The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-12

The question what shall we est7 that
ever faces him who must satisfy the inner
man at restaurants, is only less difficult
10 answer than the az persistent conun-
drum, Where shall We eet7
Anybody who has daily been confronted
BY these problems knows how serious they
ara. The man with q wife and a home,
who goes TO them OF evenings, considers
only that he is 10 have superior dinner.
some are particular which word IS used.
He hes no bother at all as to where he
shan eat, and his better half has decided
what be shall eat II he disapprove her
selection. at least he has the pleasure OF
Informing her how much better q discrimi-
nation he would have displayed In the
choosing.
A couple Of hundred thousand persons are
coming hare for the Worlds Fair dedica-
fion. and they VIII b asking, What and
where shall we eat7 Many viii resign
themselves TO the mercies of 2.7G boarding
houses Of the city and eat-hash. Othsrs
will simply ind lodgings and seek restau-
rants.
This In rough is the situation they will
face: Last November Directory statistics
showed that there were 61 restaurants in
the city. Now the number probably is
nearer $50 In character they range from
the hole In the wall. where for s cents Is
served d~oughnuts and cohee-'1Ike mother
used to make"-to the pretentious estab-
Nshment which charges fabulous prices
Those who serve coffee like mother used
to make are largely in the majority. Cof-
fee like mother used to make always comes
IN q large. unbreakable cup, under which
IS an equally bulky saucer. II ever IS ex-
c~esdingly black coffee. and tastes as II
mother made It during her m~aidenhood
and then, as occasion required, "het It up"
COFFEE IS NOT LACKING.
St. Louis is well fitted out to furnish
conee like mother used TO make. to any
dedication crowd-e million. II need be. Il
Is considered possible that some inconven-
ience In obtaining quarters may be ex-
perlenced. But everybody who comes to
this city April 90 may rest assured that
there will be coffes Of this brand for each
and all
He that starts out to investigate the re-
sources Of St. Louis in the matter OF res
taurants. VIII discover many things at the
expense Of his digestion There are Amer
ican restaurants, German restaurants,
French restaurants, Jew restaurants, Ital-
ian restaurants. Chinese restaurants and
restaurants plebian and aristocraic.
SAC1Sl.
Of the restaurant aristocratic it is IN
necessary to speak-Tony Faust's, Nc
Tague's. the principal hotel restaurants.
and the new ones, which are daily opened
in preparation for the Worlds Fair trade.
They vay a little Of course in atmosphere.
Faust's is a bit German. McTague's is,
weIl-Irish. All seem labeled with a dis
tinctly American motto: You put up the
coin and we deliver the goods"
OF the restaurant plebian little need be
said The customer pours his coffee into
his saucer and drinks # from that He
eats his potatoes with his knife. Everything
is plain. Dishes and food correspond to
the pocketbook OF the customer. Yet. often
the edibles are substantial and good.
HOP ALLEY" EATING HOUSES
The Chinese restaurants are in the sayory
section OF the city, known as Hop Alley"
They face on Eighth street, beside the well
known alley. One is on the second floor
of a ramshackle red brick building, and
bears the simple sign, Yin Foo" The
other opens upon the street and the pro-