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The slinger is a late-night diner pile-up: two eggs over hash browns and a hamburger patty, smothered in chili and cheese and topped with raw onion. It is breakfast, dinner and a hangover cure in one.
The slinger emerged from St. Louis's all-night diners in the mid-20th century, with the now-closed Eat-Rite Diner among the spots that claimed it. There is no single inventor; it grew out of the griddle-cook habit of combining whatever was on hand into one plate for late-shift workers and bar crowds. Diners across the south side still serve it around the clock, and Fleur STL now plates an elevated version in the old Eat-Rite building.
3 editor picks for The slinger in St. Louis, ranked by editorial score. All St. Louis signature dishes · The slinger across every city.
Courtesy Diner ★ 4.8
st-louis-hills · 1121 Hampton Ave, St. Louis, MO 63139
A 24-hour griddle institution, Courtesy Diner serves the classic St. Louis slinger and diner plates around the clock, a reliable for after-bar meals.
Southwest Diner ★ 4.2
dogtown · 6803 Southwest Ave, St. Louis, MO 63143
Since 2012, Southwest Diner has served New Mexican breakfast in a small Dogtown room, known for cornmeal pancakes, green-chile huevos and house biscuits.
Fleur STL ★ 4.0
soulard · 622 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102
In the old Eat-Rite Diner building, Fleur STL plates an elevated slinger of prime patty, hash, chili, cheese and onion, carrying on a Route 66 legacy.
Learn to cook it, or eat it with a guide
The slinger makes more sense with someone from St. Louis explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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