The Cherry Pit

Saint Paul, United States

3.3

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Telephone:
+1 651-776-6676
Website:
www.cherrypitbar.com
Address:
735 White Bear Ave, Saint Paul, MN, 55106
East Side
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
200 ftMinnehaha Av
470 ftBeech St
630 ftBush Av
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Good For
Dinner, Late Night
Parking
Street, Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
No
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Divey
Noise Level
Average
Good For Dancing
No
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Yes
Best Nights
Mon, Sat, Sun
Coat Check
No
Smoking
Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
No
Waiter Service
No
Drive-Thru
No
Caters
Yes
Has Pool Table
Yes

Today

Today 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Closed now
Local time (Saint Paul) 08:16 Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Tuesday 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Wednesday 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Thursday 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Friday 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Sunday 10:00 am – 2:00 am

Description

Specialties

Our outdoor patio features a fireplace and water fountain with lots of available seating. The juicy burgers are our speciality, along with our flavorful tasty wings. Huge menu, so come hungry! The Cherry Pit is a neighborhood bar that supports and donates to chairity. Pull tabs, meat raffles, bar bingo, and free Pitgo Bingo. Note: See friendy bartender for service, or see bartender before seating– no servers.

History

Established in 2004.

This bar used to be The Minnehaha Tavern, a bar without windows and needed a little tlc to regain some business. When I purchased the bar I remodeled and shortly added a private party room In the lower level, with a full service bar with 5 flat tv’s. Then added a outdoor patio to accomodate to the smoking ban, it was a great decision! All of us can enjoy being outdoors and enjoy the fireplace and water feature. I’m very proud of being on the corner and I know the neighbors are happy with our new curb appeal.

Meet the Business Owner

Nicole C.

Business Owner

I have always been in the bar industry since I was 18 years. I absolutely love serving and being in the industry. I truly enjoy people and have much appreciation for my staff and my patrons. I believe in treating people with respect and how you want to be treated, this has been my guide in operating a bar and grill. I enjoy flowers, running, working, and sharing my time with my kids and family.

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20 reviews of The Cherry Pit

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Place rating: 4
Saint Paul, MN
I got a groupon and we decided to check this place out. We usually stay away from the East Side because well, tough guys and drug addicts just aren’t our scene. With this being said, we had an amazing Sunday lunch there! The patio was much nicer than we expected it would be. The stuffed mushrooms were fantastic as was my red pepper jelly burger. Our server was perfect and polite and we couldn’t have been happier with her! The bathrooms were very clean and newly remodeled. We will definitely be back for lunch there again!
Place rating: 3
Minneapolis, MN
When I entered, for a moment, I thought a favorite bar hang out had been taken over by a church because there was music (I later discovered was keroke) and most of the patrons holding hands (apparently praying).
As time went on I later discovered the connection, some one who couldn’t sing AND WAS DRUNK, was practicing karaōke and everybody was praying that either he would get better or stop. Or, management would turn off his microphone.
Anyhow, prayers were answered, he did stop singing so I will give cherry pit a 3 in this review instead of a 1.
Place rating: 5
Saint Paul, MN
I agree with the pleasant surprise! It’s a bar and its a little dark on a Saturday afternoon, but dang if it wasn’t a happy atmosphere! Our server was amazing and every interaction with the staff was very positive. And then there’s the food. Surprisingly some really great buffalo wings; extremely meaty, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and not too spicy. Great cheese curds! They need some better dipping sauces for them, like a sweat and spicy choice. The wonton tacos are super good as well. Surprisingly again, the place was packed at 12:30 and we were the only ones eating. We had a groupon and I’m glad I checked it out. Five stars and I’ll be back.
Place rating: 3
Saint Cloud, MN
It you stay away from Fridays apparently you’re safer according to other Unilocal reviews. The location is less than ideal for parking but the food is pretty darn good. Had the chicken wonton tacos. They are their best seller and there’s a reason why. It’s a must order. The curd burger and aussie burger are equally amazing. The meat tasted fresh and is apparently bought from the local meat marker. The fries were unfortunately completely soaked through with grease and inedible. The menu says crispy, they definitely are far from that.
The place was pretty packed for a weeknight but it’s meat raffle Tuesday apparently. The waitress was friendly and comped $ 4 for the app since it came out significantly later than our meals. Our bill was also incorrect with other patrons drinks on it totalling $ 17 extra. Beers were forgotten about on 2⁄4 orders. Not a good average.
Worth a try for a mean burger and apps.
Place rating: 5
Minneapolis, MN
Definitely the best cheese curds around.
And the chicken wonton tacos are seriously delicious! Too good to pass up if you ever go there.
Place rating: 5
Saint Paul, MN
I live nearby and go all the time. Cheese curds are the best on the east side, buffalo chicken wrap can’t be beat, and their burgers are juicy and delicious. Wings and other apps are also bomb. You can get tots, fresh cut fries or waffle fries with sandwiches and all are good so it’s not a gamble, just get what you’re in the mood for. Patio is nice, despite a busy corner. Sometimes it gets busy, but that’s just a symptom of a great bar. Reason I’ll never stop going.
One pointer if you go… they don’t always have wait staff, so you might need to order with the bartender.
Place rating: 5
St Paul, MN
$ 1 Burgers. I am not kidding. This place offers $ 1 quarter pound, full size burgers in the afternoons, I think from 3 – 6 pm. Check with them to make sure, my information is not deemed totally reliable, but I think the bartender said they have the $ 1 burgers every day from 3−6pm. 50 cents per topping or something like that, so anyway my burger with grilled onions and a side of mayo was only $ 1.50 or something like that. When food is that cheap, I kind of phase out. A big basket of fries was only $ 4.
Was it the best burger in the world? What do you want for $ 1.50? It was pretty darn good and a full size quarter pound burger. The place has a patio, we had thoroughly decent service from the bartender, and $ 1 burgers. I’m giving them 5 stars.
Place rating: 2
Saint Paul, MN
I came here on a Sunday with my wife and our friend. We sat outside on the patio and waited for a waitress to take our order. And waited. And waited.
Eventually we had to go inside to the bar to place our order.
Plus side: The booze was cheap. And they had a rather good musical duo playing on the patio.
Place rating: 1
Minneapolis, MN
This place just feels gross, the bar is pretty average, the food I had was tolerable, but the people and staff made it beyond salvaging. Most of the patrons were clearly regulars who spent enough time in the bar that they felt at home, and dropped any efforts towards public decency years ago. I don’t have an issue with regulars, but it becomes a problem when it starts to feel like you’re being cased by half the room, call me paranoid but I left after 1 beer and kept my eyes peeled walking to my car. I will say this, friendly people exist, they go out to bars, just not to this one, so I would just skip this place altogether.
Place rating: 2
Saint Paul, MN
My husband and I stopped by for Pitgo last night. We sat at a table and there were menus for food. My husband grabbed a couple of bingo cards and we began playing while also trying to read the menu between numbers. We didn’t realise there was no server, so we were trying to decide what to order. Meanwhile, my husband happened to win that round of bingo. As soon as he got back to our table with his winnings (a tshirt) the ponytailed bartender rudely said that we had to order a drink from the bar if we were going to play bingo. Apparently he didn’t notice that we had been perusing the menu for the last 5 minutes? We each ordered a drink, which we had been planning to do, and decided to leave after we finished. We did not order food or additional drinks, as we had planned. We have been customers before and enjoyed the food, but we didn’t appreciate the rude service (or lack thereof) on this visit. Bingo was fun and we would have loved to stay, but clearly we weren’t wanted!
Place rating: 2
Cambria, CA
Food was good. Above average. Bar tender was self conceded and brag about himself. Calling himself the meat whore and talking to customers rather than serving the bar. Talking about his city boy hunting story which could get someone killed before first light. I grew up hunting so red flag. He spilled a drink on the cook which didn’t communicate he was behind him. Beer taps were clean and the beer was tasty. Coming from a undercover bar and food advisor and taster, this place gets 2 stars. I didn’t see how clean their kitchen was. They also didn’t have table numbers or were organized. They had to rely on the bartenders knowledge. Can work, but seen fail by more. Knowing John Taffer and being in his organization. I can say this bar needs improvements. Seems like they have good clientele from an older crowd playing bingo.
Place rating: 3
St Paul, MN
The food is very good, way above average for bar food, its the one reason I really go here. They have tons of TVs for the game but the fact is that I wish they had better service. I usually go earlier and latter it’s not so bad, just depends but it always feels like they screw up a drink order or my glass is empty and its 20 min of standing at the bar wait for the lady to end her conversation before I get another. It could be an awesome place if they just managed their people better.
Place rating: 4
East Side, St. Paul, MN
Even though the drinks aren’t so «fancy» I always seem to have a good time.
A few more beer choices would be nice, but when I feel like drinking high life this is the place for me.
Good neighborhood bar.
I remember the burgers being pretty good too.
Place rating: 3
Saint Paul, MN
It’s just ok. You pretty much have to flag down a bartender to get a drink as they are usually talking with the drunk regulars at the bar. Once it gets dark, you basically have a group of drunks just looking to start a fight.
Place rating: 5
Saint Paul, MN
This place is great, just had lunch with my boss! The service is excellent and the food is amazing, especially the blue cheese and bacon burger!
Place rating: 2
Minneapolis, MN
I decided after living in the area for almost 3 years that i should stop in and check this place out. I went on a Thursday night with a friend of mine. I do have to say that this place has terrible service. We waited almost 30 mins. before being asked if we wanted drinks. Then waited another hour for food. It wasn’t busy at all. There were also three bartenders working. I will not be returning anytime soon.
Place rating: 4
St Paul, MN
I love «The Pit»! There are some older reviews that aren’t so great, but they were probably warranted. I have been coming here for a few years now and I’ve never seen or had a problem. Karaōke is fun, in fact I’ll be going this Sunday for my bday. That’s just a tiny part of the reason that I love this place. Their food is awesome, for a neighborhood bar. Good $ 1 burgers, excellent onion rings, wings, and lots of other good bar fare. GREAT bloody marys, most times served with a pickle, olive, celery stick, cheese and a bit of beef stick. Although, last Sunday, I stopped in for a bloody and it came with jalapeño bacon… YUMMM! Very friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere. I will admit, on a weekend night, it can be a lil crowded… but it’s a bar. Shouldn’t it be? Also it CAN sometimes be like stepping into a reunion, if you’re from the east side, but… I like that. :)
Place rating: 1
St Paul, MN
I absolutely can’t stand this place.
The food blows, the drinks are sub-​par, the service is «meh» at best and the patrons? Complete drunken jackasses.
I’m not sure what it takes to get kicked out at this place but it must take quite a bit.
Arguments and physical altercations seem to be commonplace.
I don’t know. Maybe this just isn’t my bag of chips. Maybe I’m too old (and far too uninterested) to deal with slovenly, dumpy, drunken assholes raising up their shirts and calling one another out. Maybe this place just completely blows.
I’m going to say it’s the last one.
Place rating: 4
Detroit, MI
I went here for a pre-​game Sunday and was pleasantly surprised. We were the first and only couple in the bar, but found the bartender excellent. The bloody mary’s were great, garnished with an olive, pickle, and celery spear; also well crafted.
We had great conversation with the bartender and some of the other patrons, as they made their way in. I am not sure about the other negative reviews listed, perhaps that sort of thing happens late at night on the weekends?
Anyways, kudos to the bartender (Chris) and the establishment. It is more of a dive like bar, but fits right in as an establishment in East Saint Paul.
The food… We had the buffalo wings which were pretty good at $ 6.50 per 12. We also tried the cheese curds, which I would recommend passing on. They resembled the“Culver’s style” and not freshly battered. Feel free to try one of their burgers. We had a regular one with cheese and pickles. I thought it was one of the better burgers I have had at a bar, perfectly grilled patty and a nice toasty bun.
All in all, fantastic neighborhood bar! The only downside I saw was the restrooms. I guess you can’t expect pure perfection in a neighborhood bar though. We will return!
Place rating: 2
Saint Paul, MN
This place is a high school reunion every day for Harding Alum’s. I always run into at least 3 people I graduated with every time I come here.
I don’t come much anymore because both of my brothers and my dad have life bans from the place, I’d hate to make 4 for 4. If you come here on a Friday or Saturday night, you will see a fight. There have also been shootings, R.I.P. Blaine.