St. Louis Restaurants
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The Crossing
Now that the Highway 40 closing is upon us, many folks are thinking of dining closer to home, a mixed blessing for the hard-working, talented men and women of the St. Louis restaurant community. The thought does encourage folks to take a new look at spots that are close to home, or, in some cases,
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Brunch: Jimmy’s On The Park
Brunch at Jimmy’s On the Park starts slowly. The live jazz doesn’t begin until 11:30, an hour and a half after it opens, allowing plenty of time for families with children – whether small or grown — to come in and actually talk. All should take particular note of the goofily charming wall art made
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Robust
Neiman-Marcus made popovers a lunch-time staple at its Dallas flagship, but as the N-M ships set sail for many other ports, they took the popover recipe with them. Even to St. Louis and Plaza Frontenac. As a result, Greg Maggi prepared thousands of them while he ran the kitchen. He’s moved, and while his new
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Prime Steakhouse
Nobody visits a casino without being prepared to take some chances. But taking a chance on eating at the Casino Queen’s top-flight restaurant seems to provide odds more in the diner’s favor than even the "loosest slots," that the boat boasts about. The re-making of the Casino Queen has drawn good crowds, no question about
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F15teen
The handsome new restaurant at the corner of 19th and Locust Streets is not named for its location. Already, lots of folks are looking for F15teen on, well, sure, 15th Street. Although the formal address is 1900 Locust St., the entrance is on 19th Street, which can cause more confusion, too. Perseverance, however, makes the
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Araka
Araka has made an interesting choice with what’s known as a "soft" opening. Unlike many new restaurants, there was little fanfare, no big advertising. This is generally a good idea, allowing the kitchen and front of the house to gradually get into rhythm before the hoped-for hot-spot rush. Even with experienced restaurateurs and chefs, the
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Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen
We definitely don’t consider ourselves food snobs. Any regular reader knows we get as excited over a good corn dog as we do over a beautifully prepared chunk of foie gras. But we got a little suspicious when we walked into Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen. It looks an awful lot like one of those
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~scape
The resurgence of Maryland Plaza is not just a civic booster-type press release. It’s been one of our favorite areas for a long time and we’ve watched as it waxed and waned. At the moment, it’s waxing happily with new dining, drinking and shopping spots. Sitting at a sidewalk table watching the to-and-fro is extremely
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Paul Manno’s
We’ve never walked into Paul Manno’s when the place wasn’t buzzing, even on a night early in the week, usually a quiet time. But when people have even a brief wait for a table at 9 o’clock on a Tuesday, it tells you something. But buzz will get folks in the door, almost any door,
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India’s Rasoi
It’s a whole new restaurant. India’s Rasoi has retained, seemingly, only its name as it moved around the corner with a new menu. a new attitude and some new prices. The long-time Central West End stalwart has gone upscale in a handsome new set of rooms in the old Forest Park Hotel on North Euclid