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    Crushed Red- Clayton

    3.6 (316 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    CRUSHED RED- CLAYTON ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Regular This Pear is on Fire
    Chiquita M.

    I heard about this place from a friend. And it did not disappoint. I got something similar to the pick two. This was definitely amazing. It tasted so well! I took off the pecans but other than that it was very good . You can definitely tell that it was fresh!

    Alonzo A.

    Welcome back cobber is my go to salad. Chicken, bacon and avocado ought to be a love song. Salads are good but pricey. Rewards program is average, could be more rewarding given the price of salads. Layout of the restaurant is weird and dark. Seating is plentiful both inside and out. Service is decent but almost too chill. Employees can be loud of some occasions. Overall a decent spot. I go at least once every 2-3 months.

    In the Club Flat
    Ebuwa E.

    An accidental find while winding through the STL Art Fair! The menu was easy to follow, the staff were attentive, and the ambiance was welcoming. I had the In the Club flat top with a comforting cup of butternut squash soup. Simple, amazing fare. I will dine here again!

    Queen Margherita Small Welcome Back Cobber
    Vanessa D.

    Crushed Red is an absolute gem for anyone looking for fresh, flavorful, and fast dining. The staff is friendly, efficient, and always welcoming. Highly recommend for a delicious, health-conscious meal!

    Regular Health Nut
    Gracie L.

    I will never stop obsessing over Crushed Red! I have been a regular for quite awhile now, and I've never had a bad experience. Employees are friendly and efficient. The interior of the restaurant is very nice, and I really like to eat on their outdoor patio when the weather is warm. I am very loyal to the Health Nut salad. I'm sure you can't go wrong with any of their other salads, but I fell in love with the Health Nut immediately and never looked back. In my opinion, chopped salads are much easier to eat and taste so much better. Crushed Red finely chops all of your salad ingredients right in front of you and mix it up well to ensure a blended taste with every bite. I also highly recommend the Sassy Sicilian Pick Up Stix. Such a unique balance of sweet and spicy, and they are perfect for sharing. I've heard that some people compare this place to a nicer version of Panera. While I see some similarities, I would say that Crushed Red uses much higher quality ingredients and offers a more personalized experience.

    Build Your Own Pizza
    Nicole S.

    Sometimes you really want a salad. The food, service & the ambiance is great here. Nice warm and inviting. They somehow make salads feel like comfort food. The teas and lemonades in the fountain drink area are delicious. The bottled drinks are unique and worth trying. They have signature salads but you can totally create your own or add to their offering. I always get Kalamata olives in mine. The flavor with the dressing and the feta just pops! The hubby got a flat bread pizza. He enjoyed it. I have never had the pizza but they did bring us a warm sliced flat bread to eat with our meal. It was light fluffy and just all around a good idea. I'll make sure I get one next time. Go ahead and try this place. It's good!

    I'm crushed by how scruffy I look
    Fox E.

    If all of your heroes are dead And are survived by morons instead Then wait until March Then head for the Arch For St. Louis' Salad: Crushed Red. So the colours had a competition, and Hot Pink was the overall winner. Barbi made sure of it. Hot Pink narrowly defeated Turquoise Caribbean Blue and Sunset Yellow and Holland Orange, then came up against Lucifer Red in the final. Of course, Hot Pink only went and Crushed Red, and the rest is history. I generally love salad places because they're healthy and sometimes filling, but there are so many bad ones that you start to go in expecting a bad meal, and I didn't expect much out of this chain in St Louis - and I didn't get much, but at least it didn't fall short of the expectations I had, despite not really exceeding them at all. So all in all I'd say it was a mixed bag, but definitely nothing bad. If this is the go-to salad chain for St Louis though, then the city needs a rival, because this isn't close to the level of - for example - Salata, based in Houston and available all over Texas, which would do probably quite well in St Louis if this place does well. Although Salata expanded to Atlanta and their locations there were weak and a pale resemblance of the Texan versions, so maybe Crushed Red would still crush it if Salata came to town. But Salata has much bigger portions and more selection and fresher ingredients - although it's very inconsistent by location. Places like Sweetgreen and Chopt (East Coast chains) have similar pricing, sizes and options, but they're a little higher in quality.

    Full launch menu
    David L.

    My sister took me to this lunch spot in Clayton and pitched it to me as a nicer, on-off Panera - and I believe this was largely accurate. Their menu has a wide array of soup, salad, sandwiches, and flatbreads. It is a little more interesting that you typical lunch place and I appreciated the innovative ways they use flatbreads to fill out their menu. We were there for an early weekday lunch and Crushed Red was practically empty. We split hummus and I got a Chicken Caesar flatbread and Butternut Squash soup. All of the food was really good but also very expensive. I did appreciate how the portion sizes were not massive. Perfect for lunch. One unique thing about this place is the pepper bar that they have available as self-service in the middle of the retsuraunt. I liked this as a self-service option if you want to spice up your meal. They also allow you to endlessly customize your salad should you choose to get one. This place was good, not great. I would recommend it for a work lunch or a quick bite but it is nothing special.

    We had a flatbread bonanza and it was fantastic!
    Jacob N.

    Brought my team here and it was perfect - there were 6 of us and the flatbreads are sliced into 6 pieces so the math was mathing wonderfully! We also tried the goat cheese dip and the hummus dip and it was so good we didn't realize we'd forgotten to take a photo until we were fully finished! Weather was bad and it was slow and the staff was so kind and cheerful and attentive!

    Inside
    Kevin H.

    Not sure why it took me so long to check this place out, but glad I finally did! I went in, being in the mood for something healthier and lighter. The emerald coast salad was absolutely amazing, as was the tunapalooza my GF ordered. The staff is friendly, and the place is cute and trendy. My only gripe is that the prices seem a tad high. That said, I look forward to going back and trying more salads as well as trying their pizza!

    Small South of the Border

    Ordered a small salad. Wasn't even much of a salad in the to go container. Looks more like a MINI SALAD! Crushed Red - can't cheap out on the quantity of your food! The salad isn't even filled to the top!

    Half eaten Chicken Salad Salad

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    Lost my order; complete pandemonium in the store; 7 minute order took 40 minutes and then....lost. Will not be back.

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    Food is quality and service is quick. The workers are attentive and the restaurant is clean

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    I'm having pear on fire salad and it is delicious!!! If you have not visited this little gem, you should! I definitely will re-appear soon.

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    Fresh produce, flexible to make your salad the way you want it, very nice and attentive staff.

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    Ask the Community - Crushed Red- Clayton

    Like others, I don't understand the tipping. Am I tipping the cook or the person who preps the veggies? Or is for the employees who clean the tables? The owners?

    Mike, Thanks for being a fan of Crushed Red and for posing a fair question! Any/all tips received are allocated 100% to our service staff as a "Thank You" from our guests… 

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    4.2(273 reviews)
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    The Best Dining Experience We've Had in St. Louis - Hands Down…read moreMy husband and I wanted to give our dear friends who are leaving St. Louis one last unforgettable meal from their bucket list, so I immediately recommended Peno. I used to be a regular at Rosé with the same talented Chef Pepe, and his food is truly to die for. We walked in on a beautiful day and were lucky to snag a spot in their small parking lot (parking in the area isn't the easiest, but it's worth it). Our server, Harry, made the evening even better right from the start. He had such a warm, calm, professional presence--the kind that's rare these days. We instantly remembered his name thanks to a fun Harry Potter / Harry and the Hendersons reference, and he handled everything with effortless skill. When our friends had parking trouble, Harry quickly offered helpful suggestions. Then, when it was time to order, he elevated our meal in the best way possible. My husband and I got our longtime favorite--the Roberto pizza from Rosé days--and Harry suggested adding sausage and peppers. That small tweak took something we already loved and made it 1000% better. Absolute perfection. Our friend ordered the spaghetti (her all-time favorite comfort meal), and after taking Harry's thoughtful recommendation, she declared it the best spaghetti she's ever had in her life. We finished with the cheesecake. I'm extremely picky about cheesecake, but this one did not disappoint--it was creamy, rich, and flawless. This was one of those legendary meals you remember forever. The kind where you leave thinking you could die happy. Chef Pepe's food, paired with Harry's outstanding service, made it a perfect night. If you're in St. Louis, do yourself a favor and go to Peno. You won't regret it. Thank you, Harry and team--you helped create a truly special send-off for our friends!

    So we went to Peno Italian Soul Food again last night. It's my homemade guilty Italian pleasure…read more Cooks like my grandma used to cook from Calabria. I ordered the Bronzino and my wife ordered the trout special. Both came out delicious and so scrumptious I could not wait to dig in and I missed my photo opportunity. First ship, but I'm a lovely homegrown tomato salad topped with a corn, cucumber, farro and mint. My Bronzino was served with capers and an olive oil white wine cream sauce with perfectly prepared garlic spinach and a lemon risotto, the trout I believe was olive oil, capers, garlic with spinach and lemon risotto. Both were perfectly prepared crispy skin and moist meat. A basil lemon survey intermezzo followed and for dessert, a fresh peach cupcake with roasted marshmallow atop. Dense and delicious. (See photo)

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Red sauce, house-made pork sausage, pepperoncini, parmesan, bacon

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    4.2(33 reviews)
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    First time here, and I really enjoyed it.We got "The SPB" pizza. The crust looks thick, but it was…read morelight and crisp. The sauce had a really fresh, slightly sweet flavor. The pork sausage was seasoned well and ground up so that it spread well in every bite. The pepperoncini and bacon filled out the flavor. It was really tasty. I got the Tamno Pivo beer to drink. It was a dark lager. It had a nice strong flavor, but not as strong as an Ale. We'll definitely be back. The staff helpful and patient, and the food came out surprisingly fast. It is a fun location and will be a great place to hang out in the nice weather.

    Getting another stamp in our Pizza Passport!!!!…read more Advise that this place is located across the street from the Side Project Brewery.. There is no indoor seating so if it's Hot (like it was when we went) be prepared. The rain cooled it off a bit. I highly recommend the Fries with Parm and Lemon Aioli for dipping!!! We ordered the SPB Special pizza. It was a bit spicy for us with all the peppercinis. But we kept trying to think What is Missing?? It's cheese!! There is no mozzarella or pizza cheese!! Just Parm. So if you want your pizza with cheese.... This one is not for you. We would not order this one again but would go back to try something else. The service was friendly and fast!

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    O+O Pizza - Cacio e Pepe

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    4.4(244 reviews)
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    Our (adult) kids and their partners get to choose their birthday dinner - any home cooked meal they…read morewant or a restaurant if their choice. One of my daughters chose O+O Pizza and I'm glad she did! I received a call the day of our reservation to confirm we were still planning on being there. We were a group of seven, so I get it. I told the person who called that our daughter chose this place over a home cooked meal or any other restaurant in town, so there was a high expectation. I also told him o was kidding and we laughed. Even though I was kidding about the high expectations, they gave us a great meal and we had a good time. They actually came through with a few little things to make it special and while it wasn't necessary, it was very nice. The music was fun. Our service was good. Our food was great. There was literally nothing that happened that made me hesitate to give them the highest rating. Shout out to Tommy and Travis for everything they did! Will we go back? Most definitely!

    We had dinner here on a Saturday night and had a great time. We were told it would be a 45 minute…read morewait but it was closer to 20 which was great. They have a really comfortable inviting ambience. First of all our server Sarah was amazing, she explained menu items to us very well and all the recommendations she gave we enjoyed. The grumpy gardener cocktail was delicious and the monsoon mocktail was also very good. The pizza was honestly just okay, we had the og pepperoni, but my boyfriend loved it. The lobster rigatoni was so so good, I would definitely recommend. Lastly the cinnamon roll bread pudding was a perfect dessert. Would definitely check this place out !

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