Kicker’s Corner

Kickers burgers needs to be entered in the RFT for best hamburger. Great price, good taste and cooked right! Their house cut fries are awesome. Check this place out its worthwhile.
Wed nights they have a great rib-​eye with 2 homemade sides for 15 bucks.
Next time your on South Broadway stop by Kickers and get some great food!!!

Normally I would never give a bad review, especially to a place I eat at fairly often. But they really dropped the ball with whoever worked on Wed night. I came in later in the evening hoping for a late night snack and the bartender was asleep on the bar and unresponsive. Not sure if it was a drug or alcohol thing, but not what I expected walking in here. Very disappointed and won’t be back for a while.

Had an excellent steak tonight for only $ 10, it came with a great salad a bit over dressed, salad dressing on the side will resolve that though. Otherwise a nearly flawless meal that I would have expected to pay twice as much for

The pizza is THE BEST! Great food-​great prices! A St. Louis hidden treasure!

I had never heard of this place and cannot believe the high ratings. We walked in at 12 noon and the place was empty, we were the only one’s there. They had the radio so GD loud I wanted to turn and walk out. They were playing KSHE (i believe) and all of the TV’s were on. I felt annoyed with that LOUD thundering pounding music and nobody else being there.
The special of the day was a hamburger for $ 5. We both decided to order that. I asked for medium, which was a joke, because they both came out well done. My daughter had ordered fries but did not eat them, she told me later they tasted like old oil that they had cooked fish in. When the hamburgers came out I asked the waitress if they could lower the radio, she said she did, but to me it sounded the same. I also got a bowl of beef soup which was really bad. No taste or flavor.

Ok so its a dive… a small dive. I have been invited to go several times. Always a good time. The drinks are cheap and the staff really takes care of you! I ate for the first time the other night… WHY THE HELL DID I WAIT SO LONG? I could have been eating here for a while now. I thought «this place can’t have good food!» Try the pork steak special and onion rings. You can thank me later!

I’ve been going to Kickers for years. you cant go wrong, breakfast, pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and salads are all good. service is fast and the price is right… you can’t go wrong. Try the Junk Pie or the Lindy

I had the privilege of eating at this establishment last night. The food was excellent I should have taken a picture of the HUGE and I mean HUGE salad I ordered last night. We had a semi large group and the female bartender was nothing but accommodating and pleasant. Also the bartender was very nice and informed of the amazing drink specials on Monday nights. I plan on revising Kickers many times and I would recommend that anyone else come here too. Great food, cheap drinks you can’t ask for more. I would have given 4 stars but the beers on draft were kinda limited:(

All everyone has said is true. Best kept secret that I hope gets out. I like it so much I now bartend/​wait one night a week just to be a part of it. Long before that I learned to try it out and eat here and the food is stellar. Have even made some new friends. LOVE IT. I say none of this because I work there one shift. I won’t even mention the shift. Just check it out – you won’t be disappointed.

Why is this place not packed all the time?
I have no friggin idea but they should be!
Great food & cheap prices. This has become our go-​to place for a late breakfast on Saturday or Sunday mornings. You know those days– when you might need to recuperate a bit. Kickers has exactly what you need!
The first time we went in we were greeted like old friends and I’ve met and talked with a few of the bartenders and the owner — nicest people ever!
Sooo. anyway. back to the food– they have a breakfast that has a ham steak that they’ve marinated in pineapple juice that is to die for. Did I mention that it is about ½″ thick and comes with eggs, toast and all the fixin’s on a very large plate for right around $ 6.95 (give or take — can’t quite remember but it was CHeeeeP).
Everything we’ve had there has been delicious and gigantic and cheap.
They have more specials than I can even being to list. Daily specials and weekend specials.
Don’t be scared off by the location — it’s fine… really it is. Would I lie to you?
You should get there now!

This place is such a dive, I thought the menu was a joke. It wasn’t. I was in the mood for something «lighter,» so I opted for a turkey club. A short time later, a sandwich with 6 HUGE strips of bacon and an entire package of deli turkey arrived at my table. The lettuce and tomatoes were fresh (I was as shocked as anyone) and the fries are actually huge slices of real potato fried to a flavor level I can only describe as grease… and I mean that as a compliment. The service staff was literally one person (bartender and waitress extraordinaire), but she did a great job.
Not the best club and fries I’ve ever had, but certainly the biggest and quite possibly also the cheapest, which is hilarious. Almost as hilarious as the fact that a place this run-​down and dirty has the balls to serve food… especially good food.

When I had a craving for the apparently elusive «dirty» style chicken wings, a friend of mine told me I should try Kicker’s. I was starving when I finally got there and of course disappointed when I didn’t see the wings I craved.
Nevertheless, the waitress who doubled as the bartender was very friendly, and the place was somewhat quiet. The menu had lots of great stuff and I noticed the prices weren’t very expensive so my first thought was «this can’t be good food».
The waitress told me the special of the 12″ pizza and said that since they take a while since they are made to order, I might want to order an appetizer. I opted for the toasted ravioli. After what seemed a while and what started to bother me since my stomach was growling, the waitress came out to say they were out of the ravs since they were busy over the weekend. Ok, Potato skins would do.
About 15 minutes later, the waitress came out with a plate of the biggest most loaded with cheese and bacon potato skins I’ve ever had experienced! Provel, chedder and strips of crispy bacon all on what I believe was half a potato that still had meat on it rather than the run of the mill potato skin that is skinny and has a blob of cheese and maybe a few sprinkles of artificial bacon if your lucky.
After about 2 and a half of these, I had to stop until my pizza arrived which just as I sat back to rest, here it came. I ordered a sausage and bacon and that’s exactly what it had in abundance! The sauce was in my opinion just icing on the cake of a pizza that had big chunks of sausage, not the little balled up kind, and strips of bacon that was crisp and not just there, and a layer of provel cheese that was just a little burnt on top which was just fine with me. It had to weigh at least 5 pounds! And the thickness was almost comparable to a stuffed pizza.
Three pieces later, and in need of a wheel chair to leave, I asked for the check which I couldn’t believe for the drinks, pizza and skins was surprising! For this quality of food I could have easily expected a $ 40.00 bill even with just two items and drinks. The food was amazing and I will definitely be back. And on a side note, even the leftovers heated in the microwave are delicious.

i don’t understand the economics of this place – their prices are cheap, the portions huge, and the quality high for bar food. take their house salad – rather than a handful of iceberg sprinkled in provel and drowned in ranch – for three bucks you get a pile of mixed greens, chunks of tomato, cucumber, and carrots with a generous helping of shredded cheese. nobody would bat an eye to pay $ 7 in CWE or clayton for this salad. i get it every time, even though i know it will fill me up and i’ll struggle to finish even half a sandwich. speaking of sandwiches, theirs are over the top – the breakfast club is actually two sandwiches – a ham, egg and cheese on top of a blt. the only reason it’s not two sandwiches is they share that middle piece of bread. there is no real dignified way to eat it – it’s too big to take a full bite. you just have to pick it up and eat the parts that bulge out until it’s gone. you won’t mind, and you’ll need napkins.
this place ought to be packed all the time, but unfortunately their location in lovely industrial south broadway keeps them a (too) well-​kept secret.

for a small south city bar and grill this place has GREAT food… HUGE porpotions and AWESOME daily specials and good beer prices…1.50 16 oz PBR… Can you say HELL YES…

Kicker’s is the place to be after 3 hours of hot, sweaty roller derby practice on Monday nights. We pile in around 10pm, hungry and thirsty for a cold beer.
Kicker’s is your typical dive/​neighborhood bar. Everyone who works there is really friendly and the few non-​derby customers I’ve talked to have been great as well. Any bar that can put up with a huge rush of derby girls is golden in my book.
My favorite thing about Kicker’s on a Monday night is their $ 2 fun beers! They have a big cooler full of different beers — Wheach, Blue Moon, Boulevard, PBR, Hardcore Cider, Blueberry something-​or-​other, there’s something in there for everyone. I can spend a few hours there and walk away with an $ 8 tab. The food is also pretty decent for a «dive bar.» The fried cauliflower is my favorite but they also make nachos, potato skins, pizza, wings, and a lot more.
I wouldn’t come to Kicker’s on an off-​derby night because it’s not too close to my house, but it serves it purpose on Monday nights.

Kicker’s Corner has been an anchor in the Carondelet neighborhood for several years now and before that, was a great place to go to in the Patch neighborhood. Located right on the main strip of South Broadway near I-​55 and Bates, Kicker’s (as the locals call it) is an unpretentious bar and restaurant.
This unpretentiousness, however, disguises the fact that, from the moment you walk in the door, you’re treated like an old friend from everyone there. Kicker’s is open at 7 a.m. Tuesdays-​Saturdays and 8 a.m. Sundays and Mondays with one of the best breakfasts on the South Side. The specialty is omelets, and they don’t scrimp on the eggs and toppings. My favorite is a ham, bacon and cheese omelet with home fries washed down with a diet Coke.
The lunch and dinner specials are also excellent — in fact, there’s a special most every day and night of the week, breakfast, lunch and dinner. The more popular specials are $ 5 cheese pizzas Tuesday nights (additional toppings are $ 1.25 each); $ 8 steaks with two sides (I generally get a salad and baked potato) on Wednesdays; gigantic (and when I say gigantic, I mean GIGANTIC!) pork steaks on weekend nights with one or two sides for $ 6.50; and $ 2 burgers Saturday afternoons. From 3 – 7 p.m. Fridays, Kicker’s also has half-​price appetizers (wings, cauliflower, mushrooms and toasted ravs).
For the fans, there’s always soccer on at least one of the many TV screens located throughout the bar and dining room (Fox Soccer Channel is a favorite). The local teams also get played on a regular basis (especially Cardinals and Blues games), and behind the bar, there’s TWO high-​def TVs (you haven’t seen any sports until you’ve seen them on HD!). There was always plenty of soccer talk during the recent FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and plenty of discussion among the regulars of what was going on throughout the tournament. When the local teams aren’t playing, there’s always a good assortment of music coming from the jukebox — everything from hard rock to classic alternative to traditional country to pop hits.
Besides the food, there’s always cold beer waiting to be served, both on tap (the usual assortment of A-​B products) and in the cooler. The specialty is always $ 2 «fun» beers. I’m not sure what they mean by «fun» beers, but you can see them in the cooler — things like Red Stripe, Stag and Pabst, for instance. There’s also a good assortment of Schlafly beers and Guinness in cans. Besides the beers, there’s also a full bar ready to make your favorite shot.
What really makes Kicker’s special, though, is the out-​and-​out warmth and friendliness from the entire staff — Matt, Chris, Chrissy, Kristi, Chris, Sue, Rachel and Katie (and I’m sure there’s one or two folks I’ve missed — my apologies for that). They’re always there with a smile and a kind word for everyone who comes in. And the regulars there are equally fantastic people — I’ve made many a good friend there.
If you’re looking for a South Side neighborhood place that’s fun to be at and with good food at reasonable prices, you can’t go wrong stopping into Kicker’s Corner. Hours are 8 a. m-​midnight Mondays, 7 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Tuesdays-​Fridays, 8 a.m.-midnight Saturdays and 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Sundays. Stop on by and tell them I sent ya — you’ll love it!!!