Mama Pho

South Grand Tidbits: JR Crickets, Restaurant California, Sultan Palace, More

Let us catch up on several months of developments on South Grand Boulevard: - Gut Check told you back in February that the Atlanta-based chain JR Crickets Wings & Things would open its first area location at 3737 South Grand Boulevard, previously the home of Mama Pho Vietnamese Restaurant. The rest ... More >>

New Restaurant in Old Mama Pho Space?

Jennifer SilverbergInside Mama Pho, now closed​Mama Pho Vietnamese Restaurant closed its doors at 3737 South Grand Boulevard last fall after only a year in business. The building at the intersection of South Grand and Chippewa -- a former McDonald's -- has been empty since thenNow, however, the "N ... More >>

November 2010 Openings and Closings [Updated]

Jennifer Silverberg Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse closed two weeks ago.​November was a tumultuous month for the local restaurant scene -- much more so than this list can convey. That's partly because some of the news items from the beginning of the month were about restaurants that had closed in l ... More >>

Mama Pho Vietnamese Restaurant Closed?

Jennifer SilverbergMama Pho opened inside an old McDonald's last year.​Several readers contacted me over the long weekend with news that Mama Pho Vietnamese Restaurant at the intersection of South Grand Boulevard and Chippewa Street might have shut its doors.I haven't had a chance to visit Mama Ph ... More >>

St. Louis Food Blog Digest, 5.24-5.30

​Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs. One Hot Stove: Nupur made Strawberry Quick Bread and Strawberry Shrikhand.  Iron Stef: Stephanie made Curried Chickpea Salad. St. Louis Eats and Drinks: The Pollacks visited Mama Pho.

Hankering for the comforts of pho? Come to Mama!

FoodWire: New Vietnamese Restaurant on South Grand

View Larger MapLooks like a new Vietnamese restaurant called Mama Pho is planning to open at 3737 South Grand Boulevard. The restaurant will occupy the existing structure, which I believe used to be a McDonald's (pictured above). I haven't found out much about the place except for this entry in the ... More >>