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5510 Virginia Ave. St. Louis, MO 63111

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  • American, Barbecue
    Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
    $, $$
    MasterCard, Visa, cash, check, ATM/Debit
  • Casual attire
    Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly
    Dinner, Lunch
    Live Entertainment
  • Accepted
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Description

Hoosier food is elevated to haute status at this unassuming South St. Louis outpost, where chef and owner Tom Coghill (previously head kitchen honcho at Frazer's Traveling Brown Bag) wields his cast-iron cookware to produce unbelievable creations: oak-roasted pork and chicken, toasted barley, green beans with bacon and onion, barley paella, hot smoked salmon and more. Coghill goes for broke and hits the jackpot with sweet-salty-spicy combos, like the Ballistic Elvis Sammiche (or sandwich, to the unenlightened): American cheese, strawberry preserves, sliced bananas, peanut butter and red pepper flakes. Just-plain-folk service and kitschy-cute Southern décor round out the experience -- one that's worth having over and over.







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  • 2011 | Best Place to Relax After a Long Workweek

    If your idea of dinner on a weekday involves checking out the takeout case at Straub's or Whole Foods Market or maybe seeing what frozen goodies from Trader Joe's you have stashed away in the freezer, then you aren't likely to be desperate to cook a tremendous meal on Friday night when you get off of work. Who is That's why you should head over to Iron Barley. The dishes here are jumbo (meaning there are leftovers for tomorrow), and everything is absolutely packed with the kind of flavor... More »

  • 2009 | Best Underground Club

    Let's get one thing straight: Nothing has replaced or ever will replace the twang-punk-open-mic-PBR-and-a-shot glory hole that was Frederick's Music Lounge. Not even the new establishment, operated by celebrity tippler and Stag swiller Fred Friction, a genuinely underground (as in the basement of Iron Barley) bar that makes his former south-city establishment look like Lush. Cramped, damp, dark and as smoky as a Chesterfield-sponsored speakeasy from the '20s, Fred's the kind of place you... More »

  • 2008 | Best Flaming Cheese

    Some cheese lovers hear "queso panela" and turn up the nariz. Poor fools haven't sampled Tom Coghill's flaming rendition of this humble Mexican mozzarella-like cheese. Coghill, proprietor-chef of Iron Barley, slaps a honkin' slice of panela on his grill, then slides it into a warm cast-iron frying pan, hits it with his special tequila-lime vinaigrette and finishes it off in the oven to caramelize. The sizzling queso arrives at the table topped with a sweet tomato relish and accompanied by... More »

  • 2007 | Best Sammiches

    Some say the best sandwiches are those whose bread is entirely incidental to the flavorful fill. The best sammiches, found only at Iron Barley in south St. Louis, follow this same rule, and raise it a pile of chips. The hearty innards of these tasty local heroes are supercharged with the gusto of chef/owner Tom Coghill's smokin' grills and skillets. Even the Veggie Reuben Sammich tastes meaty. Some of the names take a little deciphering from the helpful wait staff, though. Like, what's a... More »

  • 2005 | Best Local Chef

    St. Louisan blood don't run much thicker than the hemoglobin that pumps through the veins of Iron Barley chef and proprietor Tom Coghill. A north-side native previously best known for manning the stoves at Frazer's Brown Bag (one of the true feathers in this city's culinary cap), Coghill opened Iron Barley in the Carondelet neighborhood a few summers ago as testament to the greasy, messy, haute-hoosier cuisine he grew up on: chili, Monte Cristos, PB&Js, roasted chicken and pork, Grandma's... More »

  • 2004 | Best Hot Dog

    Two all-beef wieners, strawberry sauce, Swiss cheese, neither pickles nor onions, on a Save-A-Lot bun. OK, so that's a highly bastardized version of the McDonald's jingle, but then again, the Monte Cristo dog at Iron Barley is like one big middle finger flipped toward the ho-hum frankfurter. Taking a cue from his own childhood, when he used to put jelly on his bologna sandwiches because, hey, there was nothing else in the fridge, Iron Barley chef/owner Tom Coghill audaciously slaps... More »

  • 2003 | Best Décor

    What's wonderful about Iron Barley's interior is that it looks like the food tastes: Southern-fried with a sense of humor. Just as chef and proprietor Tom Coghill refuses to take his menu too seriously -- hot dogs are smeared with jelly, grilled cheese sammiches (yes, "sammiches") are paired with peanut butter -- so is his sense of visual style both laid-back and laughable. Countless cast-iron frying pans of all sizes adorn the walls and tables (some used as ashtrays), the bathroom mirror is... More »

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    rftbestof | St Lous, MO | 149 Reviews

    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    Some cheese lovers hear "queso panela" and turn up the nariz. Poor fools haven't sampled Tom Coghill's flaming rendition of this humble Mexican mozzarella-like cheese. Coghill, proprietor-chef of Iron Barley, slaps a honkin' slice of panela on his grill, then slides it into a warm cast-iron frying pan, hits it with his special tequila-lime vinaigrette and finishes it off in the oven to caramelize. The sizzling queso arrives at the table topped with a sweet tomato relish and accompanied by warm tortillas. Crammed with flavor but ethereal on the tongue, this extravagantly redefined app is heart-stopping, thigh-slapping, hot-damn delicious. (And yes, you can taste the tequila.)

  • lindsey.rachelle82
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    lindsey.rachelle82 | St Louis, MO | 2 Reviews

    | Tue, November 30, 2010

    If you go there and the slinger is on the specials menu, get it. Trust me. You'll thank me later.

  • JamieK2
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    JamieK2 | Denver, CO | 131 Reviews

    | Wed, July 28, 2010

    Really great food and interesting drinks. Fun place.

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Main Menu
Starts
 
Bbq Shrimp
 
Mussels
with tomato or cream
Soups
 
Soup Of The Day
cup / bowl
 
Chili
cup / bowl
Salads
 
House
small / large
 
Caesar
small / large
 
Hot Smoked Salmon Salad
 
Steak Salad
Entrees
 
1/2 Roasted Chicken
 
Open Faced Roast Beef
 
Veggie Pasta
w/ bacon & chicken w/ shrimp
 
Oak Roasted Pork
 
Schnitzel & Spaetzle
 
N.y. Strip Steak
 
Oak Roasted Prime Rib
 
Tenderloin Of Beef Pepper Steak
 
Barley Paella
 
Zarzeula
 
Hot Smoked Salmon
 
Hot Smoked Trout
Double Dogs
 
Naked
 
Chili
 
Monte Christo
 
Rueben The Dog
All Day Sammiches
Served W/ Choice Of Side
 
Hot Roast Beef And Chez
 
Ham & Swiss
 
Rueben
 
Veggie Rueben
 
Roasted Chicken
 
Prime Rib
Sides
 
Caraway Coleslaw
 
Grandma's Potato Salad
 
Toasted Barley And Grilled Vegetables
 
Country Green Beans
 
Smashed Potatoes
with gravy
Blaster Pies
 
Original Blender Blaster Pie
 
Banana Blaster The Bomb
 
Pear Crunch Blaster
 
Peanut Butter Blaster
Desserts
 
Apple Barley Puddin

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