St. Louis Restaurants
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Annie Gunn’s: The BLE
We had lunch at Annie Gunn’s not long ago, and overall things were, not surprisingly, very tasty. But one dish stood out. Even visually, it was enough to make us gasp when the server placed it in front of us. Described on the menu as a BLE, it begins with a base of a large
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Coco Louco Brasil
Weekend samba-ing is now possible in the Central West End and caipirinhas are available seven nights a week. Such are the benefits offered at Coco Luoco, now located at the northern end of the Euclid strip. Jorge Carvalho of the late Café Brasil in Rock Hill has set up shop in larger premises, minus the
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Eclipse
The new kid in town is located at the St. Louis end of the Delmar Loop, east of Skinker and giving off feelings of its deeply urban setting. It could be in Chicago or New York—ah, but wait, what’s that in the glass-fronted cabinets near the hostess station and throughout the dining rooms? It’s toys
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Brazie’s
We’re always happy to find a family restaurant that’s flourishing, and Brazie’s seems to be a good example, apparently thriving since moving to a new location at the corner of Watson and Arsenal. If it isn’t the hole-in-the-wall, budget-priced spot it used to be, blame popularity and the rising price of ingredients. The large, angular
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Vin de Set
Vin de Set, atop an older building in a neighborhood where Lafayette Square ends and industry begins, has settled into a comfortable position in the local restaurant community. Owners Paul and Wendy Hamilton, and chef Ivy Magruder,also responsible for 1111 Mississippi a few blocks away, have taken advantage of their location and created a large
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Mandarin House
Mandarin House, in a large strip mall on Page Boulevard west of I-170, has been serving Chinese food to St. Louisans for more than 40 years. It’s one of the roomiest spaces in the area, with a large picture of The Great Wall still dominant, though the sharpness of its colors has faded a little,
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Spiro’s West
Spiro’s West can be seen in several ways. One is as a pleasant, mostly middle-of-the-road restaurant for lunch or dinner. Another is as a semi-Greek restaurant, its heritage obvious in the rather tasteful wall decorations. It’s one of those places that seems larger once you’re inside. One dining room leads into the next, a fireplace
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Nachomama’s
When a fast-food operation gives up the ghost, its space often is a temptation to a potential restaurateur. After all, kitchen equipment is often ready to go, there usually are some parking spaces and, maybe a deal-closer is the existence of a drive-through window, maybe ready torumble. John St. Eve took such a chance 15
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LoRusso’s Cucina
Things around here are going to be changing some. As you have noticed by now, we’re going to be giving you theater and movie reviews and bits and pieces of food-ish news as well as continuing the restaurant and wine reviews, recipes, and travel. And to begin with, after we publicly asked restaurateurs to offer
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Pat’s Bar and Grill
Pat’s, across from Turtle Park and, beyond the mess that used to be Highway 40, the Zoo, has been a fixture in the Dogtown neighborhood for years, going back to its life when it was known as McDermott’s. It’s an old-style St. Louis corner bar, with an interior that could serve as a setting for