I was finally able to go here yesterday and I loved it. It feels like a true American burger joint…read more When you enter, you order at the counter and the food is then brought to your table. Service was great at both the counter and the table. I had the Split & Melt which was delicious. Crispy smash patties, gooey cheese, buttery bread. I also opted to add heirloom tomato to it which added a nice brightness to it. My mom ordered the double, which she said was amazing. We ordered a variety of sides to share. The mac and cheese was amazing, the onion rings were flavorful and crispy, and the fries were also very well seasoned and crispy. Overall, everything was a 10/10. Also, I loved that their fountain sodas are Excel sodas. Will definitely be back to try their draft beers and more burgers!

Food: The burger? Excellent. One of my favorite smash burgers in the city. The fries? Just ok…read more Maybe it was an off day, but they didn't taste much different to me than a regular fry. Price: All together, with a dollar tip, I paid $27 and change, which to me is incredibly pricey for counter service. $2 for a dipping sauce is steep, and for a small container. Next time? I'd skip the dipping sauce and homemade lemonade to save $7. I'll be back but not running to pay this much again. The storefront: the direct out front, small parking lot was packed and people were going into the gated lot to find parking. Only one person working the counter when you first walk in which lead to a long line at the dinner rush that seemed to be moving pretty slow. We got in before the rush and got our food quickly after. Staff were kind and very helpful! Fairly clean with the food runners circling tables often to remove trash.

This is a really cool place! Since this was my first time visiting, I kept my order pretty simple…read more I tried the single burger with an order of fries and a strawberry lemonade. The burger was really good. I was surprised by how fast I ate it! lol The fries were nice and thick but a little over seasoned with salt. The lemonade was okay. Not what I was expecting. I'd go for a shake or a soda next time. This venue is a great spot to bring the family to. They have some menu options for kids and, I think they would like the scene.

Great place for lunch after a trip to the zoo!…read more We loved the double burgers and the fries! The burgers are cooked perfectly! The fries have great crunch and seasoning! The service was good! We ordered carry out and they brought our food out to the car! Don't skip this restaurants because of the lack of parking! You will not want to miss a good burger!

Needed a last minute place to grab some food before a concert and was not disappointed with this…read morepick! I got the ride the lightning burger and it was definitely one of the best burgers I've ever had. Will be coming back and bringing others next time!

Stacked is my go-to for quick, easy, and always good! Kim waited on us and she has been there…read moreforever, she is great, always love her energy! For the first time in forever we got there during happy hour so what do we do? Save money? No, we order two appetizers instead of one! We always get the wings, and we got fried pickles that were part of the $5 appetizer choices, you can choose from several and alcohol specials, too. I always do build your own, you fill out the sheet from a pad on the table choosing your ingredients by category. I usually get the beef but last couple times I have ordered chicken but got similar toppings, Spinach, tomato, chipotle aioli, and fried jalapenos on toasted sourdough. Love it! For a small upcharge you can get a salad as a side, I like to do that because I can steal a few of the delicious fries from my companions. The salad is generous, spring mix, red onion, tomato, croutons. It comes with shaved parmesan, but I ask them to leave that off. The champagne vinaigrette is perfect. This is my favorite burger place, but I like that I can get a great chicken sandwich!

Awesome atmosphere phenomenal food staff was superb…read more Outside patio, it was very welcoming and spacious. And in an environment, it's worth photography.

Golden Hoosier is ALWAYS good! They have incredible drinks, delicious food, and great service…read more I LOVE their wings! They're seriously the best! Also, the patio is one of the best in STL.

For a cocktail bar, I give this place 5/5 stars. The alcoholic and alcohol free cocktails are…read moredelicious and the vibe is immaculate. I particularly like how the menu has illustrations of the cocktails so you know how they are served. Plus everything is seasonal! For food, I give it a 4/5. The appetizers, including the cauliflower, onion rings, and poutine are excellent but the entree menu is limited to mostly sandwiches and I've found the entrees just ok-to-good for the price. It's easy to walk in for lunch but I recommend a reservation for dinner to avoid the chaos!

5 for service and atmosphere Very cute space. Mostly 2-4…read moretable settings. High tops with barstools. Got there before 5 on a Sunday and not too busy but there were lots of reservations for 6 coming in. Service was so good, one was in training very sweet and did so well. They gave us a lil drink (and NA option) . Good vibes all around 3.8 for food Overall good! Fries were cooked so well, a little too much cheese for us. Had the Brussel Caesar salad which was tasty for someone who doesn't like Brussel sprouts. I would've liked a little more seasoning on them Mushroom fried rice had good flavor. Rice was a little mushy for my liking and the mushrooms were sweeter than I expected but it all had good taste. Good meal overall!

Jack Nolen"s is a vibe. I heard they have the best burgers in St Louis. I had to check it out for…read moremyself. One of my coworkers kept asking me have I tried them yet. Now I can say, yes. The service is good. When I walked in the bartender greeted us. I looked over the menu. Then someone took the order at the bar. We decided to eat outside on the patio. The weather was perfect. The burgers are very good. I'm not sure if it's the best burger in St Louis, but I can say it is very good. The burger was seasoned very good. The lettuce tomato, pickles and grilled onion on the burger was fire. The fries and beer cheese were great. The scattered fries consisted of mozzarella cheese and Italian seasoning were good too. The Washington Apple was perfect for me. I enjoyed everything.

Jack Nolen's is a small, hometown-style bar and restaurant in the heart of Soulard. Many consider…read moreit home to the best burger in St. Louis, and after trying it, I understand why. It's juicy, delicious, and absolutely lives up to the hype. If you consider yourself a burger connoisseur, you have to stop in and rank it for yourself. They offer other menu options, but let's be honest: most people are coming for the burger, and the impressive selection of fries. The CBGB fries are legit, loaded with grilled onions, chopped bacon, and a house-made beer cheese sauce featuring Busch beer. The deviled egg appetizer is another must. I'm not sure what kind of magic they use because the ingredients are very traditional. Maybe it's the love they put into making them, the cold beer you're drinking when they arrive, or the old-school neighborhood bar you're sitting in. Whatever it is, it works. Jack Nolen's is a true Soulard gem and a must-visit for anyone searching for one of the best burgers in St. Louis.

Stopped here last night for dinner before going to the Muny! Love all the hard wood and if you're…read moreIrish, you're gonna feel right at home. This place is an icon in Dogtown --and go to the turtle park and stop in a couple blocks away! For those people who don't drink I HIGHLY recommend Guiness NA..better than the real stuff! I had a BLT and I couldn't finish it..it was huge!! My friend had a smash burger and he was so busy eating it I think I saw that it was delicious too!! Great service from MO, our great waitress who took great care of us and as we were leaving a party of about 12 came it... I'm going back any time I'm close to Forest Park...YUMMMM...I can't wait!

Heading to this awesome neighborhood bar for a little drink after work!!…read more The drinks were great, service was top Knotch and the appetizers were hot and yummy!!!! I do wish they had Happy Hour Specials!!! The Buffalo Chicken sandwich that I took home was super good!!! The bartenders were Amazing!!!

The BF and I came here for date night and also stayed for amateur comedy hour…read more A small dive bar in south city with friendly employees and a limited cocktail menu. The worst aspect is the ventilation which needs much work. We came out smelling so greasy and smokey. We seated ourselves and waited a minute for our waitress to assist us. She kept saying she was new, that it was like her second day or something and didn't quite know the menu. She also didn't know how to make a drink, with that being the case why are you allowed to make any cocktails. If you have a limited cocktail menu but an extensive bar selection you would think their cocktail specials were on point. Nooooo. The BF tried a margarita special and it was awful. I tried a special crafted cocktail that was cool that our waitress asked the guy bartending to specially make because she had no clue about what I was talking about. I hate going to a spot where I make drinks better than the bartenders on hand and that's your job. The BF ordered the the garlic burger and I ordered the Korean wings which NEVER came out because our waitress forgot to order them. So I shared food with the BF. The burger was extremely underwhelming, not seasoned at all. How do you specialize in burgers and mess that up. The best item we ate was the fries and the comedy show was good. I love dinner and entertainment. We are burger enthusiast and if this what your restaurant specializes in I expect to be wowed. We saw all the social media hype surrounding this place and were so excited to try them. To find out it was ALL just hype is a real let down. No we will not be returning, the burgers and service speak for themselves.

Rip Tres Equis; Bienvenidos Smash Em's…read more After much anticipation and an impromptu visit, I was finally able to check this place out. They're known for their smash burgers and seasoned fries. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get the food bc I had dinner plans, but I did stay for a couple drinks. They have a great selection of spirits and cocktail specials. My friend got a tequila sunrise, so I followed suit. The pour was quite generous, I must say, and I'm def not complaining. The drink was smooth, with the perfect amount of tequila and sweetness. The bartenders working were both friendly and sociable. The vibe was relaxed and is a great alternative when things get too crazy at the dam. While I only got drinks, I'll for sure be back. The smells alone (all good of course) will have you lingering back!

Fresh food, Great staff, what more can you ask for?…read more Was in St. Louis for work and thought I'd give this place a try. Older style, quaint establishment. But the food was fresh, classic and enjoyable. Staff was on top of it and provided great service. Would definitely recommend!

This was our 2nd time at the Olympia Kabob House and Taverna. On my last visit, I rated this as a…read more4-star restaurant. This time, however, my wife and I both ordered the deluxe gyro and we were both a bit disappointed with the quality of our gyro's, especially the gyro meat. The meat seems to be dry and overcooked. It was almost like jerky. Other than the meat being dry and a bit chewy, the gyros had good flavor. My wife's sister and her husband enjoyed their meals. And the service was good.

This place is much more of a hole in the wall than you'd imagine. I parked right out front, and I…read morestill had a hard time finding it. A guy from my running group asked me which way it was, and I was like, "Uh, I think it's that way." A few places on this strip all have similar awnings. I thought I was lucky finding such a good spot. By the time I was done with my run, maybe an hour later, all of Clayton was an absolute ghost town. It makes me wonder what they'd have to put here to get people to visit Clayton during the evening, a 7 Brew? Inside is more along the lines of a bar, with a number of beers on tap and decor that may have been purchased from a Kohl's. I appreciated the way they had the beers on tap written on the wall in ginormous fonts, and I'm sure the elderly are similarly appreciative. Sometimes you ask these waiters what beers they have on tap and they act like they're doing you a favor by listing them. I asked this hillbilly they've got waiting tables at the Syberg's over on Dorsett what beers they have on tap, and he just said they have 30 of them. Uh, thanks? I wonder if he counted them. I went with the 4 Hands Incarnation, which I have at least once a week, because I get it for free. It seemed less "high gravity" than it does when you get it in the tall cans.Hmm... Usually, my move at these burger places is to order a bacon cheeseburger or a specialty burger that has bacon on it. 5 Star had such a burger listed first on their menu, making my choice easy enough. I toyed with the idea of ordering the Green Chile Cheeseburger, but not seriously. I wasn't sure what the green chiles would taste like, and what if they turned out to be gross? The Blue Ribbon Burger comes with bacon, port-braised onions and Gorgonzola cheese, along with LTOP. No, that's not a typo. You get thinly sliced red onions in addition to the port-braised onions. It feels weirdly generous of them, even though they're just onions, and all the fresh toppings are of a seemingly high quality. I was more ambivalent about the toppings specific to the Blue Ribbon Burger. I didn't dislike them, but I was less impressed by them than I would have expected. The bacon was good, but it was in crumbles and I think I would have liked it more if it were in thick, crispy strips. No Diddy. The cheese was either not flavorful enough or in not abundant enough quantity to be much of a factor. The onions, on the other hand, provided a nice flavor kick--less tart than I expected, more along the lines of the onions in a french onion soup. The fries were kinda whatever. They were good, being french fries and all, but not as gourmet as the menu would have you think. And they don't give you very many of them, if you get the regular serving. Weirdly, the regular serving doesn't cost much money, by Brandon-era standards, but the serving-size is decidedly skimpy. Why not just charge a normal amount and give you a normal quantity? Even the large won't exactly break the bank. I went with the small because I just wanted to see what they were like, for the sake of citizen food journalism. You're welcome.

After raining earlier in day, Lynne and I were able to find a patio table on a Saturday night. We…read morelove eating al fresco, so bonus on getting a table and being to watch the fancy cars driving by! However, we soon discovered the restaurant was short staffed and servers were in the deep weeds. It took a very long time to order water and drinks and an equally long time to receive them. In fact, we were very close to leaving, which is saying a lot since I've worked in restaurants for years. But this is not a negative review. As those who know, know....5 Star's kitchen crew saved the day by jumping right on our food order and getting us served quickly. Lynne enjoyed the always delicious Blue Ribbon burger...think gorganzola, bacon and port braised onions (aaahhh, sorry, I may have drooled a bit there). I tried the Burger-Of-The-Month, which was not actually a burger, but a sandwich And not just any sandwich, a classic Rueben. I love a good Rueben and this 5-Star version did not disappoint....loads of moist corned beef (yes, I said moist), sauerkraut, Thousand Island dressing on marbled Rye! We also split the wonderful 5-Star Salad and a basket of Mixed Fries (combo of seasoned fries and sweet potato fries). This would have been a 3-Star review based on service but the food and drink saved the night!