pappyssmokehouse.com
Pappys
3106 Olive St
St Louis, MO 63103
(314) 535-4340
Here is my review from yelp
kept thinking 3 or 4 stars. 3 stars is not a bad rating it is not a great rating. It means it is OK and you would go back. 4 stars means I will go back again and again. Well the place did not really merit the 4 stars but it did not deserve 3 either so I will grade higher rather than lower if something sticks out for me. They had some gentleman roving the place making sure everything was OK. I saw a couple ask for a taste of something from the menu and he disappeared and came back with a sample taste for the couple. Hmm. Good move. Next the Pepsi machine ran of diet as he was walking by he overheard someone mention this problem. He went and hooked up a new diet Pepsi. Man this gut cares. I don't think he was the owner but he sure had an interest in the the place working. Bang 4 stars.
I had the ribs with a side of slaw and potato salad. I don't know if these sides were made on the spot or not. They did taste to me "store bought". I do know that the baked beans the sweet potato fires were home made and tasted like they were. I just had a sample of my sons and daughter in laws sides and they were good. The beans were very heavy with molasses which I like The sweet potato fries were outstanding and sure did not need any type of ketchup or sauce. My ribs had the membrane removed and cooked to perfection. So all and all go and enjoy the food. There really is no service but self service so nothing much to talk about the wait staff. The food speaks for itself and it does come out fast.
Charlottes Rib Barbecue
15467 Clayton Rd
Ballwin, MO 63011
(636) 394-3332
my review from yelp
How many people know this is the third location for this BBQ place? I have been going to Charlottes Rib since it was in Kirkwood across from the Central Hardware. That my friends makes me a long time customer if I do the math right at least 45 years and three generations of the Peters clan. What makes this different than any other "rib joint" They have the best onion rings, salad, bread, slaw and french fries known to man. They make all the above mentioned items in the kitchen home made bread and batter and dressings.
Ok what about the Ribs? They are fantastic nice and meaty with a good "St. Louis" style of BBQ sauce. Well not good, excellent. But I am a sucker for the pork steak. Big hunk of meat smoked to perfection and sauced before it gets to you the way it should be in St. Louis. Makes my mouth water just thinking about this place. I do not give my 5 stars to a lot of places but it is as good as it gets.
my favorite place is
Pennies BBQ
4265 Reavis Barracks Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63125
(314) 544-1661
my review from yelp
have been going to this BBQ place for over 10 years. I get the pork steak or the pork kabob. They are huge and very tasty. The sauce they use seems to be a basic sauce with a touch of honey. The prices have gone up over the years but the value is still there. If you are not in the mood for BBQ the hamburger, the BLT, and fried chicken are great choices. I have been served by the same waitress or do they all look the same for many years. Service is very good. You get your food and you get your soft drinks refilled as much as you can drink. No frills just good food served quickly.
My sons favorite place
www.theshavedduck.com
The Shaved Duck
2900 Virgina Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 776-1407
his review from yelp
went here for the first time tonight. Neat little place inside and out. I started off with one of their draft beers, the Crown Valley Worktruck Wheat. I had never heard of it before -- apparently it's made in Ste. Genevieve, and pretty new. It was advertised as being flavored with bananas, and you could definitely tell. At first, I didn't like it, but it really grew on me.
I had been looking at their menu online and knew that I wanted to order their Big Jimmy Sampler -- 4 ribs, pulled pork, pulled chicken and beef brisket -- with a side of their duck fat frites.
As it turns out, our waiter said they no longer offered them as a side! Apparently so many people were getting them as their side item, they were having trouble keeping up due to the care required in preparing them. Fortunately, he was very accommodating. I pointed out the $1 difference between ordering a side item by itself and ordering the duck fat frites by themselves, so he let me get them as my side for a $1 upcharge.
Although the website said brisket was part of the sampler, it seems to have been replaced with smoked pork loin. Ah well. Our dinner came out in a very reasonable amount of time.
The frites were not what I expected. They were THIN -- like, spaghetti thin -- and curly, tangled, and a mess to eat. At first I thought they were bland, but there was a subtle, unique flavor in the background that became more apparent as I ate more. They were interesting, but not all I had hoped.
On the other hand, all of the barbecue was very good, as was their KC-style BBQ sauce. (Their Carolina mustard sauce was decent, but I couldn't taste much of anything in their vinegar-pepper sauce.)
I found myself dipping my fork in the pool of BBQ sauce left behind after I finished eating in order to lick the sauce off. Yum. The friend who I went with asked the waiter if they sold the KC-style sauce, and the waiter went back to ask someone in the kitchen -- they agreed to sell him a pint for $5. As I said before... the waiter was very accommodating.
My friend said it was, without a doubt, the best barbecue he had ever eaten in St. Louis. I think I'm inclined to agree.
