The Riverfront Times reports on new restaurants, and has covered Robata — opened a few weeks ago in the former Church’s Chicken location on Manchester in Maplewood (7260 Manchester Road).
The RFT reports on Robata:
- Owned by Thom and Emily Chantharasy, former partners of the now-closed Sekisui
- The inside seats roughly 35 diners, there’s a patio too
- Robata’s has a small plate menu — such as fried squid legs, tuna poke or soft shell crab
- Try the yakitori — skewered meat cooked over a charcoal fire
- Customize your ramen — pick your noodle, broth, main ingredient and garnishes
- Open Monday through Thursday from 5-11 p.m. and Friday through Saturday from 5 p.m.-12 a.m. Expect crowds
Read the full post in the Riverfront Times.
The RFT also listed its top 10 favorite neighborhood markets, and Maplewood’s Larder & Cupboard came in at number 4.
From the RFT, on Larder & Cupboard:
- Opened one year
- Offers specialty, locally sourced and locally prepared foods
- Good Food Award winners, SOFI award winners and Cheese Award winners
- Local chefs, coffee roasters and cheese producers sell directly to the store
- Each staff member is knowledgeable about every product and their source and can offer tips for use, recipes and pairing suggestions
Read the full post in the Riverfront Times.
