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  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Carl's Jr., the Hardee's of the West Coast, Test Markets Ice Cream "Brrrger"

    Questionable dessert interpretations of the burger aren't new. Japanese company Happy Kitchen sells a candy hamburger kit to meet the high demand of making fast-food-inspired confections at home, while stateside sweets seller Efrutti produces weirdly adorable novelty gummy candy mini-hamburgers, hot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Write a Kate Upton and Hardee's Haiku, Win a Kate Upton Poster and Hardee's Gift Certificate!

    We told you last month how model Kate Upton is the latest female celebrity to get all hot 'n' heavy with a Hardee's burger. Now the fine folks at CKE Restaurants, Inc., the parent company of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., have sent us a poster of Kate posing with the chain's new Southwest Patty Melt Thick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Five Suggestions to Help a Struggling Olive Garden

    sogoodblog.comShould this be the new face of Olive Garden?​This week, the Wall Street Journal reported some downer news regarding Olive Garden's business woes. Darden Restaurants, which owns Olive Garden, has expressed a dismal prediction of Olive Garden's sales continuing to plummet for the u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    1,050-Calorie "Steak Gorgonzola Alfredo"? Michelle Obama Says Yes, We Can!

    ​Gut Check ain't exactly nostalgic for the good ol' days of the George W. Bush administration. Still, a phrase that Dubya once used has stuck with us over the years: "the soft bigotry of low expectations." He was talking about education, but you can apply it to all sorts of things.Like, say, the h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Eat at Hardee's -- Help Joplin

    Hardee'sEat this at Hardee's to help the victims of the Joplin tornado. ​ If you're searching for ways to donate to disaster relief efforts following the deadly tornado that ripped through Joplin on May 22, Hardee's has a couple of options -- and one involves biscuits. On Thursday, June 2, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    The Olive Garden's Tuscan Cooking "School" Is Real -- And So Is This Review

    ​Credit Eater with digging up this gem, a Reddit Q & A with an ex-manager at the Olive Garden. In it, the ex-manager reveals that there truly is an Olive Garden Culinary Institute of Tuscany, the existence of which has been the target of  much disbelief and derision.If you have a very gen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    More Nudity, Shenanigans at Alton Taverns Has Mayor Threatening Crackdown

    Mayor Tom Hoescht​Alton Mayor Tom Hoechst is once again attempting to clean up the image of his town's notoriously seedy bars and taverns. Hoechst tells KMOV Channel 4 that next week he'll sit down with bar owners to outline new disciplinary action should their taverns continue to violate liquor l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    America's Fifteen Favorite Casual-Dining Chain Restaurants

    Image via​You know what Gut Check loves more than anything else?Chain restaurants.OK, that's a blatant lie. But Americans do love chain restaurants, otherwise the damn things wouldn't sprout in every shopping mall, strip mall and big-box-store parking lot like mushrooms after a hard spring rain.In ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2010

    Back to Dogtown!

    Image via​You know what Gut Check loves more than anything else?Chain restaurants.OK, that's a blatant lie. But Americans do love chain restaurants, otherwise the damn things wouldn't sprout in every shopping mall, strip mall and big-box-store parking lot like mushrooms after a hard spring rain.In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Latest Hole In County Smoking Ban: Bar Owners Would Follow Honor System

    "We qualify for exemption from the ban -- Scout's honor." ​The bill that could go before voters banning smoking in some St. Louis County establishments would rely on the word of bar owners to determine whether or not their tavern should be excluded from the ban. As the bill currently reads, casino ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2009

    Looky Here

    "We qualify for exemption from the ban -- Scout's honor." ​The bill that could go before voters banning smoking in some St. Louis County establishments would rely on the word of bar owners to determine whether or not their tavern should be excluded from the ban. As the bill currently reads, casino ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    The Dive Bomber: Woodstock Lounge

    Robin Wheeler writes for the blog Poppy Mom. She also has a strange attraction to drinking establishments with jars of pickled -- or possibly fossilized -- eggs. She reports on these dives for Gut Check every Friday.Consider dive bars in Alton, Illinois, for a moment. Your mind went straight to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    FoodWire: New Year's Eve Beer

    Champagne is overrated. Those of you who prefer to toast the New Year with a pint of beer instead will be happy to know that several of St. Louis' best beer bars and restaurants will be hosting New Year's festivities, and -- who else? -- Mike Sweeney has the rundown at STL Hops.- Ian Froeb

  • News

    December 24, 2008

    RFT readers offer up decidedly mixed reviews of Scott Weiland's concert – and Alton

    Champagne is overrated. Those of you who prefer to toast the New Year with a pint of beer instead will be happy to know that several of St. Louis' best beer bars and restaurants will be hosting New Year's festivities, and -- who else? -- Mike Sweeney has the rundown at STL Hops.- Ian Froeb

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    The Dish: A Cheese-Rite Sandwich at Maid-Rite

    Occasionally, when I tell someone I lived in Iowa for a couple of years, I'm asked my opinion of Maid-Rite. "Don't have one," I say. "Never ate there."The reaction is similar, I imagine, to what would happen if you told someone you were from St. Louis, and they asked your opinion on T-ravs, and you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2008

    FoodWire: New Chef at Harry's Restaurant and Bar

    St. Louis favorite Harry's Restaurant and Bar (2144 Market Street) has hired René Cruz as executive chef. Read the full press release after the jump. - Ian Froeb

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    Closing: Blue Water Grill

    St. Louis favorite Harry's Restaurant and Bar (2144 Market Street) has hired René Cruz as executive chef. Read the full press release after the jump. - Ian Froeb

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    The Boulevard at Sunset

    Eat, drink and donate

  • News

    May 28, 2008
  • Dining

    May 14, 2008

    Ultimate Margarita

    T.G.I. Friday’s
    5262 South Lindbergh Boulevard
    314-849-4556

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2008

    Playboy Seeks the Girls of the Olive Garden

    T.G.I. Friday’s
    5262 South Lindbergh Boulevard
    314-849-4556

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2008

    St. Louis Mardi Gras Jäger Bomb

    T.G.I. Friday’s
    5262 South Lindbergh Boulevard
    314-849-4556

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2007

    Today's Restaurant Tidbit

    T.G.I. Friday’s
    5262 South Lindbergh Boulevard
    314-849-4556

  • News

    December 13, 2006

    Party Nazis

    Has Mardi Gras become a tool of mega-buck sponsors? That's what state and federal authorities are asking.

  • Calendar

    September 20, 2006

    Easy Street

    Has Mardi Gras become a tool of mega-buck sponsors? That's what state and federal authorities are asking.

  • News

    May 24, 2006

    Crackdown in Belleville

    Some bar owners worry that strict law enforcement could jeopardize their livelihoods

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Steaks

    Tucker's Place

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Onion Rings

    Outback Steak House

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Salads

    Sweet Tomatoes

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Martinis

    Absolutli Goosed

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Buffet

    Old Country Buffet

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Appetizers

    T.G.I. Friday's

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Bloody Mary's

    The Famous Bar

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Pasta

    The Pasta House Co.

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Chinese Cuisine

    P.F. Chang's

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Gourmet Pizza

    California Pizza Kitchen

  • Dining

    February 12, 2003

    Flat-Out Delicious

    Philippe Habassi keeps St. Louis crêpe-lovers happy

  • Restaurants

    April 17, 2002

    Gourmet Pizza

    California Pizza Kitchen

  • Restaurants

    April 17, 2002

    Buffet

    Old Country Buffet

  • Restaurants

    April 17, 2002

    Onion Rings

    Outback Steakhouse

  • Restaurants

    April 17, 2002

    Appetizers

    TGI Friday's

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 26, 2001

    Best Downtown Fast Food

    Curry in a Hurry

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 26, 2001
  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2001
  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2001

    Pasta

    Pasta House

  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2001

    Gourmet Pizza

    California Pizza Kitchen

  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2001

    Onion Rings

    Outback Steakhouse

  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2001

    Salads

    Pasta House Co.

  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2001

    Service

    Tony's

  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2001

    Dinner

    Tony's

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