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Loogootee, IL · Food & Drink

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This Cozy Small-Town Illinois Diner Serves Biscuits and Gravy by 5 AM and Pies That Never See a Freezer

The griddle at this little diner gets going at 5 AM, six days a week. That means biscuits and gravy are ready before most alarm clocks even think about ringing. The pies tell their own story. They’re handmade, and nobody pulls them out of a freezer box. A baker named Shannon gets the credit for them, which I think is a lovely touch.

Flora, IL · 3d

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Families Drive From Every Corner Of Illinois To Load Their Plates At This Old-Fashioned All-You-Can-Eat Spot

Bread arrives at the table with a knife standing straight up in the loaf. That’s how dinner starts at one Illinois steakhouse, and it only gets better from there. Next comes an unlimited salad bar loaded with soup, hot dishes, puddings, and potato salad. Then there are the pies.

Effingham, IL · 1d

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The Steakhouse In Small-Town Illinois That Locals Simply Can’t Stay Away From

There’s a steakhouse sitting right off the interstate in Effingham, Illinois, and it’s the kind of place that makes you pull over and wonder why you ever drove past it before. Firefly Grill is the sort of restaurant that rewrites your expectations about small-town dining, and once you’ve...

Effingham, IL · 9d

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Southern Illinois Has 8 Small-Town Diners Worth The Long Drive For Breakfast Alone

Some of the best mornings start with a plain little building you almost drive right past. You walk in hungry, grab a booth, and suddenly the bacon, biscuits, and coffee turn an ordinary trip into a story you keep telling. Southern Illinois is full of these quiet breakfast spots, tucked...

Southern Illinois, IL · 1d

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Maull’s barbecue sauce is back

Get those “park” steaks ready, St. Louisans. Maull’s is making a comeback. According to its website, the St. Louis barbecue sauce brand will return December 1, closing out its 100th year with new packaging and the promise of the same bold, tangy, flavor that generations of St. Louisans grew up with.

St. Louis, MO · 1d

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Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken Opens New Next-Gen Spot in O'Fallon, Missouri

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken opens its next-gen spot in O'Fallon with giveaways, prizes & free chicken for a year! Dan Sokolik, VP of marketing, joins My St. Louis Live In the Kitchen, sponsored by More for Less Remodeling, to celebrate the brand's 60th anniversary and new O'Fallon grand opening — visit leesfamousrecipe.com, posted after the show at firstalert4.com/mystllive.

O'Fallon, MO · 3d

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The Secret Missouri Italian Spot Locals Claim Serves The Best Pasta In The State

A former molecular geneticist now hand-rolls thick spaghetti in a tiny gilded dining room. Yep, the scientist traded lab coats for pasta flour, and I can’t imagine a better career switch. The dining room was designed with just 18 seats. Everyone shares communal tables, so your lunch neighbor might...

St. Louis, MO · 3d

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This Missouri Restaurant Is One Of The State’s Most Legendary Culinary Gems

There’s a tiny arch outside this place painted in the colors of the Italian flag, standing right near a building with a giant Budweiser sign on it. Somehow that combo tells you everything you need to know about St. Louis. Rigazzi’s sits on The Hill in St. Louis, and...

St. Louis, MO · 13d

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These 7 Missouri Small-Town Taverns Have Been Frying Pork Tenderloins Since Before You Were Born

In Missouri, a pork tenderloin sandwich is not just lunch. It is a breaded, fried, plate-sized tradition that hangs off the bun and dares you to finish it. Some of the best ones come from small-town taverns where the buildings are older than anyone sitting at the bar. From an 1820s stagecoach-era tavern in Arrow Rock to an 1870s German hall in Hermann and a hunting-lodge roadhouse in Clinton, these spots keep the classic alive.

Missouri · 3d

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The Breakfast Burrito At This Hidden Gem Missouri Restaurant Hits Different And You Need To Try It

Somewhere on a brick corner in St. Louis, Missouri, a breakfast burrito is being assembled right now that has absolutely no business being as good as it is, and yet here we are. Southwest Diner is the kind of place that makes you wonder how you went this long without...

St. Louis, MO · 7d

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The 3 most beloved Missouri restaurants that are now gone

Missouri has already lost several longtime restaurant favorites, and another round of goodbyes has changed the St. Louis dining scene. Three very different local spots are now gone, each leaving…

St. Louis, MO · 11d

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One Missouri Restaurant Made America's 12 Most Haunted List

A famous Missouri place has just been named one of the 12 most haunted restaurants in America.

St. Louis, MO · 7d

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The Humble Little Restaurant In Missouri That Has Locals Coming Back For More Without Fail

Somewhere between the Missouri River and a really good meal, there’s a small town called Labadie, and inside that small town is the Hawthorne Inn, a restaurant that has quietly earned the kind of loyalty most places only dream about. Loyal customers don’t happen by accident, and at the...

Labadie, MO · 1d

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The Main House Offers Historic-House Dining On South Main Street In St. Charles, Missouri

Some dinners happen in a plain room with a parking lot view. Others happen in an old building on a brick-lined street, with a deck that looks toward the Missouri River. St. Charles has plenty of the second kind, and one South Main Street restaurant has quietly become a favorite for birthdays, anniversaries, business lunches, and lazy weekend brunches. People book tables here for the patio alone, and some of them stumble in by happy accident and come back on purpose.

St Charles, MO · 1d

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Seven Missouri Bakeries Still Making Gooey Butter Cake The Old St. Louis Way

Gooey butter cake is the dessert St. Louis claims as its own. It is a flat, sugary square with a soft, rich center and a dusting of powdered sugar on top. You will not find it at most bakeries outside Missouri, which makes the places still baking it a real treat. Here are seven shops across the state, from old neighborhood favorites to newer spots, that keep this classic going.

St. Louis, MO · 1d

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Zaxby’s plans for first St. Louis area location

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Zaxby’s has been approved for its first St. Louis area location. The restaurant will be in St. Charles County, north of Interstate 70 on Wentzville Parkway. It will be across the street from a Chick-fil-A. Zaxby’s is often seen as a competitor to Chick-fil-A.

St. Louis, MO · 1d

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Beyond a box of rice

The most “St. Louis” scene from Eric “Remrod” Mayes’ documentary Half Order doesn’t even take place on this continent. A Northside expat who has lived in China for the better part of a decade daps up his favorite street food vendor and greets him in Chinese. He orders some rice and sings its praises. But he still stands on the notion that St. Louis Chinese food is better than any he has eaten in China.

St. Louis, MO · 2d

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DiSC Eats: From Home Cooking to Restaurant Ownership: The Inspiring Journey of Angelise and James Latimore

Opening a restaurant is one thing. Finding the money, securing a building, and navigating the process of getting the doors open is another. For Honey’s Angelise and James Latimore, the journey started in their own kitchen, selling plates to family, friends, and customers they reached through social media. The...

St. Louis, MO · 7h

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People Started Giving Homemade Lasagnas To Neighbors. What Happened Next Was Incredible.

For the last six years, I’ve seen firsthand how compassionate we can be toward our neighbors in need. That’s all thanks to my involvement with Lasagna Love, a grassroots nonprofit that connects neighbors who want to cook for neighbors who could use a homemade meal. When the pandemic...

St. Louis, MO · 9d