Subway is the St. Louis Place to Eat

Subway - Multiple Locations

Subway has become an American institution. They continue to develop more sandwiches and a wide variety of sandwiches. It is hard not to find a Subway anywhere in St. Louis, they are all over the place. Subway keeps it simple. They make sandwiches how much more simple can it get. Subway has something for everyone. With turkey, ham, roast beef, salami, steak, etc., everyone can find something they like at Subway. Subway is fast, good, and a pretty good price. Many places have tried to duplicate Subways success by making sandwiches, but Subway is still dominant.

When I went to Subway the other day I ordered a turkey and roast beef sandwich. They really need to work on the toasters at Subway, because It doesn't really toast a good sandwich. It is like a microwave that stales the bread. I thought they would have found something better than this by now. But, the sandwiches are still very good. I get a six inch and put the toppings and a few sauces and I am good to go. Prices are good, food is good, and Subway is usually very fast, even when there is a long line.

Lion's Choice is the St. Louis Place to Eat

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Apparently Lion's Choice was voted best roast beef sandwich from the Riverfront Times readers poll. This is deservingly so. Lions Choice is on of the best place to get a roast beef sandwich in St. Louis, period. It doesn't matter if it is a fast food place, good food is good food. I would rather have a Lion's Choice roast beef sandwich than any other restaurants roast beef sandwiches, except for a few. You can't beat the tender roast beef served with au jus. The seasoning at Lion's Choice also makes the sandwich.

When I went to Lion's Choice this past week, I ordered two roast beef and cheddars, and an order of fries. I always get the cheddar on my sandwich. The cheddar is the melted cheese that is drizzled on top. The sandwiches are too small to just eat one. I always put the BBQ and horseradish sauces on the sandwich and dip them in au jus. If you have not been to Lions Choice, you must go and get one of the roast beef sandwiches, with cheddar cheese. Another great thing about Lion's Choice is that they have crushed ice for the drinks. It is hard to find crushed ice, the only places that I can find it are at Quik-Trip, and Lion's Choice.

Prices: About $8 for two roast beef sandwiches, fries and a drink

Wendy's is the St. Louis Place to Eat

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Now that I can't find a Wendy's anymore, it is always a treat when I go. I can't believe they closed almost all of the Wendy's in the St. Louis area. Wendy's has one of the best value menus and the Frostys are delicious. Wendy's has a variety of burgers, fries, salads, chicken sandwiches and other various items. Whenever I am hungry and around a Wendy's I will go. I never know when I will get the chance to eat Wendy's, with all of the stores closing. Wendy's has some terrific food. They have one of the best spicy chicken sandwiches. It is crispy and delicious when dipped in their honey mustard sauce.

On this trip to Wendy's I did not get the spicy chicken sandwich. I ordered off of the great value menu. For lunch I ordered the junior bacon cheeseburger, and an order of chicken nuggets. When I order anything at Wendy's, I always get the honey mustard. The honey mustard at Wendy's is some of the best at any restaurant. Wendy's has great food and it is cheap.

Prices: Junior bacon cheeseburger, and an order of chicken nuggets were only 99 cents each.

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.

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.

Crazy Bowls and Wraps is the St. Louis Place to Eat

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I went to the Crazy Bowls and Wraps on Lindell, close to the intersection of Vandeventer and Lindell. The location is very close to the St. Louis University campus. This was not a big place, so it is a good thing we got there around 11:30. This place was packed and there were not alot of tables. The service at this Crazy Bowls and Wraps was very fast, considering the amount of people that were in the place. One reason that I love Crazy Bowls and Wraps is due to the fact that they offer a salsa bar. You cannot beat a place that lets you pick your own salsa or sauces.

I ordered the teriyaki chicken bowl with steamed vegetables, and an order of chips. You have to get the chips for the salsa bar that is offered. The chicken bowl is very good, it fills you up and leaves you feeling healthy. One reason I like Crazy Bowls and Wraps is that when you leave the place you don't feel let down like you do at a lot of other fast food restaurants. You will leave Crazy Bowls and Wraps with a good feel and you will feel full at the same time. It is delicious.

Prices: Teriyaki chicken bowl, chips, and a drink cost around $7.50

Red Burrito is the Place to Eat in St. Louis

Red Burrito

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I have seen the Red Burrito's being put into the Hardee's locations over the past few years. I guess Hardee's can't live on their burgers alone. Didn't Hardee's try to differentiate themselves from all of the other fast food restaurants by just offering burgers and nothing else? Well I guess they are not concentrating on their burgers, because those are not even that good anymore. But, to put in a Red Burrito? That just goes against their whole plan.

Anyway, I went into Hardee's on Lemay Ferry, in the Deirberg's Plaza to get breakfast one day and I saw that they have a salsa bar for the Red Burrito part of the place. Any place that has a salsa bar, or sauce bar of any kind is one step ahead of the other restaurants. I like to get as much of something or as little of something as I would like.

Red Burrito is just like Taco Bell. I was really hoping that Red Burrito would have a fish taco, but to my disappointment they didn't. I ordered a soft taco, and a chicken quesadilla. They tasted just like Taco Bell. But, if I had a choice of going to Taco Bell and Red Burrito, I would choose Red Burrito. This is solely based on the fact that Red Burrito has a salsa bar. Taco Bell should really look into getting one of those. I bet they will do much better business.

Prices: One soft taco and a chicken quesadilla - $5.71

Hardee's is the Place to Eat Breakfast in St. Louis

Hardee's - Multiple Locations

I went to Hardee's for breakfast the other day and it was delicious. Hardee's should just stick to breakfast, because their burgers are worthless. Breakfast is what they have going for them. I went to the South County location, and it is located on Lemay Ferry in the Deirbergs Plaza. I went on a Sunday morning around 10 a.m. and the place was packed. It was mainly old people. When I walked in the line was about four people deep. It took forever for me to get to the front. After I ordered it took forever for me to get my food. But the wait is well worth it. As I mentioned the place was packed with old people, so they were doing what old people do best, they were complaining like crazy about how long it took to get the food. It was kind of funny actually, because they all crowded together and would complain to one another. It was like a bunch of little girls starting gossip in a middle school. They were trying to be quiet, as to not let the workers hear.

Anyway, after the long wait and listening to old people complain I finally received my food. It was a bacon egg and cheese biscuit, an order of biscuits and gravy and a hash brown. The bacon egg and cheese biscuit was good. Much better than McDonald's, but the biscuit and gravy was not as good as McDonald's. I think McDonald's has some of the best biscuits and gravy around, they are very underrated. That is a different story. The Hardee's breakfast was good. The long wait sucked and so did the old people complaining, but the food was good.

Prices: About $5.50 for a bacon egg and cheese biscuit, biscut and gravy, hashbrown and an orange juice.

October 17, 2007: Fazoli's is Not the Place to Eat in St. Louis

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I went to the Fazoli's on the St. Charles Rock Road the other day for lunch. Fazoli's is known as Italian fast food. The menu is filled with all of the Italian favorites, like pasta, pizza, salads, and they have some sandwiches. I have not been to Fazoli's for a long time and I remember it being good. Maybe it was the location that I had wrong. There were flies all around on the inside of the restaurant, and when I see that at a restaurant it really kills my appetite. And whatever happened to someone walking around with breadsticks. I had one breadstick and I ate it right away because I thought that someone would be around handing them out. That made me mad.

I ordered the rigatoni romano, because it was a new item and the picture looked good, and a salad. It was disappointing. The salad was fine, but the rigatoni romano did not taste as good as it looked, maybe because there were flies all around inside the restaurant, or maybe because I did not have any breadsticks to eat with my pasta. But the taste was unsatisfying and I was disappointed because I wanted a really good lunch. Oh well when I go back, it will not be to this location, and I am going to order a traditional favorite.

Prices:$8.01 for a pasta dish, salad and a drink

October 16, 2007: Jack in the Box is the Place to Eat in St. Louis

Jack in the Box - Multiple Locations

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Jack in the Box is a great place to get a cheap quick bite to eat. They have a variety of food like fish, chicken, hamburgers, tacos, different kinds of sandwiches and breakfast. There are plenty of Jack in the Boxes all over St. Louis and there should be one near you. You can't beat their prices on tacos. Two tacos for $.99, you can't get a deal like that anywhere.

I went to Jack in the Box for lunch, because I love the tacos, and they are even better when you dip them in the buttermilk sauce that they have at Jack in the Box. I ordered four tacos, it only cost me two bucks, and I asked for four buttermilk sauces to go with it. I love the fried goodness of Jack in the Box tacos. They are also one of the best drunk foods around. I have plenty of stories of being drunk, hungry and going to Jack in the Box for some delicious tacos. But, the buttermilk sauce is just as good as the tacos. Jack in the Box made their buttermilk sauce to go perfectly with everything on the menu. I will put the buttermilk sauce on everything I order from Jack in the Box. I have tried it on other food, and it just does not taste as good as when I eat it with Jack in the Box food. Get some tacos and get some buttermilk, put them together and you will not be disappointed.

Prices: Cheap - Four tacos for $2

September 28, 2007: Culver's is the Place to Eat in St. Louis for Today

Culver's - Multiple Locations around the St. Louis Area.

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Culver's is always packed. It is packed because it is good. Culver's is fairly new to St. Louis and they have made a big splash. If you like Steak n Shake hamburgers, then you will love Culver's. Culver's is a step up on taste, and quality. Culver's has a variety of foods. They have the usual burger, but they also have some different items such as the pot roast sandwich, which I had a bite of and it was excellent. Culver's is a fast food restaurant that serves better food than most sit down restaurants.

At Culver's I always order the Double Butter Burger with everything on it. And as a side I get the Cheese Curds. The Butter Burger is never a disappointment and one of the best burgers in St. Louis. Yes, I know it comes from a fast food restaurant, but if you have to give respect where respect is due, and if you have ever eaten a Butter Burger from Culver's you know what I am talking about. The Cheese Curds are little fried cheese balls that are very good as well. But, one thing Culver's severely lacks in the sauce department. The ranch is no good, the horseradish is no good, and the honey mustard looks like a goo. But, Culver's is so good that I don't need sauces.

Prices: About $6 for a ButterBurger, fries and a drink

September 20, 2007: Crazy Bowls and Wraps is the Restaurant in St. Louis for Today

Crazy Bowls and Wraps - Multiple Locations

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Crazy Bowls and Wraps is an under rated place to eat in St. Louis, MO. CBW is a fast food restaurant and serves food that does not taste like it is a fast food restaurant. With a variety of wraps and bowls with chicken, rice and vegetables. Some favorites that Crazy Bowls and Wraps are the buffalo wrap, teriyaki chicken, and ceasar chicken wraps, just to name a few. Crazy Bowls and Wraps also has a variety of bowls with chicken, vegetables and rice. Crazy Bowls and Wraps also has a good vegetarian and vegan menu for the people who don't eat animal product. One of the best things about CBWs is that they have a salsa bar with a about five different sauces. They have pico de gallo, buffalo sauce, cilantro and jalapeno salsa, corn salsa, and a few others. I love when places let me choose how much sauce I want to put on my food. To wrap it up, at Crazy Bowls and Wraps, the food is fast, the food is fresh and they have a salsa bar with multiple different salsas.

At Crazy Bowls and Wraps I ordered the hot and spicy chicken bowl. This was grilled chicken, nappa, carrots, and onions seared in a jalapeno cilantro sauce and served over rice. This was very good and the best part was that the salsa bar has the jalapeno cilantro and I added more to spice it up a little. I ordered the small bowl and this was the perfect size for lunch. I should have gotten a bag of chips for and extra 50 cents. If I would have ordered chips I could have dipped them in different salsas from the salsa bar. This was one of the better lunches I have had in a while. Crazy Bowls and Wraps is a great spot to eat lunch and dinner. It is quick, good and well priced.

Prices: Hot and Spicy Chicken Bowl for $5.46 with tax

September 17, 2007: KFC is the Place to Eat in St. Louis for Today

Kentucky Fried Chicken - Multiple Locations

KFC has many locations in the St. Louis area. My experience is from the South County location. KFC is a fast food fried chicken place. They serve fried chicken, mashed potatoes, chicken strips, cole slaw, corn, mac and cheese, baked beans, green beans, sandwiches and more. KFC is a fast food place where you place your order, the workers put it on a tray and you bring it to your table.

We went into KFC around dinner time and there were only two people in line ahead of us. KFC has the worst system for taking orders and getting the food to the customers. The person who would take our order would have to package all of the food, and get it plated. This process takes forever, because the worker has to put the mashed potatoes and gravy in the container, put the chicken on a plate, put coleslaw in another container and it is not a quick process. What they should have is someone taking orders and then someone getting the food together.

I ordered the KFC bowl. The KFC bowl is mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, chicken bites, and cheese. The bowl is the best thing that is at KFC. It has everything that is good at KFC all in one bowl. I would recommend getting the bowl at KFC if you go. It is pretty big too.

Prices: About $5 for the KFC bowl.

August 15, 2007: Taco Bell is the Restaurant in St. Louis for Today

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Taco Bell has many locations throughout the St. Louis area.

Taco Bell is the most well know Mexican fast food restaurant. Although it is the most well know that does not make it the best. Del Taco is better than Taco Bell. The problem with Del Taco in the St. Louis are is that they have the wrong people running the stores and the inside of the stores are disgusting. Unlike the disgustingness of Dell Taco, Taco Bell keeps many of their stores clean, or at least cleaner than Del Taco.

Taco Bell serves all of the well know favorites from tacos to burritos. There are always so many choices when eating at Taco Bell. The items that I usually order are the nacho supreme and the soft taco supreme. I have not ordered the cheesy gordita crunch in a while but that is also one of my favorites. While Taco Bell is a fast food chain it is still good to eat every once in a while. They have very good melted cheese

Lion's Choice is the Restaurant of the Day for August 13, 2007 in St. Louis

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Lion's Choice is a fast food restaurant famous for roast beef sandwiches. Lion's Choice uses high quality products and you can tell. The best part about going to Lion's Choice is that you are able to get as much au jus as you want, it is self serve. One thing that drives me crazy is that restaurants do not to give out a lot of au jus when they serve a french dip. They hoard it like it is gold, and I always run out, but not at Lion's Choice.

Lion's Choice is famous for their roast beef sandwiches. These are the best. The sandwiches at Lion's Choice may be one of the best roast beef sandwiches in St. Louis. The thing to do is to order the roast beef sandwiches and get the melted cheddar cheese on it. It is so good. Another great thing about Lion's Choice is that they have great dip cones, also.

Prices: $4.09 for a roast beef sandwich and an order of fries

Del Taco is the Restaurant of the Day for August 7, 2007 in St. Louis

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Del Taco is a fast food taco place like Taco Bell, but I think it is much better. There are four Del Tacos that I know of in St. Louis. There is one in North County off of Lindbergh, one of McCausland, one of off Natural Bridge and on by SLU off of Grand. For exact locations visit their website.

The inside of every Del Taco is the dirtiest place that I have ever seen. It is disgusting. That is why when I eat there I always go through the drive thru. Del Taco is a little slow, so hope the drive thru is empty when you pull up or else you will be waiting for a long time.

The food at Del Taco is very good. They offer a wide variety of items similar to Taco Bell, but they offer burgers and fries as well. Their fries are surprisingly good. I have yet to order a burger from Del Taco, because if I wanted a burger Del Taco is not what pops into my head. I like their quesadillas, tacos, fish tacos, and macho nachos. If you go you have to get their Macho Nachos. This is a ton of nachos piled with everything that should be on nachos.

Prices: $6.85 for a fish taco, chicken quesadilla, and a big fat chicken taco

McDonald's is the Place to eat Breakfast in St. Louis for August, 3 2007

McDonald's has some of the best breakfast foods from a fast food chain. While their lunch and dinner foods need improving McDonald's is still a favorite of mine for breakfast. They keep it simple with the food and what is served at breakfast time.

When I go to McDonald's I usually order the bacon, egg and cheese buscuit, and biscuits and gravy. Even though McDonald's is a fast food restaurant, there are not many places that can beat their biscuits and gravy. McDonald's breakfast is great any morning. It is the best when you have a long road trip and you have to get up early to leave. With McDonald's breakfast it makes a nice start to a long day.

Prices: About $3 for a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit, hash brown, and a drink

Moe's Mexican Grill is the Restaurant of the Day for August, 2

Moe's Mexican Grill is just like Q'doba or Chipotle, except Moe's has a salsa bar and they give you chips for free. If Q'doba or Chipotle were to do these things then I would like them all the same. But I can pick my salsa and I get chips I like Moe's better.

Similar to Q'doba or Chipotle, at Moe's you pick the stuff you want or don't want on your burrito, tacos, or nachos as you walk down the line. The only Moe's that I know of around here is the one off Olive. It is packed at lunch time. I get what they call the "Home wrecker" It has your choice of meat, beans, rice, sour cream, and salsa. I usually add queso cheese on it as well. This burrito is so good, you better be hungry, because it is huge.

Prices: At Moe's you will pay about $8.50 for a burrito, and a drink.

Dairy Queen: A Classic Place to get Ice Cream

It has been a while since I went to Dairy Queen, but I went their yesterday and got a dip cone. I forgot how much I used to love going to Dairy Queen and getting some of my favorites, like the Peanut Buster Parfait, and banana split.

I haven't been in a Dairy Queen in a while but I used to remember them focusing more on ice cream rather than food, but now it seems like they are focusing more on food than ice cream. I know it is probably hard operating an ice cream stand that is franchised, but I used to always think that their ice cream was so good. I hope their ice cream does not suffer because of the food they serve.

A dip cone is what I ordered and it was good. I got the small and it was big. From what I can tell, the ice cream is still delicious at Dairy Queen.

Price: I ordered a small dip cone for $1.70, but it was pretty big.

Arby's is Restaurant of the Day for August 1, 2007 in St. Louis

Arby's is a fast food restaurant that has really grown over the past five to seven years. They started out as a place to get a roast beef sandwich, hence the name "Arby's" (RBs). I don't think their roast beef sandwiches are near as good as Lions Choice's. Now Arby's has more to offer on their menu, like the market fresh sandwiches, which have really taken off. Arby's started making thier food with higher quality ingredients, and this is when they really started growing.

I went to Arby's wanting to get the pick 5 for $5.95 but I ended up getting one of their new toasted subs. This is a new item they have been advertising in the last month or so. I got the turkey club toasted sub, fries and a drink. The turkey club, had turkey, bacon, lettuce, and tomato on a grilled loaf of bread. This turkey club was o.k., I probably would not get it again if I were to go back. I should of ordered the "pick 5 for 5.95". This is a great deal. You have your choice of a roast beef sandwich, a ham and cheese sandwich, cheese sticks, potato cakes, fries, a drink and a shake. You could make a meal for two for $5.95, I think that is a good deal.

Prices: Toasted turkey club, fries and a drink for $7.50