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Karen's Diner - St Louis, St. Louis, MO

Karen's Diner - St Louis

3.8
3.8
211 Reviews
$30 and under
American
Karens is an interactive diner and an absurdly fun experience. At Karens you will be greeted and waited upon by rude waiters who in return are expecting you to give it full Karen. A place where you can complain until the cows come home because we literally don't care. You can expect good food, good fun and a dining experience like you've never had before. Let us know if it's your birthday, if your name is Karen and for the love of Karen don't ask to speak to the manager....

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This restaurant is permanently closed.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Hours of operation
    Wed–Sun 11:30 am–3:00 pm Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (314) 860-7759
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 211 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

3.8
3.8 based on recent ratings
  • 3.4Food
  • 3.7Service
  • 3.9Ambience
  • 3.3Value

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211 Reviews
  1. TeeStackzzz

    St. Louis

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 19, 2023

    overall3food1service4ambience4
    It was a fun experience. The food was mediocre & the drinks were watered down though. Wasn’t much of a choice, burger, fries, wings & a Philly, onion rings and lil stuff like that. The staff was fun and very interactive. My group and I had a fun time. It was the last day of the pop up shop so they didn’t really have anything left except burgers and fries and Phillies. No straws. But like I said, the EXPERIENCE part was fun lol.

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  2. loloeliza44

    Nashville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 19, 2023

    overall5food4service1ambience5
    Good food but staff was SO rude. Name calling, singling people out and making them dance for us and making fun of them. It was humiliating for them. All that said, will be back soon and bring more friends. :)

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  3. KeithH

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 19, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    The staff did not disappoint. Full on Karen mode and it was hilarious! Definitely recommend giving it a try!

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    St. Louis

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 17, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience2
    Horrible place. Definitely going out of business soon.

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  5. JayW

    St. Louis

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    Good fun for adults, not a kid place at all or for those who are even mildly serious. They curse and will call your child names. If you are there for an uproarious time with friends could definitely be fun. Have fun games they play and our waitress gave just enough sass to match our table.

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  6. CharlesS

    St. Louis

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food3service3ambience5
    The staff were fun and very rude. Language can be tough for younger children. Fun atmosphere and the whole family enjoyed their dinner. Place is similar to Dick’s Last Resort.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    St. Louis

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience3
    We never got our food. I know the whole thing is they are rude but it was horrible checking in. We took our own drink order which was fine and funny. Our waitress was fun..we only got our apps which were good. Drinks were awesome but we were there 2hrs and never got our sandwiches. The Karen that does the entertaining goes too far there's fun rude and then just hateful. I see her as a Karen in real life and we all know how fun that is. We probably won't be going back but if you like abuse and good drinks it's your place. Again our waitress/bartender was awesome. I hope others have a better experience. We were looking forward to it being a sort of "Dicks last resort" type of place, it's not. See for yourself

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  8. LeslieW

    Orlando

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    I was nervous about going after reading some of the reviews, but we had a great time. We had just enough Karen to make the experience funny. Food was good, but just like everything these days the prices are high.

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  9. AshleyJ

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall4food1service4ambience3
    They had no fries at all, then when we were just brought whatever they wanted to bring us they were all brunt literally brunt brunt

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  10. Amanda

    St. Louis

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Not a fan….. this place was too loud, vulgar and I didn’t like the ambience.

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  11. TrenityM

    St. Louis

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Waiter Mike S charged my card which was unauthorized and added a 20% gratuity which stated large party. However there was only two of us. He made the comment “you guys were rude and i thought i wasn’t going to get tipped” tried talking with manger nothing was done besides us receiving an email to reach out to the facility higher up.

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  12. KristiA

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall5food3service5ambience5
    Exactly what you’d expect for rude dining! I suggest you’d go with thick skin. Almost caught me off guard a few times. Excellent experience! Food on the other hand was just ok. More like cheap bar food. My Karen’s best breast sandwich was quite dry, the chicken itself was great but no type of sauce when it stated sauce was ment to be on the sandwich. Overall experience was excellent! Go folks have a Karen wait in you, it’s everything you’d except a Karen to do!!!

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  13. ShontaS

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    HILARIOUS diner. Would 10/10 recommend to anyone.

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  14. LavedaH

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best restraunt experience ever! We celebrated my daughter's 18th birthday and had the best time. We laughed till we cried and our stomachs hurt from laughing so much! Food was excellent and the atmosphere is just soooo fun!!! We can't wait to go back. ♡

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  15. RobertH

    Western KY

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 4, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Such a fun experience with friends - we had a great time! Lots of laughs 😊 I recommend the chicken wrap!

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  16. garys

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 30, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    We ad a great time. It was my wife's birthday. There were some kidds there and, of course the activities and language aren't necessarily kid friendly. Overall our group had a great time.

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  17. CraigA

    Lake of the Ozarks

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 29, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience2
    ordered drinks when we arrived and our food got there before our drinks and the food was average

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  18. NicoleS

    St. Louis

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 29, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience3
    Our waitress was amazing. The food was mediocre, we didn’t go for the food though! Bartender was slow so there was a lot of down time between drinks. It is LOUD. Fun experience. Four adults that had 2 mixed drinks each as well as food was around $300. It was fun. Probably won’t do it again

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  19. ShaniD

    St. Louis

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 28, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience4
    Everything was to be expected happened….except our service. Our reservation was at 5:15 pm and was seated immediately. Our waitress was in full character and was in full “Karen mode.” We placed our order and waited…waited….AND WAITED!!! After awhile our energy depleted and aggravation sat in. Come to find out as explained by the manager, our meal ticket was misplaced. So, after almost 2 hrs of waiting we finally got our meal. The manager ONLY gave us 20% off our meal, which should’ve been more, but oh well. I think my experience is an exception. I think it was just an accident. I would love to suggest that this establishment should be for 16+ and older. There were a group of loud, obnoxious kids that irked everyone. But, for what it’s worth, please go for the experience.

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  20. AndreiaF

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I really enjoyed myself. Not everyone in my party did though. But I kinda knew what to expect. They do cus a lot so be careful if you bring ur kids. But if ur kids are brats with a smart mouth and bad attitude it’s great for a reality check . Loved how they told them to shut the F*** up when they was screaming.

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  21. JafeJ

    St. Louis

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 22, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    It was cool for the most part Great atmosphere. Thanks

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    St. Louis

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience4
    1 basic cheeseburger with fries $15. It was alright nothing spectacular. They got my order wrong, server apologized and was kinda nice the rest of the night. But since my 13yo daughter loved it, I rated it a 4

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  23. RogerDat39

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a really fun time.Very clean establishment.The staff was great & do their jobs very well.The food was excellent.They also played embarrassing games with select customers for all of our entertainment.We had reservations & was a few minutes late but they still got us in right away.Highly recommend..unless you are sensitive to verbal abuse.Stay away,it’s not for you🤷‍♂️😂😂⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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  24. FayeM

    Kansas City

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 17, 2023

    overall3food2service5ambience5
    Expect to be yelled at and cussed at per the usual. The servers and bar tenders definitely where in character. I just wish the food was better. It wasnt that great for the price.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    St. Louis

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 16, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    The ambiance was great. The food was ok. The prices were too much. I've never paid that much for 6 people before.

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  26. MommaB

    St. Louis

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall3food2service5ambience5
    Was not a fan of being in the parking lot and watching 6 workers get out of a truck followed but the overwhelming smell of Pot knowing they were now going to work with my food. Tee was a great waiter and and made our exp fun. It was a nice experience but would not return. Everyone should try it once though.

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  27. DerekR

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall5food2service5ambience5
    Everything was Awsome until food arrived both burgers were raw and not edible

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  28. MandyP

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a blast at Karen's Diner, would highly recommend! Great experience!

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  29. AnnaR

    St. Louis

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience2
    Not what I had expected. Do NOT bring your children here unless you want them to call your 7 year old a mother f’er and berate them. They should have an age requirement on the door. I fully expected an experience similar to Ed Debevics or Dicks Last Resort; rude service, fun, sarcastic, witty banter, mediocre food. Maybe I should have done more research on my part, but this is definitely not what we received. It takes no wit to just constantly curse people out, and cursing directly at and to a child, calling her a b*tch and mother f’er is unacceptable. The food was not good and way over priced. $16 for a frozen burger patty.

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  30. OpenTable Diner

    St. Louis

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall2food4service2ambience3
    The food was good but took an hour to get. The Karens working when we visited were neither witty nor snarky, just primarily abrasive and used the f word a lot.

    1 person found this helpful

  31. OpenTable Diner

    St. Louis

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 14, 2023

    overall3food1service3ambience4
    Food was lukewarm at best and basic fare. Stage show was fun. Waitresses were awesome.

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  32. AshB

    St. Louis

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 14, 2023

    overall3food3service1ambience2
    Overpriced food. They make kids cry so be aware if you take children there.

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  33. AmberR

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 14, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Entertaining! My children ages 13 & 20 loved every moment of it, we attended lunch on a Saturday and were sat right away, food was quick for us, not so much for others, food is typical bar and grill type food and had a good taste, enjoyed our time here and would go again, maybe at the later supper time and see how different things may be.

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    St. Louis

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 14, 2023

    overall2food1service2ambience1
    Burgers wasn’t done had a lot of pink drinks from bar wasn’t good and I came for the experience it seem as though they where tired so we didn’t get bad experience we was suppose to get I’ll try again during the day and see if it’s better

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  35. TiaraJ

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a blast the experience was everything and mores

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  36. SallyL

    St. Louis

    26 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on January 14, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience3
    Loved our waitress. Atmosphere was pretty cute but kind of empty and open. Food was fine too. Just a little underwhelming.

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 12, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience2
    The food took entirely too long to arrive, one of the orders was wrong and the quality of the food did not match the cost. I believe there is a 90 minute time limit. If that’s the case, we wouldn’t have received our food. Very disappointing.

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  38. SoySauce

    St. Louis

    10 reviews

    2.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on January 12, 2023

    overall2food2service3ambience3
    I knew the concept prior to booking and was really looking forward to it. Unfortunately, our Karen was more like a "Jan Brady" -- a few insulting remarks and the "F" word was only dropped once. (Before you ask, we were there at a later time to avoid "children time") The table we got was by a wall and we were unable to see the stage -- the show was loud but the sound system wasn't that good so even listening to the show was a joke. The drinks were small and $$$$ (but I did expect that!!) The burger room temp -- the fries were the best thing about this dinner -- fresh; warm and crunchy. The parking was a bit difficult -- please leave early. Would I recommend Karen's -- well I would give them my experience and let them decide.

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  39. KellyS

    St. Louis

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 12, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    The food was hot and good. The waiter was terrible but in that good Karen way. Hostess was great.

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  40. davidb

    St. Louis

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place to go and have fun. Workers were awesome. Food was good and the games they played on stage was hilarious. Definitely going back!!!

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Karen's Diner - St Louis is rated 3.8 stars by 211 OpenTable diners.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

Google Map for Karen's Diner - St Louis

5800 Gravois Ave, St. Louis, MO 63116-2237

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    St. Louis
  • Hours of operation
    Wed–Sun 11:30 am–3:00 pm Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
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