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
