St. Louis Dine Arounds
Dine Arounds
The Dine Arounds will be held
Sunday, July 9, 2005, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Local librarians will lead a group
of up to 9 people to a restaurant and back to the Convention
Center in time for the Opening Reception which starts at 8:30 p.m. (Save room
for dessert!) Each group will meet at a prearranged spot and walk, take the
Metrolink Light Rail or share a taxi to the restaurant. You will be responsible
for either paying for what you order, plus tax and tip, or if the table agrees,
for splitting the bill, including tax and tip. The sign up form is at the
bottom of this page.
St. Louis is a wonderful town for
dining out with many ethnic restaurants. Join a local librarian and visit one of
our fine dining establishments. Please use the sign up form below. The
restaurant reviews from the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Riverfront Times are
linked at the end of each choice.
The Choices:
1. Sen Thai Bistro
Please join Chris Tighe for dinner at Sen
Thai Bistro. Sen Thai Bistro has won the Sauce Magazine dining award in
2003, 2004 & 2005. If there's time, we can walk by the St. Louis Public
Library and Christ Church Cathedral on our way back. They have several
vegetarian options. Post
review.
2. Lucas Park Grill
Join Sally Crowley at the Lucas Park
Grill. Envision a steakhouse with an environment so inviting - decoratively
designed and significantly placed with stone fireplaces, plasma TV's, eclectic
lighting, a mezzanine, private dinning area. A gorgeous full bar, gourmet
market, five-star filets, locally raised lamb, seabass and over 250 wines for
the wine connoisseur - all inside an 8,000 square foot building that is over a
century old in the heart of Washington Avenue's Loft District. Post
Review.
3. Little Saigon Cafe
Susan von Schrader will lead a group to Little Saigon in the Central West End on
Metrolink. Post
Review, RFT
Review.
4. House of India
Jim Voelker will take a group to House of India, winner of the 2004 & 2005
Sauce Magazine best Indian restaurant poll. A lengthy menu of biryanis, tikkas,
curries, masalas and many vegetarian options will please fans of Indian food.
Jim can take 4 people in his car. Others can drive or share a cab. RFT
listing.
5. Cafe Eau
Metrolink to the Central West End with Joe Katrosh for American gourmet dining
in a casual atmosphere at Cafe
Eau located in the historic Chase
Park Plaza Hotel. Don't forget to check out the ice bar. If there's
time, people can walk around the West End after dinner.
6. Mirasol
Think MIRASOL
for NUEVO LATINO cuisine - fabulous dishes capturing the unique flavors of Cuba,
Central and South America. They specialize in ceviches. Leann Genovese will lead
a group to the U.City Loop on Metrolink. RFT
review, Post
review, drinks
review,
take-out review.
7. Norton's
Cafe
Donna Fisher will take 4 people to Norton's in historic Soulard,
the old French part of St. Louis. Norton's is known for award-winning American,
Creole, and Cajun cuisine. Post
review.
8. Grbic's
Bosnian Restaurant
St. Louis has a growing Bosnians population and Jim Miles will take 6 people
to his old neighbor in a van to experience what has always been the ethnically
diverse south city. In an old dairy, they serve schnitzel, pasta, goulash and
other dishes from across the European continent. Grbic's was recently
highlighted by the New York Times in their "36
Hours in St. Louis" article. Sauce
Review, Post
review.
9.
Schlafly's Tap Room Brewpub
Launched in 1991, The
Tap Room proudly holds the distinction of being the first brewpub in
Missouri. Housed in a beautifully-restored historic building, The Tap Room
enjoys a reputation as a casual, earthy place to drink, dine, or listen to great
live music on the edge of Downtown. You can sample their seasonal beer and enjoy
the hot whiskey bread pudding. It's owned by a local lawyer too. Joanne Vogel
from St. Louis U. Law Library will coordinate rides and taxis. Post,
RFT
listing.
10. Yemaja Brasil
Join Sue Sirkus and Kris Albertus for a drive to Yemaja
Brasil in south St. Louis. They can take a total
of 6, unless people want to squish in the back seat! Warning! The World Cup
final is played right before this and the Brazilians could be pretty crazy! Post
review, RFT
reviews.
11. John D.
McGurk's Irish Pub
McGurk's has won Sauce
Magazine's best Irish food poll the last 3 years and they feature live Irish
music each night, what more can anyone want. Join Kimberly Curran Cole in this
historic Soulard institution, you may even want to stay a while. RFT
reviews.
12. St.
Louis Fish Market
Visit the historic Laclede's Landing with Dorie Bertram at St.
Louis Fish Market. In addition to enticing seafood, the Fish Market features
beautiful cherry-stained wood tables, fun wallpaper festooned with mermaids and
a huge bar that juts into the center of the room. You can stroll around the
cobblestone streets and look at the river afterwards. RFT
review.
13. Mangia
Italiano
Visit Mangia Italiano in the
South Grand neighborhood with Karla Morris-Holmes. Casual, even somewhat funky
environment for Italian food, featuring multiple pastas made fresh daily and
other light entrees. Karla can take 4 people in her car. RFT
review, Post
review 2002, 2004.
14. Gian-Tony's
James Thurow will be going to our Italian
neighborhood, "The Hill", for dining at Gian-Tony's Ristorante. He can
take 6 - 8 people. This very good, very popular, moderately priced corner
spot on the Hill features an extensive pasta list and Sicilian and other Italian
specialties. Sauce
review.
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