Napoli Bros. Pizza and Pasta is a welcome addition to The District in Chesterfield
This fifth St. Louis-area restaurant from The Napoli Group recently opened at The District in Chesterfield featuring a robust menu of Italian classics. About half of the offerings are unique to this particular location, while the rest are borrowed from other Napoli restaurants. Our favorite dish was the grilled Caesar salad. Charred to perfection, this…
Baileys’ Chocolate Bar in Lafayette Square offers desserts aplenty, along with great savory options
This date night spot in Lafayette Square offers desserts aplenty, including brownies, cakes, tarts and ice cream splits and sundaes. Order the Lovers’ Plate for a sampler of some of the highlights of the sweet-centric menu. However, don’t be misled by the name – there are also savory options including flatbreads and cheese plates for…
4 places in St. Louis to watch the 2024 Olympics
We’re in the midst of summer Olympics season with the Paris games running from July 26 through August 11. St. Louisans have plenty to celebrate – twelve local athletes are representing Team USA in several sports. It’s not too late to get up off the couch and join these events happening across town. Olympics Watch…
8 St. Louis spots to spritz it up at this week
August 1 is National Spritz Day and we’re raising our glasses to celebrate. Whether you’re whipping up your own or leaving the whipping up to the professionals, we strongly recommend taking any excuse for a summer patio sesh sipping this bubbly, versatile beverage. Here are our top picks for St. Louis spots to spritz it…
Good Company in the Grove is part cocktail bar, part gastropub
Part cocktail bar, part gastropub, the Good Company experience is first class from your first sip of the complimentary aperitif that begins your evening to your last bite of the decadent flagship Good Burger. A juicy Creekstone Farms patty made with a blend of brisket and chuck is topped with jaw-droppingly thick-cut bacon, Cooper white…
Los Chamos Restaurant is serving Venezuelan street food in the Bevo neighborhood of St. Louis
This Venezuelan restaurant on the edge of the Bevo neighborhood brings life back to the former Taft Street Restaurant & Bar. The dining room may feel like a space that is still in transition, but the new tenants have certainly asserted their identity in the kitchen with a menu dominated by delicious Venezuelan street food.…
5 watermelon recipes to refresh your summer
August is upon us which means watermelon season is reaching its peak. Stock up at your favorite farmers market and line your weekly meal planning with these easy, refreshing summer staples. Grilled Watermelon Salad with Chili-Lime Vinaigrette This fresh salad balances sweet, tart, salty, spicy and fresh. Watermelon-Ginger Margarita Thirst-quenching watermelon does double-duty…
Eat this Grain-Go salad from Revel Kitchen in St. Louis
Many salads are eaten at Sauce HQ, but the Southwestern-inspired Grain-Go salad from Revel Kitchen is one of our favorites. A generous portion of chicken sits atop a fibrous array of veggies, including organic greens, purple cabbage, roasted corn, pickled red onion, black beans and jalapeno. Add a sprinkling of cotija cheese and a big…
Porano by Gerard Craft’s Niche Food Group: a first look at the new space in Des Peres
Porano’s highly anticipated re-opening day is finally here. The fast-casual Italian-American concept from James Beard-winner Gerard Craft’s Niche Food Group has officially opened its doors at 13323 Manchester Road in Des Peres. Joining the team is Chief Operating Officer Ryan Hux, a 15-year restaurant veteran whose career includes acclaimed national fast-casual brands Shake Shack and Raising Cane’s. Measuring…
Annie Gunn’s in Chesterfield is much more than a steakhouse
Scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find this Chesterfield destination is much more than a steakhouse. The dream team of executive chef Lou Rook III and wine director Glenn Bardgett sets the stage for excellence: Chef Rook is as comfortable creating refined dishes like roasted Muscovy duck confit as he is whipping up a classic…
The Scottish Arms in the Central West End has closed permanently
After nearly 20 years operating at 8 S Sarah Street in the Central West End, The Scottish Arms has announced via press release that it has closed for regular business after dinner service yesterday, Sunday, July 28. Since opening in May 2005, The Scottish Arms was well known for its menu of British comfort food…
Drink this savory martini at The Lucky Accomplice in St. Louis
The Lucky Accomplice’s bar manager Corey Moszer is thinking outside the box – and if you love a savory cocktail, the Martini Scorsese has your name on it. While the Fox Park restaurant’s kitchen uses fermented tomato water as a base for broths, Moszer uses it as the starting point for this savory cocktail, which…
Akar in Clayton is a love letter to chef-owner Bernie Lee’s past in Malaysia
This intimate space is a love letter to chef-owner Bernie Lee’s past. The name means “roots” in Malay, and the menu is inspired by Lee’s childhood, his travels and what he cooks at home. Try the insanely tender short ribs, which come topped with a rich and silky sambal-spiced demi-glace alongside mashed peas and burnt…
1929 Pizza & Wine serves simple yet thrilling flavors in Wood River, Illinois
Amy and Matt Herren’s wood-fired pizza restaurant in Wood River, Illinois, serves food characterized by simple yet thrilling flavors. The pizza dough is made from a levain starter and cold-fermented over three days; mozzarella is hand-pulled every day; sausage is made in-house using meat from Rensing’s Pork & Beef; and much of the produce is…
Mizzou-themed sports bar opening in Soulard next month
A 25-year-old plans to open one of the largest sports bars in the St. Louis area, in the former home of Llywelyn’s in Soulard, located at 1732 S. 9th St. Coming in at more than 7,800-square-feet, when Ray’s SportsHouse opens it will be the biggest sports bar in Soulard. Owner Corbin Ray, a University of…
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A World Without Cancer Day returns to St. Louis restaurants on Friday, Aug. 2
In an effort to raise funds for Pedal the Cause, which works year-round to fundraise for innovative cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center and Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, more than 100 St. Louis restaurants and retailers are taking part in A World Without Cancer Day on Friday, Aug. 2, to support this…
Side Project’s Beer & Bubbles event pairs the unexpected in Maplewood
If pairing wine with cheese, or really any normal foodstuffs, has become a bit prosaic, we’ve got the event for you. This month, Side Project Brewing will mix things up by pairing beer with sparkling wine. At 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, the Maplewood brewery will host Beers & Bubbles at 7458 Manchester Road.…
Ben Poremba to host Olio pop-ups at Florentin in the Central West End
Missing Olio? You’re not alone. But we’re afraid you’re going to have to wait at least a little bit longer. Last August, restaurateur Ben Poremba announced that three Bengelina Hospitality Group restaurants – Olio, Elaia and Nixta – would be leaving their longtime homes in Botanical Heights and relocating to the Delmar Maker District just…
Gerard Craft will open Porano in Des Peres this month
James Beard-winner Gerard Craft’s Niche Food Group has announced the long-awaited re-opening date for fast-casual concept Porano at 13323 Manchester Road in Des Peres. Guests can order the customizable pasta, grain bowls, salads and Detroit-style pizzas they fell in love with at the original downtown St. Louis location beginning Monday, July 29. The location will…
UKraft moves to larger space in downtown St. Louis
Downtown St. Louis cafe UKraft is getting bigger. The daytime cafe announced yesterday that it would be moving to a larger space in the Peabody Plaza at 701 Market St. The new location will offer not only more seats but an expanded menu that includes all-day brunch and weekend hours. “We are thrilled to introduce…
Taqueria Morita’s brick-and-mortar space in Central West End serves inventive tacos, cocktails and dessert
Take Root Hospitality’s Taqueria Morita launched in 2022 as a warm-weather pop-up concept on Vicia’s patio, then moved to Winslow’s Table for the colder months. Now, it finally has its own space in the Central West End – a casual spot offering walk-in seating only and ordering via QR code at your table. The smoked…
Chaat Walla is serving Indian street food at Sum Tea House in University City this week
Chaat Walla will be setting up shop at Sum Tea House in University City on July 25 and July 27, giving fans of Indian street food a chance to try a menu of dosas and bhel prepared by the pop-up’s founder, Shrutiben Bhakta. Bhakta is reviving Chaat Walla a year after debuting the pop-up as a…
2 new restaurants to try in the St. Louis area this month
We try all the new restaurants that open in the area so we can make meaningful recommendations on where you should go. Here’s where made the cut in July 2024. Napoli Bros. Pizza and Pasta in Chesterfield This fifth St. Louis-area restaurant from The Napoli Group recently opened at The District in Chesterfield featuring a robust menu of Italian…
USA Today names Lion’s Choice a Top 5 Best Regional Fast Food Restaurant
Homegrown roast beef chain Lion’s Choice has always been great in our books. (We even recently included it on a roundup of the best places locally to get an Italian beef.) But now we have some solid proof. Last week, USA Today included the St. Louis brand on its list of 10 Best Regional Fast…
Eckert’s Farm in Belleville opens field of 5-foot sunflowers this week
It’s an Instagram-worthy world, and we’re just living in it. Proof: Eckert’s Farm’s annual Sunflower Farm Experience returns this Thursday, July 25, to Sunday, Aug. 2. Head to the Belleville farm at 951 S. Green Mount Road in Belleville to experience a 2-acre field of 5-foot high sunflowers that are just as available for selfies…
Sundance Cafe rises from The Breakaway Cafe’s ashes in Bel-Nor
When Bel-Nor staple The Breakaway Cafe closed after a kitchen fire in 2021, Kirk Kirkpatrick made a promise to his mother, since passed away. If he could reopen it, he would. On the surface, it might seem like an odd move for an automobile broker. But Kirkpatrick, 75, is Bel-Nor through and through. Born in…
St. Louis diner Gotham & Eggs needs to raise $50,000 to survive
South Grand’s Gotham & Eggs is set to celebrate its first anniversary next month — if it can make it that long. The superhero-themed diner at 3139 S. Grand Blvd. put out a plea for financial assistance from its community this week. Co-owner Shani Knight is hoping to raise $50,000 through GoFundMe and wrote of the…
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11 over-the-top burgers to try during St. Louis Burger Week
St. Louis Burger Week returns to more than 50 participating venues from Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28. Download the St. Louis Burger Week app (get it here) to your phone or tablet for all the information you need – everything from participating restaurants to tracking where you’ve eaten. You can also use it to…
Rated Test Kitchen to host a cannabis dinner in downtown St. Louis on Aug. 17
The wave of cannabis-infused meal announcements keeps on coming, and we love to see it. The culinary team at Rated Test Kitchen is hosting a cannabis-infused dinner on Saturday, Aug. 17, at The Post Building at 900 N. Tucker Blvd., just a few blocks from the Rated restaurant in downtown St. Louis. The event is…
You can buy a St. Louis pizzeria on Facebook Marketplace
Pizza is as St. Louis as the Mississippi River or pronouncing French words the right way. And St. Louis-style pizza is a bona fide culinary treasure in these parts. So it’s probably the secret dream of many a St. Louisan to own their own pizzeria. If that sounds about right, we have the opportunity for…
Burger 809 in downtown St. Louis: a first look at the new restaurant in Citygarden
At long last, Citygarden’s Terrace View Cafe has a restaurant again. Burger 809 softly opened in the space at 808 Chestnut St. in downtown St. Louis in mid-July, and a grand opening is slated for Friday, Aug. 9. “The building has been vacant for a couple years, so the community is really glad to see…
Get a case of beer signed by Hulk Hogan at Randall’s Wine & Spirits in St. Louis tomorrow
Yep, you read that right. The real Hulk Hogan will be at Randall’s Wine & Spirits at 1910 S. Jefferson Ave. in St. Louis tomorrow morning. Stop by between 10 and 11 a.m. on Friday, July 19, for the Real American Beer Launch Party to get your case of Hulk Hogan’s new brew signed by…
9 places to celebrate National Ice Cream Day in St. Louis
We might have President Ronald Regan and Kentucky Senator Walter Dee and Texas Representative Kika de la Garza’s joint resolution 298 for naming July as National Ice Cream Month and July 15 as National Ice Cream Day (This year, we’re celebrating on Sunday, July 21). But, come on, we in St. Louis would have known…
Rob Connoley’s 13 favorite St. Louis restaurants
Rob Connoley wasn’t always a chef. He has a doctorate in sports psychology, and spent some years working for nonprofits, which included three years at a meth treatment facility in New Mexico. However, over a five-year run as chef-owner at Bulrush, Connoley amply demonstrated his gifts in the kitchen, notching up successive James Beard Award…
The Benevolent King in Maplewood has closed permanently
After six years operating at 7268 Manchester Road in Maplewood, including a concept change to a Japanese restaurant in February 2024, The Benevolent King has announced on Instagram that it has closed for regular business effective immediately. The Benevolent King was named a Sauce Best New Restaurant in 2018, when it opened as a north African restaurant. Operated…
Pour Decisions STL to open Downtown West cocktail bar The Passport this summer
The team behind Pour Decisions STL has just announced it will open The Passport, a cocktail bar and bottle shop, at 1321 Washington Ave. in Downtown West St. Louis in late summer 2024. Pour Decisions STL has operated as a mobile bar company at events around town since 2020, and its newest venture aims to…
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6 St. Louis restaurants to try this summer
Summertime and the living’s easy … The warmth of summer means we’re all about getting out of the house and experiencing all our city has to offer. Here are some great spots to check out this year. Agavero Grill & Cantina Agavero Grill & Cantina has a huge selection of well over a dozen margarita…
4 frozen cocktails to help beat the St. Louis heat
The dog days of St. Louis summer are undeniably here. It’s only Monday and we’re already planning our next happy hour. Reach for one of these chilly treats next time the heat advisory strikes. Don’t Call Me Shirley at Platypus The cocktails rotate frequently – sometimes daily – at this hotspot in the Grove, but…
Harry Potter pop-up enchants at Public School House in Cottleville in July
Accio cocktail! Who says you have to wait until Halloween to immerse yourself in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter? Public School House at 5546 Chestnut St. in Cottleville is hosting a series of two-hour Harry Potter events throughout July called The Pop-up That Shall Not Be Named. The venue has been transformed into a…
Eat this Honeybee Edibles’ cherry-pistachio white chocolate bar infused with THC
St. Louis’ own Honeybee Edibles sets the bar high for cannabis-infused food. Created by culinary director Dave Owens, who was formerly the head chocolatier for Bissinger’s, Honeybee Edibles are so good, you can’t even tell they’re distillate-infused (i.e., no lingering solvent flavor) unlike many products on the market. “It’s high-quality ingredients with a culinary execution,”…
St. Louis Burger Week is right around the corner
With only 10 days until the return of St. Louis Burger Week, it’s time to get prepared for a week of burger-eating. With $8 deals on burgers to be offered at more 50 restaurants across the St. Louis metro area from July 22 to 28, you’ll certainly want to start planning where and when you’ll be…
This weekend is your last chance to enjoy Brass Burger at Urban Chestnut in Midtown
If you haven’t checked out Brass Burger’s residency at Urban Chestnut Brewing Co.’s Midtown location at 3229 Washington Ave., time is running out. This Sunday, July 14, is your final chance to get your hands on one of those enduringly popular burgers, along with Brass Burger’s essential shoestring fries. Operated by Gerard Craft’s Niche Food Group,…
Steve’s Hot Dogs and The Fountain on Delmar: a first look at the new concepts in St. Louis’ Delmar Maker District
Steve’s Hot Dogs and the Fountain on Delmar open Friday, July 12, at 5232 Delmar Blvd. as part of the Maker’s Locale, a new event and dining complex. The new concepts are bringing even more new life to the Delmar Maker District, an up-and-coming development in an oft-overlooked part of St. Louis, about a mile…
7 great french fries at St. Louis restaurants
Friday, July 12, is National French Fry Day, but let’s be real: The Sauce team never needs an excuse to order fries. At nearly every restaurant, no matter how upscale, fries are mandatory for us. We just need to know what they’re like, especially if a good dip is included. Here’s a list of some…
Shake Shack is opening a location in Sunset Hills
Shake Shack is planning to open a new St. Louis-area location at Sunset Hills Plaza. The South County restaurant would be the seventh Shake Shack location in the St. Louis metro area. According to reporting by St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Shake Shack will move into a 3,500-square-foot space that was previously partially occupied by Fuddruckers. Founded by…
Patisserie 29 will open in Edwardsville in fall 2024
Editor’s note: On Oct. 10, the 1929 Pizza & Wine social media accounts announced that the opening date for the new location, which will be at 921 Arbor Vitae, Suite 101, in Edwardsville, will be Oct. 17. Amy and Matt Herren of 1929 Pizza & Wine have announced plans to open a new patisserie called Patisserie…
Target in Midtown St. Louis sets opening date
The region’s freshest Target finally has an opening date. The brand announced yesterday that the St. Louis Midtown location at 900 S. Grand Blvd. would open on July 21. In addition to the normal Target grocery items, the store will include a Starbucks Café, a CVS Pharmacy and an Ulta Beauty. The location had its…
3 Caesar salads in St. Louis worth celebrating
While Independence Day celebrations were going off in the United States on July 4, 1924, down in Tijuana, Mexico, the first Caesar salad was being served – and it had nothing to do with the Roman Empire. According to legend, the kitchen at Caesar’s Restaurant was running low on produce, thanks to a rush of…
8 St. Louis food truck dishes you have to try this summer
Food truck season is well underway with the next Sauce Food Truck Friday and SLAM’s Art Hill Film Series both happening this Friday, July 12, with impressive rosters of your favorite mobile eateries. You’re sure to see plenty of familiar faces from the following list – consider this your easy ordering cheat sheet for the…
4 Chicago-style Italian beef sandwiches in St. Louis to satisfy fans of ‘The Bear’
If binging the latest season of The Bear has you craving a Chicago-style Italian beef sandwich as much as we are, never fear. We got you. It feels almost cruel seeing such culinary delights dangled in our faces from a mere five hour drive away. We’d be lying if we claimed to never eye our…
Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli closes in Creve Coeur
The only Kosher deli still in the St. Louis area is no more — for now. Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli at 10405 Old Olive Street Road in Creve Coeur shuttered last week, the St. Louis Jewish Light reports. The paper got wind of the closure thanks to a notice from the Vaad Hoeir of St.…
Side Project Brewing in Maplewood launches summer concert series
Maplewood’s Side Project Brewing has just announced it will host live music on Friday evenings at its The Patio location at 2657 Lyle Ave. this summer. The free concert series kicks off this Friday, July 12, featuring Joey Ferber and takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. every Friday through Aug. 2. The performance schedule includes Emily…
Brasas in the Delmar Loop: a first look at the Peruvian chicken restaurant from chef Andrew Cisneros
Brasas, the new Peruvian rotisserie chicken restaurant from Jalea chef-owner Andrew Cisneros, opens on Thursday, July 11, at 6138 Delmar Blvd. in the Delmar Loop. The restaurant’s specialty is Cisneros’ take on traditional Peruvian pollo a la brasa, served with a selection of sides and sauces, with the menu also offering a few hits from…
Jovick Brothers Café brings quick-service breakfast and lunch to downtown St. Louis
When Casey Jovick goes about opening a new restaurant, he begins with the neighborhood. “What does the population there want? Or what kind of need can I fulfill?” he thinks. So when the owner of Westport Plaza’s Jovick Brothers Deli and Princeton Heights’ Jovick Brothers Burgers first saw the space at 500 N. Broadway in…
Joe Fassi Sausage & Sandwich Factory is a St. Louis landmark
If you were on the Hill 40 years ago, it’s quite likely you would have seen an old baby blue Ford van weaving through the neighborhood, hitching up on curbs, idling while a man named Joe ran an order of sausages into a customer’s ice box. Those sausages hadn’t traveled far – just a few…
10 food and drink events to check out this month around St. Louis
Sauce Food Truck Friday* July 12 – 4 to 8 p.m., Tower Grove Park, 4501 Southwest Drive, St. Louis, 314.772.8004, saucefoodtruckfriday.com Like tough choices? Tower Grove Park offers bites and sips from local food trucks on select Fridays this summer through early fall. More than 20 of our favorite trucks will be there and, luckily,…
St. Louis artist to paint ‘Love’ mural on Platypus in the Grove
Grove hotspot Platypus – co-helmed by lauded mixologists Meredith Barry and Tony Saputo – is one of the most decorated in St. Louis, winning accolades both local and national. Liquor.com even named it the Best Underrated Bar in the whole U.S. last year. But the bar at 4501 Manchester Ave. is also very decorated in the…
Delmar Maker District, WellBeing Brewing launch sober sips series on Thursdays
We’ve all heard that the latest trend in drinking is not drinking — not drinking alcohol that is. And St. Louis has long seemed ahead of that trend with a plethora of nonalcoholic drink options that prove that alcohol isn’t necessary for a good sip. The latest venue for the trend comes thanks to a…
Remembering 5 iconic moments in St. Louis’ Pi Pizzeria history
As if we needed another harsh reminder that the Obama era is long past, beloved St. Louis pizza restaurant Pi Pizzeria announced the closure of its last St. Louis location in the Central West End on Sunday, July 7, as reported by St. Louis Magazine. Although owner Chris Sommers has expressed interest in finding a…
All 34 ranches at St. Louis’ Twisted Ranch, ranked
There’s no wrong time of year for ranch, but our intake of the salty, herbed and spiced buttermilk-based dressing spikes with the Midwestern summer’s whirl of barbecues and backyard parties. To fine-tune our taste buds for ranch season, we headed over to Twisted Ranch in the Central West End to try their Around the World…
A Touch of Texas brings barbecue back to South Grand
It’s safe to say that the recipes John “Coach” Randle will be working from at his new South Grand spot, A Touch of Texas BBQ, are tried and true. They are his grandmother’s, which means they have been feeding hungry souls for literally a century. The restaurant opened on July 3 at 3559 Arsenal St.…
4 St. Louis restaurants serving outstanding Mexican mole dishes
Mole keeps you on your toes. You may think you’ve finally grasped the essence of this emblematic and prized Mexican staple, only to encounter a new iteration that challenges your assumptions. But that’s the beauty of this dish – “mole” simply comes from the Nahuatl word for “sauce,” hinting at its infinite variations. Nearly every…
2 of St. Louis’ biggest craft beer names have launched ‘light’ versions of their most beloved brews
For the last five years, beer has been trending lighter and lighter. Hands that once reached for a frosty IPA at the cookout are now rolling in with 24 packs of Miller Lite – and who can blame them? On a hot day, nothing hits like a sunshine-yellow, light-as-a-feather lager. Well, beer-loving locavores, now is…
Eat this burger at Side Project Brewery in Maplewood
We expected to be impressed when we heard that Side Project Brewery in Maplewood was launching a food program in collaboration with Niche Food Group alum and former Pizza Champ and Elmwood co-owner Adam Altnether. With help from Heather Dorman (the pair having previously worked together at Elmwood), Altnether has created a tight menu of…
Mac B’s New Orleans-themed restaurant opening in former 58hundred space in Southwest Garden this summer
The Southwest Garden neighborhood is excited: In four to six weeks time, there will be a new kid on the block, as reported by St. Louis Magazine. He’ll be frying duck wings, fixing some big, easy drinks; and banging out tunes on an old piano. Mac B’s – a New Orleans-themed restaurant, bar and upstairs…
First Look: Mead Hall and Swarm Brewing in St. Charles
One of the good things about Mead Hall, which opened at 2236 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles on June 15, and specializes in mead (the fermented, honey-based beverage), is that it’s very close to the highway. If you’re in the mood for a beautiful, perfumy drink, you can get there quick. The other thing…
Letter from the executive editor: Meera Nagarajan’s final words at Sauce
After 16 years, July 2 was my last day at Sauce Magazine. To be honest, I am sad to be leaving a job I love, but I’m thankful that I get to leave Sauce in the hands of a talented team. When I went to get my masters in journalism, I said I wanted to work at a…
Buy some St. Louis restaurant history at the Bengelina garage sale this weekend
When St. Louis restaurateur Ben Poremba announced that he’d be moving his restaurants Olio, Elaia and Nixta to the Delmar Maker District, some wondered what it might mean for the Botanical Heights neighborhood they’d be leaving behind. But maybe they should have instead wondered what it might mean for the literal contents of the restaurants. This…
Clementine’s Ice Cream adds 4 flavors inspired by 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis
If there’s one thing St. Louisans love to do, it’s to shout about ourselves. Gooey butter cake is the best dessert. Our food culture is the most unique. Our history has serious depth. Did you know, for example, that St. Louis hosted the World’s Fair in 1904? Probably you knew that. But if you didn’t,…
8 Fourth of July events to check out in St. Louis this week
Who doesn’t love a day off, mid-week? Who won’t jump at the chance to eat cake, chow some ‘cue, listen to some tunes, and twist balloons into dog shapes? If you’re looking for us on Thursday, we’ll be doing all of those things. And later, of course, we’ll be watching the fireworks. Listed here are…
St. Louis landmark O’Connell’s Pub is looking for a new owner
It’s safe to say that the news about O’Connell’s Pub at 4652 Shaw Ave. has come as a bit of shock: Owner John Parker Jr. announced on social media late last week that he was looking for a buyer, as reported by St. Louis Magazine. Once he finds one, it will be the end of…
Lion’s Choice is launching a menu of loaded fries at all St. Louis locations
Just in time for National Fry Day on Friday, July 12, St. Louisans’ favorite roast beef fast food restaurant, Lion’s Choice, is launching a new menu of “trashed fries.” There will be three new additions to the menu: chili cheese fries using the brand’s iconic cheddar cheese sauce and its hearty chili; Italian beef fries,…
Many St. Louis restaurants and bars announce prolonged temporary closures for Fourth of July
If you’re planning on going out to some local bars and restaurants this holiday week (to state the obvious, Indepedence Day is Thursday, July 4), make sure you call ahead or check online to confirm your chosen place is open. Here at Sauce Magazine, we’ve noticed a wave of restaurants and bars announcing prolonged temporary…
Candicci’s Italian Restaurant in Ballwin has closed after 44 years in business
Candicci’s Italian Restaurant at 100 Holloway Road in Ballwin has closed its restaurant permanently. The business will continue to offer catering; however, it will move to a new location “in the heart of Ballwin.” The closure was announced on social media. “After 44 years in the restaurant and catering business and with much deliberation Candicci’s…
St. Louis restaurant openings and closings: June 2024
June was a busy month for openings, with the long planned for (4 Hands + Peacemaker and Bud’s Pizza and Beer) and the relatively unexpected (Brew Tulum) all opening their doors. But despite their relatively fewer number, it was the closings that hit hard. Chef Rob Connoley’s decision to shutter his celebrated Bulrush at the top of…
