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11 new St. Louis bars we love

BY BILL MORAN // SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 | When you want to get away without actually getting away, visit the Bonito Bar in University City. Technically, the bar shares the same space as Frida’s restaurant, but the room has been designed to give the bar its own identity, with a curved marble…

Jessica BuelerSeptember 2, 2023

U City in The News

Frank & Helen’s Pizzeria is a University City landmark

MATT SORRELL | Aug 8, 2023 | The modest, unassuming building at 8111 Olive Blvd. in University City, with its brick facade and old-school signs, may not have a ton of traditional curb appeal, but it houses a culinary legacy that began during the Eisenhower administration.The story begins in 1956…

Jessica BuelerAugust 8, 2023

U City in The News

Bonito Bar brings new life and great drinks to Frida’s in University City

BY LIZ WOLFSON // JUNE 7, 2023 |The cocktail list reflects this equatorial setting through fruity, well-balanced drinks made with top-shelf spirits, like The Bonito, which combines two different rums with blood orange aperitif, pineapple, lime and agave, and Oaxaca’s Last Word, made with El Buho mezcal, green chartreuse, maraschino…

Jessica BuelerJune 7, 2023

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Boba tea spot Sum Tea House is now open in University City

Grace Admiraal | April 10, 2023 | Sum Tea House, a new spot for boba tea, opened in March at 8501 Olive Blvd. in University City. Owner Elaine Truong wanted to incorporate her roots into the space. The name translates from Cantonese to “Heart Tea House,” and the “u” in…

Jessica BuelerApril 10, 2023

U City in The News

Where to get birria tacos in St. Louis

James Boeckmann | Jan 26, 2021Hailing from the state of Jalisco in Mexico and a bona fide institution in its capital Guadalajara, birria tacos are having a moment. Sometimes called “wet tacos,” they are traditionally served with a cup of consommé (for dunking, dipping and even drinking) made primarily with…

Jessica BuelerJanuary 26, 2021

U City in The News

3 new St. Louis restaurants to try this month – Diego’s

SAUCE Staff | Jan 05, 2021We’re happy to report that Diego’s, the long-anticipated Mexican cantina from the team behind neighboring Frida’s, was worth the wait. Co-owner and chef Natasha Kwan won us over with well-executed classics like creamy esquites (Mexican corn salad) and an incredible shrimp tostada with avocado mash,…

Jessica BuelerJanuary 5, 2021

U City in The News

2020 Best New Restaurants // No. 6 Winslow’s Table

Adam Rothbarth | Dec 23, 2020When Tara and Michael Gallina took over cherished University City brunch mecca Winslow’s Home last November, relaunching it as Winslow’s Table, they infused the beloved spot’s old vibes with the vegetable-forward, farm-to-table style they’ve found so successful at their first restaurant, Vicia. “Winslow’s Home was a place, for Michael and me,…

Jessica BuelerDecember 23, 2020

U City in The News

House of India is this year’s Sauce Magazine Readers’ Choice Favorite Indian

BY HEATHER HUGHES HUFF // AUGUST 21, 2020The local institutions many regulars might be surprised to hear that owner Satish Kumar never wanted to open a restaurant. Both his father and grandfather ran restaurants in India, but when Kumar left everything and moved alone to the U.S. at age 24,…

Jessica BuelerAugust 21, 2020