Meat

Fuel Up: A happy belly trumps an empty tank at BBQ ASAP

Slideshow: Inside BBQ ASAP on Manchester

Olive Boulevard Asian Eateries & Much More: An Updated Guide to Restaurants Along Olive, Westward From University City

St. Louis' neighborhoods are gems in their own right: full of history, great people and, as far as Gut Check is concerned, fantastic food. Each week we'll take you into a specific neighborhood and point you in the direction of the best places to grab some bites. View Olive Boulevard Asian Eateries ... More >>

Bar (& Grill) Hopping: The south side of St. Louis is a pub lover's paradise

Photos: Inside Schoemehl's South Side Grill

The Seven Best Barbecue Joints in St. Louis

Gut Check has been looking back on the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2012, but we're also keeping an eye on the Best of St. Louis 2013 by nominating finalists for our awards this fall. To see hundreds more winners and finalists, suggest your own contenders and download the Riverfront Times Best ... More >>

Home for Diner: Belly up to the Kitchen Sink for a burger or something a little more Louisiana-fied

Slideshow: Photos from Inside The Kitchen Sink

Family Tie: Trattoria Marcella gets a big Mia Sorella in Ballwin

Slideshow: See photos inside Marcella's Mia Sorella

PM BBQ Opens New Location

PM BBQ opened its new location at 161 Long Road in Chesterfield yesterday. The restaurant relocated from a very short distance away. Its original location, tucked into the shopping plaza at Long Road in Edison Avenue, closed at the end of last month. See Also: - "Best Beef Brisket" 2011 - "Ian Froe ... More >>

Andrew's Bayou Ribs Joins St. Louis Food Truck Fleet

A couple of eagle-eyed readers let me know about a new food truck that has joined the St. Louis fleet: Andrew's Bayou Ribs. According to its Facebook page, the truck hit the St. Louis streets at the beginning of November. It was at St. Louis University on Wednesday and downtown today. We've reached ... More >>

Korea Opportunity: West county's fast-food options just got a little more interesting

Cock-a-Doodle 'Cue: At the Gobble Stop Smokehouse, it's all poultry, all the time

Slideshow: The Dishes of Gobble Stop Smokehouse

Taos Hunters: The Southwest slings diner grub with a side of New Mexican

J. Gilbert's hooks our taste buds and our nostrils

Want Guys With That? Hamburger Mary's strolls into St. Louis with LGBT flair — and food to match.

Jac's or Better: Sassy JAC's kicks it Southern style in Soulard

Mexican Metamorphosis: If you thought Half & Half's name refers to breakfast and lunch, you don't know the half of it

The Five Best Spots for Comfort Food 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 >>

Oh, Mickey's: 'Cue so fine, it blows food critic's mind

Too Good to Be Stew: Haunted by the memory of a Pakistani delicacy

Pink Slime: You Know You Want It -- Here's Where to Get It!

It's easy to say you want to know all about what's in your food and where it comes from. You know -- farm-to-table, sustainable agriculture, heirloom parsnips and all that. But we all know that sometimes our go-to guy at the farmers' market is fresh outta parsnips, heirloom or otherwise, and more to ... More >>

Jackpot! With Epic Pizza & Subs, ex-casino honcho Todd George goes from counting dough to baking it

USDA Requires Nutritional Facts for Raw Meat and Poultry

On Thursday, March 1, a new rule implemented by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service requires that packaged raw ground or chopped meat and poultry be labeled with nutritional information. The rule, which was originally announced on December 29, 2010 ... More >>

A Tasty Recipe for Your Beefy Love Meat, Valentine's Day Style

While these days it seems like those who eat offal are adventurous gourmands, this wasn't always the case. Organ meats are humble by nature, the odd science-project leftovers after the animal has been broken down into the more obviously appealing roasts and steaks. With clever cooking techniques, th ... More >>

The Seven Best Hot Dog Stands 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 >>

Oops!...He Did It Again: RFT's insatiable food scribe chowed his way through another year — what a pig!

Pizza My Heart: Mr. X will ignite your lust for crust

J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood Now Open

Screenshot: www.jgilberts.com​J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood opened this week at West County Center (I-270 & Manchester Road, Des Peres) in the space previously occupied by Primebar. J. Gilbert's is a small chain, with only four other locations: Glastonbury, Connecticut; McLean, ... More >>

Bowled Flavors: Can Bocci Bar separate itself from the Italian-restaurant pack?

Home Wine Kitchen, Cassy Vires' new Maplewood restaurant, isn't afraid to shake things up

Unsteaksmanlike Conduct: Shula's 347 Grill needs to turn up the heat

PW Pizza, Paul and Wendy Hamilton's new place, isn't fancy. It's just good.

Duck Yeah: Wes Johnson's new restaurant is fun -- and fantastic

Eating Some Tasty Tongue at Kopperman's Delicatessen

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. Holly FannThe A Brisket A Basket special at Kopperman's is a beast.​ The Place: Kopperman's ... More >>

#85: Legend Club at LeGrand's Market & Catering

Erika MillerThe Legend Club is 7" worth of meaty, saucy deliciousness.​Whether you're new to St. Louis or have lived here your whole life, you know there are some things you'll be ridiculed for if you haven't experienced. Never had Ted Drewes? What's wrong with you? Never boiled in the sun on ... More >>

Trying Out Café Pintxos' Tapas Menu

Robin UtzThe flatbreads and Melon Chorizo & Alcachofa Pintxo​This weekend, Gut Check had plans to see a show at Powell Hall. (We do things other than eat, you know!) This gave us a perfect opportunity to check out the tapas and atmosphere at the newly opened Café Pintxos (3407 Olive Street; 3 ... More >>

Love Me Tenderloin at Yia Yia's Euro Bistro

Ian FroebThe beef tenderloin sandwich at Yia Yia's Euro Bistro​The Place: Yia Yia's Euro Bistro (15601 Olive Boulevard, Chesterfield; 636-537-9991), the St. Louis location of the restaurant chain that, unusually for a multi-state operation, uses some local meat and produce.The Lunch: The grilled b ... More >>

Ground Beef Recalls Abound

Wikimedia CommonsLots and lots of ground beef, recalled.​ Just in time for grilling season, ground beef has been recalled from opposite ends of the country. Irish Hills Meat Company in Tipton, Michigan (55 miles southwest of Detroit) recalled about 900 pounds of ground beef for possible E. co ... More >>

Ian takes a flyer on sauerbraten at River City Casino's Beerhouse

C Notes: Ian completes the journey through his 100 Favorite St. Louis Dishes

Jowl Bacon from the Farmers' Larder - Sweet Jesus, Is It Delicious!

Holly FannNew to the farmers' market scene this year is the Farmers' Larder.​Standing in the pouring rain behind a small white folding table at the Maplewood Farmers' Market this past Wednesday was Lucian Matoushek, smiling quietly next to a small chalkboard sign containing a list of the day's ... More >>

Bogart This Joint: Bogart's Smokehouse induces barbecue-phoria

Wicked Mama: A pair of neighborhood joints worth venturing out of your neighborhood for

Prime 1000 steakhouse is batting a thousand in the loft district

That's What She Said: Swallowing Papa John's Hearty Italian Meats Pizza

Katie Moulton​Has Papa John's created the Jersey Shore of pizzas? The chain's limited-edition Hearty Italian Meats pizza is meaty, cheesy, over the top, hard to talk about without snickering and ultimately, not in good taste -- in other words, a bit of a "Situation." Is it possible to order t ... More >>

Bogart's Smokehouse Now Open in Soulard

Robin Wheeler​ At the height of their first lunch rush today, barbecue mastermind Skip Steele stepped outside Bogart's Smokehouse, his small joint across from Soulard Market, to take a phone call. Dogs on their afternoon walk stopped to give Steele the once-over, straining at their leashes t ... More >>

Central Café offers a menu of Lebanese staples — but, oh, the chicken!

It's the little things, and Filomena's Italian Kitchen gets them right

Baseball's Best Burger Clobbered by Meat Monster from Akron

Robin WheelerBaseball's best burger? Um, not any more.​And you thought Baseball's Best Burger would be hard to top. The Gateway Grizzlies are proud of their concessions, and we respect that. Last year we respected 'em so much that we sent a writer out to compare three of their offerings head ... More >>