Pappy's Smokehouse is an american bbq restaurant in Midtown, St. Louis.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 3106 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63103
Salt + Smoke smokes brisket over post oak for 16 hours in the Delmar Loop and pairs it with a deep bourbon list. The city's leading new-school BBQ name.
OrderPost-oak brisket with the fried pimento-cheese balls.
TipBrisket sells out, so save a spot on the waitlist or come early. The bourbon and beer list is as much the draw as the meat.
Hodak's has won Riverfront Times reader polls for best fried chicken since the 1990s. The family-run Gravois corner room is a no-frills temple to the bird.
OrderThe fried chicken dinner with sides.
TipThe fried chicken is the only thing most regulars order; pair it with the slaw and a cold draft. Expect a wait on Friday nights.
David Choi's 2011 food truck grew into a small Korean-Mexican chain built on bulgogi tacos and kimchi-fried-rice bowls. The Chouteau kitchen is the original.
OrderThe Seoul taco and the gogi bowl with bulgogi.
TipThe gogi bowl feeds two if you are light eaters; add the chips and queso. Counter service, fast turnaround.
Rick and Elisa Lewis run this Grove meat-and-three around some of the best fried chicken in Missouri, ordered at the counter. Rick is a James Beard nominee.
OrderThe fried chicken and a rotating trio of vegetable sides.
TipIt is counter service; the half chicken plus three sides feeds two. Smoked meats sell through, so come early on weekends.
Lu Lu has run cart-rolled dim sum and Cantonese seafood on the Olive Boulevard Chinese strip for years. The weekend dim sum draws regulars to University City.
OrderCart-rolled dim sum at lunch and the salt-and-pepper shrimp.
TipCome for weekend dim sum before noon for the fullest carts. Salt-and-pepper dishes and steamed fish are the standouts off the menu.
The Bahrami family has plated Persian kabobs, fesenjan and herbed stews on South Grand for decades, anchoring the restaurant row of Tower Grove South.
OrderFesenjan and kabobs over saffron rice with eggplant dishes.
TipThe vegetarian stews and the eggplant dishes are as strong as the kabobs.
