Market Pub House has brews and burgers in ample supply — does that make it a pub?

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Market Pub Houseâ€™s pulled-pork sandwich on ciabatta, topped with fried onion straws, spices and honey-barbecue sauce.

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Market Pub House

6655 Delmar Blvd.
University City, MO 63130

Category: Restaurant > American

Region: Delmar/ The Loop

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Market Pub House
Nacho macaroni and cheese...$4
"Cajun" burger...$6
Wings (10)...$7

6655 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-727-8880.
Hours: lunch/dinner 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Tue., 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Wed.-Sat., 2-11 p.m. Sun.; brunch 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun.

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The silly names and generic menu all point toward a restaurant that's trying to compete with the ever-encroaching empire of T.G.I. Friday's, Applebee's and other national chains. In today's economic climate, I can hardly fault such a strategy. As I mentioned when I reviewed Racanelli's Cucina ("Cucina Confidential," Aug. 27, 2009), such appeals to a broader public are becoming increasingly common in the gentrifying Delmar Loop. Yet I can't help but feel a little saddened and bothered by this trend: I write this the same week that Riddle's Penultimate Café & Wine Bar, a Delmar Loop institution and a seminal part of St. Louis restaurant history, has closed its doors.

Market Pub House is neither a market nor a pub nor a house. It is the future of the Delmar Loop, and it is here, now.