The restaurant is owned and operated by Robbie Montgomery since 1997, a former backup singer for Ike and Tina Turner's Famous Musical Revue and featured "Mississippi-style" down home soul food. The specials vary by day and feature soul food classics like fried chicken, catfish, ribs, and pork chops along with sides like okra and mashed and sweet potatoes, all "made with love."

The Solis family has been preparing traditional Mexican dishes from Northern Mexico for over three generations. Still Alfredo and his matriarch mother carry on the family tradition of hand crafted margaritas, freshly prepared guacamole and some of the most flavorful fajitas in town. These are some of the reason’s that The Zaget Restaurant Guide and Pueblo Solis patrons refer to us as The Mexican Restaurant!

What started as a stand at the Soulard Market in 2003 turned into Smokin’ Al’s at 1216 Hampton Avenue in St. Louis. Founder Al Solis, owner of Pueblo Solis, wanted to branch out beyond Mexican haute cuisine into homespun barbecue. Smokin’ Al’s stands out from the pack by using its signature wild cherry wood to smoke all its meat dishes. Ribs get an extra special touch with the addition of charcoal to the smokehouse. All of the meat ...

Shangri La serves delicious vegetarian cuisine with a colorful flair! With their crazy, zany staff and funky atmosphere they welcome anyone who's just as weird, unique, and independent as them! They provide a refuge from the corporate-dominated cookie-cutter restaurants serving nothing but over-priced meat-slabs. You won't find artery clogging fat-balls and greasy slop here! Their restaurant is independent, small, and part of the culture and ...

Spicy is the name of the game at this spot. Try the yum mama, which is sliced roasted chicken, egg noodles, cabbage, lemon juice, and plenty of hot peppers. Another good entree is the yum woonsen, which is shredded pork with glass noodles, hot pepper, lemon juice and fish sauce. With entrees priced at less than five dollars, you're going to be hard pressed to find a better deal in town.

Many moons ago, seven years to be exact, the people at Wasabi found that there was a dire need for a Japanese restaurant that took sushi seriously. So after preparing roll after roll and perfecting flavor after flavor, Wasabi was born smack dab in the middle of the United States – St. Louis, Missouri. From sushi to sake and sashimi to nigiri, they offer the freshest ingredients from the coast in a refreshing atmosphere close to home. If sushi ...

This little piece of heaven is nestled in the heart of the shaw neighborhood—where the owners live and raise their three children. SweetArt is a neighborhood bakeshop and art studio. reine bayoc, who baked under the name moon*day*soul treats, and cbabi bayoc, who created art as the bayoc studio, decided that they should join forces (and share rent) — giving birth to SweetArt! expect delicious, scratch-made, old-school treats you know and ...

City Diner is more than just a diner. Pay a visit and you will discover this is truly a neighborhood joint. Personal service where everyone seems to know everyone else is just part of what makes this diner a gem. The food is consistently good, with breakfast served all day. The menu is wide ranging with pure comfort food made from scratch. Hand cut fries and hand dipped shakes are just a couple of the things that make this South City restaurant ...

A small hamburger joint may seem like an unusual place for the birth of a root beer legend. But Fitz’s Drive-In is exactly where it started in 1947. Noted for incredible smoothness and thick, creamy texture, Fitz’s Root Beer was served in mugs and quickly became the root beer of choice among St. Louisans. It still is. Fitz's recipe is a closely-guarded secret and contains many of the ingredients used in the original. Unlike most soft drinks, ...