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Another great downtown restaurant is Carmine's Steak House on 4th St. Great steaks and Italian dishes.
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I miss BU winning in St Louis.
BUilding for the Future
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Just as a followup to the weekend in St. Louis...Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
did anyone else look for or find any decent places to eat?
I will add my experience...FWIW
we went looking for a place near the hotel (Bradley stayed at and had their SENDOFF at the Embassy)...
Many of the nice ones that used to be down towards the river were no longer there, but we did find two really outstanding places that I will mention - in case anyone wants to make a note of it and try them next year..
-Just a couple blocks west of the Embassy on Washington Street, really easy walking distance and some readily available parking just a block north off Washington St.,
is the Mango Peruvian. This was outstanding - quiet, old-time restaurant/bar in a renovated old storefront with exposed brick walls that had excellent food & a wide array of beverages.
We ate there and met some long time BU fans from the area also meeting there, and plan to go back next year.
This downtown Mango Peruvian is new but the original Mango Peruvian has been a popular restaurant across town.
Let's hope BU is there next year with a bigger crowd and a better chance to make some noise!!
-if you do go down towards the riverfront to Laclede's Landing, the Old Spaghetti Factory (more of a family restaurant) is still there, and so is a place called Joey B's (more of a pub that replaced a couple other establishments that used to be there on 2nd St.)
-one other place we checked out was kinda funny....it looked appealing from the street so we entered....
it looked great - another nice renovated, old storefront on Washington St. just across the street from the Mango...
I really didn't notice much beyond the fancy old time decor as we were entering.....and this might be one that some people would enjoy, but we turned right around and left...
The name is Charles Stanley Cigar Company & Lounge, but instantly upon entry you are hit with the intense smell of cigar smoke, and within inches of entering you are greeted with boxes and boxes of cigars that you are expected to choose from and light up even before you get seated.
As a non-smoker, there's no way I would want to spend more than a millisecond in there or I knew I'd smell like that the rest of the day, but the place was packed with people enjoying their smokes and beverages but I don't think they offered much in the way of food.
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There are an amazing number of good restaurants for a city the size of St. Louis, though a lot of the older established places downtown are gone or moved to the suburbs. But gentrification is finally starting to happen in the downtown areas, which is bringing in new bars and restaurants.
I am always looking for new restaurants to try, so we ate lunch Thursday at a place called Sqwires in the Lafayette Park neighborhood south of downtown. It is in an old wire factory, and some of the old mechanical structures from the wire factory are still in place inside the restaurant, along with a mix of antiques. The food was good.
After the Bradley game we ate near the Embassy Suites hotel at a place called 314 The City Bar. Their sliders and small plate items were very good (and reasonably priced)!Comment
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We went to Caleco's Bar and Grill on Chestnut Street. They had great sandwiches and plenty of mounted TV's.
Ballpark Village had a frozen yogurt place that was also very good.Comment
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I have eaten there several times because of its location near where Bradley stays every year. They have great Italian food, but I love their pizza!Originally posted by GoBUBraves98 View Post
I also miss Imo's pizza and didn't get a chance to eat there this time (Yes, I a thin crust lover).Comment
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