What People Are Saying About Champps Americana
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In Short – Using their original burgers-and-beer joint in St. Paul, Minn., as a base modl, this sports-themed chain is now a popular hangout for all ages nationwide. The memorabilia-loaded space is crowded with families and friends chatting over chili cheeseburgers, bourbon-glazed pork chops and large orders of soups and salads. On major game nights, the shiny wooden bar area is packed with small groups eyeing the monitors above while cheering or grumbling into their pints and fries.
11/10/08
no more happy hour...unless you like the beer of the month
by max27
my co-workers and i used to frequent champps for happy hour. then we went there and found out that corporate and basically taken away happy hour. we contacted corporate and they assured us that what we were told about the happy hour prices was not true, so we went back only to find out that corporate had lied to us and that champps was giving us the prices directed to them by corporate. they have basically gotten rid of happy hour (and now waffle fries too) and in doing so have lost the business of the 4 of us as well as the people we tell not to go there for happy hour
- Pros: great outdoor patio
- Cons: limited happy hour and no more waffle fries
06/25/08
No more Happy Hour or Corporate stupidity!
by knotknormal
My friends and I have been going to Champp's for Happy Hour regularly since it opened 9 years ago. For the first few years it was the place to be in EP. The last few years it has become just another place to go with an occasional band, bringing in a few new faces. Now they have done away with Happy Hour pricing. I guess for my friends, (18-20 of us), no good deed goes unpunished. It was a corporate decision so Eden Prairie, Richfield and Ridgedale are the only corporate Champp's in the US to abolish Happy Hour. Whoever this genius is hasn't seen the current state of our economy or he would have realized that he should have taken the prices south, not north.
Fortunately, there are many other great bars with happy hours nearby. I feel bad for the staff at those three locations, who will either quit because of lower tips or get fired for poor revenue compared to last year's sales. Way to go, Corporate Guy, I only wish it was your job on the line for this uninformed decision. The regulars, the bartenders, the wait staff and management don't deserve this. Thanks for breaking up the band, Yoko!
- Pros: Nice patio
- Cons: No happy Hour?
02/11/08
how does this work, citysearch?
by 56hawkeyes
how does a place which has 4 out of six reviews 2 or 3 stars still average 4 1/2 stars on citysearch?? i am becoming more and more convinced that citysearch is merely an advertising vehicle... where do you go to find out the real story on the best places in the cities?
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