Here’s how Jon Taffer and the Bar Rescue crew ostensibly hoped it would go down at the flagging City Bistro in south city last month: A once-str...

Johnny Fugitt Lambert’s Cafe in Ozark, Missouri. Missouri may soon have its own version of the infamous Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants ...

Paul Sableman via Flickr Creative Commons The iconic sign went dark long ago. In 1948, a man named Henry J. Bielefeld founded the California Do-Nut Co...

The line at the Epiphany of Our Lord fish fry. | Cheryl Baehr As the revelry of Mardi Gras gives way to the solemn season of Lent, seafood-loving St. ...

The dining hall at Bevo Mill. | Cody Krogman During these cold winter months, we sit and daydream about our favorite fortifying comfort foods. This we...

Clementine’s in Soulard. | Google Street View Although there have been rumblings in the LBGT community for some time, Clementine’s (2001 M...

The “Sandinista” at CBGB. | Patrick J. Hurley The Drunken Vegan, a.k.a. Patrick J. Hurley, is a full-time barman at the Civil Life Brewing...

Saint Louis Bread Co., a national chain with more than 100 bakery-cafes in the St. Louis area alone, opened its first location in Kirkwood in 1987. Pa...

        Pho for days. | Ian Froeb Editor’s note: It has come to our attention that some of the language in the recommendations below was excerpt...

        A nighthawk’s paradise. | Mabel Suen There are plenty of national chain restaurants in St. Louis, but go to any Midwestern city and you&...

Welcome to Hidden Gem, a short love letter to restaurants, coffee shop and bars we at Gut Check have discovered off the beaten path. These are the pla...

The author at Mama Campisi’s. | Zach Garrison Charlie Stark, owner of the Whistle Stop in Ferguson, readily admits where the inspiration for his...