Pauly’s Rooftop Lowertown, summer-only expansion of Selby Ave. bar, to open May 15 overlooking Saints ballpark
Selby Avenue newcomer Pauly’s Pub and Grill is expanding to a Lowertown rooftop — just for the summer.
The team behind the restaurant and sports bar, which just opened last fall, is planning to open Pauly’s Rooftop Lowertown in the space that was formerly Ox Cart Ale House, near CHS Field. Opening day is set for Wednesday, May 15.
The menu will be almost exactly the same, co-owner Jim Flaherty said, with an extensive list of smashburgers and sandwiches, plenty of shareable appetizers, and beer, wine and cocktail options.
And because the rooftop overlooks the Saints’ ballpark, owners Flaherty and Joe Kasel are partnering with the team for promotions and plan to host a variety of kids’ and family activities, Flaherty said.
Kasel and Flaherty signed a short-term lease, so the restaurant will be in action through the end of September. After the Saints’ last home game on Sept. 22, the pair will make the call on whether to stay open, return next summer or just stick to Selby for now.
It’s a bit of a full-circle moment: Kasel was the original owner of Ox Cart when it opened in 2015. (Flaherty, for his part, is a longtime friend and a former Winter Carnival King Boreas.)
At that time, Kasel and Kevin Geisen also ran the Salt Cellar and Eagle Street Grille. In 2016, the pair joined Madison Hospitality Group, run by the late real estate developer Jim Crockarell. Kasel left the company before starting Pauly’s.
After Crockarell died earlier this year, parent company Madison Equities put its entire downtown portfolio — including Stadium Ramp, where Ox Cart was — on the market. The duo behind Pauly’s are just leasing and are not in talks to buy the space, Flaherty said.
Pauly’s Rooftop Lowertown will be open through the rest of the 2024 Saints season. Regular hours will be from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday; kitchen closes at 10 p.m.
Pauly’s Rooftop Lowertown: 255 Sixth St. E.; Pauly’s on Selby is online at paulyspubandgrill.com.
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