Delmar Loop

Mission Accomplished: Mission Taco Joint spices things up in the Loop

See photos: Inside Mission Taco in the Delmar Loop

Is It Mission Accomplished at Mission Taco Joint?: Review Preview

Have you been to Mission Taco Joint (6235 Delmar Boulevard; 314-932-5430) yet? No? Really? Because every time I've been there it's seemed like half of St. Louis had packed into the latest restaurant from brothers Adam and Jason Tilford (Tortillaria, Milagro Modern Mexican). This week I recount my ... More >>

Global Foods Market to Delmar Loop? Grocer, Wash. U. Comment on Unconfirmed Report

Rumors of this or that grocery store opening a Delmar Loop location have run rampant for years. The chatter has only intensified since Washington University announced its plans to build a massive retail-residential development in the Loop. Construction on the Wash. U. project is now under way, and ... More >>

BBWU: Chubbies aims to live off the fat of the Loop's new infusion of Wash. U. kids

Slideshow: Inside Chubbies in the Delmar Loop

Chubbies and the Delmar Loop Restaurant Explosion: Review Preview

Chubbies (6227 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-725-5000) is one of several new restaurants to open or to announce plans to open in the Delmar Loop this year. On its block alone you will find the new (and, by all accounts, red-hot) venture from brothers Adam and Jason Tilford, Mission Taco Joi ... More >>

St. Louis Restaurant Openings & Closings: February 2013

February saw much activity in the Delmar Loop, with the opening of Chubbies and Mission Taco Joint as well as the news that a coffee shop called BluePrint Coffee might be joining those two restaurants on the same block. (To say nothing of the Washington Univeristy-related demolition currently taking ... More >>

Pita Pit Opening in the Delmar Loop

The fast-casual chain Pita Pit will open a second St. Louis location at 6120 Delmar Boulevard, which is in the same east Delmar Loop strip as Tavolo V (6118 Delmar Boulevard; 314-721-4333). No word on an opening date as of yet, but the Loop location does have a bare-bones page on the official Pita ... More >>

Masters of Their Craft

Sir's Bar-B-Que Closed? (Again?)

Stop us if you've heard this before. Sir's Bar-B-Que (6714 Olive Boulevard, University City; 314-499-3461), which has already relocated twice -- from east of the Delmar Loop to downtown and then from downtown to University City -- and survived a shutdown at its current location last winter, might h ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating this Buffalo Chicken Open-Faced Sandwich and Win $15 to Zen Thai & Japanese Cuisine [Updated]!

You can win $15 to Zen Thai & Japanese Cuisine (9250 Watson Road; 314-842-0307) and all you have to do is guess where we ate this buffalo chicken open-faced sandwich. Hint: We dined at a restaurant with a full bar and hookah menu in the Delmar Loop. Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-m ... More >>

The Delmar Loop Security System Is Fully Operational

The long-awaited security cameras are finally installed and fully operational in the Delmar Loop. University City Police, who man the cameras in real time, can now "zoom in and read a license plate," Joe Edwards told members of the Loop Special District at a Tuesday meeting.The $160,000 system was p ... More >>

Seoul Taco Opening in the Loop, Gyros in the Loop Still Here [Updated]

Update: (Wednesday, July 25, 4:15 p.m.) I just spoke with David Choi, owner of Seoul Taco, who confirms the 571 Melville address. He says that Gyros in the Loop is slated to shut down this Saturday, July 28. Why the owner -- or the person who identified himself as the owner to me -- denied the closu ... More >>

Two Separate Shootings Friday Night

​The Delmar Loop was not the only part of the city where shots were shots were fired  this weekend. Just around 9:30 p.m. Friday night, an unidentified 20-year-old black man was dropped off at an area hospital with multiple gunshot injuries. Witnesses tell police the victim was shot by two bl ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: October 21-23

Image viaA glass-blowing demonstration from a Third Friday Open House event at Third Degree Glass Factory.​It might be a little tricky warming up to the cold weather that has blasted in with the fall season, but don't let nippy Mother Nature slow you down. There are plenty of ways to take adva ... More >>

It's a Bust: Art Critic Blasts Chuck Berry's U. City Statue

Editor's Note: RFT's critic-at-large, Anton LaFontaine, weighs in on the unveiling today of the Chuck Berry statute in the Delmar Loop.Photo: Kelly HoganPeek-a-boo, we see you!​The point of commemorative statuary is not to further the fine art of sculpture -- and the bronze homage to St. Louis' na ... More >>

Imperial Barroom: Three Kings Public House deals the Delmar Loop a solid hand

Review Preview: Three Kings Public House

Jennifer Silverberg​This week, I visit Three Kings Public House (6307 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-721-3355), a new restaurant taking the place of a Delmar Loop legend.For those of us who call the Loop a second home, whose office windows overlook the stretch of sidewalk where Riddle's pa ... More >>

"It's Not Food, It's Frozen Yogurt"

​I'd like to think that this sign, spotted recently on the front door of a business in the Delmar Loop, is a clever commentary on the questionable nature of frozen yogurt, but I suspect the owner of this business is simply exhausted by the number of frozen-yogurt joints that have opened in St. Lou ... More >>

Another Report Links MetroLink to Rowdy Teens in the Loop

KMOV-TV (Channel 4) is the latest media outlet to report concerns from Delmar Loop store owners that rowdy teens are venturing into the entertainment district by way of MetroLink. The station says a MetroLink security guard told their reporter off-camera that it's "overwhelming" when as many as 60 t ... More >>

Chickory Griffin: Charged With Assault on Officer In Delmar Loop Melee

Chickory Griffin is charged with two felonies.​St. Louis prosecutors have charged 21-year-old Chickory Griffin in Saturday's assault on a police officer in the Delmar Loop. Griffin, of the 700 block of Ruggles in north St. Louis County, was among a mob of some 100 youths who police were trying to ... More >>

EXTRA! EXTRA! Post-Dispatch Editorial Page Staffed by Robots!

The opinion-shapers at the Post-Dispatch editorial page pose for a photo.​So the editorial page at the Post-Dispatch responded -- sort of -- to our post yesterday calling out the daily paper for having the audacity to report that MetroLink is being blamed for recent violence and unrest in the Del ... More >>

Hypocrisy Alert! Post-Dispatch Links MetroLink to Unruly Teens in Delmar Loop

The P-D editorial page once accused RFT of giving credence to "thinly concealed racist sentiments" -- for a view now echoed on its own front page.​Don't look now, but the Post-Dispatch has done the unthinkable! They've linked crime and hooliganism in the Delmar Loop to MetroLink! It's right there ... More >>

Delmar Loop Businesses Want More Restrictions on Teenage Crowds

Delmar Loop: Sure, it looks peaceful here. But just wait for a warm Friday and Saturday night. ​University City council members got an earful last night from business owners along the Delmar Loop. As KMOX reports, the owners of Ciceros, Fitz's and other Loop businesses told the council that large ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Loop Teens Out of Control

Today's comment comes from the Riverfront Times' Facebook page, where some 20 people commented on our story about Delmar Loop businesses looking to restrict teenagers from congregating in the popular bar and restaurant district. Writes one of those Facebook commenters, Ellyn Hloben: I was riding th ... More >>

UPDATE: Just Smoke, No Fire at Blueberry Hill

Kholood EidThe University City Fire Department responds to a call from Blueberry Hill in the Delmar Loop on March 24, 2011​The University City Fire Department sent trucks to Blueberry Hill late this morning, blocking traffic for at least two blocks in the Delmar Loop. But although the restaur ... More >>

Tell Us Your Favorite Game-Time Eats and Win Blues Tickets!

Gut Check presents an opportunity to get an early start on Fat Tuesday: Image via​ We have two pairs of tickets to next Monday's Blues game versus the Columbus Blue Jackets to give away to two lucky gourmand sports fans. What better way to prepare for Lent (or recover from Mardi Gras) than in ... More >>

Delmar Boulevard Freeze Out

Review Preview: Snarf's and Pickleman's Gourmet Café

Kayci MerritteSnarf's in the Delmar Loop​A fast-casual two-fer this week, as I visit Snarf's in the Delmar Loop and Pickleman's Gourmet Café in Midtown. Follow me after the jump for a sneak preview of my review.

October 2010 Openings and Closings

Jennifer SilverbergNewstead Tower Public House​October was a very busy month for restaurant news in St. Louis. Judging by the reaction here and elsewhere, I'd guess the biggest news was the closing of Newstead Tower Public House. (Evan Benn of the Post-Dispatch reported via Twitter on Saturday, Ne ... More >>

Former Gyro House Location Is Now Gyros in the Loop

Ian Froeb​This certainly won't cause any confusion: Gyros in the Loop has opened at 571 Melville Avenue. This, of course, is the former address of Gyro House, which has relocated to the eastern half of the Delmar Loop at 6152 Delmar Boulevard.I stopped inside to pick up a carryout menu and asked a ... More >>

News Tidbits from Sir-B-Que, Gokul

Ian Froeb​More news from the Delmar Loop area, which has been undergoing many changes (not just in restaurants, but in all retail) over the recent months:A few blocks east of the Delmar Loop proper, the barbecue restaurant Sir-B-Que appears to have closed its doors at 5898 Delmar Boulevard. Newspa ... More >>

Great Writers on St. Louis, Part 1

This week's Riverfront Times explores our city's literary history. Check back throughout the week for online-only maps and articles supplementing this week's cover story. The Delmar Loop, pre-Joe Edwards, as described by Harold Brodkey "There is a certain shade of red brick - a dark, almost melodi ... More >>

Great Streets of STL Wants to Know: What Makes a Street Great?

An architectural rendering of the new and complete South Grand.​For a brief period, a quick glance in either direction outside front door of the RFT's offices in the Delmar Loop would confirm that we were on one of the ten greatest streets in America. The American Planning Association decreed it s ... More >>

Teens Banned from U. City Loop after 9 p.m.

Goodbye, teen slackers.​The University City council this week passed a new curfew on teenagers hanging out in the Delmar Loop. Teens 16 and younger are now banned from the area after 9 p.m. The council passed a similar curfew of 10 p.m. in 2008 after large crowds of teenagers began congregating in ... More >>

Owner of Gyro House Murdered [Updated 2x]

Ian FroebFlowers at the entrance to Gyro House in University City​The Post-Dispatch reports that Ahmed Eltawmi, 50, owner of the Delmar Loop restaurant Gyro House (571 Melville Avenue) was shot and killed outside his Maplewood apartment complex on Friday night.Des Peres Police Captain Charles Mila ... More >>

Racanelli's Cucina Closed Indefinitely for Renovations

​Racanelli's Cucina (6655 Delmar Boulevard; 314-727-8880) has closed indefinitely for renovations, according to a sign posted on the front door of the Delmar Loop pizzeria. The restaurant -- itself a thorough renovation of the Market in the Loop building -- opened in November 2008, serving a more ... More >>

Coffee Shop Creeper and Tush-Smacking Fun: Another Week in Missed Connections

Each week, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the best posts. Here are some that caught our eye recently.http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/ / CC BY 2.0​You were creeping on me at BreadCo. - w4m - (Delmar Loop)So I was at the BreadCo in The Loop. You wer ... More >>

Auction to Benefit a Possible Chuck Berry Statue Goes Well

Last week, the Daily RFT reported that KMOX's Charlie Brennan, who is spearheading the cause to get a Chuck Berry statue built in the Delmar Loop, hosted an online/on-air auction to raise money. The results are in: Over $13,000 was raised. The highest bids? $2000 for Tony LaRussa's personal season t ... More >>

FoodWire: Pi Opens Third Location Today, 12.15

How about some Euclidean geometry? San Francisco-style pizzeria Pi debuts at 400 North Euclid Avenue at 5 p.m. today, December 15. This is the popular, Obama-approved eatery's third location, following the original Delmar Loop restaurant and the Kirkwood spot, which opened only a few months ago. The ... More >>

FoodWire: Serious Eats Visits Pi

Last week, I noted that Slice, the pizza-centric blog run by national food blog Serious Eats, had filed a report on Thai Pizza Co. in the Delmar Loop. This week, Slice returns to the Loop to check out Pi (6144 Delmar Boulevard; website).Daniel Zemans, who also wrote the Thai Pizza Co. post, is gener ... More >>

Cucina Confidential: Racanelli's upscales the ante in the Loop

Review Preview: Racanelli's Cucina

Jennifer Silverberg​This week I visit Racanelli's Cucina, which serves pizza, pasta and sandwiches in the former Market in the Loop building (gutted and remodeled) in the Delmar Loop. After the jump, a sneak peek at my review.

Belly Full: Ranoush brings Syrian cuisine (and belly dancers) to the Loop

Review Preview: Ranoush

This week I visit Ranoush, the Syrian restaurant that opened in the former Saleem's space in the Delmar Loop. The Delmar Loop has no shortage of colorful characters busking, begging, dressing up as clowns to hand out balloons and the Word of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, administering stress tes ... More >>

Sky's the Limit: When Joe Edwards opens a moon-themed hotel and restaurant in the Loop, hopes are high

Explosion Rocks Loop Parking Garage

Today about 6:15 p.m., a car caught fire on the top level of the Delmar Loop parking garage and exploded twice. There are police on the scene, as well as an ambulance, but it does not appear that anyone was in the vehicle. More details coming.Pics after the jump.

Are Horse-Drawn Carriages in the Loop A Danger to Public Safety?

icanhascheezburger.comA couple weekends ago an unfamiliar clip-clop echoed along the main drag in University City. Michael Hobbs, proprietor of the fondue shop The Melting Pot, paid to bring a horse-drawn carriage to the Delmar Loop.The buggy rides cost $25 for fifteen minutes and up to $85 for a ... More >>

FoodWire: Cicero's Dining Room Goes Non-Smoking

Delmar Loop institution Cicero's (6691 Delmar Boulevard; Web site) has banned smoking in its dining room before 10 p.m., according to a sign on its front door. Smoking is still allowed in the bar and at concerts.Speaking of smoking bans: The Post-Dispatch has coverage of last night's public hearing ... More >>

Top 10 Places to Drink in St. Louis Before the Hold Steady Show

(poster by Logan Alexander; original here) The Hold Steady are playing Monday night at the Gargoyle on the campus of Washington University. It's a dry venue, meaning the only drinking patrons ever do there during a show there is in a bathroom stall or out of a water bottle filled with booze.No ... More >>

FoodWire: Boosters Café Now Open for Dinner

The Delmar Loop restaurant Boosters Café (567 Melville Avenue) has expanded its hours to include dinner service. Boosters in now open till 8 p.m. daily and will feature nightly specials like meatloaf, lasagna and, on Thursdays, tamales. Breakfast is still available all day.For more info, call 3 ... More >>