Interview of Officer Zhang about University City
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwBTwIRPapU
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Monday, October 10, 2016
El Burro Loco – “Yes. It Means The Crazy Ass”.
You know a place is legit Mexican
when a mariachi guy comes over to your table and sings you traditional Mexican
tunes. First time this happened, my friend and I were sitting down and my
friend said “Are you serious right now? You are awesome sir.” He did not even
need the aid of alcohol to provoke the response, and I couldn’t agree more.
Even better, on your birthday they serenade you with multiple people and don
the sombrero on you. Good photo with the friends you came with at this point.
Unlimited chips and salsa. Huge
entrees for $10. And margaritas come in one size, jumbo. This hot place stays
open until 1am most nights, and the staff and waiters are polite and fun. It’s
also among the great spots located in Central West End, easy walking to dessert
places and after hour bars.
El Burro website: N/A
The Custard Station - "When You Get Tired of Ted Drewes All The Dang Time In Summer, Want A Nice Walk In A Cute Part Of St. Louis, Find This Alternative In Kirkwood."
I will start with the bad news. This place is open only during the summer.
Now that that is out of the way, I'll go on with this has the best custard in St. Louis after Ted Drewes. Ted Drewes is fine and dandy, but it is crowded, hyped, and you can't just go back there every stinkin day (at least I can't).
They do start with their own chocolate and vanilla, they make there's interesting by creating "cements", essential and thicker version of a Dairy Queen Blizzard with custard instead of ice cream. The Maltee Toffee and the CD Combo (cookie dough and Cruncha Buncha mixed together) makes my evening great. The area is great to walk around with whoever you are with, especially summer nights on the weekend.
I will start with the bad news. This place is open only during the summer.
Now that that is out of the way, I'll go on with this has the best custard in St. Louis after Ted Drewes. Ted Drewes is fine and dandy, but it is crowded, hyped, and you can't just go back there every stinkin day (at least I can't).
They do start with their own chocolate and vanilla, they make there's interesting by creating "cements", essential and thicker version of a Dairy Queen Blizzard with custard instead of ice cream. The Maltee Toffee and the CD Combo (cookie dough and Cruncha Buncha mixed together) makes my evening great. The area is great to walk around with whoever you are with, especially summer nights on the weekend.
Mission Taco - "Your Late Night Taco Truck Got Rained On And Decided To Move Into A Restaurant. Ended Up Liking Being Inside. Settled Down. Had A Family. Mission Was Make More Tacos."
It's late. You live in St. Louis, Missouri. You are hungry, incredibly so. You are thinking that your sole six option are Dennys, Uncle Bills, Steak N Shake, McDonald's, Coffee Cartel, and iHop. All of these have one thing in common: American cuisine. We need a wake up call or something for this late night food drought we have in our city.
Mission Taco landed in our city a couple or so years ago. They are a late night Mexican-gourmet restaurant with cheap and delicioso tacos. When I say late, I'm talking until 1am Monday - Saturday, and midnight on Sundays.
They are fairly busy on most evenings, so I would get there as soon as possible. You have to pay for the chips and salsa, but dropping $3 for chips until your salsa runs out isn't robbery of your piggy bank. On top of that, paying an average of $3 per taco is a good way of getting you and your date a night of taco eating and even a cab ride home. Yes, the drinks follow the trend of remaining relatively cheap compared to other bars; many Mexican restaurants have lower average prices on shots and beer.
It used to be located at one location in the Delmar Loop. These guys were smart and opened two new spots in drinking capitals within St. Louis: Central West End and Soulard. Nothing better to soak up that alcohol than with chips and tacos.
Mission Taco website: http://missiontacojoint.com/
It's late. You live in St. Louis, Missouri. You are hungry, incredibly so. You are thinking that your sole six option are Dennys, Uncle Bills, Steak N Shake, McDonald's, Coffee Cartel, and iHop. All of these have one thing in common: American cuisine. We need a wake up call or something for this late night food drought we have in our city.
Mission Taco landed in our city a couple or so years ago. They are a late night Mexican-gourmet restaurant with cheap and delicioso tacos. When I say late, I'm talking until 1am Monday - Saturday, and midnight on Sundays.
They are fairly busy on most evenings, so I would get there as soon as possible. You have to pay for the chips and salsa, but dropping $3 for chips until your salsa runs out isn't robbery of your piggy bank. On top of that, paying an average of $3 per taco is a good way of getting you and your date a night of taco eating and even a cab ride home. Yes, the drinks follow the trend of remaining relatively cheap compared to other bars; many Mexican restaurants have lower average prices on shots and beer.
It used to be located at one location in the Delmar Loop. These guys were smart and opened two new spots in drinking capitals within St. Louis: Central West End and Soulard. Nothing better to soak up that alcohol than with chips and tacos.
Mission Taco website: http://missiontacojoint.com/
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Russell's on Macklind - "The South City Machine Where Farmers Send Their Crops and Livestock To Be Turned Into Masterpieces".
I found out about this place when my good friend recently received an entire cake as a present for his birthday. I mean the entire cake. It was some sort of espresso chocolate. My friend didn't care, he said it was amazing.
So I asked his friend where she got the cake that was "crafted by gods" from? She said "this little bakery/restaurant on Macklind Avenue called Russell's, invite me when you go there". Long story short, we are bad guys, we went and forgot to tell her....
First thing you see when you walk in, hostess, bakery, fine seating area. Hostess sat us down upstairs. My friend and I are thinking "so.....where do we get desserts?". Our waitress tells us to go back down, check out the bakery, and come back up with the sweets charged directly to our tab. What we got are in the pictures below, cupcakes and cookies. Yes they were real fruit, yes they were bomb. We would've had dinner there too had we not made prior plan. Definitely for next time lookout: Braised Pork Shoulder, Pork Belly Banh Mi, and Sticky Chicken Legs.
Macklind is a smaller neighborhood in South City, nearby all the assorted suburbia restaurants and stores but within its enclave holds Russell's, Macklind Avenue Deli, and Copper Pig (has a burger made of Korean bulgogi; see Seoul Garden blog), along with some nice neighborhood walking.
I found out about this place when my good friend recently received an entire cake as a present for his birthday. I mean the entire cake. It was some sort of espresso chocolate. My friend didn't care, he said it was amazing.
So I asked his friend where she got the cake that was "crafted by gods" from? She said "this little bakery/restaurant on Macklind Avenue called Russell's, invite me when you go there". Long story short, we are bad guys, we went and forgot to tell her....
First thing you see when you walk in, hostess, bakery, fine seating area. Hostess sat us down upstairs. My friend and I are thinking "so.....where do we get desserts?". Our waitress tells us to go back down, check out the bakery, and come back up with the sweets charged directly to our tab. What we got are in the pictures below, cupcakes and cookies. Yes they were real fruit, yes they were bomb. We would've had dinner there too had we not made prior plan. Definitely for next time lookout: Braised Pork Shoulder, Pork Belly Banh Mi, and Sticky Chicken Legs.
Macklind is a smaller neighborhood in South City, nearby all the assorted suburbia restaurants and stores but within its enclave holds Russell's, Macklind Avenue Deli, and Copper Pig (has a burger made of Korean bulgogi; see Seoul Garden blog), along with some nice neighborhood walking.
Side Note
St. Louis For Families
My dad always said St. Louis was one of the best places in the U.S to have a family, and the worse place to be a single college graduate. The latter is getting better as more people are moving here for the increase in Computer Programming and Engineering jobs, the renovations and development taking place within the Central West End, Saint Louis University, Soulard, and Washington University Medical School, and rapid expansion of St. Louis' restaurants across the county.. The first statement is the focus of this post.
These are just a few reasons why families love St. Louis:
1. Low Cost of Living: Cheap. One thing a lot of my friends enjoy is how cheap everything is, from gas, rent per square footage, amount of free parks, events, and museums, and cheap fantastic food.
2. Good Neighborhoods: Most are safe, affordable, close to schools, restaurants, theaters, and grocery stores. St. Louis neighborhoods are famous for their convenience. The only down side is the lack of quality mass transit (STL Metro does not reach suburbs, is slow, and expensive for the service provided) in suburbs. To counter this, St. Louis is a very car-friendly city, and everything is within 25 minutes by car without traffic; this makes it easier for families to be mobile, park and drive in larger numbers.
3. Food: The food scene in STL is exquisite. The Hill has all of your Italian needs, from "mom and pop" small restaurants to grocery stores owned by third generation Italians. Central West End has Lebanese, Mexican, American, Japanese, gelato, Welsh, and Thai all within a two block radius. You can't miss Kirkwood, a small town south of 270 and Lindbergh that has Club Taco, Kirkwood Brewing Station, and the Custard Station.
4. Access to Natural Scenery: As stated earlier, St. Louis has a plethora of free parks and wildlife within county borders. Forest Park in Midtown is between Washington University and Kingshighway; it is 500 acres larger than Central Park, holds the St. Louis Zoo, Muny Amphitheater, Science Center, among several fields and trails. Lone Elk Park out in Meramec Township has a large population of, you guessed it, elk, as well as bison (Bison walk up to your car, do NOT scream and move forward slowly...).
5. Competitive Schools: St. Louis has some of the best schools Missouri has to offer, both public and private, as well as Washington University, Saint Louis University, University of Missouri - St. Louis, Webster University, Maryville University, and Lindenwood University among others. Schools are diverse, staffed by amazing teachers, and most districts have very active extracurricular activities that are recognized on a national level.
6. Sports: St. Louis is known for its sports. If the Cardinals don't get into the playoffs, it's a bad year (that means they're pretty dang good). The Blues were terrible for most of my childhood, they only just got better a couple years ago and are slowly becoming one of the most recognized teams in American hockey. Rams left, who needs them anyway.
7. Lastly, Location, Location, Location: St. Louis isn't just in the "Midwest", it is in the middle of the USA. You can drive 5 hours to Memphis, 4.5 hours to Nashville, 5 hours to Chicago, 3.5 hours to Kansas City, and 5.5 hours to Omaha. It's also relatively easy to catch a flight to anywhere stateside, heaven forbid you fly internationally from here however. Missouri itself has many beauties and hiking within 3 hour car rides, from Meramec Caverns, to the Ozark Lakes, Mark Twain exhibits in Hannibal, and Mississippi River tours.
St. Louis For Families
My dad always said St. Louis was one of the best places in the U.S to have a family, and the worse place to be a single college graduate. The latter is getting better as more people are moving here for the increase in Computer Programming and Engineering jobs, the renovations and development taking place within the Central West End, Saint Louis University, Soulard, and Washington University Medical School, and rapid expansion of St. Louis' restaurants across the county.. The first statement is the focus of this post.
These are just a few reasons why families love St. Louis:
1. Low Cost of Living: Cheap. One thing a lot of my friends enjoy is how cheap everything is, from gas, rent per square footage, amount of free parks, events, and museums, and cheap fantastic food.
2. Good Neighborhoods: Most are safe, affordable, close to schools, restaurants, theaters, and grocery stores. St. Louis neighborhoods are famous for their convenience. The only down side is the lack of quality mass transit (STL Metro does not reach suburbs, is slow, and expensive for the service provided) in suburbs. To counter this, St. Louis is a very car-friendly city, and everything is within 25 minutes by car without traffic; this makes it easier for families to be mobile, park and drive in larger numbers.
3. Food: The food scene in STL is exquisite. The Hill has all of your Italian needs, from "mom and pop" small restaurants to grocery stores owned by third generation Italians. Central West End has Lebanese, Mexican, American, Japanese, gelato, Welsh, and Thai all within a two block radius. You can't miss Kirkwood, a small town south of 270 and Lindbergh that has Club Taco, Kirkwood Brewing Station, and the Custard Station.
4. Access to Natural Scenery: As stated earlier, St. Louis has a plethora of free parks and wildlife within county borders. Forest Park in Midtown is between Washington University and Kingshighway; it is 500 acres larger than Central Park, holds the St. Louis Zoo, Muny Amphitheater, Science Center, among several fields and trails. Lone Elk Park out in Meramec Township has a large population of, you guessed it, elk, as well as bison (Bison walk up to your car, do NOT scream and move forward slowly...).
5. Competitive Schools: St. Louis has some of the best schools Missouri has to offer, both public and private, as well as Washington University, Saint Louis University, University of Missouri - St. Louis, Webster University, Maryville University, and Lindenwood University among others. Schools are diverse, staffed by amazing teachers, and most districts have very active extracurricular activities that are recognized on a national level.
6. Sports: St. Louis is known for its sports. If the Cardinals don't get into the playoffs, it's a bad year (that means they're pretty dang good). The Blues were terrible for most of my childhood, they only just got better a couple years ago and are slowly becoming one of the most recognized teams in American hockey. Rams left, who needs them anyway.
7. Lastly, Location, Location, Location: St. Louis isn't just in the "Midwest", it is in the middle of the USA. You can drive 5 hours to Memphis, 4.5 hours to Nashville, 5 hours to Chicago, 3.5 hours to Kansas City, and 5.5 hours to Omaha. It's also relatively easy to catch a flight to anywhere stateside, heaven forbid you fly internationally from here however. Missouri itself has many beauties and hiking within 3 hour car rides, from Meramec Caverns, to the Ozark Lakes, Mark Twain exhibits in Hannibal, and Mississippi River tours.
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