St. Louis Restaurants
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Pomme
Pomme, in its Clayton storefront, is a bistro. Not in the sense of coq au vin and pommes frites, but it’s one man’s show, a smallish menu showcasing his work, and an air of coziness in a simple interior. It’s really all about the food. Bryan Carr’s cooking carries the day. It had been a
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Roberto’s Trattoria
Smoking: Yes Wheelchair access: Good Entrees: $13-$30 Roberto Zanti has been feeding happy folks for many years, and his new restaurant, again named Roberto’s, enlarges the possibilities. Tucked into a corner of a strip shopping center across from various movie venues, all named Ronnie’s, that have landmarked that section of Lindbergh Boulevard, he has more
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Boogaloo
Boogaloo is another creation from Mike Johnson, the guy who’s had a hand, to varying degrees, in BARcelona, Mira, Momo’s, Cyrano’s and Roxanne. Boogaloo heads south for its inspiration, hitting notes from Creole, Caribbean (including Cuban) and South American kitchens. The restaurant itself is dark and amusing. The bar seats are swings hung from the
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Thai Bu-Ree
Thai Bu-ree is, to our way of thinking, a restaurant for people who really like to eat and to find different flavors and textures along the way. It has some shortcomings, but the food is often amazing. Tucked back in a suburban strip mall, an increasingly common site for such finds in America today—L.A.is a
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Vin de Set
Quickly, while the weather remains clement, those in search of a new experience should hurry to Vin de Set. They can enjoy a large outdoor dining area that offers space, good food and, despite the popularity of its bar, an opportunity for a conversation without shouting. On the roof of an old brewery—and who among
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La Dolce Via
La Dolce Via has begun serving dinner on Fridays and Saturdays. For those who need to be brought up to speed, let us explain that La DolceVia began as Marcia Sindel supplying desserts to Bar Italia, and eventually became this small and very casual bakery-café in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. Casual is the key
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Downtown Restaurant Week Results
Downtown Restaurant Week, a good promotion for restaurants, the city – and especially for diners, was an opportunity for us, a typical hungry couple, to revisit some places we hadn’t tried in a while, and to make an initial journey to Mike Shannon’s impressive new establishment. Other cities have tried similar promotions, but we haven’t
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400 Olive
The trend of serious restaurants located in hotel dining rooms has not roiled the waters of St. Louis dining very much. Part of this may be the persistent reluctance of suburban customers to come downtown. No suburban hotels, to our recollection, have seriously promoted their restaurants as a destination for locals. And part of it may
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Terrene
Terrene opened as a buzz restaurant, one of those places that avid restaurant-goers quiz each other about constantly — "Is it open yet?" "Have you gone?" and the inevitable "But I heard . . . ." You know the drill. We feel that restaurants must be allowed some time before we attempt to pass any
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Sen Thai Bistro
We’re always on the hunt for places to eat before we go to the theater. Good food, responsive service—and, oh, yes, reasonable prices. That’s the ticket, so to speak. For those en route to the theaters on Washington Avenue, like the ArtLoft, or even the Fox, Sen Thai, at the corner of 13th and Locust,