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Food & Drink in University City, MO

8/13/2016

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​Fun Part of St. Louis

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Last April, Don and I spent a night in University City, not to be confused with Universal City... even though, both have a lot of festive lights and attractions.
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​"U. City" is in St. Louis County, near Washington University.  Delmar Blvd. is the main drag and it was hopping, even on a Sunday evening.
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Tempting Signs
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There were a lot more options for dining and drinking, than when we lived in St. Louis, 30 years ago.
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We strolled down Delmar, feeling extra intrigued,by all the neon signs luring us.  The Pin-Up-Bowl, looked like a good option of food, drink and entertainment!

Blueberry Hill
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Blueberry Hill has always been a favorite. I wrote it up in the Dining Blog, back in January 2013.
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We headed in for old time's sake.  Don was eager for  a beer and I was eager to feast my eyes.

Lots of Old


There's a lot of stuff to look at in Blueberry Hill!
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We sat in a booth by the old bar.  The bar is pretty impressive, but that doesn't thrill me as much as all the weird stuff that covers the walls and fills the shelves. 
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Back in the seventies, Blueberry Hill was just about the only reason for coming to this area of U. City.  Don loved the beer and darts. I loved the whimsical collections that owner, Joe Edwards displayed.  Vintage toys and record albums, to giant oddities... like Pinocchio's head!  I was glad to see it was all still there.

Peacock Diner

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We had already decided on a Thai place for dinner, but I had to stop to take in this beautiful sign, just down the street from Blueberry Hill.  ​
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It was tempting to change plans, but Don and I decided we would save a stop at The Peacock, for the morning.

Coffee at The Peacock
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It's pretty lame to sneak in a blog write up about a place, when you've only sampled their coffee. But that's how much I loved the atmosphere.  We stopped in at 9 am and the place was festive, bright, curious and a little empty.

More Collections!
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I looked across 4 U-shaped counters and saw a lit up case of themed goodies! As it turns out, Joe Edwards also owns this place.
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But the collections displayed at The Peacock were all bright and sparkly. I'm not sure I'd want to see some of the Blueberry Hill collections (many items are comically creepy) in the bright of day!

Best Seat in the House
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I'm not sure where everyone was, but the place was pretty empty.  A sweet old woman sat alone at one booth and a man with laptop sat at a table.  He saw us oohing and ahhing and he actually looked up to enjoy our enthusiasm.  
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He encouraged us to go ahead and sit in the "Carousel of Love".   When our server brought our coffee, she explained how the round booth rotates on a platform.  In the evening you can reserve the booth and spin it towards the curtains... which open up to reveal large TV screen!  Crazy!

Feasting My Eyes Again!
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I almost wanted to take my coffee and try out every booth. There were many delightful displays of dairy related goodies.  Milk bottles and cows.. coffee cans and chickens.
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What a great place to have breakfast!  But we had to save our appetites, because we were heading out of St. Louis in a moment.  And we had already planned an important breakfast stop. And that will be my next blog!
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