Casa Gallardo

Great Moments in Mexican-American Restaurant History: Casa Gallardo

One Nation, Under Tacos: How Mexican food conquered America

February 2012 Openings & Closings

Openings once again outpaced closings this month, but you'll pardon us if we dwell for a moment on those closings. This has been one of the most spectacular months for restaurant closings that Gut Check has ever seen. You had the abrupt shuttering of Root after three weeks, the closing of the four ... More >>

Casa Gallardo Shutters St. Louis Locations

Kholood Eid​Yesterday, around the time that Gut Check was trying to process the news about Monarch, officials from Real Mex Restaurants in California abruptly closed the four area locations of Casa Gallardo: Bridgeton; Fairview Heights, Illinois; Maryland Heights; and south St. Louis County. ... More >>

Tidbits from Casa Gallardo, the Food Truck Scene and More

​It has been an especially busy week for St. Louis restaurant news. Here are a few more items that we've come across this week:- Real Mex Restaurants Inc., the parent company of Casa Gallardo and Chevy's Fresh Mex, has filed for bankruptcy, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. The California-ba ... More >>

Cold Spell: Ice Kitchen deserves a chilly reception for its concept and its food

​It has been an especially busy week for St. Louis restaurant news. Here are a few more items that we've come across this week:- Real Mex Restaurants Inc., the parent company of Casa Gallardo and Chevy's Fresh Mex, has filed for bankruptcy, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. The California-ba ... More >>

Review: Ice Kitchen

Stew Smith​My review of Ice Kitchen is now available online. Ice Kitchen is located at 302 Westport Plaza, next-door to Casa Gallardo and across the pedestrian walkway from Trainwreck Saloon. It has a MySpace page, but no official website that I could find. No slideshow this week.The feature story ... More >>

Cougar Heaven!: Unreal goes on the prowl for (and with) honky-tonk older women

Stew Smith​My review of Ice Kitchen is now available online. Ice Kitchen is located at 302 Westport Plaza, next-door to Casa Gallardo and across the pedestrian walkway from Trainwreck Saloon. It has a MySpace page, but no official website that I could find. No slideshow this week.The feature story ... More >>

Latin Sizzle

Wapango brings light and heat to a suburban shopping mall.

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

El Mariachi, 1934 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles; 636-946-7600.

Shackle Up

Stir Crazy Café and SanSai Japanese Grill make it OK to embrace a corporate trend

Margaritas

Hacienda

Happy Hour

Casa Gallardo

Tough Enough

Union Station's security staff makes life difficult for "troublesome" employees

Margaritas

Hacienda

Happy Hour

Casa Gallardo

Body Solutions

The circumstances of Linda Sherman's death remain a mystery. Police hope TV will give them a break.

Southwestern Cuisine

Canyon Café

Mexican Cuisine

Hacienda Mexican Restaurant

Margaritas

Hacienda Mexican Restaurant

Happy Hour

Casa Gallardo

Brunch

Adam's Mark Hotel

Tragedy is easy. Balloon animals are hard.

Street performers gather to compete at West Port Plaza

BODY OF EVIDENCE

Years after Linda Sherman vanished, her skull turned up at a restaurant. Now the cops are hoping that new forensic tests will lead to her remains -- and nail their primary suspect. But he’s not worried.