Yemanja Brazil Restaurant
2900 Missouri Ave
St. Louis, MO 63118
Phone Number: 314-771-3457
Website: www.brazildining.com
Yemanja Brazil Restaurant is locatd close to the Anheuser Busch Brewery on Missouri Avenue in St. Louis City. Yemanja has a nice mix of Brazilian food. They have beef, pork, chicken, seafood and vegetarian dishes. The dishes have some spice to them and taste very good. When you walk into Yemanja you walk into a little bar, or lounge area. This is a cool little area where you can order a drink, wait for a table, or wait for friends to show up. Be sure to get the house drink, the Caipirinhas, which is lime, sugar and Brazilian rum. It will run you about $6 but it is strong and will give you a nice little buzz. Yemanja has an outside patio, and an inside dining area. I wish we could have sat on the patio but it was raining on the night we went. But, the inside dining area was nice. It looked like a converted building with exposed brick. The place is very casual. It has a nice laid back atmosphere.
The food at Yemana Brazilian Restaurant is very good, but, it is a little pricey. I ordered the Salmão Barra da Tijuca, which is sauteed salmon in a white wine sauce, served with black beans, rice, farofa, and potato salad. The salmon was good, but it was not $18 good. It was a little pricey for a small filet of salmon. The beans and rice were excellent. They had nice flavor to them. One of my friends ordered the Feijoada de Ogum - The National Dish, which is Black beans stewed with Brazilian dried beef, smoked sausage and smoked pork ribs; served with rice, "farofa", collard greens, and oranges. This came out with a bowl of the stew and a plate full of rice, farofa, and collard greens. The waitress told him to mix all of the stuff together. I had a bite of this and it was good. But, the dish did cost $19 dollars.
I would recommend eating at Yemanja Brazilian Restaurant, but if there are other good Brazilian restaurants in the St. Louis area that are cheaper, let me know, I would like to try them.
Prices: $18 for a salmon dish; $12 for a double Caipirinhas, the house drink; $4.50 for a rum and coke
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
September 10, 2006: Fuddrucker's is the Restaurant in St. Louis for Today
Fuddrucker's
10752 Sunset Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63127
Phone number: 314-966-3833
Or
12322 Dorsett Rd.
Maryland Heights, MO 63034
314-434-5565
There are two Fuddrucker's in the St. Louis area that I am aware of. One in South County in Sunset Hills and on in West County off of Dorsett. Fuddrucker's is known for hamburgers and toppings bar. On the inside of Fuddrucker's there are pictures of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elvis and more. Fuddrucker's is the type of place where you order your food at the counter, they cook the food and then call you name to pick it up from the counter. At Fuddrucker's you have your choice of many different varieties of burgers. You can order a from a 1/3 pound hamburger up to a one pound hamburger. Fuddrucker's also has chicken, fish and nachos. The great thing about the nachos is that they have hot cheese sauce in a container and you can put as much cheese on the nachos as you want. The self serve sauce and toppings are is the best thing about Fuddrucker's. You can get as much of the sauces as you need. They have ketchup, mustard, ranch, honey mustard, and my favorite is the hot cheese sauce. There is also a toppings bar with tomatoes, onions, hot peppers, lettuce and more. If you go to Fuddrucker's you have to put cheese on everything.
When I went to Fuddrucker's I ordered the Southwest hamburger. The Southwest burger comes with pepper jack cheese, guacamole, and bacon. The first thing I do when I grab my burger is walk over to where the cheese sauce is and pile it on. I also put ketchup and mustard on the burger. My burger was thick and juicy and it was made even better because I got to choose my toppings that went on the burger. I always make sure to get fries when I go, because I get a bunch of the free cheese sauce and make cheese fries.
Prices: About $10 for a 1/3 pound burger, fries and a drink.
10752 Sunset Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63127
Phone number: 314-966-3833
Or
12322 Dorsett Rd.
Maryland Heights, MO 63034
314-434-5565
There are two Fuddrucker's in the St. Louis area that I am aware of. One in South County in Sunset Hills and on in West County off of Dorsett. Fuddrucker's is known for hamburgers and toppings bar. On the inside of Fuddrucker's there are pictures of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elvis and more. Fuddrucker's is the type of place where you order your food at the counter, they cook the food and then call you name to pick it up from the counter. At Fuddrucker's you have your choice of many different varieties of burgers. You can order a from a 1/3 pound hamburger up to a one pound hamburger. Fuddrucker's also has chicken, fish and nachos. The great thing about the nachos is that they have hot cheese sauce in a container and you can put as much cheese on the nachos as you want. The self serve sauce and toppings are is the best thing about Fuddrucker's. You can get as much of the sauces as you need. They have ketchup, mustard, ranch, honey mustard, and my favorite is the hot cheese sauce. There is also a toppings bar with tomatoes, onions, hot peppers, lettuce and more. If you go to Fuddrucker's you have to put cheese on everything.
When I went to Fuddrucker's I ordered the Southwest hamburger. The Southwest burger comes with pepper jack cheese, guacamole, and bacon. The first thing I do when I grab my burger is walk over to where the cheese sauce is and pile it on. I also put ketchup and mustard on the burger. My burger was thick and juicy and it was made even better because I got to choose my toppings that went on the burger. I always make sure to get fries when I go, because I get a bunch of the free cheese sauce and make cheese fries.
Prices: About $10 for a 1/3 pound burger, fries and a drink.
Monday, September 10, 2007
September 9, 2007: Phelan's Pub and Grill is Not the Bar in St. Louis for Today
Phelan's Pub and Grill
1730 S. 8th Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
Phone number: 314-241-8282
For more information about bars and restaurants visit www.stlstuff.com
We had a terrible experience at Phelan's on Saturday night. Before I get into that I will tell you about the bar. Phelan's is located in the heart of Soulard, about a block south of the famous Farmer's Market. I have some friends that live in Soulard and I can see the place from their front door. We were there on Saturday night to watch the Cardinal's game because they have a few small T.V.s. Inside there is a small bar, some tables to sit, a golden tee machine, and dart boards. There eight of us that went and inside there was one other person at the bar.
The night started out fine, and we were ordering beers and mixed drinks like crazy. We watched the Cardinal's game and we were having a good time. There was a group of four of us that had all of our drinks on the same tab. When it came time to pay, the receipt was a hand written tally sheet with what we ordered. I was very skeptical of this system. The four of us, two couples, and we drank three buckets and 10 mixed drinks. The bartender brought the tab over and it said $152, when I tried to figure out what my girlfriend and myself needed to pay the bartender kept snatching the bill out of my hands and demanded payment. As I got more looks at this bill it read three buckets for $49 and 10 mixed drinks for $42. The bartender kept cussing at us and demanded that we pay $152. I said no, and that I am walking out if you don't add that up again. The bartender went and got a calculator, added it up and the amount came to under $100. I can't believe she tried to make us pay an extra $50. While all of this is going on she is still cussing at us and giving us the finger as she is running our credit cards. I definitely saved my receipt from this night. Needless to say she did not get any tip at all and we will not be giving that place any more business. The sad part for Phelan's is that we would bring a big group in every other weekend or so and we would be the only ones in there all night.
If you are thinking about going to a bar in Soulard do not go to Phelan's unless you want to get scammed and cussed at while trying to have some drinks and give the place some business.
Prices: I don't know they tried to scam us. Don't go to this bar.
1730 S. 8th Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
Phone number: 314-241-8282
For more information about bars and restaurants visit www.stlstuff.com
We had a terrible experience at Phelan's on Saturday night. Before I get into that I will tell you about the bar. Phelan's is located in the heart of Soulard, about a block south of the famous Farmer's Market. I have some friends that live in Soulard and I can see the place from their front door. We were there on Saturday night to watch the Cardinal's game because they have a few small T.V.s. Inside there is a small bar, some tables to sit, a golden tee machine, and dart boards. There eight of us that went and inside there was one other person at the bar.
The night started out fine, and we were ordering beers and mixed drinks like crazy. We watched the Cardinal's game and we were having a good time. There was a group of four of us that had all of our drinks on the same tab. When it came time to pay, the receipt was a hand written tally sheet with what we ordered. I was very skeptical of this system. The four of us, two couples, and we drank three buckets and 10 mixed drinks. The bartender brought the tab over and it said $152, when I tried to figure out what my girlfriend and myself needed to pay the bartender kept snatching the bill out of my hands and demanded payment. As I got more looks at this bill it read three buckets for $49 and 10 mixed drinks for $42. The bartender kept cussing at us and demanded that we pay $152. I said no, and that I am walking out if you don't add that up again. The bartender went and got a calculator, added it up and the amount came to under $100. I can't believe she tried to make us pay an extra $50. While all of this is going on she is still cussing at us and giving us the finger as she is running our credit cards. I definitely saved my receipt from this night. Needless to say she did not get any tip at all and we will not be giving that place any more business. The sad part for Phelan's is that we would bring a big group in every other weekend or so and we would be the only ones in there all night.
If you are thinking about going to a bar in Soulard do not go to Phelan's unless you want to get scammed and cussed at while trying to have some drinks and give the place some business.
Prices: I don't know they tried to scam us. Don't go to this bar.
Friday, September 7, 2007
September 6, 2007: Peking Garden Chinese Restaurant is the Place to Eat in Collinsville, IL for Today
Peking Garden
604 W. Main St
Collinsville, IL 62234
Phone Number: 618-345-0804
For more restaurants and bars around St. Louis visit www.stlstuff.com
The Peking Garden Chinese Restaurant is located in Downtown Collinsville, IL. They claim to serve "gourmet Chinese food", but it tasted like every other Chinese restaurant I have been to. Inside the place there are different rooms to sit and have lunch or dinner. We went for lunch and the lunch menu is a laminated menu with a list of lunch specials. The lunch specials are cheap. All of the specials are around $5.50 and come with and entree, soup, crab rangoon, and rice.
I ordered the orange chicken lunch special. It was good, but it wasn't "gourmet" like the Peking Garden claims. This place is nothing special, but it is good food for the price.
Prices: About $5.50 for a lunch special.
604 W. Main St
Collinsville, IL 62234
Phone Number: 618-345-0804
For more restaurants and bars around St. Louis visit www.stlstuff.com
The Peking Garden Chinese Restaurant is located in Downtown Collinsville, IL. They claim to serve "gourmet Chinese food", but it tasted like every other Chinese restaurant I have been to. Inside the place there are different rooms to sit and have lunch or dinner. We went for lunch and the lunch menu is a laminated menu with a list of lunch specials. The lunch specials are cheap. All of the specials are around $5.50 and come with and entree, soup, crab rangoon, and rice.
I ordered the orange chicken lunch special. It was good, but it wasn't "gourmet" like the Peking Garden claims. This place is nothing special, but it is good food for the price.
Prices: About $5.50 for a lunch special.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
September 5, 2007: The Pasta House is the Restaurant in St. Louis Today
The Pasta House Company - Multiple Locations -Find a Location
The Pasta House Company is a St. Louis favorite for many people. The Pasta House is a casual dining spot that has locations all over the St. Louis area. The Pasta House serves Italian food. They have great salad, which has their famous dressing, artichokes and covered in parmesan cheese. They have many varieties of pasta and other Italian dishes. The Pasta House is not the best pasta I have ever had but it is pretty good for the price.
I went to The Pasta House restaurant for lunch the other day and ordered the Rigatoni Roma, which is rigatoni pasta served with a meat sauce, peas, prosciutto, and topped with a cream sauce. It is my favorite thing to order from the Pasta House. With the lunch special a salad also came with the rigatoni roma. One complaint that I have about the Pasta House is they never give me enough bread. I always have to ask for more. They should put a basket of bread on the table and let me eat as many pieces as I want. It feels like I have to ration my bread. I don't like to ration my food.
Prices: Rigatoni Roma lunch special with a salad is about $8
The Pasta House Company is a St. Louis favorite for many people. The Pasta House is a casual dining spot that has locations all over the St. Louis area. The Pasta House serves Italian food. They have great salad, which has their famous dressing, artichokes and covered in parmesan cheese. They have many varieties of pasta and other Italian dishes. The Pasta House is not the best pasta I have ever had but it is pretty good for the price.
I went to The Pasta House restaurant for lunch the other day and ordered the Rigatoni Roma, which is rigatoni pasta served with a meat sauce, peas, prosciutto, and topped with a cream sauce. It is my favorite thing to order from the Pasta House. With the lunch special a salad also came with the rigatoni roma. One complaint that I have about the Pasta House is they never give me enough bread. I always have to ask for more. They should put a basket of bread on the table and let me eat as many pieces as I want. It feels like I have to ration my bread. I don't like to ration my food.
Prices: Rigatoni Roma lunch special with a salad is about $8
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
September 4, 2007: The St. Louis Sports Zone is the Bar of the Day
St. Louis Sports Zone
113 Kenrick Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone number: 314-961-3366
The St. Louis Sports Zone is located on Watson Rd around the Shrewsbury area. This bar was recently re-done and the bar was moved to a different wall. This remodeling really opened the place up. The St. Louis Sports Zone has a ton of T.V. and all tuned to different sports channels. There are plenty of places to sit at The St. Louis Sports Zone, but I have not been there when a big game is going on. The place probably gets packed for big games, but I think it would be a cool atmosphere to go and watch a Blues, Rams or Cardinals game. The St. Louis Sports Zone also has pool and darts.
We went to the St. Louis Sports Zone on a Saturday night around 10:00 p.m. and when we walked in it seemed like there wasn't anyone there. But, the place is so big and open if just felt that way. We were already pretty drunk because we were at my friends condo which is right behind the Sports Zone. We ordered buckets and these came with 5 beers and cost $13.00. Well drinks cost $3. We had quite a few drinks and walked back to the Condo at about 1:30 a.m. A good night in my book.
Prices: Bucket of 5 beers for $13.00; Well drinks $3.00
113 Kenrick Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone number: 314-961-3366
The St. Louis Sports Zone is located on Watson Rd around the Shrewsbury area. This bar was recently re-done and the bar was moved to a different wall. This remodeling really opened the place up. The St. Louis Sports Zone has a ton of T.V. and all tuned to different sports channels. There are plenty of places to sit at The St. Louis Sports Zone, but I have not been there when a big game is going on. The place probably gets packed for big games, but I think it would be a cool atmosphere to go and watch a Blues, Rams or Cardinals game. The St. Louis Sports Zone also has pool and darts.
We went to the St. Louis Sports Zone on a Saturday night around 10:00 p.m. and when we walked in it seemed like there wasn't anyone there. But, the place is so big and open if just felt that way. We were already pretty drunk because we were at my friends condo which is right behind the Sports Zone. We ordered buckets and these came with 5 beers and cost $13.00. Well drinks cost $3. We had quite a few drinks and walked back to the Condo at about 1:30 a.m. A good night in my book.
Prices: Bucket of 5 beers for $13.00; Well drinks $3.00
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
September 3, 2007: Las Margaritas is the Restaurant and Bar of the Day in St. Louis for Today
Las Margaritas
403 Watson Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63126
Phone Number: 314-965-2042
Las Margaritas Mexican Restaurant is a fairly new establishment on Watson, near Crestwood mall. This place does try to be like every other Mexican restaurant by making the interior a cantina like atmosphere, and having 20 different combination platters to choose from. What makes Las Margaritas different than every Mexican restaurant in St. Louis is the food. The food at Las Margaritas is very good. It is much better than the run of the mill Mexican restaurants that are all over the St. Louis area.
Las Margaritas is also a good place to drink. When you walk in and go to your right they have a nice little bar area with a plasma screen T.V. They also have 32 oz. beers of Bud Light for $3.99 and Dos Equis for $4.99. These beers are huge. Drink a couple of them and you will be feeling pretty good. The bottles of Bud Light cost $2.75. These beers are huge. Margaritas are $5. The margaritas are priced pretty high but I go there for the beer anyway.
To eat, I ordered the shrimp chimichanga. This was a massive tortilla that was filled with shrimp and fried. This was a very good chimichanga. It even came with guacamole and sour cream on the side. I have found lately that not very many mexican restaurants give you this with the meal anymore. I have to order it on the side. We also ordered two hard tacos, a chile con queso, a cheese enchilada, a soft taco and a chicken burrito. At Las Margaritas you will get a lot of food. All of the food was very good, and the best part was it was all covered in the good mexican restaurant cheese.
Prices: Chimichanga - $9.99; Chicken Burrito - 3.15; Soft taco - 1.49; Combo platter with a chili con queso, two hard tacos, and a cheese enchilada - $8.25; 32 oz. Bud lights - $3.99; Bud Light bottles - $2.75; 32 oz. Dos Equis - $4.99; Margaritas - $4.99
403 Watson Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63126
Phone Number: 314-965-2042
Las Margaritas Mexican Restaurant is a fairly new establishment on Watson, near Crestwood mall. This place does try to be like every other Mexican restaurant by making the interior a cantina like atmosphere, and having 20 different combination platters to choose from. What makes Las Margaritas different than every Mexican restaurant in St. Louis is the food. The food at Las Margaritas is very good. It is much better than the run of the mill Mexican restaurants that are all over the St. Louis area.
Las Margaritas is also a good place to drink. When you walk in and go to your right they have a nice little bar area with a plasma screen T.V. They also have 32 oz. beers of Bud Light for $3.99 and Dos Equis for $4.99. These beers are huge. Drink a couple of them and you will be feeling pretty good. The bottles of Bud Light cost $2.75. These beers are huge. Margaritas are $5. The margaritas are priced pretty high but I go there for the beer anyway.
To eat, I ordered the shrimp chimichanga. This was a massive tortilla that was filled with shrimp and fried. This was a very good chimichanga. It even came with guacamole and sour cream on the side. I have found lately that not very many mexican restaurants give you this with the meal anymore. I have to order it on the side. We also ordered two hard tacos, a chile con queso, a cheese enchilada, a soft taco and a chicken burrito. At Las Margaritas you will get a lot of food. All of the food was very good, and the best part was it was all covered in the good mexican restaurant cheese.
Prices: Chimichanga - $9.99; Chicken Burrito - 3.15; Soft taco - 1.49; Combo platter with a chili con queso, two hard tacos, and a cheese enchilada - $8.25; 32 oz. Bud lights - $3.99; Bud Light bottles - $2.75; 32 oz. Dos Equis - $4.99; Margaritas - $4.99
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