Rounders Sports Bar & Grill

What Rounders Sports Bar & Grill does

Rounders Sports Bar & Grill is an independently owned, single-location sports bar and grill operating in downtown Mankato, Minnesota since 2009. Founded by owner Eric Hayes, the venue at 414 S. Front St. provides food and beverage service alongside a sports viewing experience built around multiple 50-inch HD televisions carrying NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, and Minnesota State University (MSU) athletics packages. The bar operates daily with food service from 11AM to 9PM and late-night appetizers until 10PM, supported by 12 draft taps and a bottled beer selection, daily drink specials, and patio seating. Customer segments include local Mankato sports fans, casual diners and socializers, and private event hosts served through the adjacent 418 Room, a 49-person capacity private event space.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: food and beverage sales to walk-in dine-in customers, pull tab boxes and electronic (etab) gaming machines whose proceeds support Mankato Youth Hockey (MAHA), and private event hosting in the 418 Room for birthday parties, retirement parties, and groom's dinners. Menu pricing is not disclosed publicly and is communicated via image-based menu files. Marketing is conducted through organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn) supplemented by Yelp and TripAdvisor listings. There is no proprietary technology platform, no app, and no disclosed API or data integrations; the business operates on a direct-to-consumer, single-storefront distribution model.

The company is privately held with no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity. Ownership commentary indicates founder/individual operation. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees. Competitive positioning rests on a moderate location advantage in downtown Mankato, multi-screen sports coverage, and a community partnership with Mankato Youth Hockey that has been in place since inception. Geographic reach is confined to a single physical location in Minnesota, USA.

Name

Rounders Sports Bar & Grill

Legal name

Rounders Sports Bar & Grill

Website

https://roundersbar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rounders Sports Bar & Grill is an independently owned single-location sports bar in downtown Mankato, MN, founded in 2009, serving local sports fans, casual diners, and private event hosts with food, drinks, HD sports viewing, and gaming supporting Mankato Youth Hockey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining / Sports Bar

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports Bars (CRANACAC), Bars & Pubs (Non-Music) (MPAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Sports bar restaurant
• Casual dining grill
• Private event venue
• Sports viewing bar
• Food and beverage service

Headquarters

HQ city

Mankato

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Primary revenue from selling food (burgers, wings, sandwiches, appetizers) and beverages (12 taps of draft beer, bottled beer selection, cocktails) to dine-in customers during operating hours (food served 11AM-9PM daily, late night appetizers until 10PM).
2. Gaming (Pull Tabs and E-Tab Machines): Revenue from pull tab boxes and electronic gaming (etab) machines on site, which also supports local Mankato Youth Hockey (MAHA) as a community initiative.
3. Private Event Venue Rental (418 Room): Revenue from hosting private events (birthday parties, retirement parties, groom's dinners) in the adjacent 418 Room with 49-person occupancy. Reservations are managed through the 418 Room Coordinator or General Manager.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rounders Sports Bar & Grill is a casual-dining sports bar that serves a full grill-style food menu alongside a wide selection of beer, spirits, and other beverages, with live sports broadcast on multiple TVs. The venue also operates the 418 Room, a dedicated private event space available for parties, group gatherings, and reservations.

Product overview

Rounders Sports Bar & Grill is a single-location sports bar and grill in downtown Mankato, MN. The core offering centers on food, beverage, and sports entertainment services. The main venue features multiple HD TVs displaying various sports packages and a full food menu. An adjacent private event space called The 418 Room (occupancy 49) extends the offering to private event hosting. The venue also offers pull tab boxes and etab machines to support local Mankato Youth Hockey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rounders Sports Bar & Grill (Main Bar & Dining Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• Has supported local Mankato Youth Hockey (MAHA) through pull tab and gaming proceeds

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Mankato Youth Hockey (MAHA)minorOthers · 1 January 2009Rounders Sports Bar & Grill supports local Mankato Youth Hockey (MAHA) through proceeds from its pull tab boxes and electronic gaming (etab) machines. This community partnership has been in place since the venue opened in 2009.
• The 418 RoomcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 418 Room is a private event venue located next door to Rounders Sports Bar & Grill, with a 49-person capacity. The venue hosts birthday parties, retirement parties, and groom's dinners, and shares a General Manager and reservation coordination with Rounders. The partnership enables Rounders to offer private event services without maintaining a separate events team.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Twin Peaks Restaurant: A national sports-bar/lodge concept centered on HD sports viewing, beer selection, and casual dining. Operates with a similar foodservice-plus-sports-entertainment model to Rounders and competes for the same sports-fan occasion.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: The prototypical national sports-bar chain featuring HDTVs, sports packages, beer taps, and a wings-forward menu. Directly comparable to Rounders on every core element — sports viewing, draft beer, casual food — with the key difference being scale and geographic footprint.
• Beef 'O' Brady's: Family sports-pub chain offering HDTV sports viewing, burgers, wings, and a family-friendly bar atmosphere. Comparable to Rounders in combining casual pub food with multi-screen sports programming for a suburban/community audience.
• Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux: A sports-bar-and-bistro chain featuring wall-to-wall TVs, full bar, and casual American food. Highly relevant direct peer given the same combination of multi-screen sports, draft beer, and casual sit-down dining that Rounders offers.
• Miller's Ale House: Regional sports-bar chain emphasizing HD sports viewing, beer selection, wings, and casual American fare. Closely mirrors Rounders' sports-bar-and-grill positioning and target customer.
• Hooters: Long-standing casual bar-and-grill chain with HD sports programming, beer taps, and wings — directly overlapping Rounders' core sports-viewing, draft-beer, and casual-food offering.
• Yard House: Upscale sports-bar chain built around an extensive draft-tap system, multi-screen sports viewing, and a broad bar-food menu. Comparable to Rounders on the sports-plus-draft-beer formula, with a heavier premium-casual positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Chili's Grill & Bar: Mainstream bar-and-grill chain with TVs, beer, and casual dining. Not sports-themed but competes for the same casual dine-in + drink occasion and would be in any consumer's comparison set versus Rounders.
• Applebee's Grill + Bar: National casual-dining chain that pairs bar service and TV viewing with a full grill menu. Broader incumbent that overlaps with Rounders on the casual bar-and-grill occasion though it does not specialize in sports-only viewing.
• TGI Fridays: Established bar-and-grill chain centered on a full bar with TVs and a broad casual-American menu. Provides adjacency context as a competing casual bar-and-grill operator rather than a sports-specialist direct peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/roundersmankato
• Facebookfacebook.com/RoundersMankato
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rounders-mankato
• Instagraminstagram.com/roundersmankato

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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