Tim’s Chrome Bar

The target demographic here is definitely retirees, but they’re retirees who like to have fun. My girlfriend and I ended up here on a whim one night. When we walked in there was a man playing guitar and singing along to karaōke backing tracks on stage, and two older women (one in an amazing skin-​tight sequined dress) were dancing. We ordered gin and tonics, which I think cost about $ 3.50 each. Everyone else seemed to be drinking beer, so we weren’t going to try our luck with any fancier cocktails, though there is a huge array of liquor behind the bar, including some toxic-​looking flavors of schnaps. At one point the karaōke man put on the Electric Slide and got off stage to dance with the 2 women. I can only hope that I have as much fun in retirement as the people here.

This is one old and funky bar from the WAY BACK machine! The electric pink and black, nearly life-​sized go-​go dancer (burlesque dancers?) silhouettes behind the stage are a HUGE reason to go there. The drink prices, the silver foxes –those beautiful Angie Dickenson-​type, stately, long legged, decked out and coiffed South City angels — and the crazy one man karaōke band are other good reasons to go. I absolutely LOVE this place.

Tim’s Chrome Bar is a dive, the epitome of a St. Louis dive. That smell of stale cigarettes in the air, Knights of Columbus hall table and chairs, mirrors on the wall that scream hello from the 1970’s. All of these things make me love this place.
Both times I’ve been here the live music hasn’t bee that bad. Really fits the atmosphere. Drinks and shots are cheap and the bartenders pour heavy. I will be back to Tim’s I’m sure and it will be just as glorious as the last time I was there.

Talk about throwback! This place is hilarious. Dark, and dated, Tim’s Chrome Bar is located on Gravois across from Bevo Mill. They have a regular following of 60+ dancers who drink heavy and look like they have been doing so for many years.
They always have live music on Saturday nights. Usually, a two man band playing disco and wedding music. Very hokey, but FUN. We have made Tim’s Chrome bar a stop on many a pub crawl and B-​day party. It’s a hoot to infiltrate, the bar and dance-​floor with your own large group. Drinks are cheap and the regulars love it and aren’t shy about joining in.

Visited on Friday night and had a marvelous time in this wood paneled wonder. Wood veneer tables, brown vinyl chairs, a dance floor — yes! There were two guys playing songs from the 70s and 80s — felt like a wedding reception.
This would be a great place to bring a large group of friends to dance and drink with the older folks who must be regulars. Plus this place is quite large — maybe they actually do have receptions here. Definitely check it out when you hit the Silver Ballroom and other places nearby the Bevo Mill.
*Cash only

I was recently a guest of the wonderful land called STL and my hosts decided to take me to Bevo on my first night for some rando adventures. The neon glory of Chrome Bar beckoned to us and we answered, moth to flame style. We peeped in the windows, trying to scope the scene and after some stalling made our way in.
We were definitely the youngest people in there by probably 20 years, and we are pushing 30. There were folk chillin’ at the bar and a few on the dance floor, getting their groove on to classic tunes sung live by a gentleman in repose. It was dark, lots of vintage beer signs (the real thing, all there for 30+ years I’m sure), and plenty of character. If you have a wig, you can definitely store it at their coat check.
We sat back with some bevvies to take it all in but soon grew restless and tried our luck with a shuffle bowl game in the back. The bar staff seemed somewhat amused by us but were very helpful in advising us on the intricacies of the bowling game. And so our time there ended, we said our goodbye’s, and were back out into a heady, Midwestern evening. Alive. Fortified. Chromed.