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Happy Hour at Three Monkeys: See No, Hear No, Speak No Sobriety

Three Monkeys (3153 Morganford Road; 314-772-9800) The Hours: Monday through Friday 3 to 6 p.m., and late-night happy hour from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. The Deal: $2 domestic bottles, $2 well drinks, $3 house wines, $1 off drafts, $5 appetizers and $8 one-topping pizzas. See also: -Happy Hour at the ... More >>

Happy Hour at Bar Louie in Kirkwood: Business-Casual Wining and Dining

Bar Louie-Kirkwood (110 South Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood; 314-238-2300) The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. The Deal: $3 drafts, $4 wines, $5 signature martinis, half-off select small plates.

[PHOTOS] Euphoria and Overpriced Champagne at the Chase: MO Dems Watch Party

Who was the saddest man at the Chase Park Plaza last night? He was tough to find amid a jubilant crowd 500 strong celebrating big Democratic victories at all levels of government, but tucked in a corner behind shrieking college students and a woman sobbing into her cell phone, we found him. Mark "J ... More >>

First Look: Sauce on the Side Tosses Up Fresh Calzones and Salads Downtown

Let's face it: Most of St. Louis has only experienced pizza pouches from under food court heat lamps or fresh from, um, the microwave. At new calzone downtown joint Sauce on the Side (903 Pine Street; 314-241-5667), try the real deal wrapped in scratch-made pizza dough, baked to golden perfection, b ... More >>

Where to Break the Yom Kippur Fast

Tomorrow is Yom Kippur, the Day of the Atonement and the holiest day of the Jewish year. It's a time for confessing sins, begging the pardon of everyone you have offended over the past year and praying desperately for God to inscribe you in the Book of Life for the next one. In order to show how tru ... More >>

LouFest Announces 2012 Nosh Pit Lineup

Gut Check generally leaves all things LouFest to Kiernan and Co. at RFT Music, but we're always curious to see which restaurants and food trucks the festival assembles for its "Nosh Pit" of food vendors. Well, the list of this year's participants is now available, and it includes Atomic Cowboy (4140 ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: February 10-February 12

Wikimedia CommonsLove is in the air this weekend!​ Friday (Feb. 10): Cod & Cask Festival @ Schlafly Tap Room Try out several cod specialties including famous fish'n'chips and plokkfiskur, a traditional Icelandic dish made with shredded cod, mashed potatoes, Bearnaise sauce and cheese. Wash i ... More >>

Tater Tot Eating Competition to Rock Bar Louie Next Thursday

Imagine taking down more than four pounds of these babies -- in six minutes.​We've heard about all-you-can-eat hot-dog competitions. And all-you-can-eat pie contests. We were even aware, in some deep recess of our brain, that there's an International Federation of Competitive Eating to regulate so ... More >>

New Restaurant for Old Spyglass, Q's Space

Ian FroebThe exterior of the restaurant space in the Westmoreland apartment building​A new restaurant is slated to open this summer in the long-dormant space on the first floor of the Westmoreland apartment building at 255 Olive Boulevard, near Lindell Boulevard and an entrance to Forest Park.An e ... More >>

Cafe Eau's JR Gosnell: Featured Bartender of the Week

Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles Cafe Eau bartender JR Gosnell. Below is a Q&A with Gosnell, followed by the recipe for his own shot, the White Nasty. Katie MoultonWould you try a drink called th ... More >>

St. Louis Happy Hours: Central West End

Bar Louie, Central West End: A Chain, But So What?

Kristen Klempert​The Joint: Bar Louie 14 Maryland Plaza; 314-678-3385 www.barlouieamerica.com The Hours: Mon.-Fri. 4-7pm The Deal: $5 signature martinis, $4 house wine, $3 all drafts -- includes twenty choices from various macro-breweries. Half off select appetizers. "But," you protest, "it ... More >>

This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

​This week was all about drive-through dining. While Hardee's added some extra protein to its biscuits & gravy and Burger King announced a brunch menu is in the works, Dunkin' Donuts is now going to sell its swill in Russia. All this just as the KFC Doub ... More >>

Video: Carl Deselm Eats Three Pounds of Tater Tots at Bar Louie

​Carl Deselm, a medical student at Washington University, again won the Tater Tot-eating contest at Bar Louie last week, ingesting three pounds, five ounces of the Tots. It was the second time Deselm won the competition -- he took home the title and eventually the national title in 2008.Below is a ... More >>

Wash U. Medical Student Wins Disgusting Tater Tot-Eating Competition

At last night's "Rock The Tot" contest inside Bar Louie (14 Maryland Plaza) in the Central West End, hungry competitors stuffed their collective faces with 68 pounds of that snack-food staple, Tater Tots. It was disgustingly awesome, and a Wash U. medical student again took home the junk-food eating ... More >>

Pi, Niche and 30 Other Loud Restaurants

Jesus, it's loud in here.​Gut Check recently asked readers to chime in and name the loudest restaurants in St. Louis. While this is a highly unscientific poll, the responses show that a few restaurants stand out when it comes to decibel level.Our survey received 46 votes. 7 of them went to Pi ... More >>

The South Butt takes on the North Face -- and more

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