Write For Us

The Ultimate Missouri Food Guide (Route 66 Edition)

E-Commerce Solutions SEO Solutions Marketing Solutions
20 Views

  • Thanks! Share it with your friends!

    You disliked this video. Thanks for the feedback!

lily
Published
Looking for where to eat on Route 66? After Illinois, the road leads into Missouri, and this episode of 66 Plates is packed with some food spots and roadside diners that you won’t be able to miss. In St. Louis, food critic Jason "J" Lee starts with fresh donuts at Donut Drive-In, then hits STL Toasted for gooey butter cake, a St. Paul sandwich (plus fried rice) with Eric "Remrod" Mayes at Kim Van Restaurant, and frozen custard at the legendary Ted Drewes. After a stop at the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba and the world's second-largest rocking chair, and a detour through the Uranus Fudge Factory, the road winds down to Springfield, where Wing and Ling Leong share the real story behind Springfield-style cashew chicken at Leong's Asian Diner, a dish with a surprising tie to the invention of the Chicken McNugget. The episode wraps at Lambert's Cafe in Ozark for the famous throwed rolls and chicken-fried steak. This is American diner food at its best, the ultimate Missouri food guide full of the spots locals love that you won't find on a white tablecloth.

Along the Route in Missouri:

1. Donut Drive-In - 6525 Chippewa St, St. Louis, MOSmiley long john, pineapple cream cheese fancy.

2. STL Toasted - 2201 Macklind Ave, St. Louis, MOClassic, BBQ, and gooey butter cake

3. Kim Van Restaurant - 2649 Gravois Ave, St. Louis, MOSt. Paul sandwich, fried rice.

4. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard - 6726 Chippewa St, St. Louis, MOSt. Louis frozen custard.

5. Fanning 66 Outpost & Feedstore - 5957 HWY ZZ, Cuba, MOWagon Wheel Motel, world's second largest rocking chair.

6. Uranus Fudge Factory & General Store - 14400 State Hwy Z, St Robert, MO

7. Leong's Asian Diner - 1540 W Republic Rd, Springfield, MOOriginal cashew chicken, egg rolls.

8. Lambert's Cafe - 1800 W State Hwy J, Ozark, MOThrowed rolls, chicken-fried steak and sides.

About 66 Plates:

Eight states. Eight days. 2,448 miles of open road. To celebrate Route 66's 100th birthday, food critic Jason "J" Lee is trading fine dining for diner food, drive-thrus, and roadside stands, eating his way through 66 plates from Chicago to LA on this food travel show like no other. Along the Mother Road, he uncovers hidden food spots, meets the characters who keep America's Main Street running, and finds out that some of the best food in America isn't on a white tablecloth, it's on the side of the highway.
Category
Documentary
Tags
great big story, gbs, documentary
Be the first to comment