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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Roly Poly is the St. Louis Place to Eat

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Roly Poly is a sandwich shop that specializes in wraps. They have a ton of different wraps to choose from. If you can imagine it then they can put it in a wrap for you. Roly Poly is a place similar to a fast food joint. Items are ordered at the counter and then the food is made and you pick up the food at the counter. The different variety of sandwiches consist of turkey, chicken, roast beef, ham, tuna and more. From each meat selection there are about 10 different varieties of sandwiches. There is also the option to roll your own. This allows you to pick any combination of meat, toppings and dressings. The wraps come hot or cold.

I went to the Roly Poly in St. Peters. This is a small little place with about 5 tables. I ordered the Chipotle Cheese Steak, which is described as sliced grilled sirloin steak, melted cheddar and jalapeno cheeses, tomatoes, onions, ranch dressing, grilled and served with a side of salsa. This was very good and very cheesy. I would definitely order this again.

Prices: About $5.50 for a Chipotle Cheese Steak wrap.

Monday, December 17, 2007

The St. Louis Rams are a Joke

I now see why the Edward Jones' Dome is so dull on a Sunday. The Packers had more fans at the Dome than the Rams did, and I don't blame Ram's fans. The music is the last thing the front office and the players of the Rams should be worried about. How about you fix the whole fan experience, and this starts on the field. How do the St. Louis Rams expect fans to get excited about such a dull product. Do something for me to get excited about. Don't expect me to get all excited when you can't tackle an opposing player.

Another thing that this franchise does not get is that everyone in the building represents the Rams. From the ushers, to the concession stand workers. Everyone of these workers seem to make the experience worse. I know that some of the concession stand workers are volunteers for fundraisers, but whoever started this concept is a moron. This is not little league baseball where parents have to work concession stand duty, this is an NFL football team. I started waiting in line for food about 5 minutes before kickoff. I didn't get to my seat until 5:30 left in the first quarter. The guy serving the food didn't care if anyone saw the game, he had to be there so he was going to work slow. When I did get to the line, I ordered some nachos and he only filled the cheese cup up half way. When I asked him to fill it up all the way he got an attitude and looked at me like I was asking too much. Let me pay you $6 for nachos and only put half the cheese in the container. That sounds like a good deal to me. These sports franchises don't get it. It would be better to hire people to work the stands and then just donate some money to the organizations. If the Rams were to hire people to work the stands then the lines would move faster, the Rams would make a lot more money, and they would not have so many pissed off fans. When I got back to my seat, I was angry. There was no way I would ever get excited for a product as terrible as the Rams franchise.

I loved the fact that I pay outrageously high prices for everything and don't get my monies worth. That is why people don't cheer or be loud at the games. Your franchise is gouging them for every cent they have. What a joke. Take a hint from the St. Louis Blues. While they still have outrageously high concession stand prices, the front office acts like they care about the fan.

Friday, December 14, 2007

People Cannot Drive on Highway 270 in St. Louis

I don't think I have driven on Highway 270 from Tesson Ferry to 40 in the morning or on the return trip in the past two weeks without seeing an accident. It is getting ridiculous. And when there is an accident, everyone has to come to a complete stop to look at it. A few weeks ago there were three accidents, one right after another on 270. I guarantee that this was caused by dumb assess having to look at the accident when they drove by.

Everyone always says that we should feel lucky, because the traffic isn't near as bad in St. Louis as it is in other places, like Chicago, Boston or New York. Maybe that is true, but those places also have 3 and 4 times the amount of people, and we still have terrible traffic. Those cities are also more developed than St. Louis.

I think that people from Illinois cause the traffic. They come to the west side and it is like they are driving in a different world. They never know where they are going, always cutting people off, and always driving slow.

When you are on highway 270 in South County and West County don't worry about what anyone else is doing. Just drive your car to where you are going. St. Louis has the worst stop and go traffic in the country. I don't even want to think about what this streach of highway will be like when 40 closes.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

White Castle is the St. Louis Place to Eat

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White Castle could be one of the best places to eat in St. Louis. I would eat everything that is on White Castle's menu. They do not have one bad thing on the menu. Maybe that is why they are so good. Instead of offering 300 different things like every other fast food joint, White Castles offers about 15-20 different items. Most of the different items are just cheese varieties and double hamburger options. And everything they offer is good.

I don't think I have ever been to a White Castle where there was not at least one person in the drive thru. Everyone loves this place. I went to the White Castle on Lemay Ferry just south of Highway 255, and there were four other cars in the drive thru. The wait was not long at all. I ordered waited for a few minutes and I was off to enjoy my fresh White Castle's.

White Castle is one of my favorite meals. It is cheap, fast, and delicious. The burgers are so tender, and you can't beat an order of chicken rings with cheese. I ordered the jalapeno cheese burgers, and an order of chicken rings with cheese. I dip the chicken rings in the honey mustard from White Castle, and put spicy mustard and ketchup on the cheese burgers. We should feel lucky here in St. Louis because we have an abundant of White Castle restaurants.

Prices: About $4.50 for three jalapeno cheeseburgers and an order of chicken rings with cheese.

Monday, December 10, 2007

The Drunken Fish is the St. Louis Place to Eat

The Drunken Fish - Multiple Locations

We went to the Central West End location. The Drunken Fish is a sushi restaurant with a lot to offer. Inside The Drunken Fish on a weekend night is filled with twenty and thirty somethings, dressed up and ready for a night in the Central West End. The inside is also very modern and has plenty of tables. We went at 7:30 on a Friday and there were multiple tables open. There is no wait to get a table.

The menu offers a wide variety of sushi, fried rice, and other Japanese favorites. They even offer a wide variety of cooked items for those people who are afraid to try sushi. Most of the food is priced pretty reasonable and you can get a sushi roll for about $6.

The drink prices at Drunken Fish are out of control. A beer cost $4 and a martini cost $7. Half of our bill was alcohol at this place. They do look like they have some good happy hour specials. Monday - Friday from 5 - 7 pm they have 1/2 price martinis, 1/2 price exotic drinks, $2 bottled beer, $1 infused sake shots. They also have 1/2 price makimono rolls $1 sushi pieces and $1 off appetizers. This happy hour might be worth checking out.

We ordered four sushi rolls between the two of us. The wife ordered the spicy tuna and the California roll, and I ordered the Philly roll and the spicy salmon roll. This Philly roll was the best thing, by far. It was salmon, cream cheese and other fillings, and it was all flash fried. The spicy salmon and tuna rolls were very good as well. The service was very fast and we got our food very quickly.

Prices: $55 for four sushi rolls and four drinks.

Friday, December 7, 2007

Jefferson's is the Belleville, Illinois Place to Eat

Jefferson's
6980 W Main St
Belleville, IL 62223

Jefferson's Restaurant is located in Belleville, Illinois and is a bar and grill style place. From the time I walked in, I could smell the hot wing sauce. This place smells like it has some good chicken wings, but I did not have any this time. The place is wide open with video games and darts. We went for lunch and there were plenty of places to sit. Jefferson's has a little "hisotry" of the place on their menu, and they are famous for customers sticking dollar bills to the walls and ceiling of the place. I looked around and there were not many dollar bills stuck to the walls or ceilings.

The food was good. We ordered fried pickles as an appetizer, and they were very good. The fried pickles were dill pickle slices dipped in batter, fried and then served with a side of ranch. I ordered the Jefferson burger. This was a 1/2 pound hamburger with bacon cheese and BBQ sauce. The burger was very good as were the fries that came with it. They had a special going on for the burger and it only cost $4.99. Jefferson's is a great bar and grill in Belleville, Illinois.

Prices: $4.99 for the burger and fries special.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Big Mama's Bar-B-Q is the Belleville, Illinois Place to Eat

Big Mama's BBQ
5110 N. Belt W
Belleville, IL 62226
Phone Number: 618-239-0695

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Big Mama's BBQ is located in Belleville, IL in a small little corner place. The inside is a lot bigger than what it appears to be from the outside. Big Mama's is a sit down BBQ place that serves great food. I could see the meat smokers from the parking lot. The inside is decked out with chalkboard paint and written on the chalkboard are different specials that the restaurant offers. Inside of the restaurant it has the feeling of a down home restaurant, and that the people want to serve good food. Big Mama's BBQ is a great lunch spot and the food comes very quick.

I ordered the special. It was a pulled pork sandwich, one side, and a cup of chili. This only cost $4.99. The pulled pork sandwich was good, but the pork was already mixed in BBQ sauce. I wish they would leave the BBQ sauce off and let me add it if I want it. The chili was very good. And, the side I ordered was the corn casserole. This was corn and some corn bread mixed in. It was very sweet and very good. The place was great. It was cheap, and I would definitely go eat there again.

Prices: $4.99 for the lunch special

Monday, December 3, 2007

Macaroni Grill is the St. Louis Place to Eat

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Macaroni Grill is an Italian joint that serves plenty of pasta and Italian combinations. Macaroni Grill is a chain restaurant, and I would compare it to Olive Garden and The Pasta House, but Macaroni Grill is a bit more expensive. We went to the Macaroni Grill in the Chesterfeild Mall parking lot, and the place was pretty packed for lunch. The place has many different pasta, salad, and many other Italian dishes. On the tables are paper table cloths and crayons to draw on the paper table cloth.

A meal at Macaroni Grill starts off with a loaf of bread and some olive oil for dipping. The bread is covered in garlic and taste great with the pasta. I ordered the fettucini alfredo. The fettucini alfredo was served in a huge bowl and was covered in a cream sauce. The pasta was very good and the bread was perfect to soak up the extra sauce.

Prices: About $8 for a lunch serving of fettucini alfredo