Thursday, May 23, 2013
The new restaurant is owned by 24-year-old Jordan Martin.
What do you do when you graduate from college, head back to your hometown and start to miss your favorite restaurant? You open one, of course. Jordan Martin, 24, opened Pita Pit this month in the Delmar Loop. He discovered the healthy food chain while he attended Temple University. "I knew I wanted to be in this area," Martin told Patch. "I looked a couple of other locations in the Loop, then over by SLU, but this spot just seemed right." This spot is next to Tavolo V and just across from The Pageant. To accommodate his late night neighbors, Pita Pit is open from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10:30 am. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Pita Pit is the second new Loop business to have late-night hours. Piccione Pastry, on …
Patch is teaming up with Tony Pringle, part owner and hairstylist at Metro Design Studio Salons, this week to get all of your questions answered.
It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week readers get to interact with professionals by asking questions on a wide variety of topics. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week, Patch teamed up with Tony Pringle, part owner and hairstylist at Metro Design Studio Salons, to get all of your hair and beauty questions answered. Have a question? Ask below in the comments section! More about Tony Pringle: Tony Pringle, a 31+ year veteran of the cosmetology industry, is a co-owner and hairstylist/makeup artist at Metro Design Studio Salons, a unique concept in the St. Louis cosmetology industry that offers modern, fully-equipped, "self-contained" studio spaces in which top …
Monday, May 20, 2013
RFT readers ranked the U City eateries the best in St. Louis for these Mexican dishes.
Craving Mexican food? There’s no shortage of options in U City, but two reign supreme. RFT readers chose Mi Ranchito as the St. Louis area’s favorite place for both burritos and salsa, the publication revealed in its Restaurants 2013 guide. “If you can pull yourself away from the killer margs or colorful murals long enough to focus on the menu at Mi Ranchito, head straight for the burritos,” RFT advises. Runners up include Chimichanga’s Mexican Restaurant, Torillaria, El Maguey and Pueblo Solis. The restaurant’s variety of salsas pulled it past Tortillaria, Pueblo Solis, Hacienda and Chava’s Mexican Restaurant to be called the ‘best.’ Their margaritas ranked third. The guacamole at Pueblo Solis did manage to keep Mi Ranchito’s in second. …
Friday, May 17, 2013
The U City eatery was named in several readers’ favorite categories.
Riverfront Times readers say Frida's Deli in University City is their favorite place for its vegetarian selection and wraps, the publication revealed in its Restaurants 2013 guide. (Local Harvest, which just opened a second location in Kirkwood, beat out Frida’s for Favorite Vegetarian in the lunch category.) Readers also rated the restaurant among the top five in a handful of other categories: fourth Favorite New Restaurant and Lunch Selection, and fifth Favorite Catering and Salads. The deli is soon poised for even more popularity—owner Natasha Kwan announced an expansion in March, complete with 'Frida's Farm' garden. Three Kings was recently highlighted by RFT for its vegetarian offerings—who serves up your favorite vegetarian food in …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Riverfront Times readers rated the Soulard pizza spot above U City's La Pizza in both thick and thin crust categories. Do you demand a recount?
RFT readers chose La Pizza as one of the St. Louis area's best pizza makers, the publication revealed in its Restaurants 2013 guide. The U City restaurant ranked in the top five for Favorite Thick Crust and Thin Crust pizzas, placing third and second, respectively. Why didn't it place any higher? Blame Joanie's Pizza, with spaces in Soulard and Oakville. While Tower Grove’s Blackthorn Pub took the prize for Favorite Thick Crust, Joanie’s was named the Favorite Thin Crust and second Favorite Thick Crust. Rankings were determined by reader votes, according to RFT. Both La Pizza and Joanie's offer several sandwich and salad options (not to mention awesome lunch specials). Do you think La Pizza should have ranked above the rest? Who makes …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The popular 'Always a Bridesmaid" event is coming up at The Melting Pot.
Spring is here and with it lots of events in University City restaurants. Always a Bridesmaid The Melting Pot "Always a Bridesmaid" event on Thursday, June 20, at the restaurant in the Delmar Loop. Over 100 women put on their old bridesmaid's dress and for dinner last year. A special menu and complimentary cocktails await each guest. The four course menu and drinks are $35 per person. Call 314-725-4141 to reserve a table. Pita Pit The Pita Pit has now opened in the East Loop, next to Tavolo V. According to the St. Louis Business Journal, the East Loop location is owned by 24-year-old Jordan Martin, who fell in love with Pita Pit in college. Mission Taco Mission Taco Joint has gotten a lot of love since it opened at the end of February. …
There are dozens of places to get this comfort food around the city--but why wouldn't you go to the one that specializes in it?
Feign your surprise, folks: RFT readers chose Cheese-ology, 6602 Delmar Blvd. in University City, as the St. Louis area's favorite place for mac and cheese, the publication revealed in its Restaurants 2013 guide. “Even with a seemingly narrow focus on cheesy noodles, the menu’s interpretations of this comfort food favorite are broad,” according to RFT. “Besides the ‘Classic’ (with American and cheddar), there are mac & cheeses packed with bacon (the ‘Bacon Bacon,’ naturally), spike with hot sauce (the ‘Buffalo Chicken’) and studded with tender steak (the ‘Philly Cheese’).” They also got a nod for their meat-free and vegan options. Runners up included Plush, Sweetie Pie’s, Hwy 61 Roadhouse and Cleveland-Heath. What’s your favorite …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Delmar shop represented Missouri on the list.
CNN Travel recently released a list of the nation's best indie book stores, and the only Missouri shop named is right here on the Delmar Loop. The list honors 'brick and mortar' spaces that are surviving the age of digital reading, selected by a writer with three book tours under her belt. "When Subterranean opened in 2000, it carried a mix of new and secondhand books; since then, it's shifted its focus to carrying only new books. But they don't try to stock everything. Instead, they've carved out a niche with cult-classic novels, intriguing offerings from small presses, and books about film, pop culture and history," Hilary Davidson writes. Can you believe the store once considered closing? Read more about Subterranean on Patch: Loop …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
New Medicare database shows how hospitals across serving the region — and the rest of the nation — compare for care. Would the wait times for area emergency rooms surprise you?
If you go to the emergency room in Missouri, how long will it take before you see a medical professional? The federal government says 36 minutes on average. For residents of University City Patch, whose closest emergency room options are SSM St. Mary's Health Center and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, that's not good news: Wait times at both hospitals were above the state average—six minutes more for St. Mary's and much longer at Barnes. In our chart above, you can compare the two nearest hospitals for University City Patch residents in key measures such as wait time to be seen in the emergency, wait times for painkillers and the amount of time patients waited to be admitted when needed (note: you can scroll down to the other comparisons by …
The Marketplace Fairness Act was approved in the U.S. Senate, and is headed for the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would require merchants to collect sales taxes on online purchases.
It's called the "Marketplace Fairness Act" and supporters say it levels the playing field between online retailers and brick-and-mortar stores by requiring online merchants to pay sales taxes to the states, counties and localities where they have done business. Opponents include anti-tax activists and retailers who say it will be overly burdensome—in fact, nearly impossible, they say, to keep track of the tax rates and tax requirements for the myriad of taxing agencies where they may be doing business. The Marketplace Fairness Act passed the U.S. Senate 69-27 on Monday. Next up, the legislation goes to the GOP-led House. President Barack Obama has previously said he supports the bill. Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat, voted for …
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