Best Neighbourhood Gem Restaurants in East St. Louis, Illnois

We had a delicious lunch and received excellent service! The food was amazing and very flavorful. I had the sliders which had caramelized onions, steak and delicious sauce! The salad was crisp and fresh which came with a make your own choice to add to your salad. It included house made croutons, cheese crumbles, your choice of two different dressings. We look forward to our next time dining there.

We’ve been here probably hundreds of times over the years. Food never fails to hit the mark favorites include the bisque, shrimp and grits, and étouffée, wonderfully quirky and historic building cool music. It tends to get pretty loud, but it’s well worth it.

The food and wine were terrific as always, and our server, Teresa, was charming yet truly professional. The only "knock" on our review is the proximity of our table to the bar area. The restaurant has a low ceiling without sound dampening and the noise level was, frankly, annoying. To be fair, we were able to disregard that (for the most part) and had a nice evening.

An absolutely perfect evening at Charlie Gitto’s!! We were immediately greeted with fresh bread and water and overall, the service was attentive and fabulous. Our server Talitha (I cannot for the life of me remember her name exactly 😂) was phenomenal. She was very knowledgeable and gave plenty of insight on different dishes. For an appetizer, we tried the toasted ravioli which was truly heavenly. For our entrees, I ordered the lobster spaghetti special which was incredible and my partner ordered the seafood pasta. Overall, the experience was amazing and we will be returning.

Trout is always a go-to, and recommended it for my friend. I tried the braised beef and thought it was fabulous. Escargot still remains the best in town, and the gougeres are addictive. Still my favorite STL spot for a nice evening out since moving out of town.