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Since 1954 this Valley Park restaurant has been serving superb fried chicken, burgers and ice cream with the sincere friendliness of a true neighborhood joint. The chicken is the star, pressure-fried and absolutely delicious, with thin, crisp breading and tender meat. Don't overlook the burgers, though. Stack the thin patties two or three high and pair with fries or onion rings for a satisfying meal. Fried cod and shrimp are also available. Ice cream is soft-serve and available in vanilla, chocolate or a combo of the two, with plenty of fixings to customize your cup, cone or concrete. Cash or check only!
When it comes to restaurants, we're led to believe that the suburbs are redoubts of mediocrity. You need only drive any major suburban thoroughfare, counting the national chains, to know there's more than a little truth to this stereotype. Yet there are exceptions, such as Valley Park -- specifically, the intersection of Big Bend and Dougherty Ferry roads. Yes, a McDonald's sits on one corner, but ignore this for the burgers and other tasty casual fare at the Corner Pub & Grill. The... More »
Popeye has his spinach. Young's Restaurant & Ice Creamery has its fried chicken. How else to explain the restaurant's survival through not one, but two eminent-domain claims, a fate that would have shuttered most restaurants for good? The fried chicken is too good to be kept from its fans. Rinsed in saltwater, light battered and pressure fried (rather than deep fried), the chicken is crisp on the outside, juicy inside and incredibly flavorful, both the batter and the meat. (The dark meat... More »
Every other day a truck of freshly slaughtered chickens leaves an Arkansas farm and makes a delivery to Young's Restaurant & Ice Creamery, where owner Grant Young and his crack staff of local teens and twentysomethings plate up what just might be the tenderest, juiciest poultry west of the Mississippi River. "The youngest of the Youngs," as he describes himself, takes a certain pride in his birds, probably owing to the long history of Young's Restaurant, which was started by his parents, Bud... More »
Fried chicken might not inspire as much debate around St. Louis as, say, pizza does, but its many variations have their partisans. I'm fairly ecumenical on the subject. As long as the batter isn't sog... More »
Thanksgiving isn't the ideal time to review a restaurant. For most of us, this week is a time to gather around the hearth — or, you know, the flat-screen — and reflect upon family, friends and good food. If restaurants have any role this week,... More »
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