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The patron saint of the St. Louis stewing style (allowing the meat to simmer in the sauce as a finishing touch), Phil's has been packing them in for some 40 years now. The sauce at Phil's has an aroma of pumpkin-pie spice, and a finish that truly does stick to your ribs. A full slab will run you $19.45.
If your family were to own a barbecue joint, it'd be Phil's. The décor of this little shack -- located on Gravois Road east of Mackenzie, in the neighborhood known as Wilbur Park -- is reminiscent of your grandparents' wood-paneled basement, bedecked as it is with kitschy porcelain pigs, cookie jars and framed photos of young'uns who are probably in their thirties by now. Mom and Dad would be in charge of the exposed kitchen and your brother would provide prompt and amiable service.... More »
One of the more colorful theories on the origin of the word "barbecue" is that it stems from the French barbe à queue, meaning "beard to tail," a reference to whole-animal roasting. In that whimsical if apocryphal spirit, this, the third... More »
The concept of "upscale barbecue" is right up there with "plastic glass," "jumbo shrimp" and, more recently, "software product deadline" in the pantheon of oxymorons. Nonetheless, a significant segment of the dining-out marketplace apparently... More »
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