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April 17, 2012
The Ten Best Vegetarian Restaurants in St. Louis
Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds more winners and finalists a ... More >>
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April 16, 2012
Raw Yellowfin Tuna Linked to Salmonella, Recalled
A California company has voluntarily recalled 58,828 pounds of frozen raw yellowfin tuna associated with an outbreak of salmonella. According to the FDA, as of Friday, April 13, this oubtreak has sickened more than 100 people across twenty states and Washington, D.C., including Illinois (ten cases) ... More >>
Dining
April 12, 2012
At last, a Korean taco truck. And you're maki me hungry!
A California company has voluntarily recalled 58,828 pounds of frozen raw yellowfin tuna associated with an outbreak of salmonella. According to the FDA, as of Friday, April 13, this oubtreak has sickened more than 100 people across twenty states and Washington, D.C., including Illinois (ten cases) ... More >>
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April 10, 2012
Review Preview: Seoul Taco and Chop Shop
This week, I take a look at two of the more interesting food trucks rolling through our streets: the Korean-Mexican mashup Seoul Taco (@SeoulTaco; 314-517-9816) and the sushi truck Chop Shop (@chopshopstl). A sneak preview of my review after the jump.
Blogs
April 6, 2012
The Five Best Sushi Restaurants in St. Louis
Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds more winners and finalists a ... More >>
Dining
April 5, 2012
Too Good to Be Stew: Haunted by the memory of a Pakistani delicacy
Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds more winners and finalists a ... More >>
Dining
January 26, 2012
Nuoc Charm: Dao Tien is a peach of a Vietnamese bistro, and a slice of home-style heaven
Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds more winners and finalists a ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
The Five Best Vietnamese Restaurants in St. Louis
Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds more winners and finalists a ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Chop Shop Food Truck Launches Today
via FacebookYou know, I was just thinking it's been too long -- 24 hours, at least, maybe 48 -- since a new food truck hit the streets of St. Louis. Today, Chop Shop will make its maiden voyage, arriving at Purina headquarters (Chouteau Avenue between South Tucker Boulevard and South Seventh Stre ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2011
Indian and Pakistani "Fast Food" Restaurant Coming to U. City
New life for Indian Food?Signs in the windows of 6800F Olive Boulevard, the westernmost storefront of the small strip mall at the intersection of Olive and Ferguson Avenue in University City, tout the imminent arrival of an Indian and Pakistani "fast food" restaurant. There is no official signage ... More >>
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October 25, 2011
The Five Best Thai Restaurants in St. Louis
Selecting the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. This year, Gut Check is celebrating five contenders in several categories.Jennifer SilverbergA dish at this year's Best Thai RestaurantOne t ... More >>
Dining
October 13, 2011
Hiro's Welcome: The Loop's newest sushi joint has something extra to offer
Selecting the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. This year, Gut Check is celebrating five contenders in several categories.Jennifer SilverbergA dish at this year's Best Thai RestaurantOne t ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Battle Chicken Korma: India Palace Vs. Sukhi's Gourmet Indian Cuisine
Gut Check receives a lot of press releases for new products. Many are useless, but occasionally one passes through that piques our interest. In this case, Sukhi's Gourmet Indian Cuisine made us do a double-take with their promise of all-natural, authentic, complete Indian meals that can be pr ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2011
The Sushi Roll Lunch Special at Thai Nivas
Deborah HylandThe Spicy Salmon Roll with Chef's Choice Nigiri at Thai Nivas.The Place: Thai Nivas (11054 Olive Boulevard, Creve Coeur; 314-567-8989), a Thai/Japanese restaurant in the same Creve Coeur strip mall that also houses Pumpernickles. The Lunch: The Nivas Combo Deluxe (a choice from ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Hiro Prepares to Open in the Delmar Loop
Ian FroebHiro in the Delmar LoopHiro, a sushi and izakaya restaurant from 609 Lounge owner Bernie Lee, looks just about ready to debut at 609 Eastgate Avenue. It might have opened already, but calls this morning just before its posted lunch hours went unanswered.The address was previously the hom ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
Spicing Things Up with House of India
Welcome to Lunch Bucket List, a recurring feature in which Gut Check checks out the many lunch specials available at restaurants around town. Know a lunch special we should check out? Drop us a line.Emily WassermanA plate from House of India's all-you-can-eat buffet The Place: House of India ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Lynne Truong of Banh Mi So #1 Saigon Gourmet: Recipe for Bun Ga Xao
This is part three of Antonio Pacheco's Chef's Choice profile of chef Lynne Truong of Banh Mi So #1. Part one can be found here. Part two, a Q&A with Truong, is published here. Antonio PachecoWhile chef Lynne Truong prepares myriad Vietnamese dishes, a highlight of Banh Mi So #1 -- Saigon Go ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
The Veggielante Puts Bobo Noodle House to the Test
The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to prosely ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
Battle Mango Lassi: Gokul vs. Flavor of India
Mahatma Gandhi probably wouldn't be thrilled that we're fighting. But despite the hardships of his life, Gandhi never lived in a climate that rockets from 45 to 90 degrees in a matter of days. Such sudden charges into the flaming death heat can make some of us abandon our policies of nonviole ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
Review Preview: Izakaya Ren
Ian FroebYakitori tare and a bacon-wrapped shrimp at Izakaya RenThis week, I visit the new Japanese restaurant Izakaya Ren (2948 Dougherty Ferry Road, Valley Park; 636-825-3737).The tako wasabi at Izakaya Ren is served in a bowl so small that a child could cup it in one hand. Tako is octopus, and ... More >>
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May 20, 2011
Try the Yakitori Tare at Izakaya Ren
Ian FroebYakitori tare and a bacon-wrapped shrimp at Izakaya RenWhenever I recommend a new restaurant, I do so knowing that trying it represents a far greater investment for you than it does for me. Today, however, I can make a suggestion confident that, if I'm wrong, or if you and I simply have ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
Would You Pay $40 for a Kurt Cobain Sushi Combo?
The fine folks at Blue Ocean Sushi just dropped by with a menu folded into the shape of a collared shirt (see above). Down the right side there, you can see celebrity names; they continue on the back and, as it turns out, correspond to various sushi combo platters. Chuck Berry costs you $12 a ... More >>
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February 24, 2011
Con Fusion: A Visit to Thai Pizza Co.
Ian FroebThe panang curry pizza (?) at Thai Pizza Co.I last visited Thai Pizza Co. (608 Eastgate Avenue; 314-862-4429) five or maybe six years ago -- before I was the RFT's restaurant critic. Though the restaurant is located right down the street from Gut Check International Headquarters, I ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Gokul Indian Restaurant Now Open in the Delmar Loop
Annie ZaleskiNow open just east of the Loop: an all-vegetarian Indian restaurant. We were ridiculously excited to try Gokul, the new all-vegetarian Indian eatery that just opened on Delmar, a few blocks east of the Pageant Theatre (6101 Delmar Boulevard; 314-721-1888). For one thing, we loo ... More >>
Dining
October 20, 2010
At Addie's Thai House in Chesterfield, the serious eater finds true love
Annie ZaleskiNow open just east of the Loop: an all-vegetarian Indian restaurant. We were ridiculously excited to try Gokul, the new all-vegetarian Indian eatery that just opened on Delmar, a few blocks east of the Pageant Theatre (6101 Delmar Boulevard; 314-721-1888). For one thing, we loo ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2010
Indian Food in University City Has Closed [Updated]
Indian Food, the Indian and Pakistani restaurant at 8629 Olive Boulevard in University City, appears to have closed. A sign advertising the restaurant for lease is in the front window, and the phone number has been disconnected.I reviewed Indian Food in 2007, and it was one of my favorite restaur ... More >>
Dining
August 18, 2010
Roll On (And On): When it comes to sushi, how much is "All You Can Eat"?
Indian Food, the Indian and Pakistani restaurant at 8629 Olive Boulevard in University City, appears to have closed. A sign advertising the restaurant for lease is in the front window, and the phone number has been disconnected.I reviewed Indian Food in 2007, and it was one of my favorite restaur ... More >>
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August 16, 2010
Review Preview: Sushi Ai
Image viaYou can eat a lot more sushi than this at Sushi Ai.This week I visit Sushi Ai, an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant in Maryland Heights.In theory, all-you-can-eat sushi is a terrifying concept, the death blow to a noble cuisine struck by the imperialist reach of gluttonous America. I ima ... More >>
Dining
August 11, 2010
Wang Gang Asian Eats brings fast-casual Chinese and Thai to St. Charles
Image viaYou can eat a lot more sushi than this at Sushi Ai.This week I visit Sushi Ai, an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant in Maryland Heights.In theory, all-you-can-eat sushi is a terrifying concept, the death blow to a noble cuisine struck by the imperialist reach of gluttonous America. I ima ... More >>
Dining
April 28, 2010
Yagu Asian Fusion is too flashy for its own good
Image viaYou can eat a lot more sushi than this at Sushi Ai.This week I visit Sushi Ai, an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant in Maryland Heights.In theory, all-you-can-eat sushi is a terrifying concept, the death blow to a noble cuisine struck by the imperialist reach of gluttonous America. I ima ... More >>
Dining
April 21, 2010
Mai Lee moves to bigger digs, continues to pack 'em in
Image viaYou can eat a lot more sushi than this at Sushi Ai.This week I visit Sushi Ai, an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant in Maryland Heights.In theory, all-you-can-eat sushi is a terrifying concept, the death blow to a noble cuisine struck by the imperialist reach of gluttonous America. I ima ... More >>
Dining
April 7, 2010
Haveli doesn't look like much from the outside. So go in already!
Image viaYou can eat a lot more sushi than this at Sushi Ai.This week I visit Sushi Ai, an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant in Maryland Heights.In theory, all-you-can-eat sushi is a terrifying concept, the death blow to a noble cuisine struck by the imperialist reach of gluttonous America. I ima ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2010
Photos: Haveli Indian Restaurant on Page Avenue in Overland
This week's dining column by Ian Froeb covers Haveli Indian restaurant on Page Avenue in Overland.Photographer Jennifer Silverberg brings back these eighteen photos from the restaurant, its kitchen and the people behind it. Here are a few highlights. Photo: Jennifer SilverbergTandoor chef Inderjeet ... More >>
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April 5, 2010
Review Preview: Haveli
Jennifer SilverbergTandoori chicken and mango lassi at HaveliThis week I visit Haveli, an Indian restaurant that opened late last year at 9720 Page Avenue in Overland. Follow me over the jump for a sneak preview of my review.
Dining
February 24, 2010
Hankering for the comforts of pho? Come to Mama!
Jennifer SilverbergTandoori chicken and mango lassi at HaveliThis week I visit Haveli, an Indian restaurant that opened late last year at 9720 Page Avenue in Overland. Follow me over the jump for a sneak preview of my review.
Dining
December 16, 2009
Thai Breaker: Looking to add a little spice to his curry, Ian visits Pearl Café
Jennifer SilverbergTandoori chicken and mango lassi at HaveliThis week I visit Haveli, an Indian restaurant that opened late last year at 9720 Page Avenue in Overland. Follow me over the jump for a sneak preview of my review.
Dining
November 18, 2009
Whole Hog: Looking for authentic Vietnamese cuisine without the Americanized trimmings? Phuc Loi is the real deal.
Jennifer SilverbergTandoori chicken and mango lassi at HaveliThis week I visit Haveli, an Indian restaurant that opened late last year at 9720 Page Avenue in Overland. Follow me over the jump for a sneak preview of my review.
Dining
October 28, 2009
Chile Reception: Ian goes for the burn with Mayuri's Indian cuisine
Jennifer SilverbergTandoori chicken and mango lassi at HaveliThis week I visit Haveli, an Indian restaurant that opened late last year at 9720 Page Avenue in Overland. Follow me over the jump for a sneak preview of my review.
Blogs
October 28, 2009
Review Slideshow: Mayuri
Jennifer SilverbergMy review of the Indian restaurant Mayuri is now available online. Mayuri is located at 12513 Olive Boulevard in Creve Coeur, in the space previously occupied by the Indian restaurant Ruchi. For more information, call 314-576-7272 or visit the restaurant's website. In this week ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2009
The Sneak: Sneako Maki
Dara StricklandThe virtues of sushi as a food are significant, but its value to a sneak may be as elusive as a flying bird's reflection on a rippling pond. I've crafted these handy tables for you to compare the virtues of eating sushi in a restaurant to sneaking it into a movie theater. &nbs ... More >>
Dining
August 19, 2009
So Nigiri, and Yet So Far: Café Mochi bets there's room for another sushi joint on South Grand
Dara StricklandThe virtues of sushi as a food are significant, but its value to a sneak may be as elusive as a flying bird's reflection on a rippling pond. I've crafted these handy tables for you to compare the virtues of eating sushi in a restaurant to sneaking it into a movie theater. &nbs ... More >>
Dining
July 15, 2009
Creative Fusion: No joke, at Café Lazeez you can get chicken tandoori and chicken tikka as pizza toppings
Dara StricklandThe virtues of sushi as a food are significant, but its value to a sneak may be as elusive as a flying bird's reflection on a rippling pond. I've crafted these handy tables for you to compare the virtues of eating sushi in a restaurant to sneaking it into a movie theater. &nbs ... More >>
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June 25, 2009
A Table for How Many? at Café Lazeez
Café Lazeez 14248 Manchester Rd (Suite H), Manchester636-527-5900 Pizza, Burgers, Biryani, and KabobsThe sign outside of Café Lazeez reads, "Pizza, Burgers, Biryani, and Kabobs." This sounded like a place that would please everyone in our large group. My only hesitation in bringing the gang? ... More >>
Dining
June 24, 2009
Feet First: Midland Wok brings the essence of pork to Overland
Café Lazeez 14248 Manchester Rd (Suite H), Manchester636-527-5900 Pizza, Burgers, Biryani, and KabobsThe sign outside of Café Lazeez reads, "Pizza, Burgers, Biryani, and Kabobs." This sounded like a place that would please everyone in our large group. My only hesitation in bringing the gang? ... More >>
Dining
June 17, 2009
Sea Change: Miso on Meramec's new sushi chef is the best thing since sliced fish
Café Lazeez 14248 Manchester Rd (Suite H), Manchester636-527-5900 Pizza, Burgers, Biryani, and KabobsThe sign outside of Café Lazeez reads, "Pizza, Burgers, Biryani, and Kabobs." This sounded like a place that would please everyone in our large group. My only hesitation in bringing the gang? ... More >>
Blogs
May 19, 2009
One Man's Fruitless Quest for Decent Chicken Teriyaki in St. Louis
flickr.com/photos/framboise "What this country needs," Woodrow Wilson's vice president, Thomas Riley Marshall, once famously observed, "is a good five-cent cigar." If Marshall were alive and living in St. Louis today, he'd no doubt opine, "What this city needs is some dece ... More >>
Dining
March 25, 2009
Rolls by Any Other Name: In Chesterfield, Momoyama's picks up where Yoshi's Sushi left off
flickr.com/photos/framboise "What this country needs," Woodrow Wilson's vice president, Thomas Riley Marshall, once famously observed, "is a good five-cent cigar." If Marshall were alive and living in St. Louis today, he'd no doubt opine, "What this city needs is some dece ... More >>
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March 24, 2009
Review Preview: Momoyama's
This week I visit Momoyama's, the Chesterfield sushi restaurant formerly known (and loved by many) as Yoshi's.I'm sure I've said it before, but a sushi restaurant is very difficult to critique, maybe the most difficult of all restaurant types, especially in St. Louis, where the sushi restaurants for ... More >>
Dining
March 18, 2009
East Meets West: With Thai Sawadee, Chesterfield has a winner
This week I visit Momoyama's, the Chesterfield sushi restaurant formerly known (and loved by many) as Yoshi's.I'm sure I've said it before, but a sushi restaurant is very difficult to critique, maybe the most difficult of all restaurant types, especially in St. Louis, where the sushi restaurants for ... More >>
Dining
October 22, 2008
Roll 'Er Derby, Part 2: Ian's sushi quest continues in Clayton and the Central West End
This week I visit Momoyama's, the Chesterfield sushi restaurant formerly known (and loved by many) as Yoshi's.I'm sure I've said it before, but a sushi restaurant is very difficult to critique, maybe the most difficult of all restaurant types, especially in St. Louis, where the sushi restaurants for ... More >>
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