629464 Fri Jun 19 17:51:26 -0700 2009 11 8 Midwest 0 4788901 Can you still get fried brains sandwiches in St. Louis? Or in Missouri for that matter? Thanks, Dulcie Mainwaring Fri Jun 19 17:51:26 -0700 2009 18468 Dulcie Mainwaring 1 4789901 Difficult after the mad cow scare. Most of the old taverns in South City that used to serve them have given it up. But seems like I heard about a year ago that someone had them, at least intermittently. For the unfamiliar: The brains are breaded and deep-fried. Bland flavor, usually quite tender. Sat Jun 20 07:55:27 -0700 2009 4788901 90114 lemons 1 4804010 But get the postcard. Brains 25¢. it's a classic. Wed Jun 24 21:25:13 -0700 2009 4788901 18222 maria lorraine 1 4804579 I did a serious serch a few years ago. Every place that used to have them said they had all dstopped due to Mad Cow. Thu Jun 25 05:58:27 -0700 2009 4788901 234061 KansasTravel 2 4806243 St. Louis dining establishments stopped serving brains long before Mad Cow. I'd say it was mid-80s when you could no longer get them in St. Louis. They were simply considered declassé, not dangerous or illness-causing. I recall -- from long ago --scrambled eggs and brains and fried brain sandwiches. The brains that were served with the scrambled eggs tasted like mild chicken sausage. Never had a brains sandwich, though. As kids and even as adults we would joke about getting 'brains" all the time. Is the giant Brains 25¢ billboard/mural still somewhere on the south side? It's on the side of a building somewhere, or it used to be. Update: Here are images of that and what's there now: http://bitsandpieces.us/2008/10/28/brains-then-and-now/ Here's a link that talks about brain sandwiches. Alton Brown found them in Evansville. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/midwest/309139-fried-brain-sandwiches-st-louis-thing.html Thu Jun 25 13:45:27 -0700 2009 4804579 18222 maria lorraine 3 4806587 Rick Sebak's 2002 PBS show "Sandwiches That You Will Like" re-aired just last night in the Twin Cities on public television so it has been more recent than the 80s.. It featured a St. Louis restaurant's brain sandwich along with snoots, ears and rib tips. The website does not specifically name the restaurant and I wasn't paying that close attention. :( http://www.wqed.org/tv/sebak/sandwiches/index.php The show is airing again Saturday in Minneapolis/St. Paul at 3:00 PM. Thu Jun 25 15:31:38 -0700 2009 4806243 10675 Davydd 4 4806879 From your link above, Davydd, I found that the snoots, ears and rib tips resto was C&K Barbecue in St. Louis. But no mention of brain sandwiches anywhere in the write-ups of C&K. But then...then...Success! I googled Rick Sebak "Sandwiches That You Will Like" and Wikipedia lists the sandwiches. Voila -- there it is -- a fried brain sandwich at Ferguson's Pub! Here's a writeup: "Ferguson’s – Fried Brain Sandwich "But what’s a little different from the average place down the block is the menu of this Mt. Pleasant neighborhood tavern, which features...yes, a brain sandwich ($4.75). The kitchen’s open seven days a week, shutting down at 9 p.m. The bar, obviously, stays open for a later last-call.' http://midnightsnack.wordpress.com/sandwich-joints/united-states/midwest-central/missouri/st-louis/fergusons-fried-brain-sandwich/ Photos here: http://sand.wich.es/2007/12/17/brain-sandwich/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bk/230523180/ Dulcie, your answer was actually here on Chowhound all along in a previous thread on this very thing: "fried-brain sandwiches - a St. Louis thing?' http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/121552 Ferguson’s Pub 2925 Mt. Pleasant St. Louis, MO 314-351-1466 So, you're all set now, Dulcie. Try a fried brain sandwich and report back. And, by the way, scrambled eggs and brains dish that I had? Well, the brains looked exactly like scrambled eggs too, but gray ones! Perfectly mild, just fine. After I ate them, I felt really smart. Thu Jun 25 17:40:38 -0700 2009 4806587 18222 maria lorraine 5 4808080 So few brains served. So many cows slaughtered for steaks and burgers. Makes you wonder where all those cow brains go. Fri Jun 26 07:48:32 -0700 2009 4806879 10675 Davydd 6 5159239 ya don't want to know - really. I'm fairly sure the Brains 25 sign was near South Grand and the Pevely Dairy plant or Chouteau (and also fairly sure it's long gone) Thu Nov 05 14:57:25 -0800 2009 4808080 163722 hill food 7 5159666 See post above on the Brains 25 cents sign and what's there now. Edited to add: Here's the link again. I just checked it. http://bitsandpieces.us/2008/10/28/brains-then-and-now/ Thu Nov 05 17:52:19 -0800 2009 5159239 18222 maria lorraine 8 5160102 wow Thu Nov 05 22:39:07 -0800 2009 5159666 163722 hill food 1 5160016 As of about 3 months ago, Schottzie's @ 11428 Concord Village Avenue still had brain sandwiches, and their menu still lists them as of 5-Nov. www.schottzies.com Thu Nov 05 21:11:43 -0800 2009 4788901 15969 par38lamp