St. Louis Restaurants
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Goody Goody Diner
The recent announcement that Goody Goody Diner was being sold cause a ripple of anxiety among certain of us. The first time I ever went was around 1970, and my primary memory was of it being a hangout for the St. Louis Police Department's Mobile Reserve, making it safer even than Crown Candy. It's expanded
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Grapevine Grill
America, the land of the Great Open Road, has just about left behind the idea of a pleasant drive in the country to achieve destination dining. Maybe it was all a figment of Hollywood's imagination, back when movies were the drivers of our fantasies. Those couples in convertibles gaily heading off to some quaint inn
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Cod Squad 2014: Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox
It's a mild challenge to locate Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church. But think of it as an Easter egg hunt and begin at I-44 and Jefferson Avenue. (Further directions at the bottom of this report.) The churchyard – and there is no other word for it than that evocative, old-fashioned one - is lovely and
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Flashback: Top Of the Riverfront
It's been a busy year for closings, and here's one that holds lots of memories for certain generations: http://www.stlmag.com/St-Louis-Magazine/April-2014/Memory-Lane-Top-of-the-Riverfront/
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Gamlin Whiskey House
It's madness, madness, I tell you, to expect a quiet dinner in a restauant with the word "whiskey" in its name. Coming from the Gamlin brothers (of Sub Zero Vodka Bar, and the same rule of thumb applies there), it's a fair bet that at Gamlin Whiskey House, the meat will be tasty, the cocktails
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Alumni Saint Louis
Mutterings about parking for events at the Peabody Opera House, especially when there's something on at the Scottrade Center now may have a solution, at least if you want dinner, or at least heavy apps and a drink, beforehand. Eric Brenner, whom many of us remember from Moxy in the Central West End, brings us
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Just A Bite: Brunch Spuds at C.J. Mugg’s
After all my muttering and moaning about the near-ubiquitous and inaccurately named "breakfast potatoes", at last a new and tasty variant on that idea: C.J. Mugg's house potatoes at brunch are irregular slices, nicely crusty-crispy, although, yes, they are deep-fried. But they're paired up with lots of nicely browned onion bits, the greatest friend a
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About O’Connell’s
I am always hard put to figure out why someone who's lived here for at least a couple of years hasn't been to O'Connell's yet. The thick burgers are an icon, even for those who order medium-well done. When I went on a low-carb diet, I found out that the burger alone, no bun, ordered
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About Al’s
There's been some mumbling on local foodie chat sites about steak houses, and what about Al's, anyway, yaddayaddayadda. Well, here's a few words on Al's and why it's so traditional, it's probably actually modern and I'm not hip enough to realize it.
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Spare No Rib
Uncommon pair-ups are not so uncommon now – i.e., the Thai-Japanese menus and the Korean-burger mashup that's thriving out in Creve Coeur – but here's a new one. Spare No Rib is taking no prisoners on Gravois Avenue in south St. Louis. Barbecued ribs and tacos? Oh, why not? Actually, the menu is a little