The Week of August 19, 2007: Dewey's Pizza is the Restaurant of the Week in St. Louis

Dewey's has two locations in the St. Louis area. There is one in University City and one in Kirkwood. The one in U-City is off of Delmar at the intersection of North & South Rd and Delmar Blvd. The Dewey's in Kirkwood is located in downtown Kirkwood, off of Kirkwood (Lindbergh) Road.

The inside of Dewey's has exposed brick and is going for a very modern look. There is a huge window to look into the kitchen and you can see the pizza makers tossing the pizza into the air. There is a small bar and a few booths along the wall, and the rest of the place is tables. We went for lunch around 11:45 and the place was filling up fast. I don't think there was a table by noon. I have been to Dewey's at night and know that the wait is sometimes an hour on a Friday or Saturday night.

The Pizza at Dewey's is very good. It is like a New York style pizza where you are able to fold it. Dewey's has different pizza concoctions that combine toppings. For example my favorites are the "Edgar Allen Poe", which is an olive oil and garlic sauce, chicken, olives, Feta cheese, and roasted garlic on a pizza crust, and I also like the "Dr. Dre", which is an olive oil and garlic sauce, chicken, bacon, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers and then it is drizzled with their ranch dressing. Both of those pizzas are a top choice with me.

The salads at Dewey's Pizza are also worth going for. They have great salads. The one I like the best is the bacon ranch salad. Their ranch dressing is really good. I have been told that their other salads are also very good as well.

Prices: The place is a little pricy, it is around $18 for a large specialty pizza, but it is well worth it if you want a good dinner or lunch.

Crown Candy is Restaurant of the Week for August 12, 2007 in St. Louis

Crown Candy
1401 St. Louis Ave
St. Louis, MO 63106
314-621-9650

Crown Candy is still a favorite lunch, dinner and dessert place among the St. Louis people, despite their location. Located in North St. Louis City, and opened in 1913 this little hole in the wall place is a throwback to how things used to be. Everything is old, but it adds to the atmosphere of the place. Crown Candy is famous for their BLTs and desserts. If you go for lunch you better get there early. We went on a Sunday and got there at 11:30 and got the last table available. At about 12 o'clock the line was out the door waiting for tables.

I ordered the Roast Beef Melt and split it with my girlfriend who ordered the BLT. I also got a chocolate shake and my girlfriend got a chocolate and banana malt, which is much better than the chocolate shake that I ordered. The best thing about getting the shakes is that they serve it to you in the silvery mixing cup and you get a lot. The BLT had a ton of bacon on it. It was piled so high I could barely fit it into my mouth. It was very good. The roast beef melt was surprisingly juicy and loaded with melted cheese. Both sandwiches were very good.

Prices: Two sandwiches and two shakes for $20

White Castle is Restaurant of the Week for July 29

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White Castle’s is one of St. Louis’ gems. What a great place to eat at any time of the day or night. It was about two o’clock in the morning, and we drove through White Castle. There is nothing better than their little jalapeno cheeseburgers and chicken rings with cheese at two in the morning. This was after a night of drinking at the baseball game and then drinking some more at a bar. Good thing I didn’t drive. There are only a limited number of restaurants that will hit the spot under these circumstances and White Castle is one of them.

White Castle has some of the best drunk food ever. And the thing that is different about White Castle’s drunk food is that it still taste delicious when you are not drunk. For example, Eat Right has some of the best food at three in the morning, but there is no way I would set food in that place in daylight. The little White Castle hamburger is so tender and good it is like no other hamburger I have ever tasted. The menu has a ton of good food listed on it. Usually when I go to a place to eat I stick to one or two things, but at White Castle I can’t ever make up my mind. They have hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fish sandwiches, fish nibblers, chicken rings, cheese sticks, and more.

We are lucky here in St. Louis because we are blessed with so many White Castles. If you go about 120 miles west to Columbia, Missouri you can’t find one anywhere. This is a disgrace because when I would go down there to visit I would get hammered and I would want some White Castle’s and I would always be disapointed by some place I would end up eating.

Prices: Around 55-70 cents for a hamburger or cheeseburger. $2.50 for some chicken rings with cheese. Prices are very cheap.

Cunetto House of Pasta is Restaurant of the Week for the Week of July 15th

The feature restaurant in St. Louis for the week of July 15, 2007 is Cunnetto House of Pasta. Cunetto's is a great Italian restaurant located on The Hill in St. Louis. Check out www.stlstuff.com for more on Cunetto's and other things to do in and around St. Louis.

Culver's is Feature Resaurant of the Week for July 8th.

Culvers is the feature restaurant of week. Let us know if you think this is a good pick. Be sure to check out http://www.stlstuff.com/ for updates every day.