Skybox on the Landing

moforgov · PostFeb 15, 2008#12008-02-15T04:40+00:00

My wife and I walked to Lumiere tonight and noticed a new bar called Skybox in the old Planet Hollywood spot. On our way home we stopped in for a sixer and talked to the great staff there. They have been open for several weeks but have not advertised yet. The bar is owned by several celebs including Nellie, Faulk, Hughes and Miles. It is the sports bar that downtown desperately needed. It is like an ESPNZone on HGH.

If there is another thread on this please forgive me, I was excited to post this.

stlcardsblues1989 · PostFeb 15, 2008#22008-02-15T05:13+00:00

I read about the possibility of this, but I didn't know it had opened yet.

debaliviere · PostFeb 15, 2008#32008-02-15T13:54+00:00

http://www.urbanstl.com/viewtopic.php?t ... ight=faulk

jlblues · PostFeb 15, 2008#42008-02-15T21:27+00:00

MOFORGOV wrote:My wife and I walked to Lumiere tonight and noticed a new bar called Skybox in the old Planet Hollywood spot. On our way home we stopped in for a sixer and talked to the great staff there. They have been open for several weeks but have not advertised yet. The bar is owned by several celebs including Nellie, Faulk, Hughes and Miles. It is the sports bar that downtown desperately needed. It is like an ESPNZone on HGH.

If there is another thread on this please forgive me, I was excited to post this.

Odd that Nellie would be involved in this. I wouldn't have even thought she hung around sport celebs much. Maybe it is a dueling piano/sports bar?

urban elitist · PostFeb 15, 2008#52008-02-15T21:37+00:00

^ Not Furtado, the rapper. Come on now you're not that old are you?

chrisindowntown · PostFeb 15, 2008#62008-02-15T22:04+00:00

I was thinking Don Nelson, the NBA coach. He'd be OK right?

moforgov · PostFeb 15, 2008#72008-02-15T22:16+00:00

Forgive me Nelly on the spelling of your name. I guess I had a few more than I thought there before I posted last night.

jlblues · PostFeb 15, 2008#82008-02-15T22:32+00:00

Urban Elitist wrote:^ Not Furtado, the rapper. Come on now you're not that old are you?

Ohhhhhhh, I see.

The i-e really threw me off I guess. I was thinking of Nellie, not Nelly, or even Nelly, for that matter.

magnatron · PostFeb 16, 2008#92008-02-16T06:34+00:00

I thought Miles Davis was dead..... Who would have thought he'd team up with Fertado?

PostFeb 16, 2008#102008-02-16T06:37+00:00

It just occured to me..... Could you IMAGINE if Miles were still alive and opened a Jazz club in STL???? That makes me sad that that will never happen.... Wow did I get off topic.... Maybe I'll start a new one in Urban Living

jlblues · PostFeb 16, 2008#112008-02-16T06:55+00:00

If Miles Davis were still alive, he'd live in LA or Manhattan and if he opened a club it'd probably be somewhere on Manhattan Island, maybe Harlem. Don't think he had much love for St. Louis...

threeonefour · PostFeb 16, 2008#122008-02-16T07:44+00:00

Urban Elitist wrote:^ Not Furtado, the rapper. Come on now you're not that old are you?

I think I'd rather have Ms. Furtado hanging around town than Cornell Haynes Jr. FWIW. Whoa, Nelly!

migueltejada · PostFeb 16, 2008#132008-02-16T13:21+00:00

I know this is in another thread - but there's not even a website for this place - not even one saying "opening soon". Seems a little odd that such a place wouldn't have one

midcoaststl · PostFeb 16, 2008#142008-02-16T16:18+00:00

http://www.skyboxstl.com/

jlblues · PostFeb 16, 2008#152008-02-16T19:12+00:00

^Wow! They sunk a hell of a lot of $$$ into this place. Gonna have to check it out tonight...

rbb · PostFeb 16, 2008#162008-02-16T21:52+00:00

-RBB

migueltejada · PostFeb 16, 2008#172008-02-16T21:59+00:00

Muh!? Why didn't this come up on a google search? C'mon Marshall - get your act together.

In other news -

70 HI DEF SCREENS??? What is that - over 200,000 worth of restaurant in just the TVs? Why?

I'm a bit concerned about the menu honestly. Nothing on it seems that special for the area, and the prices are generally higher I think that closer sports bars like Show Mes or Hooters. Plus, what's with the small "dinner" menus filed with steaks? Is this a bar trying to be a restaurant, or a restaurant trying to be a bar? I certainly hope the food is good, and hoe this place does well for the St. Louis sports bar scene - but right now, all signs point to iffy.

shimmy · PostFeb 16, 2008#182008-02-16T22:20+00:00

^Wait, are you seriously comparing this place to Hooters?

moorlander · PostFeb 16, 2008#192008-02-16T22:39+00:00

Thank God, we need a decent sportsbar in this town!

Looks really nice in the pics and the think they are right on with the menu. I look forward to checking skybox out soon.

tb1000 · PostFeb 17, 2008#202008-02-17T00:39+00:00

I agree about needing a decent sports bar. For a sports town, St. Louis has subpar "sports" bars.

IMO, the final test of this sports bar won't be the food but the games they pick up. If they have every sports package available then they have passed the true test and will get my business. However, if they have basic cable then they are just a circuit city restaurant trying to pose as a sports bar.

midcoaststl · PostFeb 17, 2008#212008-02-17T19:07+00:00

Went to Skybox last night.

The place is awesome, very big, lots of TV's (even in the stalls!). I had Nelly's wings and they were great, another person had the avocado sandwich, and the chicken salad. All the food was great even the ketchup which is not your normal ketchup.

They are working on the patio for a summer opening and when I asked them if they had any special plans for them the hostess (at the 50 yard line-wood floors are made to look like a football field) said that nelly plans on doing both planned and surprise concerts on the balcony!

The cigar room is also very cool, with signed jerseys, footballs etc.

I am not sure why you think this place looks "iffy". The have spent a lot on this place and it will be great to head to on game days and just an evening out. Please do not compare this to Hooters and Show me's, not even the same thing.

*on another note, downtown was crazy packed last night, after skybox we headed to Lumiere for drinks and some games, checked out the hotel lumiere bar as well (very nice remodel) and then the bar at the four seasons. <----- The view from the bar/restaraunt, pool etc is amazing. Everywhere was packed last night, lots of activity on the landing even with the rain. After we cabbed to the loft district to finish the night.....

dweebe · PostFeb 17, 2008#222008-02-17T19:42+00:00

MidcoastSTL wrote:Went to Skybox last night.

The place is awesome, very big, lots of TV's (even in the stalls!). I had Nelly's wings and they were great, another person had the avocado sandwich, and the chicken salad. All the food was great even the ketchup which is not your normal ketchup.

They are working on the patio for a summer opening and when I asked them if they had any special plans for them the hostess (at the 50 yard line-wood floors are made to look like a football field) said that nelly plans on doing both planned and surprise concerts on the balcony!

The cigar room is also very cool, with signed jerseys, footballs etc.

I am not sure why you think this place looks "iffy". The have spent a lot on this place and it will be great to head to on game days and just an evening out. Please do not compare this to Hooters and Show me's, not even the same thing.

*on another note, downtown was crazy packed last night, after skybox we headed to Lumiere for drinks and some games, checked out the hotel lumiere bar as well (very nice remodel) and then the bar at the four seasons. <----- The view from the bar/restaraunt, pool etc is amazing. Everywhere was packed last night, lots of activity on the landing even with the rain. After we cabbed to the loft district to finish the night.....

Thanks for the review.

It was hoosier night downtown. Motocross at the Dome and Kid Rock at Scottrade. Bummer is was raining hard.

the central scrutinizer · PostFeb 17, 2008#232008-02-17T21:44+00:00

dweebe wrote:It was hoosier night downtown. Motocross at the Dome and Kid Rock at Scottrade. Bummer is was raining hard.

LOL! I was wondering what was going on! I saw a lot of mullets heading for the dome.

migueltejada · PostFeb 17, 2008#242008-02-17T23:52+00:00

I am not sure why you think this place looks "iffy". The have spent a lot on this place and it will be great to head to on game days and just an evening out. Please do not compare this to Hooters and Show me's, not even the same thing.

Wow - if I had a dollar for every time someone said that about someplace on the landing or elsewhere in STL...

Remember - if being close to the dome = $$$ then the landing would be 10x more prosperous 10 years ago than it is today. The dome simply doesn't generate enough events on a regular basis for that logic to be true.

And I'm not saying the decor of Skybox and Hooters is the same (cause that wold be copyright infringement), I'm saying LOOK AT THE MENU. Switch steaks and seafood and the two menus are very very similar (as are all sports bars). And the previous two mentioned are considerably cheaper. I realize what they're trying to do - but does anyone remember Jacques? Lots of TVs, in a hotel, near kiel, close to the metrolink station....and it failed?

I don't WANT skybox to fail - healthy businesses are good for the city - but there's nothing about this restaurant that says to me "I should go out of my way for this place". But maybe I'll be proven wrong.

stlouis270 · PostFeb 18, 2008#252008-02-18T00:51+00:00

Here are a few pics didnt get a chance to go inside because they were not open for the day yet

8/17/08

The Back Patio they are still working on it

me and my girl are going there tonight