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Restaurants

Aubrey

1304 St Charles St, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA

Kishimoto Mendō

6394 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO 63130, USA

Aldar Yemeni Cuisine

16524 Manchester Rd, Grover, MO 63040, USA

CIBO Italia

7489 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO 63130, USA

Nando's PERi-PERi

1201 Westheimer Rd Suite G, Houston, TX 77006, USA

Blue Ocean Robata & Sushi Bar

2958 Madison St #100, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA

O'Fallon

O'Fallon, MO, USA

O/B Slices

4 E Broadway, Alton, IL 62002, USA

Mess Hall

8905 NY-66, Averill Park, NY 12018, USA

Nettie's Pizza Den

33 N Central Ave, Clayton, MO 63105, USA

TeeRak Thai Restaurant

2203 S 39th St, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

Mortar & Pestle

3108 North Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657, USA

Bolyard's Meat & Provisions

2733 Sutton Blvd, Maplewood, MO 63143, USA

Pierce Creek

10405 Old Olive Street Rd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141, USA

Fordo's Killer Pizza

3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

FUFU N' SAUCE

8100 Page Ave, University City, MO 63130, USA

Great Heart Brewing Co

9514 Olive Blvd, Olivette, MO 63132, USA

El Toluco

5637 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90037, USA

Mr. Fish Seafood Market & Grill

6307 N Kings Hwy B, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, USA

Frida's Cocina

823 Lincoln Hwy #105, Fairview Heights, IL 62208, USA

Big Mouth Sandwich Co.

8125 Michigan Ave, St. Louis, MO 63111, USA

Black Salt

505, 507 Upper Richmond Rd W, North Sheen, London SW14 7DE, UK

High Bar Clayton

227 S Central Ave 11th Floor, Clayton, MO 63105, USA

Marconi Mercato

2030 Marconi Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

Timothy's The Restaurant

12710 Olive Blvd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141, USA

Rated Test Kitchen

313 N 11th St, St. Louis, MO 63101, USA

Conrad's Seafood Restaurant

9629 Belair Rd, Nottingham, MD 21236, USA

Sado

5201 Shaw Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

Letting the mystery be at Kishimoto Mendō, another game-changing ramen restaurant from Menya Rui’s Steven Pursley. This week’s review. Gift link in bio.

📸: Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch

Aubrey, the debut Midtown restaurant from 26-year-old co-owners Spencer Strode and Marcus Johnson, finds the balance between hot new thing and timeless appeal. This week’s review. Gift link in bio.

📸: Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch

This week’s review is Cibo Italia, the latest venture from prolific restaurateur Michael Del Pietro, bringing all-day dining to the old service station at Delmar and Hanley in U. City. Gift link in bio!

📸: Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch

Back on the review beat after a brief summer hiatus. This week, I visit Aldar Yemeni Cuisine in Wildwood, which owner Badr Ailmahn reckons is the first Yemeni restaurant (distinct from a coffee shop) in all of Missouri. It’s a winning introduction to the cuisine. Gift link in bio!

📸: Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch

This week’s review visits Oni in the Grove, where the Blue Ocean Sushi team has relocated and renamed themselves. Sushi, ramen and more Japanese and Japanese-inspired fare with STL flair, including a riff on the St. Paul sandwich and a slinger with pork belly and curry sauce. Gift link in bio!

📸: David Carson, Post-Dispatch

when in chicago for the james beard awards, one must splurge on the world-renowned, michelin-starred local restaurant scene

This week’s review crosses two rivers to visit the takeout-only O/B Slices in downtown Alton, where plumbing estimator turned self-taught pizzaiolo Deejay Belden is turning out destination-worthy New York-style pizza by the slice for lunch and the whole pie for dinner. Link in bio!

📸: David Carson, Post-Dispatch

This week’s review doesn’t watch the cost while filling the gas tank and heads to O’Fallon MO for hummus, beef shawarma and more terrific Palestinian fare at Zaytoona Mediterranean Cuisine. Link in bio.

📸: Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch

Recovered from STL 100, catching up on two weeks of reviews at Mess Hall, new from chef John Messbarger inside 2nd Shift Brewing on the Hill, and LaPez Mod Mex, the higher-end revamp of Session Taco in the CWE. Links in bio.

📸 Mess Hall: Michael B. Thomas for the Post-Dispatch
📸 LaPez: Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch

Nettie’s Pizza Den is “perfectly imperfect” pizza from Mike Randolph, maybe the best — and certainly the least boring — chef I’ve covered over the past 20 years. This week’s review. Link in bio.

📸: Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch