobby Lounge into “the ultimate sports bar,” which means multiple big screen TVs, team-color decos, and a special menu, including buffalo chicken dip, bone-in or boneless wings, beef quesadillas, toasted rav’s, pigs-in-a-blanket, bbq pulled pork flatbread sandwiches, New Orleans gumbo and New Orleans style hot dogs, plus pitchers and buckets of beer. And should you want to toast your team in style, martinis and champagne, of course, as only the Ritz can do them. (100 Carondelet Plz, 314-863-6300, ritzcarlton.com)
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Courtesy of Lester's
Lester's
With three locations, there’s one near you, each with different drink/bottle/draft specials (details on website) but with one common denominator: the Football Platter, an every-Sunday special with three BBQ pork sliders, half a dozen toasted ravioli, half a dozen wings, and a chicken quesadilla topped, a $24 value for $12.95. (Multiple locations, lestersrestaurant.com)
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Courtesy of Over/Under Bar & Grill
Over/Under Bar & Grill
$3 bottles, $4 craft pints, drink specials, plus NFL Network gear giveaways. And they’ll take reservations. But no bets. (911 Washington, 314-621-8881, overunderstl.com)
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Courtesy of BlackFinn American Grille
BlackFinn American Grille
The $35 ticket buys you an all-you-can-eat-and-drink indulgence: there’s a nacho bar, pretzels with dippers, wings, plus domestic bottles and well drinks. TVs? BlackFinn has a ton of them. (1147 Saint Louis Galleria, 314-726-5300, stlouis.blackfinnamericangrille.com)
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Courtesy of The Post Sports Bar & Grill
The Post Sports Bar & Grill
This and every Sunday, $20 buys you the “Sunday Funday” special: 10 wings and a bucket o’ five beers. You can play the squares game, too, and on a grand scale: there are 2 boards for the Big Game, one at $10/square and one for $20. Step up, big spenders. (7372 Manchester, 314-645-1109, thepostsportsbar.com)
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Courtesy of Helen Fitzgerald's
Helen Fitzgerald's
Bucket specials (40 wings for $34.99; five beer buckets for $10) and $5 well doubles. Try the mustard-based, Syberg-style wing sauce if you never have. (3650 S. Lindbergh, 314-984-0026, helenfitzgeralds.com)
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Courtesy of Joey B’s on the Hill
Joey B’s on the Hill
The “Wing Ding” is the thing here (five pounds of wings for $28.99), plus it’s “Fried Chicken Sunday” (half a bird, mashed potatoes, and corn on the cob for $8.95). Wash it all down with a $12 bucket (six beers), a price honored during all NFL games. (2524 Hampton, 314-645-7300, a href="http://joeybshill.com/">joeybshill.com)
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Weber's Front Row
How ‘bout some Mondo Nachos for the mondo game? They’re $5, as are the t-rav’s. And come thirsty: 40-ouncers of Bud and Bud Light are $5, as well. (8169 Big Bend, 314-961-4500; 3930 Vogel, 636-296-2560, webersfrontrow.com)
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Courtesy of Jefferson Avenue Bistro
Jefferson Avenue Bistro
This may be the super-est deal in town: there’s a complimentary hot dog, chili, and nacho buffet at halftime; $12 buckets (6 beers); 50-cent wings, and discounted Apple Pie and Cherry Bomb shots. (3701 South Jefferson, 314-771-9200, jeffersonbistro.com)
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Courtesy of The West End Grill & Pub
The West End Grill & Pub
The New Orleans buffet begins at 4 PM. Menu includes sausage gumbo, blackened steak quesadillas, steamed crawfish, Cajun wings, and red beans and rice, all for $15 pp. (354 N. Boyle, 314-531-4607, westendgrillandpub.com)
By George Mahe
It’s a coin-toss: whether to enjoy the Big Game in the man-cave, or in the company of friends and fellow football fiends at one of the local bar-restaurants. If you’re leaning toward the latter, here are a few of the better players.
Biggest Miss Dept: Neither J Buck’s or Joe Buck’s locations are open on Sundays (and we so wanted an order of their smoked chicken wings, some of the best in town).
And after all this, should you end up watching the game at home, FOX2 would like to crash your party. Details here.
