This has become my new favorite wine bar. The location is a beautiful house turned wine bar on Main…read moreStreet Belleville. It's truly beautiful inside, which adds a lot to the overall feel of the bar. They have an extensive cocktail and martini menu, as well as an extensive wine menu. The food options were great, with many appetizer and main dish options. For drinks I had the Sarti spritz and the Italian Cream martini, which were amazing. For appetizer, we had the Grüv Bruschetta, which was spectacular. Both pizzas were delicious. Very fluffy yet crispy crust. Service was very good an attentive. We were lucky enough to go when they had live music, making it a wonderful date night. I highly recommend visiting if you're ever in or around Belleville.

Stopped in here after no spots available at another restaurant. Who knew it was prom night on our…read moretrip over from St. Louis to attend Laughs at the Lincoln at the Lincoln Theater? Gruv Bistro was our next stop, and they got us in on the back patio and the hostess and waitress so good knowing we had a time limit. The space is small with little off shoot rooms and really cute. Everyone we spoke with was very nice! My cocktail of choice, Smoke de Agave, a tequila drink of course. I really liked it. I had the prime rib sandwich with a side of brussels sprouts. Both were very good! Loved the ciabatta bread and the prime rib, arugula is always good! The Brussels were good, too. Would very much come back next time we make a visit!

The chicken special on Sunday was delicious. The side items were big. $13 for 2 piece fried chicken…read moreand 2 sides. They have really upgraded the inside of the bar.

Stopped in with this nice establishment with Red, and her friend jerrianne in Dupo IL on our way…read moreback from Eckerts. A very nice little restaurant with a fun atmosphere and wood all around the place. The food was quite tasty I recommend the beer cheese burger and the prices are easy on the wallet. Red and I both ordered the beer cheese burger and it was cooked perfectly even the bun was the right size and grilled toasty but not hard. I had the tots , Red had onion rings and Jerriane had chicken fingers and mashed potatoes and gravy and we all enjoyed a really good meal at a cool little place off the beaten path. If you find yourself in Dupo I'll I highly recommend you stop in and have a bite you will be happy you did so.

Don't let the fact that this had been a bar forever deter you from going here for food. Menu has a…read moreplethora of options and best tasting bar menu type food around. They usually are running with one or two servers and their feet don't stop moving.

A lot of trucks and this place can get BUSY..testicle festival was yesterday and it was so packed…read more I enjoy the place more when the garage doors are open...good place for a beer.Tell pokey I said "hi". 1/2/23..

Visited this spot multiple times while in town. There's street and lot space available. They have…read morean outside patio and two inside spaces, one a little more lax than the other chic place with a bar. I enjoy being served by the nice people of this establishment and have sat at the patio and the bar twice. The service is always good and the food is perfect for a stop right after work.

What a delightful spot! I went here for the first last weekend with a couple of friends on an…read moreuncharacteristically warm November evening. We sat on the patio and started with a bottle of wine and the bruschetta app. With so many meat & cheese options, we couldn't all agree on charcuterie to split, so we all ended up getting our own personal Pick 2 boards. I went with the red dragon mustard cheddar and cotswold with Genoa and peppered salames. The board is served with crackers, olives, dried fruit, a nuts, and dark chocolate and I ate every morsel! We also got the chocolate salame dessert which is a sliced chocolate roll with pistachios and was DELICIOUS. The seating outside was nice but a bit loud from street traffic. I didn't make my way inside, but am looking forward to checking it out next time. Service was pretty attentive considering we were outside and it was a pretty busy evening. I will definitely be back to explore more of this menu!!

The people are friendly! Prices are good. As a single woman I was very comfortable. No one harassed…read moreme.they recently started having bingo on Tuesday nights. Great fun!!!

Good food great service and drinks Just your locally owned neighborhood bar. Good band on the…read moreweekends

Love the venue, talent was amazing. Not a fan of the uncomfortable chairs, but I don't think those…read morewill change! A wonderful evening can be left with bad feelings if you have a surly, rude wait staff, and Karyn was all that. We arrived early, ordered all at one time with no special requests. And we tipped as if everything was fine. But she never asked if we needed anything else, she slammed the food down and tossed the tip tray. Questions were answered as if we were wasting her time. I don't expect her to smile and act like we are friends (although tips increase that way), but she could be civil. I know it isn't an easy place to navigate for staff, but we were nice customers, and come often. I will worry next time that she will be my waitress.

Review: March 11th, 2026…read more I was on a mission to find a music event to attend to ON the NIGHT of my birthday which was March 11th. I came across Blue Strawberry during my search and decided to book. I didn't care if I would have to attend solo being that it was midweek and I didn't confirm with my friends. The Venue: I had a hard time locating the building, especially since it was night and I've never been there. Parking is on the street. I parked a block or two away and walked. Once I found the building, I tried to open the door, well it didn't open. That's when I realized that it was closed. I was like, I know they didn't lock the door after the event started. I then saw a buzzer so I decided to press it, hoping that it wouldn't interrupt, but alert the staff...After a minute or so, I noticed a paper sign stating to "use other door"...but which? The door adjacent it was for another business. I then locate the correct one around the side. Wallah! Once inside: the hostess checked me in. Her tablet decided to lock and she had to ask an older guy for the password (seem as though he might have been the owner or manager, he didn't look very pleasant nor welcoming). Anyways on to my seat to enjoy the show which already had started. The venue is very small, with low lighting in the audience and lighting focused on the proformers. Black tablets with seatings for two or four were throughout with one table for larger group. I suppose they can rearrange to accommodate.I was offered to sit anywhere as this event was very low turned out. The Attendees: The event attendees were mostly LGBTQIA folks, maybe due to the area or maybe the entertainer followers, either way I didn't care. I was out for a good time & I love, love regardless. Requirements: Venue has a minimum of $15 spending per person. I noticed most attendees opted for a drink. The larger party ordered food. I decided to skip on the food. I had the St Louis Swing to sip on. It was perfect. Larger than I expected! Overall: Great for small intimate events, especially locals or non "mainstream." Great views regarless of seating, and inexpensive! Honestly, I am not sure If I'll visit again although I enjoyed the event, nothing really stood out about the place or it's hospitality.

We had dinner here for the first time & it was very good & reasonably priced…read more We had the fried tacos, fried chicken & chicken stir fried. It was all great!

First... the patio was amazing once the bartender/waitress shut the music off. Despite the patio…read morebeing in the shadow of the Pontoon Rd overpass, it was comfortable and allowed for a nice evening outside. Not easy to find in a public setting in GC. Bring your smokes, all appeared welcome. The food... I'm certain would have been delicious after 10-15 beers. The Special Turkey Melt was not so special. Turkey was dry, old, and tasted like a dirty grill, the bacon was under cooked and full of chewy fat, and the cheese was generic food product previously wrapped in cellophane. Those combinations with the overpowering rye bread left the sandwich 1/4 eaten on the plate. The crinkle cut fries were overcooked to perfection with the cheapest catsup money can buy. The Bacon Cheeseburger bun was stale. (Hint: Grilling a bun can bring it back to life) The bacon was cooked perfectly and ruined by the generic cheese food product. The burger patty was an a typical frozen Sysco burger cooked on a dirty grill. Nothing to destroy their 5 star rating over, but nothing to make us want to eat there ever again. If I return it will be for the patio to smoke cigars and drink whiskey with GC locals.

What a great meal. It was very quick in and out waiting for the train to Kansas City. Our server…read morewas a great guy. Had our drinks replaces long before they we needed refills. The atmosphere if very loud with music and fun so don't go for a quiet lunch. The prices and serving sizes are some of the best downtown. I don't think you'll be disappointed with anything you order. We'll definitely go again if we're in downtown STL looking for a bite.

Found this place while searching for brunch spots. When we got there and seated, looked on the menu…read moreand no brunch. That was disappointing since I had my mouth set for breakfast. So we ordered a cheeseburger with onion rings...not bad. Our server did a decent job. There was a vibe there though: a DJ was on set and the music was entertaining. I would try other places before returning since I be mainly looking for breakfast places.