St Louis

12th Street Diner

Cam and I were only in the beautiful city of St Louis for a few hours, so our dining experiences were limited, namely to this one place that we happened to come across, the 12th Street Diner. It was the first (and just about the only) decent-looking joint that we came across during our hike around the downtown core of the city. It looked flashy and retro, so we figured that it couldn't hurt to try it out.

As we walked in, it reminded us of The Sunshine Diner so it felt it little bit like home. We sat ourselves down at the bar, since we had our backpacks with us, which meant that it was more like there were 4 of us. The server gave us each a menu and we both ordered coffees. The menu was fairly standard, in terms of choices, and varied enough to hold my interest long enough to look it over. Cam ended up going with his standard, a Benny. Meanwhile, I decided to be a bit crazy and ordered the "Lone Ranger" omelette (full of veggies and topped with sour cream and salsa), since I had a craving for more than just breakfast. This is what came about....

Mine was fantastic. Seriously, after hiking around a city for a few hours, loaded with a backpack, it was perfect. The shredded hash browns were even done quite well. Cam, on the other hand, was not too pleased. To put it in his words, "This is the worst hollandaise sauce ever. It's butter and pepper, and I added the pepper!" So, as you can tell, it wasn't what Cam was looking for. The coffee and the service were both awesome, though, that we could agree upon. This is a split decision here, so I have to average the place out to 2.5 Bacons, since the food was lacking and, for the price, it wasn't that notable. Good try, though.

Stay sharp, kids
Jesse