Carson’s Sports Bar & Restaurant

Really fun bar! I came here on a Saturday night for some karaōke and it felt like a fun college bar. The crowd was really nice and it felt like everyone knew each other. There wasn’t such seating because there was a private party going on but when we asked the host (of the party) if we could sit in their area, they were very welcoming and told us to have some of their food! The karaōke was so much fun too! I loved the mood of this bar and would totally come back.

This wasn’t a great experience, which is a bummer because Soulard typically has a ton to offer in the way of their bars, this one was just lacking.
The highlight was the karaōke. Some people were having fun and getting into it, which is always a plus! Shoutout to the guy who knew every single word of «Anaconda» by Nicki Minaj, that took guts and he killed it!
That aside, we were treated to some frat guy fist pumping, which is fine, a nice waitress, and a crowded room. $ 15 bucket specials are about average. But the real reason this bar got knocked down so much was the occasional whiff of sewage.
At first it was funny (but gross) when a guy one table may have pooped himself and sprinted through the bathroom. Watching the faces across the bar catch their first smell may have been the most entertaining part of the evening. This happened 3 times though, starting from the same spot and stinking up the whole place (and there was no one to blame things on after the first time). Really kinda kills the whole mood of the place when you’ve got the whole bar gagging.
Probably won’t be back. We can find another place to sing.

This is the worst place I have bee to in soulard. No happy hour specials. No
It is dead in here. No specials. There is a $ 10 minimum on ATM cards? I have heard this with credit cards but not with atm cards.
There were no signs anywhere stating the minimum. The bartender was really snotty about it.
I came in here because I heard their wings were great. They were not! They were soggy. The sauce had a weird metallic taste to it. The final straw was the blue cheese or should I say sour cream. They had no blue cheese crumbles or flavor.
Their prices are high! I got a Stella draft and 6 bad hot wings for essentially a full steak meal at Tucker’s.
Kicking myself for walking past Lleweylln’s to go here!

This place stinks– poorly lit dive. Food isn’t any good and the staff is all attitude. You will not catch me in this place.

Ever since they changed management, their karaōke has been less than mediocre. They used to be really fair and give everyone a chance. Now they repeat songs and only give the same few people the chance to sing… what seems to be their friends.

Fun karaōke. Don’t pay with a debit card. Takes 10 min to close the tab. They have to take your debit card to the back. Which is extremely shady. Then they overcharged me for one additional drink. No bar should ring up your drinks then take it to the back. Buy a charge machine for the front or sell your bar to someone who can afford one. I drop $ 80 and you are telling me you can’t afford to put a card reader in the front of the bar.
Final tab 37 drinks for 3 people in an hour. How is that possible? Very shady. Don’t come here expecting to get drunk or be fair. Close the tab after every order.

I used to tolerate bad behavior exhibited by Carson’s staff and management because this place was a place to go at the end of a Soulard night to sing karaōke and I didn’t have high expectations. BUT, the waitstaff get DRUNK and SLOPPY and they lose patrons credit cards FAR TOO OFTEN, the karaōke staff override the karaōke queue to play POLITICS, and the night manager has a FOWL MOUTH. Finally, when the manager called one of the sweetest girls in Soulard a «whore» and called her fiancé a «fag, «I realized it was time to say goodbye to Carson’s. There are too many good entertainment choices in Soulard to support businesses that can’t play nice and I wouldn’t continue to support this behavior if it was the last place standing.

Carson’s Sports Bar in Soulard is a very fun place to go to on the weekend. Karaōke nights are the best and if James Wong is in the building look out! Watch out for the house specialty shot… Rumplemintz!

Bloody Mary was just ok

I’ve been here twice and I guess it’s just not for me. The first time was fine. I witnessed a few underaged guys and gals being served without being carded. I knew that they were underaged because they weren’t as stealthy and smooth as they thought, being pretty intoxicated and a nuisance to the other patrons. Whatever. To each their own, I suppose.
The second time, will be my last time there. We just wanted a fun night of karaōke, and I remembered this place had it. We walked in all smiles. The bartender asked for our IDs. My friend jokingly and playfully slipped it away from her fingers as she gestured for his ID. She immediately became irate and told him «You don’t come in here and act like a f**ing douchebag! Who the f*ck do you think you are?»
Had he said something out of line or done anything remotely unpleasant, I would understand her reaction. He hadn’t said anything other than a friendly «How’s it going» upon arrival. After her words, he immediately apologized and tried to explain he was playing around and he works in the service industry as well. He knows how taxing it can be. I thought she was just yanking his chain, but when she proceeded to get everyone else’s drinks before him and continued to call him a «f**ing douchebag» we knew she was obviously insane. After she finally got his drink she says «You treat your f**ing bartender with respect!!» She then came from behind the bar so she could hang out with other patrons who were obviously regulars. She was very nice to me and my other friend that was with us, but I feel like she was just doing it to spite her new found nemesis.
She would have definitely been a respected bartender had she acted like a civil human being. Maybe have a conversation with us. Not call my friend a f**ing douche. We finished our 1 drink, left a generous 15% tip (despite the few bucks, if any, that anyone else would have given) and left.

Hmm, if you love some karoke and a serious dive bar, lock this one in.
We stopped by after our dinner at Molly’s as a few in our group are brave souls who enjoy the karoke.
We arrived at Carson’s around 9 and it was not too crowded. We found a table in the back and ordered some drinks. They had a couple of specials, domestic buckets for $ 18 and fireball shots. I don’t think the buckets were any sort of deal at 3 bucks a beer but whatever.
They had a real extensive selection of songs for karoke and the crowd was pretty fun. There were a ton of Chicago Bears fans there and everyone was in a good mood.
We all had a good time. We don’t get to head down to Soulard very much but I would say Carson’s was just fine. I don’t know if I would go out of my way to go there again, but it was fine.
I just hope the Bears fans had a blast last night as the loss they took today from the Rams could not have been fun…

Been putting this one off…
Soulard is a place full of wonder. On the right weekend, it’s like Disney Land for adults. However, Soulard also has its holes and crevasses. Carson’s Sports Bar & Restaurant is one of them.
We stoppped into Carson’s a while back, before I started Unilocaling my way through the city. Needless to say, I wasn’t entirely impressed with the atmosphere. I like a good dive. Hell, I like drinking with the common man! Nonetheless, this place is more designed for the horny old man, hoping to ogle the young women who serve there.
And the food was nothing to write home about. We had a couple of sandwiches, and neither was all that special. After a pretty mediocre introduction to Carson’s, we had no intention to come back. Until last night…
Allison B. decided to take a grand excursion this week to explore other karaōke joints besides her own. Thursday night was dedicated to Carson’s. Since I live less than a mile away, I couldn’t think of any reason to not support her on this journey.
First, there was failure on the specials. Their idea of a drink special was $ 18 for a bucket of domestic, three dollars a beer. I didn’t need an entire six pack, so I optioned for a three dollar pint of Bud Light. They have nothing but AB products. With all the great beer around town, you think these people would maybe consider bringing in some Schlafly, Civil Life, Urban Chestnut, etc. You know, something owned by St. Louisans!
More than anything, the karaōke was just poorly ran. Perhaps I’m just spoiled by the fine work done at Frailey’s Southtown! The hosts were oddly grizzled. I was afraid that I would get hit over the head by a pool cue when I came up to sing, like in Road House. Our group put in our songs pretty quickly, got a song sang without too much waiting, but then got sidelined for what seemed like for hours. At one point, we watched the same person stay up through THREE consecutive songs, dueting with someone different each time. We were perplexed. Honestly, they weren’t that busy.
Around midnight, we finally got a second turn. Immediately after our songs, we left.
I’m sorry, Carson’s. I don’t think that I’ll be back.

So… this place is a serious dive bar! We went in here, because we were at an engagement party, and the future bride’s last name is Carson, so her whole family wanted to go here. It is very crowded. We could barely move. There was a variety of typical karoke songs played. The highlight of the evening was an old asian man, with a long pony tail and a white furry hat. He was very entertaining.

Carson’s is a final destination for the local ST Louis middle aged crowd to find their mate for the night. I’m serious. And it usually is a stop after partying it out at 1860 Saloon for the night. It’s a watering hole for thirsty-​drugged-​out cougars who will sleep with you on the condition that you went to the same high school! You might get an STD just walking into this place. Any place where Natty Ice is on tap makes you question, why aren’t you at the landing??? This place is hilarious, and you will have a story any time you come in. This is a hard core St Louis place, and it won’t apologize for it. A total opposite of Llewleyns next door. It’s hilarious!

wandered in here on a Sunday afternoon for a drink and a snack… apparently they were having some type of birthday party and had a band lined up… a bunch of regulars and it seemed everybody knew everybody else… which is cool… it did appear that the place was filled with a ton of older guys and very young looking strung out ladies… dressed in tight fitting lycra and sparkles… which seemed odd attire for a lazy Sunday… even the old ladies where dressed in stilletos and hootchie cootchie clothing… weird weird weird but to each his own… one of the waitresses had her entire ass hanging out and I am not exaggerating in any way… she had on a black thong with a little hipster garter belt and a matching bra on with horns on her head… it is not halloween yet but hey it appears they enjoy having a good party up in old Soulard… there were some normal looking folks there sprinkled in just some families of older ladies that look like anybody elses’ mama or auntie and they were all just doing their own thing… I just drank my drinks down which were served in plastic kegger cups so if you like glass get a bottle of beer… sat back and watched the show… over all seems like this place can be whatever you want a place to rock out with your cock out or you can just choose a corner table and chill out …

Is it a bit of a dive? Yes. Is the food any good? I wouldn’t know. What I can tell you is that if you’re with a group on a Friday or Saturday night, it’s hard not to have a good time here. Karaōke is the usual main stage activity and I’ve heard some of the best and worst this town has to offer here (which is pretty much what you want in a karaōke bar). Drinks are cheap and the atmosphere is no nonsense. On behalf of myself and the many rowdy Soulard patrons that have frequented this establishment: thank you Carson’s.

UPDATE — try the grilled wings — they are terrific.

From what I’ve seen Carson’s is no smoking now, so that shouldn’t be an issue. Carson’s is kind of divey but Steeler Stacy makes it fun. She has unlimited energy for a bartender and keeps things interesting.

1 word that best describes this establishment, «divebar.»
The best part about this place was the old school Budweiser memorabilia such as the bud fans and clydesdale’s merry go round light. It looked like it was cool back in the 80’s. I hear they have karaōke, but we were only there before the cards game.
The beer was average price and we got some buckets which were not a bad deal. I got the Carson burger and they over cooked it and it was pretty charred on the outside which I do not like. My friends got some wings and jalapeño poppers and said they were good.
The worst part about the place was how smoky it was, which did not surprise me. The temperature was also very warm.
Looks like a place that has mostly the «regulars.» I don’t plan on coming back unless it is a suggestion made by someone else.

This is your normal hole in the wall place. Burgers, sandwiches, fries, and good priced drinks. Always good service and rarely have to look around with an empty glass.
I’ll be back again.