Stepping Out
Stepping Out: La Pizza
This week I ventured to La Pizza, which was recently rated by St. Louis Magazine as having the best pizza in the entire city. If you’ve ever driven west on Delmar Boulevard, you’ve most likely seen La Pizza but subconsciously screened it from your memory. The pizzeria is a little shack with a sign that is barely visible at night.
Stepping out: BBC Asian Bar and Café
Banh Mi Boba Tea and Crêperie, located in the Central West End, renamed itself as BBC Asian Bar and Café about a year ago. This small, homely restaurant is neatly decorated with an abstract painting and two large mirrors hanging on the dark walls with leftover Valentine hearts still on the windows.
Stepping Out: Seamus McDaniel’s
I recently traveled to Dogtown to eat at what many consider the neighborhood’s crown jewel: Seamus McDaniel’s. Many of my friends told me that this place is famous for its hamburgers, so, naturally, I had to check it out. From the outside, McDaniel’s appears to go on forever. The interior is surprisingly huge considering it’s an Irish pub, but it can easily fill the seats.
Stepping Out: Canyon Cafe
While sitting in a lively restaurant and staring at a beautiful landscape painting, I asked my friend, “Is that the Grand Canyon?” She looked at me like I was an idiot. Oh wait, stupid question. I was sitting at Canyon Cafe.
Pat’s Bar & Grill
Recently, I had the option of spending 15 bucks either on gaining entrance to a club to meet Jersey Shore’s “the Situation” or on going to Pat’s Bar & Grill to try out their supposedly excellent food.
Stepping Out: Mandarin House
I don’t know how many students on campus have heard of Mandarin House, but Restaurant News certainly has: The Web site rated it as one of the Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in the U.S. in 2009. In fact, this is where the Taiwanese Student Organization (TSO) organizes their annual 10/10 dinner, so it should be familiar to at least a small group of students.
Stepping Out: Pho Grand
As any St. Louis food connoisseur knows, South Grand Boulevard is the place to go for authentic, international food offerings. Whether you want Afghani food, Persian cuisine or a home-cooked Japanese meal, South Grand has it all.
Stepping Out: Mai Lee
Go to Mai Lee. Right now. Seriously, go. I honestly would not be offended if you stopped reading my review to go eat there. I’ve recently been trying to figure out which eateries in the local area are best for college students. In my mind, there are several criteria to consider: quality, variety and affordability are the most important. Mai Lee fits all of these and more.
Stepping Out: O’Connell’s
O’Connell’s Pub was not what my fellow foodie friend and I were hoping for. Usually when I insist on going to a restaurant together, it’s ethnic; it’s extravagant; it’s chic. This time we drove around for 40 minutes and got lost, all for a small Irish pub with dark walls and a gruff sensibility.
Stepping Out: Bobo Noodle House
Bobo Noodle House is the perfect solution for the hungry Washington University student who is in the mood for a special meal but not willing to brave the cold for too long.
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