Webster Groves

Webster Groves' Old Orchard Business District: An Updated Guide

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 Webster Groves "Old Orchard" Ne ... More >>

Grove Deli in Old Orchard Area of Webster Groves For Sale

Yesterday we came across the following Craigslist post advertising the sale of a sandwich shop in Webster Groves for $115,000: 30 year old, well established sandwich shop in the historic Old Orchard district of Webster Groves is ready for turn-key purchase for the right owner. Loyal customer base. ... More >>

The Veggielante Relishes Robust's New Downtown Wine Bar in the MX Building

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

Harsh on the Critic

Alanis Morissette, Lindsey Buckingham, Maserati and More in This Week's New Show Announcements

Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos; there, you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new sho ... More >>

Missouri Chamber Music Festival 2012

Brunching at Boardwalk Cafe

Where:Boardwalk Café (600 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves; 314-963-0013) When: Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m to 2 p.m. We Tried: Webster Skillet ($6.75) and French Toast ($5.50) The Verdict: From the outset the Boardwalk Cafe in Webster Groves looks small, unassuming; but do not be fooled. Thi ... More >>

Fight at St. Louis Bachelor Party Leads to Shooting, Police Chase Into the 'Burbs

​A bachelor party in the downtown St. Louis loft and nightclub district turned violent last night. According to police, a 28-year-old man attending the pre-wedding bacchanalia got into a fight and was shot in the lower back around 11:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Washington Avenue (above) ... More >>

The Veggielante Puts Robust to the Test

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

Tidbits from Crostini, Robust and the Bleeding Deacon

​It's almost the weekend, we're about to go have drinks to celebrate the departure for bigger and better things of our two awesome interns -- including Gut Check's designated competitive eater Amanda Woytus -- so why don't we clear out the ol' restaurant-news backlog....- Gut Check first told you ... More >>

The Block Carves Up Webster Groves With Another Restaurant

Robin UtzThe Block's spinach salad with fruit, pecans and onions​When the Block restaurant, butcher and bar (146 West Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves; 314-918-7900) opened in Webster Groves about two weeks ago, Gut Check was pretty excited. It's not too often that a new restaurant opens in Web ... More >>

Cicada Ice Cream Tops the List of Buggy Treats

Wikimedia CommonsCicadas: the perfect crunchy counterpart to creamy ice cream.​ Cicada mania continues! Last week we discussed ways to cook cicadas. With all the talk, ice cream keeps coming up as the favorite. Or most intriguing. Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream in Columbia and their large colle ... More >>

Farmers' Markets Get Screwed by Mother Nature

Holly FannMatthew Kuhns of Veggie Boy Produce stands in a cold drizzle at the Webster Groves Farmers' Market.​ Rain, hail and tornadoes have seriously screwed over the many vendors at local farmers' markets this year. With only a few precious sunny days thus far falling on market days, many ve ... More >>

St. Louis Happy Hours: Webster Groves/Shrewsbury

Four for the Fourth

Webster Groves and Downtown Farmers' Markets Kick Off Today

Image via​The farmers' market season is in full swing, and today (Thursday, June 3) sees the opening of two new markets:The Downtown Farmers' Market opens at 4 p.m. this afternoon and runs until 7 p.m. The market, a collaboration between the Tower Grove Farmers' Market and Downtown Now!, is locate ... More >>

It's Officially a Miracle: Milagro Modern Mexico Comes to Webster Groves

A few weeks ago Gut Check got all picante-and-bothered when we heard Adam Tilford's Milagro Modern Mexican in Webster Groves was soon to open. Well, we're just tickled rosada to tell you the restaurant opened today. Why the joy? Well, let's just say it's not every day that a white-tablecloth ethnic ... More >>

Readers look forward to a return of civility in Webster Groves and far-reaching crime via MetroLink

"Civility" Reigns in Webster Groves as City Council Race Ends in a Tie

Ken "Civility" Burns wins a spot on the Webster Groves City Council​Webster Groves experienced one of those small electoral oddities last night when two candidates for city council finished in a flat-footed tie. With 100 percent of the vote counted, Ken Burns and Greg Mueller each tallied 3 ... More >>

What's Up with Those "Civility" Campaign Yard Signs in Webster Groves?

Ken Burns has put up more than 100 yard signs since he filed to run for a seat on the Webster Groves City Council.​Ken Burns' campaign yard signs signs would suggest that he's taking a rather quizzical tact in his hopes to win one of the three open city council seats in Webst ... More >>

Three People Now Presumed Dead at ABB Power, Including Gunman

The Post-Dispatch is now reporting that a S.W.A.T. has discovered three bodies inside ABB Power, including the suspected gunman, Timothy Hendron of Webster Groves. As we've been posting all morning, a gunman entered the north St. Louis factory around 6:30 a.m. and began firing. Police later cordoned ... More >>

Pantless Pervert on the Prowl in Webster Groves

flickr.com/sterlinglupine​For nearly three weeks, a pantless man in a black four-door sedan with silver streaks (or stripes) running down its side has been on the prowl in Webster Groves. The most recent incident took place Wednesday, October 28, at the corner of Fairview and Cor ... More >>

The Dive Bomber: Weber's

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.No, the Dive Bomber didn't get confused and visit the popular Webster Groves sports ... More >>

FoodWire: Man Shoots at Webster Groves Llywelyn's

Update (1/16/09 5:15 p.m.): The shooter has been identified and charged. According to the Post, Ryan H. Miller, 31, of the 3900 block of Jamieson Avenue in St. Louis, has been charged with felony discharge of a firearm at a building, felony first-degree property damage and misdemeanor property damag ... More >>

FoodWire: The Natural Fact Deli Has Closed

Today is shaping up to be a Black Monday, of sorts, for the St. Louis restaurant scene: Sauce reports, and I can now confirm, that the Natural Fact Deli in Webster Groves has closed. A sign on the front door thanks the restaurants' customers. A couple other restaurant closings of which some of you m ... More >>

Judicial Politics -- and Poop

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Sitting Outside Is for the Birds

Won’t you join them?

Coming Soon: Tei Too

Killer Performance

Somebody's gonna die onstage

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In This Week's Issue

Getting into the Groves

Holy Cow!

Leave bovines and lawn artists alone.

White Rabbits on Late Night with David Letterman

What’s More American?

Sylvilagus Floridanus (Eastern Cottontail)

Webster Groves

Egg-cellent Egg-stravaganzas

Secrets of St. Louis — Revealed!

W Is for Wrathful

56 in Webster Groves

"Webster Groves: It is the best of America."— Charles Kuralt, 40 years ago

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Boyz N the Tights

Ballet Boyz are a hot package

Go Tell It in the Garden

The Lofties Sisters bring gospel music to the masses (and the flowers) at the Missouri Botanical Garden

Offside!

The Public High League once dominated the local gridiron scene, and suburban districts were perennial doormats. Now it's the other way around. Ever wonder why?

Out to Lunch

New places to get your eat on

Best Mussels

Zinnia

Best Place To Buy Imported Tchotchkes

MacroSun Imports and Cultural Centre

Taking the Plunge

St. Louis' suburban cities have been competing for years to build the biggest and best places to play. Around here, keeping up appearances is serious business.

Best Health-Food Store

Natural Way