We've been to Sado a couple times, and it never dissapoints. I can honestly say it's the best Sushi…read morein St. Louis, and in my opinion, some of the best Sushi in the U.S. My husband and I have been to Japan twice and the quality is up there right next to what we get in Japan. The worst part is deciding what you want. This last time we went with the omekase, let our waitress choose, and it was perfect. She picked things we never would have thought about, yet everything was SO good. She also did a great job of explaining every course/her thoughts on it/what we should expect. It was such a great experience. The cocktails are always fantastic, no notes. Seriously, the best splurge meal in the city. SO SO good.

You will only leave hungry if you hate fish. We left,…read moreuncomfortably full. Comparing Sado to Indo is not apples to apples, which my partner was trying to do. We ordered a few sashimi and we expected them to be a little fancier. That was on us. The server as with Indo, above and beyond nice, I think they are accustomed to a lot of questions. Ours was amazing, she said "we don't fork shame here" I fork shame, but she refused. Good for her! I also ordered a cocktail. I would arrive to Sado just for this cocktail, it had a coconut pillow top, that was reminiscent of a marshmallow. Delightful compliment to my savory dinner. I was very surprised at the size of Sado on the inside, we made a turn into the seating then a second turn deeper into seating. I did not get to check out the bathrooms, which disappointed me, but the ambiance was very dark and romantic, also unexpected, there were several tables of friend groups.

We decided to take dear old Dad to Circle 7 after seeing several positive photo reviews online. We…read morejoined the Yelp waitlist before leaving and started driving to the restaurant. We were 11th in line when we signed up, and by the time we arrived, we had moved up to 5th. Since it was raining, we decided to wait in the car. When we reached 3rd in line, we were unexpectedly removed from the waitlist. I tried calling the phone number listed on Yelp, which was the same number displayed on the building, but it went straight to what sounded like a personal cellphone voicemail. We decided to go inside anyway and discovered the waitlist wasn't necessary because there were plenty of tables available. The menu had a lot of interesting options, although I wish it included photos of the dishes. We ordered the Hawaiian Bowl, the Truffle Burger, and what I believe was the Blueberry Jam Burger, along with regular fries and sweet potato fries. The burgers were juicy and flavorful, and each bun was stamped with the Circle 7 branded logo, which was a nice touch. The Hawaiian Bowl was delicious and generously portioned. I had enough left over for another meal. The atmosphere is definitely more of a sports bar than a traditional restaurant. Every wall seemed to have multiple TVs, making it easy to watch the soccer matches from just about anywhere in the dining room. Our waitress was friendly, attentive, and checked on us several times throughout the meal. Before leaving, we couldn't decide on just one dessert, so we ordered the dessert sampler. The cobbler was the standout--it tasted homemade, especially the crust, and all of the desserts were served with ice cream. The only disappointment was the brownie, which was quite hard instead of soft and fudgy. Overall, we enjoyed the food and the service. The only downside was the confusing Yelp waitlist experience, which could definitely use some improvement.

Food was great: very tasty burger. Sophia provided amazing…read moreservice and great recommendations. The restaurant has a cool laid back vibe. Love the rustic and sport theme!

Went here during opening week with a group of friends and we were honestly blown away. From the…read moresecond we walked in, the staff made us feel so welcomed and taken care of. Our server, Angela, was incredibly personable, attentive, and genuinely so nice (she had a cool tie too). The hostess was just as warm and friendly. The food was an absolute 10/10, every single dish came out at the perfect temperature and was packed with flavor. The whipped feta dip will genuinely be in my dreams it was so good. Everyone in my group loved their meal. You can really tell they care about the quality of each dish. The owners even came around to check on tables and make sure everyone was enjoying themselves. The drinks were AMAZING too. The PM Shift was incredible, and the espresso martini was genuinely one of the best I've ever had. On top of all of that, the ambiance was perfect and the playlist was absolutely elite, it made the whole night even better. Can't wait to come back again soon!

Such a great new spot for food and drinks with friends! Everything we tried was delicious -…read moreespecially the feta dip and espresso martinis. The atmosphere was super welcoming, and you can tell a lot of care is going into every detail. They're still trialing and fine-tuning parts of the menu, which honestly makes it even more exciting to go back and see what's next. Definitely worth checking out while in St. Louis!

I went hear with a group only 10 for a work dinner recently and was very impressed with both the…read morefood and the service. I started with an excellent martini from the bar. Their social hour menu looked amazing and there are a few items I would definitely like to come back to try! Once we were seated, we started with the tuna poke, calamari, and buratta. I could have eaten the poke as my main- it was so, so delicious! For my main, I had the special which included a Caesar salad, petite filet, and crab stuff shrimp with sautéed spinach. We also ordered a few sides for the table and the scalloped potatoes were easily my favorite. The salad was wonderful and I really enjoyed my main course although my steak was a tad overdone for my liking (I ordered medium and it was more medium well - not sure if it was just a fluke, but next time I would probably order it medium rare.) I had a bite of each of the 3 desserts we ordered and the chocolate lava cake was my personal favorite. Our server was super attentive and the courses were well paced. All around amazing dining experience and looking forward to coming back!

FLEMING'S STEAKHOUSE - BOO HISS!!!…read more My sister Fay and I decided to treat ourselves to an elegant meal at Flemings in Frontenac. My meal was $85 (8 oz hand-cut filet mignon with 6 oz North Atlantic lobster tail & warm drawn butter).  Fay ordered 8 oz hand-cut filet mignon and stuffed shrimp with sautéed spinach, parmesan‑crusted Campari tomato & port wine demi‑glace for $68, and we shared a side of sweet corn brûlée with a brown sugar crust for $18. First of all, the restaurant is not really elegant.  It's nice enough, but no real ambience to make you feel special.  I wonder if Flemings used to be elegant before the ownership stopped caring about providing the current clientele an uplifted experience. We requested that our waiter Will, prepare our starter salads (candied walnuts, dried cranberries, red onion, campari tomato) in to-go boxes so we wouldn't fill up before our entree.  He brought a loaf of OK sourdough bread to the table (for $6 more you could upgrade to Milkbread with Lavendar Honey butter).  It took an exceptionally long time for the boxed salads to arrive and they mostly looked like a box full of lettuce.  Very unimpressive.  When our entrees arrived, the corn brûlée was delicious, but the steaks were hardly seasoned, not as tender as I expected, and undercooked  - my medium was a little closer to rare.  They forgot to bring the drawn butter and the lobster tail was still RAW IN THE MIDDLE. I only told the manager who happened to be walking by that my lobster was still raw. We let the unseasoned undercooked non-melt-in-your-mouth steaks slide. When I showed him the lobster which I had already cut into a few pieces, the manager only offered to cook it some more. I thought he would replace it with a fresh fully cooked lobster tail. At first this yahoo, who had been walking around shaking other people's hands extended a napkin for me to place the lobster tail in for him to take to the kitchen.  I placed the lobster tail on a bread plate.  I also expected that he would adjust our check for the inconvenience. NOPE! While waiting for my lobster to cook some more, we overheard the table behind us complain to the waiter that their lobster was undercooked and their steak was less than tender.  The waiter offered them free drinks and free dessert, and I believe this older white couple settled on returning the food and not paying anything. I'm usually a stickler about providing a generous tip for the wait staff, but this time since the wait staff did nothing to improve our experience, we left a 10% gratuity along with a handwritten paragraph at the bottom of the check explaining why.  We weren't angry, just disappointed.  With drinks, tax and tip, we learned a $240 lesson about Flemings.