The vast majority of South Philadelphia will be cheering for the Eagles to beat the Chiefs on Sunday. Duh.
However, considering that Philly is the sixth-largest metropolis in the United States, there will be a small subset of Kansas City fans rooting against their current cityās team during Super Bowl LVII. They just need a place to watch the game after Big Charlieās Saloon decided not to open.
Big Charlieās, a bar located less than two miles away from Lincoln Financial Field, is the premier (and only?) Chiefs bar in the city. It is packed with team gear from wall to wall.
Its faithful patrons pack the bar every Sunday during the fall.
Just not this coming Sunday.
Originally, Big Charlieās was set to host the cityās biggest Chiefs watch party in Philadelphia. It started to take reservations for the big game and sold out almost immediately.
As a result of the high demand, the bar has decided to close.
While it might seem like a confusing decision from an outsiderās perspective, owner Paul Staicoās reasoning makes it rather admirable. The number of reservations far exceeded the capacity of his bar and he didnāt want to turn anyone away.
People (who have) been supporting us for 40 years, weāre going to tell them no because theyāre a day late? That wasnāt happening. Canāt do it. So what do you do? It was a brutal decision, but weāre going to be closed.
ā Paul Stacio, via USA Today
Stacioās decision will be costly in terms of revenue. He is closing his bar for the biggest game of the year.
Though Stacioās primary reason for closing is commendable, the decision also stems from safety concerns. There is no way to guarantee that bad actors from other parts of town wouldnāt target his bar as a place to cause chaos.
āI just donāt want nonsense,ā Stacio told USA Today.
Considering past behaviors of Eagles fans, it makes sense. Why put your patrons at risk of danger?
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