Edward Jones Dome At America’s Center

I went on 12÷13÷15 for the Lions/​Rams game. We arrived early and parked for free a few blocks away. I don’t understand why anyone would pay to park in a structure where you’ll age while you wait to get out of the garage due to all the people walking past the exit.
All the employees we encountered were nice. If you are a lady, carry a small purse– it doesn’t have to be clear, just small. No one asked to see what was inside so you can take snacks if you like.
My fiancé and his buddy enjoyed several beers $ 8.75 each. Eat before you go– it isn’t rocket science– most reviewers complain about the food– what do you expect? You are in a city w/​plenty of options– it’s a no brainer– duh!
The bathrooms were clean/​well maintained.
They had a troop of girls and one boy twirling batons and dancing w/​pom pons for the pregame and two dogs catching frisbees for the half time show… I thought the NFL would do more.
The Rams fans were cool so all in all, it was a fun time although my team lost.

I love the Bears. I love football. You’d think that St. Louis would show their love of the game, as they do with the Cardinals and Busch Stadium. Based on my experience at EJ Dome, it’s no wonder the Rams are looking to move out. What a bland place. Took 30 minutes to find out the concession stands ran out of beer cups (can you believe that with Anheusser Busch living about a mile away). Three fights broke out in my section and no security was there to handle it (fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life son). Won’t be back… but perhaps neither will the Rams.

The concession lines are ridiculous! Waited 30 minutes and only 5 people in front of me! Everyone in line was complaining then we started laughing because it was that ridiculous. Only 1 beer vendor and NO food vendors came up to the 400 level.

For a Rams game:
Price: Can’t beat it for an nfl game. Got tickets four days before the game for 16 dollars a piece in the nosebleeds. Very comfortable up there
Food: Pretty bad. Waited in a short line for half an hour. The food service here is extremely slow. Expensive and terrible quality. Avoid it if you can.
Atmosphere: Fun! The crowd was into the game. It was a good time.
Accessibility: I took the train. It has a stop right by the dome. The convention center station. Five dollars round trip per person and the best way to the game if it’s an option for you.

Absolute worst stadium/​arena I’ve ever been to. Not only are the exits very undersized, which takes forever to get out of here. but waiting 30 minutes in line, behind 4 people, just to be told they no longer have ‘hot dogs’ is absolutely ridiculous. Meanwhile, I had a front row view of the laziest employees in St Louis, standing there and talking to each other instead of taking care of customers. This was at halftime of a Rams game. Later, I went to refill my drink, and saw a sign that they were out of hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, and beer… early in the third.
No wonder the Rams are leaving, I would too if I had this type of infrastructure. We can build a new stadium, but we can’t replace lazy people of St Louis.
Can you believe, the game was delayed for 20 minutes because they caught the turf on fire with the entrance fireworks for the Rams? Amateur hour I guess…

Great place! There is not a bad seat in the stadium. The seats are a little shaky and the cup holders are on the arm rest so when the whole row jumps up to see the play, you lose your drink… Also, it can be very cold with the air conditioning blowing! Unfortunately, if the Rams leave St. Louis I will have no reason to go there any more.

My wife and I attended the National Truck Driving Championships here and we were not disappointed. The place is beautiful and they did everything they could to make this a great event. Watching these professional drivers driving on a tight course inside of a stadium was awesome. The décor throughout the facility is unlike most of the conference centers we have been in throughout the years.

Attended the Rams/​Colts preseason game today. First time visiting Edward Jones Stadium. Not very impressed by the stadium. Though the Rams do not have the best record a new stadium is definitely in order when things improve. We try to visit a new stadium each season and this stadium has been a big disappointment. They did not offer any game day brochures or souvenirs for us to commemorate our experience. Though a preseason game something would have been better than nothing. Previous stadiums we visited during a preseason gave out something.

Lifetime Rams fan here. I spent serious coin to visit this dome and I was disappointed. It seemed like the visiting team had more fans. The concession lines were ridiculously long and overall it seemed gloomy and dull. The Rams lost that day so the crowd was quiet most of the game. The only reason I gave 2 stars instead of 1 was because we met a group of St. Louis natives who were very friendly and hospitable.

I have now attended three games here (October 2009, December 2013, and most recently, September 2014). Each time it seems like the stadium gets more and more depressing.
Now don’t get me wrong, there are a few good things about this stadium. First, it is indoors. I absolutely hate the cold so it is nice to watch football inside. Also, since no one seems to care about this team, their tickets are ridiculously cheap. This can be a good alternative if your team’s home game tickets are ridiculously expensive. Finally, you can take the Metrolink down or park for super cheap (or free apparently).
This is where the good points end. I think everyone can agree that the Rams will not be in St. Louis come 5 – 10 years from now. This fact permeates everything about the stadium, from the staff to the way they keep the place to the lackluster fans. In the case of the most recent game I attended, the opposing team’s fans were far louder than the fans of the Rams, which is just really sad. There were also tons of empty seats. Despite the fact that my team completely obliterated the Rams, I still didn’t feel that great about the win (which is shocking, but should tell you something). Furthermore, I had friends who were not only yelled at, but written up, by staff for opening a pack of peanuts. You’d think they would treat their season ticket holders better. Also, the wifi in here is abysmal and the large TV is unreadable. As a result, I was unable to check the scores of any of the games. In sum, this place is just one step away from a death wish.
I’ll probably continue to visit this stadium given its indoor climate and cheap seats, but the atmosphere makes it too difficult to give this stadium a higher rating.

People just don’t get it, especially nowadays … the Rams want out of it, Time magazine ranked it the seventh-​worst sports venue in America. It opened only nineteen years ago! Any really good cathedral in Europe probably has been a ruin for 20 times that long! They’re blankin’ hosting tourists 10, 12, 14 hours a day, while Rams football moguls who wouldn’t lift a sponge to clean a 4″-square bathroom tile blankin’ complain about broken-​down facilities!
Who is Edward Jones, anyway? Will he go the way of TWA? Will it be the Scott Dome? Or the Goldman-​Sachs Dome? Does it really matter? Can’t it just be the «Downtown Dome,» or «Arch Arena,» where some fine football, soccer, and basketball games have been played? Where concerts have been performed? Where bands put on a good show? Where you can walk a blankin’ few blocks to the south and west and find blankin’ good places to eat? Yes, that’s who I would blankin’ like to meet: the nine-​percent of the population who actually think that the EJ Dome is a blankin’ good place to blankin’ visit, who believe it doesn’t need to be blankin’ changed into the blankin’ Magic Kingdom!
–jh, after Lewis Black

Football stadiums are never beautiful, almost anywhere this is true. While EJD isn’t a stunning piece of architecture it’s fully functional and offers everything a fan needs. Different concessions would be nice from the norm, but I think they are trying that this season which is nice to see. Across the way from Lumiere Place is a bonus too!

Edward Jones Dome At America’s Center has a ridiculously long name but it is a serviceable venue to catch a ball game, if wasted.
For a relatively new stadium they sure let this place get dingy fast! I was a little stunned at the grime on the walls on the ground floor, I understand keeping a stadium clean is not an easy task, but come on, get it together guys! Another gripe is the food options are atrocious. So much so I would highly recommend finding a bite before the game, Edward Jones has some of the worst ballpark food in the business. You have been warned.
Ladies, leave the purses at the hotel room. Thanks to Saint Louis’s penchant for gang warfare and civil unrest handbags (or bags of any kind for that matter) that are large enough to contain a 9 mm handgun are prohibited. Also, expect a TSA style screening in front of the stadium complete with metal detectors being conducted by the very element they are trying to deter. It makes no sense.
Once in your seat you get to deal with Saint Louis fans which is a pretty great example of the cities demographics overall. Highly over served football fans donning Rams gear, Mossy Oak camouflage or a mixture of both will be screaming, spilling and arguing throughout the contest and even when the team is not on the field. I watched a man yell the F bomb no less than 7 times and the C bomb twice at the field while an entire pre-​teen cheerleading squad sat in the row before him in horror.
Keep it classy Saint Lou.
Other pieces of the Edward Jones Dome At America’s Center experience include a man urinating in a sink, mass heckling/​trolling of the visiting teams fans (The Seattle Seahawks) and blatant disregard for others personal space.
I presume if you are bone ass wasted this would a bit more enjoyable, but I was not impressed. I would say «At least the Rams beat the Seahawks» but the city of Saint Louis even took the fun out of that. Bleh.

I think I’m spoiled… If you ever been to the Cowboys (AT&T) stadium, it would not be fair to compare the two. There is not much to see around the stadium and the food selection is garbage. I try to be impartial but it’s too hard lol.
There is a lot of free parking a couple blocks down (like .7 miles) and you can get in and out of the stadium pretty easy.
The stadium was half full or less when Rams played the Cowboys this year and the Rams fan didn’t show up until midway in the second quarter. I think I would have had a better experience if the place was closer to capacity. I didn’t mind there being more Cowboys fans though =)

My experience at the recent Seahawks-​Rams NFL game on October 19^th still bothers me. (No, it’s not because the Seahawks lost, being a Seahawks fan as long as I have, the losses don’t bother me.)
For the duration of the game, our group of 13 (including 5 children) was heckled just for cheering on our team. To be clear, we didn’t say anything against the Rams, we just cheered for the Seahawks, and yet we were told to «sit down,» «shut up,» and «go home,» throughout the ENTIRE game. (We were also treated to cheers of «Seattle sucks» and «Pete Carroll sucks».)
I don’t usually blame the poor behavior of fans on the organization, but at the half-​time show, the Rams mascot attacked a «Seahawks fan,» leading my nephew to believe he was going to be beat up by the loud, obnoxious fans around us. When that type of bullying is not only tolerated, but celebrated, it’s time for a professional sports organization like the Rams to rethink its values.
I will continue to travel out of town for NFL games, and enjoy the welcoming hospitality at other NFL venues, but I won’t be returning to the Edward Jones Dome, or wherever the Rams end up.

Had a lot of fun with my family watching the Bears play the Rams last year! It was VERY cold outside so I was very pleased at how warm and cozy their stadium was, (Bears Fans die freezing in Chicago’s outdoor stadium). Beer was $ 8. Stay away from the BBQ Chicken!!! Just get the Nachos! It was really, really hard to get out of the parking lot it took us like an hour.

I was here for a convention during football’s off season, so my review should be taken with a grain of salt. I already said this in my tip, too, but the best way I can think of to describe the stadium itself is outdated. Cracks in the walls. Seats that look decades old. It definitely didn’t feel like it should be the home of an NFL team. Or even a top tier college team. America’s Center surrounding it, with its conference rooms and major centerpiece — the Ferrara theater — were very nice. It’s too bad the rest of the place wasn’t.

A little planning goes a long way if you’re going to an event at the Dome. Before my first time at a Rams game, I read the Unilocal reviews/​tips and also the Dome’s website. My main concerns were parking, traffic, and food. I learned a couple valuable tips:
1. Park in the Mansion House garage — avoid driving all the way down Memorial. It is grid lock! It was a very easy in and out.
2. Figure out which entrance is the best for your ticket — it should say it on your ticket. Then look at the dome map for where that entrance is. I found that the huge bottleneck that is at the main entrance, closest to all of the parking, was easily avoided by walking down the street that’s closed off to go to another entrance. No problem at all there.
3. Food choices do pretty much stink. Though, I got nachos and was happy that they had a dipping cup rather than slopping it on top, and also came with a cup of salsa.
I HATE that they don’t allow purses in here. I had to stuff things in my pockets. What a pain. It would have been much easier to carry a purse. I don’t feel like it saved much time. Some people had the clear ones — I only was there for a game so no need. I would riot if Busch did this — but again Busch allows food and drink from outside, so it’s already wayyyy ahead.
I think every seat here is good — I was in «nosebleed» (free tickets) but I had a great view. I didn’t like the monitors as much, as it was hard to see and hear though.
We left early. just not the biggest football fans. I’d take Busch over the dome any day!

Pro’s:
— Easy to park; also easy to get out of. We were back on the highway less than 30 minutes after the game ended
— I didn’t have to freeze my ass off during a football game. So nice; the temperature regulation was good.
— Restrooms were clean and had paper towels. I think those blower things just either deter people from washing their hands or they dry them on their clothes and that can be just as bad.
Con:
— The food. I was thoroughly underwhelmed by the selection. My only professional sports experiences to date have been in all of the Chicago venues, and they do a much better job of offering a variety of food and some healthy options. Some of us who go to games but aren’t really big sports fans look forward to eating and people watching. The people watching was fun; the eating a disappointment.
That said, I had fun and would attend another event here if invited.

Used to be called the Edward Jones Dome on Unilocal.It is still the Edward Jones Dome, not sure what the deal is with the name change. Anyway, was here again for Joyce Meyer. It is a cool venue. My only complaint is the food… OMG it couldn’t be more fattening and gluttonous. There is why size drink and it is SUPERSIZE.