This week from June 21st – June 27th marks The Yelp Eats Event in St. Louis. 12 different restaurants are participating offering a special 3-Course Dinner menu for just $25 + tax and tip. The menus look freaking tasty! Please get out this week and support our local St. Louis restaurants.
Below are the different menus that are offered:
Read more »
Have you ever poured your heart into something? Got lost in the process? Forgot you’re actually working? To me, that’s UrbanBacon. I love restaurants. I love going out. I love friends. It makes my world go around…
Today, the most unbelievable thing happened. I was slogging through a mundane day, barely holding my eyes open. Then I received a phone call. It was Nicolas Carretero from Guido’s Pizzeria and Tapas who we recently interviewed (Check out the interview here).
I picked up the phone “This is Phil.” Nicolas responded “Hey Phil, how ya doing?” I thought to myself…well, I could tell him how incredibly slow my day has been. How much I despise training and the corporate world (my day job). But I went with a standard “Great, what’s up?”
Across from St. Louis, in the small river town of Alton, IL resides a legendary bar called Fast Eddies Bon Air. Some gather for the drinks, most come for the food. The scene resembles “The Double Deuce” from the movie Roadhouse, hosting everything from bikers to attorneys. The only difference is Patrick Swayze isn’t ripping out throats, and Fast Eddies clientele is MUCH friendlier.
The dark interior of Fast Eddies is lit up with neon beer signs, old memorabilia, and glowing flat screens covering the days sporting events. At first glance, it’s not a place to take your mother. Only to find out, your mom loves Fast Eddies!
So why does Fast Eddies draw such a crowd? I’ve seen Sundays where they ring 500+ food orders by 2pm. That’s just warm up! What is their secret? How do they do it? Here are the 5 reasons why Fast Eddie’s Bon Air sells:
Read more »
