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3467 Hampton Ave. St. Louis, MO 63139

314-353-3100

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Best Pork Ribs (Non-Barbecue Division)
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): Italian, Sandwiches

Hours: Lunch: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tue.-Sat. (Retail store open till 6 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 4 p.m. Sat. Closed Sun.-Mon.)

Price: $, $$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit

Features: Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout

Serving: Lunch
Alcohol: None

Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Free, Lot Available

Description

Since 2008 Salume Beddu has produced cured meats on par with the nation's top artisans of the craft. Now, you can order lunch at its Hampton Avenue shop, and the menu, though small, is extraordinary. Sandwiches spotlight the store's products - speck paired with fontina and preserved lemons, say, or the "Beast in a Box," featuring the terrific fiama sausage. Daily specials can be sublime, like the pork ribs rubbed with ras-al-hanout, a Moroccan spice blend, steamed for three to four hours and then charred to finish. All in all, an absolute can't-miss.

2011 | Best Pork Ribs (Non-Barbecue Division)

If you can't pinpoint the secret to Salume Beddu's pork ribs, an occasional special on the lunch menu of south city's acclaimed salumeria, don't fret. The preparation of the ribs begins with a dry rub containing no fewer than twenty ingredients, including nutmeg, cardamom, cloves and rose petals. The rub is a Moroccan blend called ras-el-hanout, and the ribs cure in it for several days before being steamed at a low temperature for three to four hours and then briefly charred to order. The... More »
2010 | Best Takeout Counter (Gourmet Division)

Mark Sanfilippo is quite the specimen, but that wasn't the only reason it was always hard to pass his stand at the Tower Grove Farmers' Market. It was also the taste of his coppa romana, the aroma of his guanciale and the snow-white loveliness of his pancetta that not only compelled you to fling money at him on the spot, but then had you pining until the weekly market reopened and you could see him again. Now that Sanfilippo's cured-meat business, Salume Beddu, has grown large enough to... More »

Slideshow: The Top Ten Dishes of 2011

By Ian Froeb | Wed, December 28, 2011

The indescribably awesome Jennifer Silverberg has put together a slideshow of my top ten dishes of 2011. (Only #6, the house-cured prosciutto at Taste, a brief summer special, is missing.) Above is th... More »
Top Ten Dishes 2011 #1: Pork Ribs at Salume Beddu

By Ian Froeb | Tue, December 27, 2011

I'm counting down my ten favorite dishes from the restaurants that I reviewed in 2011. Look for a slideshow featuring most of the winners on Wednesday, December 28.?An occasional special at the acclai... More »
Where to Eat on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

By Chrissy Wilmes | Thu, December 22, 2011

For some folks, Christmas is a day of mandatory family time in celebration of some cool old cat's birthday, and for others, it's an ever-annoying nuisance that means little to them except that there's... More »
Cassy Vires of Home Wine Kitchen, Part 2

By Stephen Fairbanks | Wed, December 21, 2011

This is part two of Stephen Fairbanks' Chef's Choice profile of Cassy Vires of Home Wine Kitchen. Part one can be found here. Part three, a recipe from Vires, is here. Did your family cook when you... More »
The Five Best Sandwich Spots in St. Louis

By Ian Froeb | Fri, December 2, 2011

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our wa... More »
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Salume Beddu

3467 Hampton Ave. St. Louis, MO 63139

314-353-3100

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2011 | Best Pork Ribs (Non-Barbecue Division)

2010 | Best Takeout Counter (Gourmet Division)

By Ian Froeb | Wed, December 28, 2011

By Ian Froeb | Tue, December 27, 2011

By Chrissy Wilmes | Thu, December 22, 2011

By Stephen Fairbanks | Wed, December 21, 2011

By Ian Froeb | Fri, December 2, 2011