Needed a last minute place to grab some food before a concert and was not disappointed with this…read morepick! I got the ride the lightning burger and it was definitely one of the best burgers I've ever had. Will be coming back and bringing others next time!

Hands down best burger and dessert I've ever had ! Very friendly and fast service as well . Will…read moredefinitely be stopping back by when traveling through again .

this lil hole in the wall place has great plates for great prices. we got the catfish plate and the…read morephili. fries were seasoned good and the food was crisp and tasted well. the food is great and everything is to order. good service too

This place is amazing. They have great Breaded Mushrooms and their gyros are awesome. You have to…read moretry their Philly cheese steak sandwiches. The people working there are very friendly. You can call in an order and most time pick it up in 10 minutes. Would recommend them anytime.

My 5 rating is relationship to this is a gas station hamburger. Or let me say smash burger. Cheese…read moreautomatically accompanies it along with lettuce tomato and onion. It was a great burger although a bit salty. We tried 2 different types of fries: garlic and regular. Not too much difference btwn them as the garlic was mild.

I order through door dash & didn't realize this place was in a gas station but regardless the…read moreburgers were great and the fries were really good & hot (my husband was pleasantly surprised). Their burgers were pretty damn tasty!

TL;dr version- loved this place and will make regular appearances here…read more I have no idea why we haven't been here yet. Now that we have, it's going to the top of our regular rotation of breakfast places. Homey atmosphere, plenty of tables and bar seating (no alcohol). Busy but not too busy. We sat at the bar. The staff were so friendly. The menu is just big enough to have a good selection without being overwhelming (no one needs a 10 page menu). The prices were outstanding. We looked at the menu online ahead of time and thought it must be an outdated menu with outdated prices. Nope. We both got the Big Biscuit Breakfast. Yep, it was big. It took a little bit to come out, but we were in no hurry, so that was fine. It was sooo good. I appreciate the generous serving of gravy. The hashbrowns were cooked perfectly- not too crispy, not too soggy. We didn't get any drinks besides water, but we had a front row seat watching them being made. I wish I had room for one, because they looked spectacular. We had a decent amount leftover to take home for tomorrow's breakfast. The bartender offered to make us water cups for the road (a really nice extra touch). The place looked clean and put together nicely. Can't wait to go back and try their lunch.

This one surprised me. I'm not sure why, but I went in with lower expectations. The food was…read morefantastic and the service was excellent. I think the brightness and cleanliness of the place was somehow unexpected for me. I have no idea why. The prices were quite reasonable and we had a very nice meal and visit.

The food was really good and hot me and my family enjoyed it the ambience was really goodread more

Nice atmosphere! When they first opened, I was really put off by all the taxidermy animals on the…read morewall, but eventually I the food, the great service, and the overall relaxed atmosphere won me over. However, if you have a strong fear of taxidermy animals, definitely stay away. Other than that, the food is really worth it. They have amazing burgers and the tandoori wings are amazing. I'm really not a bone-in wing person, but these are so excellent they make that detail irrelevant for me. Great place!

We have wanted to try this hidden diner for awhile since we were headed home we made it happen!…read more Arrived right at lunch time. Now the outside might turn some people away, but don't do it!! Go inside, it's great!! The atmosphere is great, the staff are welcoming and the other customers were very kind in suggesting good items off the menu. It was Wednesday, so meatloaf was the special. I ordered that and my husband went with breakfast. Everything was absolutely delicious!! I'm taking half my food home, too much for me to eat! There was flavor in everything and his breakfast was cooked exactly like he ordered. Every table filled up while we were there. The desserts are freshly made and looked wonderful and according to our new friends sitting behind us are also something you need to save room for!! We will be back to try other items.

It's been a return after 2 years. It's still good. Like eating at your favorite aunt's or grandma's…read morehouse.

Jack Nolen's is hands down my favorite burger spot to visit during the day!…read more Their burgers beat any chain restaurant burger or anything you could grab from the store and make at home. They're just THAT good. The loaded fry options are also amazing and honestly one of the biggest reasons I keep coming back. The bar is perfect if you want to catch a game, grab some drinks, or just have a casual day or night out with friends. The atmosphere is always fun, but if I'm being honest, I'm coming for the burger and fries every single time. My only wish is that they would extend their hours to better match some of the surrounding bars in Soulard. I feel like they'd get even more business from people looking for a late night burger and fries. Overall, Jack Nolen's is a must for me when I'm craving a really good burger!

When you arrive at Jack Nolen's the storefront is very unassuming. One does immediately notice the…read morenice patio/beer garden out back though, which looked nice. When you enter Jack Nolen's it prides itself on the dive bar vibe in all the good ways. The bar, dining area, and restrooms are clean and well-kept. Menu is mostly burgers, sandwiches, and their unique take on French fries and a few other unique sides. It all sounded good. Ultimately I had to try a burger and fries and they both met the high expectations I had going into this place (they're described as having the best smash burgers in STL). The beer was good - cold, crisp - you can tell the draft lines are clean. However the most impressive thing about this establishment was the staff (Jen & Kristen, maybe?). Efficient. Courteous. Very friendly. Treated the guests like an actual guest. Very well done. If I had to offer a criticism about this place, it seems if you don't sit at the bar, you have to place your food and drink orders at the bar (rather than having a server). I do believe they run your food though.

The specials are super reasonably priced and are large portions. I love the cod special which they…read morehave all the time. The spaghetti is fantastic too. I have never had a bad meal here. Service is great even during busy times. Definitely my goto for a good meal!!!

Great fried chicken, I have heard that and the chicken did not disappoint, crunchy (just enough),…read morehot, nice flavorful coating. The roast beef French Dip on cheese garlic bread was delicious also w au jus! Beef was tender and flavorful. Also, tried the cod sandwich also a winner, I just ate the fish and tossed the bun!

We were enjoying a good burger at a downtown St. Louis pub with family and complimented our server…read moreon the quality. He said, "Yeah, they're good, but I'll tell you who has the best burger in St. Louis. No, the best burger in Missouri! Jovick Brothers! Sometimes I eat them three times a week!" In a town now inundated with great smash burgers, that was a bold claim, especially coming from a competitor, but having scarfed a double last week on their front patio, I'm inclined to put Jovick at the top of my list, too. It checks all the smash-boxes. Crispy edges. Great burger meat. Perfect texture. Not dense. Good fat - ideal amount of grease (if you don't like that word, don't come). I never believed in the smash burger fairy, but someone with supernatural culinary skill comes in the night to season that grill. And the balance of condiments is perfect. But enough of my yappin'. Go eat a Jovick's.

The phrase eating good in the neighborhood gets thrown around fairly often in conversations about…read morecertain chain restaurants, and your mom's hobbies (lol jk). Rarely is it more appropriate than when it's used to discuss my meal yesterday at Jovick Brothers Burgers. I was in the area to meet up with my running group. It ended up being a lovely evening to dine out on the patio out front. It was a little bit later in the evening, on a weeknight, but I don't recall seeing anyone else dining in, inside or outside, though there was a steady stream of people in and out to pick up delivery orders. I shudder to think what it might cost to have a disgraced former dentist bring you a burger, fries and what have you in his Prius, but it might be worth it, if you have the means. It would save you the hassle of trying to find this place. (My apologies if you live in the area. Perhaps needless to say, I am from West County.) The girl who works the counter gives off the vibe of not being there to work, like maybe she just lives there, which I personally found charming. Your mileage may vary. She seemed to dread having to reveal that there's a surcharge for paying with credit, like maybe it's led to physical confrontations in the past. I didn't bother to inquire about whether I would have been allowed to place a cash payment in her waistband, since I didn't have any on me. (Remind me to hit an ATM.) You're given the option of building your own burger, like at a Fuddruckers (but the guy in the back still puts it together), or you can select from a small handful of specialty burgers that seem like they may have been created by someone under the influence, including a burger with mayonnaise and peanut butter on it at the same time. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that's just a typo. They obviously created these menus themselves using circa 1996 desktop publishing software, and maybe they made a mistake. If you're most people, you don't need to look any further than the Southsider, which is more or less their version of the Arch D-Lux at Hi-Pointe. (In general, this place is a knockoff Hi-Pointe, but in a remote location and without the marketing savvy.) It comes with bacon and cheese, LTOP and mayo. The onions are grilled. I didn't bother to do the math, because I didn't have my calculator handy (I was warned about this in 5th grade), but I don't think there was much, if any cost savings from ordering a bacon cheeseburger a la carte. The Southsider might still be worth it though for the grilled onions. As was the case with the Blue Ribbon Burger at 5 Star in Clayton, which I also had recently, I was surprised at how much they made this burger. They're much more flavorful than anything you could make at home (unless you actually know how to cook), like a french onion dip made from a packet of soup mix, i.e. the best thing you can eat. The beef was also surprisingly well-seasoned, almost to a fault. I'm too much of a savage to know if they used anything other than just salt. Maybe it's the maillard(sp?) effect, from how well-done it is. They cook the absolute crap out of both the burger and the fries. Usually, I prefer my beef a little bit pink in the center (I'll spare you a metaphor that occurred to me), but that might not be possible with the smash-burger preparation. One of the benefits is that they're surprisingly crisp and flavorful at the edges, almost like bacon. I'm not sure what the thought was behind making the fries so well-done. Was the idea to make it seem like they're not cooked from frozen and possibly sourced from Ore-Ida? At any rate, to their credit, they come out nice and hot, and quickly. If you're part of a large group, they bring orders out as they're completed, rather than letting them sit around for a while and bringing them all out at once. You're sitting on rusted out lawn furniture, across the street from a boarded up SRO, so there's no concern about diving in right away. You might not even have to wear a shirt.

I am never disappointed on any of my late night visits to this hidden gem. Burgers and fries are…read morealways tasty and the want for food is never long. A great spot open until late hours if your ever in South County. dp

This particular Friday, I needed a Casino with a Great burger... Burger Brothers River City Casino…read moredelivered! Because they take orders from the restaurant side and the Casino side, it can get hectic. Patience is a virtue here, but they move with urgency. Food was ready in a pretty decent amount of time and everything was hot and fresh off the grill and fryer. Fries, crispy outside fluffy inside, add salt. Burger, juicy and seasoned well, add mustard. I ate that whole double Cheeseburger and originally I didn't think I could. This is very enjoyable burger.