Places to eat in Sunset Hills, MO

Places to Eat in Sunset Hills

Growler’s Pub

3811 S Lindbergh Blvd

St. Louis, MO 63127

Growler’s pub is famous for the 100 plus beers they have available, but they also have quite a good menu. This place has all the pub food favorites such as, French dip, hamburgers, and a fried chicken sandwich. I got the Louisiana Po’boy sandwich. It is a sandwich with spicy fried shrimp, served with some southwest sauce. I also had the fish tacos, which are very good also. This place has a huge beer garden for when the weather is nice. Prices are very comparable to any other bar or pub. I very much recommend this place for a place to drink or have a good lunch or dinner.

O’Leary’s Restaurant

3828 S. Lindbergh Blvd

St. Louis, MO 63127

O’Leary’s is up and running after it was damaged by a fire. The newly renovated inside gives it a much more open feel. This is a bar type atmosphere, but have a good variety on the menu. The food is very good. We got the lunch special and a Italian beef sandwich. The Irish stew that came with the lunch special was the best thing we had. It had beef, carrots, potatoes, and Guinness beer. The Italian beef was a pretty big sandwich and was better than I expected. I went back and got the southwest chicken wrap. It was alright but the stew was much better. Prices are around $7-9 for a sandwich and fries. I recommend eating at O’Leary’s.

Steak ‘n Shake—Multiple Locations

Steak n Shake does not want to be considered as a fast food restaurant, but if you have a drive through, it is fast food. Steak n Shake’s motto is “Famous for Steakburgers”. The steak burger is pretty good but not as good as Culver’s. Steak n Shake has great chili, and they have those unique fries that are really skinny. Steak n Shake is a good place to go and get some hearty food. Prices are reasonable. I ordered the cheeseburger platter and it cost around $6. I recommend going there.

St. Louis Bread Company—Multiple Locations

The St. Louis Bread Co. has grown tremendously over the past 6 years or so, and they have become annoyingly big. Service has suffered, prices have risen and I can hardly find a place to sit at lunch time. I remember when I could place a special order and they would not mess anything up, now it is a rarity when I place a special order and something is not messed up. I also remember when two people could eat at The St. Louis Bread Co. and it would cost under $12, now it is hard for two people to eat there and it cost under $20.

Enough about the bad. The St. Louis Bread Company is a very good place to eat. They serve good food. They have good sandwiches, salads and soups. You cannot go wrong with the french onion soup in a bread bowl. This is the best thing the Bread Co. serves. Also on the menu are good coffee drinks, if you like coffee.

Jimmy John’s—Multiple Locations

Jimmy John’s is a sub sandwich shop that is fairly new to the St. Louis area. On the inside of the Jimmy John’s there are signs that try to be funny. Jimmy John’s claims to make subs “so fast you will freak.” It is not hard to make subs that fast when you have no options on what goes on the sub. I used to like Jimmy John’s when they first came to St. Louis, but then I thought why am I eating this when I could be eating Penn Station or the countless number of other sandwich shops which serve both hot and cold sandwiches. You can’t compare a Jimmy John’s to a Penn Station, Penn Station is 10 times better. I guess my problem with Jimmy John’s is that I got sick of their food. It doesn’t sound good to me anymore.

Jimmy John’s does have good bread. That is one thing that is good about them. They also have a variety of sandwiches, but it is basically a choice between cold turkey, roast beef, ham, or salami, and if I wanted one of those sandwiches I could find 10 other places I would rather get one. Their meats are average and the toppings are the usual lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise. When I go I get the Bootlegger Club. This is a turkey and roast beef sandwich, but it doesn’t come with cheese, what a rip-off. I have to ask for cheese and it cost extra.

Prices: About $6.25 for a sandwich

White Castle—Multiple Locations

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.

Ruby Tuesday—Multiple Locations

Ruby Tuesday is famous for their salad bar that is available. But their prices are a little expensive. Inside of Ruby Tuesday they have decorations of everything from sports, to airplanes. I don't know what they are trying to be, I guess they want to appeal to the normal American diner. Ruby Tuesday is comparable to an Applebee's or a T.G.I. Friday, except the only thing that makes Ruby Tuesday stand out is the all you can eat salad bar.

I have only been to Ruby Tuesday for lunch. I ordered the soup and salad bar. It cost about $8. That is pretty expensive for one bowl of soup and salad. The soup was broccoli cheddar, which was pretty good, but not worth the money. The salad bar is the main attraction. At the salad bar Ruby Tuesday has three types of lettuce all of the favorite toppings that people would put on a salad, potato salad, cucumber salad, green been salad, and other items along those lines.

If this sounds good and would like to find a Ruby Tuesday near you, you can visit their website.

Prices: As I said above are pretty expensive. $8 for soup and salad bar.

Dewey’s Pizza

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.

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.

Crazy Bowls and Wraps - Multiple Locations

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

Bandana's Bar-B-Q - Multiple Locations

Bandana's is a Bar-B-Q place that makes their home in St. Louis, MO. Bandana's has quite a few locations, but I went to the one at the intersection of Lindbergh Blvd and Gravois. They try to make the inside of the place a more rustic setting so it gives that old western look. Bandana's is a very casual place and you could go in and have lunch or dinner, or call in an order and pick it up. Bandana's smokes all of their meats. On the menu they have beef, port, chicken, turkey, and more. They have lunch plates and dinner platters. With the lunch plate you get your choice of one type of meat and two sides. The dinner platter comes with a choice of two meats and two sides. Bandana's also had a variety of BBQ sandwiches if you were looking to go that direction.

I went to Bandana's Bar-B-Q for lunch and ordered the lunch plate and had pork as my meat, and my sides were fried corn, and potato salad. The fried corn was very good. It was corn on the cob that looked to be pan fried. The potato salad was nothing special, but it was still good. And the pork was very good. The pork was tender and juicy. Bandana's has a variety of bar-b-q sauces on the table for the meat and anything else you would like to dip. There is a flavor for everyone, because there are four different flavors: Sweet and Smokey, Hot, Original, and Spicy. The "Hot" BBQ sauce had some kick to it and was the best, in my opinion. Bandana's was overall good, but I think I make the best Bar-B-Q so no restaurant will ever be better than me at grillin.

Prices: About $6.95 for the lunch plate.

Kaldi's Coffee - Multiple Loacations

Kaldi's Coffee is a coffee shop that is like a mix between Starbucks and The St. Louis Bread Company. Kaldi's offers a variety of coffee, breakfast food and lunch food. Kaldi's has a nice variety of sandwiches, soups and salads on the lunch and dinner menu. This is a great place to eat, have a cup of coffee, and do whatever you need to do in a coffee house.

I went to the Kaldi's in Kirkwood and I ordered the half sandwich and a soup or salad deal. I got the roast beef sandwich, and a bacon, lettuce, and tomato salad. The roast beef sandwich was very good. It was better than any of the sandwiches that I have ever ordered at the Bread Company. And the salad was alright. It was nothing special, but I would eat it again. Kaldi's Coffee is a great lunch spot. It is very comparable to the St. Louis Bread Company, but I think Kaldi's is just a bit better than the Bread Company.

Prices - About $9 for half sandwich, salad and a drink.

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.