Help Ballwin Restaurants Make the A-List

Several area establishments are nominee's in St. Louis Magazine's annual reader's choice contest.

Several Ballwin businesses have been selected as nominees in St. Louis Magazine’s A-List Readers’ Choice Poll for 2013, but they will need help from fans to make the final cut. The yearly list spotlights what is exceptional in the St. Louis area, as chosen by those who live here. Voting is currently open through Jan. 24 for businesses in the “Food and Night Life” category. To vote, click on this link and then complete the survey on the magazine’s website. The following establishments from the area are up for selection: Know a Ballwin or Ellisville restaurant that deserves to be recognized? Tell us who and why in the comments!

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Friday Food Critic

Friday Food Critic: Nippon Tei

Each week, we nominate a new restaurant for you to review. That's right, you're the local expert.

When it comes to restaurants, Ballwin and Ellisville have it covered. We have some great local places that many would consider community gems; we have some restaurants that aren't exactly mom-and-pop but are unique to the area; and we certainly—for better or for worse—have plenty of chains lining our main streets. But what we don't have is a consistent food critic to tell us what's good and what's not.  That's where you come in. We could throw some money at a professional food critic, but that's not exactly what Patch is all about. We'd much rather know the opinion of the fine folks that eat there day-in and day-out. It's your community. You eat the food. You tell us if it passes the mark. That's why we are introducing The Friday Food …

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