The Trainwreck Saloon in Rock Hill is the winner in this week's Food Fight, in which we asked readers for their choice for the best spot for fried chicken in Mid-County. The restaurant won with 36 percent of the vote among the finalists in the competition. This is the second Readers' Choice award Trainwreck has won this year. In February, it nabbed the best spot for fries in Mid-County. Here's how our other three nominees fared in our fried chicken Food Fight: Porter's Fried Chicken in Maplewood — 32 percent; The Piccadilly at Manhattan in Maplewood — 25 percent; Big Bear Grill in Warson …

The votes are in! We asked Patch readers for their favorite Mid-County spot for fried chicken and got some great nominations. We read your comments on Patch, as well as comments posted to our Patch Facebook pages and Twitter accounts. Here are your choices: Big Bear Grill in Warson Woods The Piccadilly at Manhattan in Maplewood Porter's Fried Chicken in Maplewood The Trainwreck Saloon in Rock Hill Thank you to all those who nominated your favorite local establishments in  Part 1 of this Food Fight. Now it's time to pick a winner. Readers have until 5 p.m. Friday to vote for their favorite …

When your friends are looking for the best fried chicken in Mid-County, where do you send them? This week, we're interested in your favorite spot for fried chicken. Every week in Food Fight, we're looking the best places to dine and drink. Please give your recommendations for places in our Mid-County Patches: Clayton-Richmond Heights, Kirkwood, Ladue-Frontenac, Maplewood-Brentwood, University City and Webster Groves.  Here's how Food Fight works: Today, we ask for your nominations. We invite you to post your nominations in the comments below. We hope you'll also spread the word about this …

Maya Cafe in Maplewood is the winner in this week's Food Fight, in which we asked readers for their choice for the best margarita in Mid-County. The restaurant won with 52 percent of the vote among the finalists in the competition. Here's how our other five nominees fared in our margarita Food Fight: Amigos Cantina in Kirkwood — 27 percent Hacienda Mexican Restaurant in Rock Hill — 9 percent Mi Ranchito in University City— 7 percent Las Palmas in Maplewood — 1 percent Applebee's in Maplewood — 0 percent If you're a fan of any of these spots, we encourage you to click and visit their directory…

The votes are in! We asked Patch readers for your favorite Mid-County margarita and got some great spots for our favorite weekend meal. We read your comments on Patch, as well as comments posted to our Patch Facebook pages and Twitter accounts. Here are your choices: Amigos Cantina in Kirkwood Applebee's in Maplewood Hacienda Mexican Restaurant in Rock Hill Las Palmas in Maplewood Maya Cafe in Maplewood Mi Ranchito in University City Thank you to all those who nominated your favorite local establishments in Part 1 of this Food Fight. Now it's time to pick a winner. Readers have until 5 p.m…

With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, we thought it would be a good time to talk about margaritas, those sweet and sour concoctions that, as Jimmy Buffett is fond of saying, helps us hang on. This week, we're interested in your favorite Mid-County spot for a margarita. Every week on Mid-County Food Fight, we're looking the best places to dine and drink. Please give your recommendations for places in our Mid-County Patches: Clayton-Richmond Heights, Kirkwood, Ladue-Frontenac, Maplewood-Brentwood, University City and Webster Groves.  Here's how Food Fight works: Today, we ask for your …

The Piccadilly in Maplewood is the winner in this week's Food Fight, in which we asked readers for their choice for best brunch in Mid-County. The restaurant won with 71 percent of the vote among the finalists in the competition. Last month, The Piccadilly won the Patch Readers' Choice Award for having the best barbeque in Mid-County. Here's how our other seven nominees fared in our Brunch Food Fight: First Watch, with locations in Clayton, Des Peres, Kirkwood and Webster Groves — 7 percent City Coffeehouse & Creperie in Clayton — 6 percent Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood — 4 percent …

The votes are in! We asked Patch readers for your favorite Mid-County brunch spots and got some great spots for our favorite weekend meal. We read your comments on Patch, as well as comments posted to our Patch Facebook pages and Twitter accounts. Here are your choices: City Coffeehouse & Creperie in Clayton The Piccadilly, in Maplewood First Watch, with locations in Clayton, Des Peres, Kirkwood and Webster Groves  Kaldi's in Kirkwood Market Pub House in University City Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood Schnucks in Des Peres Stratton's Cafe in Webster Groves Square One Brewery in Lafayette …

With Mothers' Day just around the corner, we thought it would be a good time to talk about Sunday brunch. When you want to treat mom to a nice brunch, what's the Mid-County location you'd recommend? This week, we're interested in your favorite Mid-County brunch spot. Every week on the Food Fight, we're looking the best places to dine and drink. Please give your recommendations for places in our Mid-County Patches: Clayton-Richmond Heights, Ladue-Frontenac, University City, Webster Groves, Kirkwood and Maplewood-Brentwood. Here's how Food Fight works: Today, we ask for your nominations. We …

Cicero's Restaurant in University City is the winner of this week's Food Fight, in which we asked readers for their choice for the best Mid-County Italian restaurants. Cicero's won with 44 percent of the vote among the four finalists. The results among the other finalists were: Acero (Maplewood), 27 percent. Farotto's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria (Rock Hill), 16 percent. Amici's Restaurant (Kirkwood), 11 percent. Voting in our Italian Fight poll started Monday morning and ended at 5 p.m. Friday afternoon. Congratulations to Cicero's for winning this week's Mid-County Food Fight battle. We …

It's time to vote now in the second phase of this week's Mid-County Food Fight. You've given us your nominations. Now, it's time to vote from among the finalists. Where do you think is the best place for Italian food in Mid-County? The weekly Food Fight is our friendly competition among eateries, diners, bistros, bars, pubs and fine dining establishments in our Mid-County Patch sites: Ladue-Frontenac, Clayton-Richmond Heights, University City, Webster Groves, Maplewood-Brentwood and Kirkwood. So, here are the places you nominated as our finalists in this week's Food Fight: Acero in Maplewood…

Sicily, Naples or Florence? Pasta dishes, pesce dishes or roasted meats? When you think Italian food, what's the first place you think of? This week, we're interested in your favorite Mid-County spots for Italian food. Every week on the Mid-County Food Fight, we're looking the best places to dine and drink. Please give your recommendations for places in our Mid-County Patches: Ladue-Frontenac, Clayton-Richmond Heights, University City, Webster Groves, Maplewood-Brentwood and Kirkwood. We're making a little change to how we run Food Fight. Going forward, here's how we'll do it: Every other …

Hacienda Mexican Restaurant in Rock Hill is the winner of this week's Food Fight, in which we asked readers for their choice for the best Mid-County Mexican restaurants. Hacienda won with 25 percent of the vote among the eight finalists. (See our 5 p.m. attached screenshot of the poll.) The results among the other finalists were: Milagro (Webster Groves), 20 percent. Fuzzy's Taco Shop (Webster Groves), 16 percent. Amigos (Kirkwood), 15 percent. Nachomama's (Rock Hill), 8 percent. El Indio (Rock Hill), 7 percent. Las Palmas (Maplewood), 4 percent. Mi Ranchito (University City), 2 percent. …

Black beans or refried beans? Burritos or tacos? And do you want sour cream with that? This week, we're interested in your favorite Mid County spots for Mexican food. Every week on the Mid County Food Fight, we're looking the best places to dine and drink. Please give your recommendations for places in our Mid County Patches: Ladue-Frontenac, Clayton-Richmond Heights, University City, Webster Groves, Maplewood-Brentwood and Kirkwood. Here's how the Food Fight works: Each week, we'll ask a question about your favorites. We invite you to post your nominations in the comments below. We hope you'…

The Piccadilly, in Maplewood, is the winner of this week's Food Fight, in which we asked readers for their choice for the best Mid-County barbecue spots.  The Piccadilly won with 47 percent of the vote among the five finalists. The results among the other finalists were: Richard's Ribs (Kirkwood), 22 percent. Highway 61 Roadhouse & Kitchen (Webster Groves), 20 percent. Knights of Columbus (Maplewood), 7 percent. Russ's Rib's (Kirkwood), 2 percent. Voting in our barbecue Food Fight poll started Wednesday morning and ended at 5 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Congratulations to The Piccadilly for …

We asked you, Patch readers, for your favorite Mid-County barbecue spots and got some suggestions. We read your comments on Patch, as well as comments posted to our Patch Facebook pages and Twitter accounts. Here are your choices: Highway 61 Roadhouse & Kitchen, in Webster Groves The Piccadilly, in Maplewood Richard's Ribs, in Kirkwood Russ's Ribs, in the Kirkwood Farmer's Market Knights of Columbus, in Maplewood, at the corner of Manchester Road and Big Bend Boulevard, once a month Thank you to all those who nominated your favorite local establishments in Part 1 of this week's Food Fight. …

St. Louis-style barbecue? Something tangy, mustardy or spicy? Ribs, pulled pork or beef? When you want barbecue, where do you go? This week, we're interested in your favorite Mid-County spots for barbecue. Every week on the Mid-County Food Fight, we're looking the best places to dine and drink. Please give your recommendations for places covered by our Mid-County Patches: Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Maplewood-Brentwood, Clayton-Richmond Heights, University City and Ladue-Frontenac. Here's how the Food Fight works: Each week, we'll ask a question about your favorites. We invite you to post your …

Foley's Irish Bar in Maplewood is the winner of this week's Food Fight, in which we asked readers for their choice for the best place to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Mid-County.  Foley's won with 53 percent of the votes among the six finalists. The results among the other finalists were: Kilkenny's Pub (Clayton), 25 percent. Trainwreck Saloon (Rock Hill), 10 percent. American Legion Goff-Moll Post 101 (Brentwood), 10 percent. Molly Darcy's (Clayton): 0 percent. VFW Post 3500 (Richmond Heights), 0 percent.  Voting in our St. Patrick's Day Food Fight poll started Wednesday morning and ended …

When we asked Patch readers for their favorite St. Patrick's Day celebration spots in Mid-County, we got some suggestions. We read your comments on Patch, as well as comments posted to our Patch Facebook pages and Twitter accounts. Here are your choices: Molly Darcy's in Clayton Kilkenny's Pub in Clayton VFW Post 3500 in Richmond Heights Trainwreck Saloon in Rock Hill Foley's Irish Bar in Maplewood American Legion Goff-Moll Post 101 in Brentwood. Thank you to all those who nominated your favorite local establishments in Part 1 of this week's Food Fight. Now it's time to pick a winner. …

What matters more, green beer or a good spot to celebrate? Friends, we're asking you this week for your favorite place in Mid-County to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Remember, we're defining the area for our friendly competition as those in our Mid-County Patch sites: University City, Clayton-Richmond Heights, Ladue-Frontenac, Maplewood-Brentwood, Kirkwood and Webster Groves. Every week on the Mid-County Food Fight, we're looking the best places to dine and drink. This week, we're focusing on where you'd go for the luck of the Irish. Here's how the Food Fight works: Each week, we'll ask a …