St. Louis Restaurants
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Tony’s
The St. Louis dining institution that is Tony’s may or may not still be at home at Broadway and Market in another few years. Plenty of speculation on that, but no firm answers. But what about this restaurant that’s become the subject of so much chatter recently? What’s going on there? Tony’s key word must
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Gio’s Ristorante & Bar
You say you’re looking for a quiet place to have an especially nice meal with your sweetie? You want a place with white tablecloths and maybe a little bit of a view, not real fancy, but certainly a little? Well, bunky, have we got a restaurant for you. Gio’s keeps a low profile with its
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Smashburger
Smashburger, a chain spreading out of Denver, opens its first St. Louis location today (Nov. 16). A preview visit revealed quarter-, third- and half-pound burgers with four bun options, The medium-thick burgers are quite juicy and show considerable verve in the spicy options like the BBQ, bacon and Cheddar and the Spicy Baja (shown below).
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The Crow’s Nest
The Crow’s Nest, one of the newest additions to the Maplewood strip, may be a bar, but the imaginative and tasty meals it serves don’t show any relationship with traditional bar food. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised — it’s the Bleeding Deacon’s new sib. the long, narrow room has been several other establishments, and now
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Farmhaus
Beware of chefs bearing meatloaf. This is now be part of the Busch Stadium security rules after Kevin Willmann, chef-owner of Farmhaus, cheerfully carried some into the Cardinals’ clubhouse during the celebration after winning the World Series.. Fact is, that meatloaf, actually several trays of individual meatloaves, each wrapped in bacon, would work well with
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Harvest
Has it really been fifteen years since Harvest opened? The Richmond Heights restaurant is another example of a hot spot that settled in to become an established part of the St. Louis scene. It’s what most restaurateurs hope for as they begin to bring a dream to fruition. We have never yet heard anyone tell
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PW Pizza
There’s a certain pizza-cooking aroma that we sometimes catch, one that goes back to our adolescent years and early encounters with the ethereal pie. Whenever it comes, we salivate and if we’re about to enter a restaurant, it tends to raise our expectations. The expectations aren’t always met, however; we’ve learned that scent is no
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Water Street
As we left Water Street, we mused. about restaurants. If Kirkwood is the new Clayton and South Grand the new Loop, then has Manchester in Maplewood become the new Euclid? Dining from casual to high-end, a few bars, some interesting shopping. Could be. Not that there’s anything wrong with Clayton, the Loop and Euclid, of
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Brunch: The Piccadilly & The Cheesecake Factory
Once again, we’re offering short views of two different brunches, a small independent restaurant and a large (and more expensive) member of a chain. While we found pleasing things about both of them, outdoor dining overlooking a shopping mall parking lot just leaves us shaking our heads. The back patio at Piccadilly at Manhattan feels
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Pueblo Solis
Another one of those restaurants that keep trucking long after the fashionable crowd moves along to the next hot place, Pueblo Solis continues to thrive. Owner Al Solis has expanded into a room just to the north, effectively doubling the space when things get busy on the weekends. The "back" room also is slightly less