Iconic Restaurants of St. Louis

by Ann Lemons Pollack

Overview

St. Louis has an appetite for sure. The places that made it that way have fascinating tales of hard work and good flavor. From the white tablecloths of Tony's to the counter at Woofie's, the Gateway City came to culinary prominence. The glories of Union Station's Fred Harvey restaurant and simple spots like the Piccadilly highlight the variety. Mai Lee serves as the city's first Vietnamese restaurant, and Mammer Jammer was home of St. Louis's hottest sandwich. Recipes are included, like a favorite soup of Missouri's own Harry Truman. Ann Lemons Pollack, author of Lost Restaurants of St. Louis, found these stories and more, all to whet your appetite.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781540245335
Publisher:	History PR
Publication date:	11/02/2020
Series:	American Palate
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Ann Lemons Pollack has been writing about food a good while, but not so long that she remembers all the restaurants in this book. She's reviewed restaurants, written cooking columns and traveled for food, and she was daring enough to cook for and then marry the restaurant critic of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Joe Pollack. Together, they wrote three guidebooks to St. Louis food and many food and travel stories. Ann carries on the tradition and is currently found monthly in and online at St. Louis Magazine and on her blog, stlouiseats.typepad.com, where she also writes about theater.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction 13

I St. Louis Restaurants

Annie Gunn's 17

Beffa's 20

Blueberry Hill 22

Broadway Oyster Bar 25

Café Natasha 28

Cardwell's 31

Carl's Drive-In 34

Casa Gallardo 38

Chuck-A-Burger 40

Courtesy Diner 42

The Crossing 45

Culpepper's 49

Cunetto's House of Pasta 52

Cusanelli's Restaurant 54

Delmonico Diner 56

Forum Cafeteria 58

Gioia's Deli 61

Charlie Gitto's on The Hill 64

Goody Goody Diner 67

Hendel's Restaurant 70

Imo's Pizza 72

Kemoll's 75

Mai Lee 78

Mammer Jammer 81

O'Connell's Pub 84

The Piccadilly at Manhattan 87

Pope's Cafeterias 89

Protzel's Delicatessen 92

Rizzo's Top of the Tower 95

Schlafly Tap Room 97

Schneithorst's 100

Sidney Street Cafe 103

Sweetie Pie's Upper Crust 105

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard 108

The Tenderloin Room 112

Tony's 116

Trattoria Marcella 120

Uncle Bill's Pancake and Dinner House 123

Union Station 127

Velvet Freeze 133

Woofie's Hot Dogs 135

II Recipes From St. Louis Restaurants 139

Index 155

About the Author 160