Dining in O'Fallon and Nearby

[_V_]

I searched for "O'Fallon" but didn't come up with much. Can somebody provide some better search terms? I'll have a car and can drive to nearby towns.

Thanks.

[_V_]

My trip to O'Fallon, MO has been cancelled, and instead, I'm going to be staying Creve Coeur, near the intersection of I-270 and Route 364/Page Ave. I'm happy to search the archives but should I look for "Creve Coeur", "Maryland Heights", or something else? I'm not interested in seafood, and like most anything else, especially "New American".

[FriendOfTheDevil]

Well you lucked out. You are in a much better and more central area.

Where are you from? What sort of price range? I have some suggestions for you but would like a little more feedback.

Thanks

[_V_]

I usually set a top price for a dinner entree at mid-upper $20's. For example, The Crossing looks good but is a little bit out of my price range.

[FriendOfTheDevil]

I posted this an hour ago but it looks like it fell in a black hole...

My initial recs would be in order of preference-

Farmhaus
Five Bistro
Home WIne Kitchen
Black Finn American Grill (have not been but could be good)

[wekick]

Did you see the Crossing tasting menu? $32 and $45
http://www.fialafood.com/Jim_Fialas_Restaurants/THE_CROSSING_files/Tasting%20Menu%20Options.pdf

Close to Creve Coeur
Paul Manno's--Italian - unfortunately no website but my husband loves this place --I haven't been there ...yet I seem to hear good about it.

Salt.
http://enjoysalt.com/default.htm

Brasserie by Niche

Agree with Farmhaus

Harvest- they have 3/$30 sometimes

[_V_]

Lots of good recommendations for me to investigate - thanks! It looks like Farmhaus, Salt, and Home Wine Kitchen are closed on Tuesdays.

Any feedback on Araka or Barcelona Tapas?

[wekick]

What kind of food do you like, what type of budget and how far will you travel?

[ddfry3]

O'Fallon is part of the St. Louis sprawl now. Pretty much every chain known to humankind along the I-70 and 1-64 exits. Some more interesting places:

Thai Gourmet: http://www.thaigourmetfood.com/

Louisiana Cafe: http://www.yelp.com/biz/louisiana-cafe-o-fallon

BC's Kitchen, in nearby Lake St. Louis, and more upscale than the 2 above:

http://www.billcardwell.com/bcs.html

[wekick]

Louisiana Cafe closed I believe. I read on another forum the owner is going back to New Orleans and someone else will reopen it in another location.
I love Thai Gourmet but haven't been able to get there lately.

[ddfry3]

Oh no, re Louisiana Cafe. Looks like it was open as recently as last month from the website updates, if it indeed is closed.

[wekick]

Also listed here.
http://stlmag.com/Blogs/Relish/March-...

[tonifi]

Hi _V_, there are a lot of O'Fallons around here...where are you going to be?

[_V_]

Sorry, that's O'Fallon, MO.

[tonifi]

Thanks, that should help...O'Fallon is about, oh, thirty miles to the NW of St. Louis. (Don't quote me) and is a little off the beaten path for me. It has become something of a suburb of the metropolitan area, but a pretty far-flung suburb, for all that. You are fairly near to St. Charles, MO, which has a livelier bar/restaurant presence...hopefully you will get some useful replies with the new information you added. We mostly head out in that direction to pick berries! I'll follow the thread with interest, there is a lot of population growth in that area, I'm curious as to what is happening restaurant-wise. Will you be in town long enough to justify a trip into the (bigbad) city?