Golden Hoosier Bar 12-13-2023

 Good drinks.  Bar food was OK  3/5

I had a dermatology appointment late in the day.  I knew I would be way south in St. Louis, so I talked Mike into coming with me and going out to dinner in the city on the way home.  

I searched for something new and different.  This place was certainly different.  It is a bar that has the weirdest interior.  It has some great old building architecture (art deco features and lights, great bar architecture), but then they add to it with local St. Louis art and vintage taxidermy!!  It is crazy.  

I think they are more known for a bar than for their food.  They have an outdoor space out back that people have told me is fun in the fall, summer and spring. 

I don't remember the name of my drink, but it was fun, strong and good.  We were there during happy hour, so Mike got beer and it was cheap.  The only thing was...the happy hour beer was Busch (not his favorite...he thinks a St.Louis bar needs to have at least some Budweiser or Michelob for happy hour).  

We split some cheese fries because they were on the happy hour menu.  They were OK.  Typical cheese fries. 

The food menu was small.  I ordered a cup of tomato soup and some chicken wings.  Neither was great.  They were both OK. 

Mike ordered a wedge salad (which was totally boring when you take off the tomatoes, onions, cucumbers).

Then he ordered a smash burger.  The burger was made on a flattop and they left it on there too long.  The part that is supposed to get a little crispy and caramelized...got burned and tasted like char.  That was rather off putting.  

I doubt we'll ever come back to this place.  There are other places to find a good drink and the food here needs some work.