St. Louis Restaurants
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Frontenac Grill
And so a restaurant that began as a Coco's, that mid-price, polite version of Denny's, has gone through a few name changes, like a Las Vegas grass widow, and now it's come full circle to be the Frontenac Grill. The project was mostly completed by the late Mike Faille, whose more-or-less full story appeared in
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Lester’s Sports Bar & Grill
What does it take to make a sports bar? Many television sets, of course, all tuned to an all-sports station that features either games or loud conversations by groups of former athletes forever interrupting one another or questioning someone’s manhood — maybe both at the same time. And what about a sports bar and grill,
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Faraci Pizza
The heyday of the pizza parlor is long past, but sometimes nostalgia rears its handsomely graying head. The Faraci family has been serving pizza to St. Louisans since 1968, first in Ferguson and now in Ellisville. (The original location has been sold but remains in operation.) While we’re sure the take-out business is good, there’s
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Brunch: Brasserie by Niche
Brunch at Brasserie by Niche seems to be the hottest Sunday ticket in town. We didn’t realize that until we arrived the other day — with reservation — to discover the joint jumping, every table in use and hungry diners waiting. We always advise people to make reservations; it feels funny when there are only
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J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood
Yes, it’s part of a chain, but its lineage is so good we had to try J. Gilbert’s. There may be a few folks around who remember Gilbert-Robinson, the folks who gave us Fedora in Union Station, one of the first Modern American menus in St. Louis, and brought us Bill Cardwell as well. J.
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Bailey’s Range
David Bailey, who has given St. Louis Rooster and Bailey’s Chocolate Bar, among other places to eat and drink, went into the downtown burger business at Bailey’s Range during the time the Cardinals were winning the World Series. We can only begin to imagine the crush on those nights. While the Range looks small, there’s
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Brunch: Jilly’s Cupcake Bar
Cupcakes? Marvelous cupcakes, sweet constructions of carbohydrates and buttercream, are in sharp and delightful contrast with the equally tasty, slightly more savory, if less traditional food offered for brunch at Jilly’s Cupcake Bar & Cafe. Chef Dana Holland, whose work we first encountered at the original Babalu’s on Euclid, doesn’t go for the ho-hum, so
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Joy Luck Buffet
The intrepid diner has learned that treasures lurk in the most unexpected places. And so it is at Joy Luck, where camouflage is provided by the word Buffet in its name. There are, in effect, two restaurants inside, the buffet and a printed menu featuring the fiery food of Szechuan province. We later learned there
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Brunch: Dressel’s
We’ve been enjoying watching and tasting the evolution at Dressel’s as Ben, son of founder and long-time owner, Jon, has taken the helm, expanding both the premises and the menu. Now the Welsh- and classical music-themed Central West End veteran has begun serving Sunday brunch. And it’s definitely brunch and definitely delicious; the regular menu