haloman

I need some help from some locals here. On the 21st I am taking a day trip with the G/F to the Zoo during the day and we went to go eat on the riverfront that evening.

Any suggestions on good restraunts, maybe a place with a view?

old dog

Try Hooters at the train station, been a fiew years since i been there but was pretty good.
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RamNu2

The Hooters is not in the train station anymore it is about a block north of Shanahans the place were the pitcher from the Cards was last seen alive. There are several places to eat some classy some not depends on what your spending limit and cuisine choice is. My best suggestion park and walk around take a horse and carraige ride around the landing then hit the clubs its always a good time maybe even catch a Cards game.

zookeeper

They are doing the riverfront thing on the 21st. They'll have a free live concert, fireworks and entertainment on the 21st.

July 21 6:00 p.m.
Whistler

6:30 p.m.
Ben Jelen

8:00 p.m.
Pete Yorn


If a fancy restaurant is what you desire, (they are not on the riverfront) I'd recommend

Mike Shannon's Steaks & Seafood
620 Market Street, St. Louis, MO 63102

American. Mike Shannon's Steaks & Seafood offers fine dining in an elegantly appointed dining rooms & lounge with a sophisticated sports atmosphere with over 500 photos of sports greats. The award winning menu features 21 day aged prime beef, fresh seafood & homemade desserts. A private rooms accommodating up to 150 guests is available.

or

Charlie Gitto's Pasta House
207 N. Sixth St.
St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: (314) 436-2828
URL: www.charliegittos.com
Hours: Mon. - Thur., 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Closed Sun. except during Cardinals and Rams seasons.


A legendary establishment since 1974. Popular lunch and dinner spot frequented by celebrities, sports figures and fans alike. Closed Sun. except during Cardinals baseball and Rams football seasons.

http://celebratestlouis.org/site/ (site about the Live on the River Front schedule)

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/

http://www.lacledeslanding.org/

haloman

Anything except mexican or chinese.


Thanks for the Info. It sounds like a good day to visit. So which place to choose after the zoo is the question... My G/F couldnt belive I was asking the guys on my diesel truck site about restraunts. Thanks guys

Iron Mike

There are a lot of good places down at Laclede's Landing on the Riverfront. St. Louis Bread Company is one of them. I think it is a Pantera's (or something like that) now. Enjoy yourself and have fun.

haloman

We have decided on a pub kinda place with a good chesesburger and a fun atmosphere but local. What suggestions there? Thanks

riffman

Laclede's landing will probably be your best bet....its pretty neat there. We were actually just there on monday. We ate at the Old Spaghetti Factory. pretty **** cool building, but maybe not what you are looking for.

There is another place down there called Hannegans....we went there last time we were in town (have to go to St. Louis regularly for doc appointment...so we've gotten more and more familiar with it....) and it was quite good. We were only there for lunch, so it was pretty quiet. But i immagine that for dinner its gonna be a lot more fun! there is a raised piano right on top of the bar for entertainment...so it could be cool. Edit: Just looked over hannegans website....looks prolly a bit different than i described, so it might not be the best choice....

additionally there is the Big Bang bar...i don't think that they do food, but i get the impression that its a dueling piano bar...and those are ALWAYS fun! and you are also within walking distance of the Admiral casino...and if you were up to the task, you can walk to the arch from there as well. but that would be a fairly decent hike...

The nice thing about Laclede's landing is that there are a bunch of choices, and you can walk it all in about 15 min....the only thing thats not so great about it, is that for a first timer, its hard to get down there. So be sure to look at maps before going there to get familiar with it. Parking is $1/hr and max $5 during the week. not sure how it goes for weekends.

haloman

Thanks riffman, hopefully the maps wont be problem cuz I will a GPS with me.

zookeeper

Try the Trainwreck on the landing. Great Buffalo burgers and good atmosphere. Have fun!

haloman

Well it went really well last Saturday. We went to the Zoo and Science Museum. We drove around downtown but decided to go on home since we had been walking around all day. Riffman you were right I missed Lacledes Landing the 1st time and had to go across the river and back. But we will def. go back there again and spend some more time downtown. Thanks for all the suggestions and help guys.