Reviews written by The Travel Penguin
We enjoyed our dinner at the Wentzville location of Thai Kitchen. Our server was great as was the food. There are four area locations in this chain restaurant including Wentzville, O'Fallon, St. Charles, and Florissant. Frankly, we appreciated the Thai decor more at the O'Fallon location (haven't tried the other locations) but the taste in...
I've been to Mount Pleasant Estates many times over the years dating back to the 1980s. It is really grown into the premiere winery of the area. The wines are pricey compared to the same bottles bought in the St Louis area. You may pay 2-3 times the price over what you might pay...
This theater system has many different auditoriums and each one has very few seats. The seats are leather and recline and I believe they are heated which was not needed. Each seat also had a small table that you could put a drink or food on. The public area of the theater was like...
This was my first visit to this theater to see a popular movie. The one thing that I didn't expect is that it is all reserved seating -- even when there are just a handful of clients in that particular showing. The interior of the theater is showing iwear and tear. It looks a...
First, I'd like to say that our server was great. He even gave us some free gumbo to tryout which tasted good. We enjoyed the seafood. But the sides were just so-so. My corn didn't have much taste. To me, it just tasted like canned corn. One nice thing nice is that the restaurant offers some Mediterranean dishes which we...
This lake is part of the Weldon Spring Conservation Area and is rather nice but it is right next to Highway 40/61 near the Daniel Boone Bridge at the Missouri River and so it is somewhat noisy with all the traffic passing by. All the same, you don't see the traffic unless you are standing on the dam side of...
Friendship Brewing Company is an interesting brewpub that is surprisingly large if you haven't been inside before. We enjoyed our visit but found the chicken wings to be a bit expensive for just 7 wings. We'll try something different the next time. But we were pleased with everything else and will probably return someday.
If you haven't visited the Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center in many years, things have changed greatly. There is a brand new building housing the exhibits and a 10 minute documentary film you can see about the area. Groups such as classrooms can schedule informative tours of the exhibits. If you live in the area and have interest in what...
I've never been inside this White Castle location but I have been through the drive-thru quite a few times over the years. Its biggest selling feature is that it's open 24 hours daily. If you have a craving in the middle of the night, this is the place to go.
There isn't much to see at this short trail. It is simply a mowed loop in the vegetation. I don't think the name "Prairie Trail" describes it. It is neither prairie nor is it a trail. Again, it is just a mowed loop. If there is any highlight it would be that there is...
I rarely post a negative review, but our visit here was very disappointing. One fish dish had to be returned because it smelled fishy. It's simply should not have left the kitchen. The other two dishes we ordered were simply tasteless. We all felt we would have been better off at Taco Bell. Since...
This is a short 0.4 mi out and back trail from the parking lot at the base of Kraut Lake Dam to Dardenne Creek which originates just to the west of here at Brommelsiek Park. Kids will like it -- especially if they get to play along the stream.