Cafe Affton Sports Grill & Bar

location isn’t exactly what one would call off the beaten path. It sits along one of busiest sections of Gravois Road in an unassuming brick storefront that could be easily overlooked. But slow down, stop and try this retro roadhouse with community pride reflected in the menu.

Burgers and sandwiches are named in honor of area schools. The Affton Cheddar Bacon Burger and the Cor Jesu Patty Melt (both $7.99) are burger favorites. The sandwich lineup includes the Vianney Griffin Triple Decker Club ($8.49), the St. Mary’s Steak Sammie ($9.99) and the Lutheran South Café Gerber (an open faced toasted ham and cheese on garlic French bread priced at $7.49). My alma mater Mehlville didn't make the menu cut, but my parish did, with the St Catherine Laboure Pork Tenderloin Sandwich.

Other house specialties are Café Sliders—notably the BBQ Pulled Pork Minis, covered in extra sharp Cheddar and onion straws. The homemade pizza is tasty, and Cafe Affton offers a pie I've yet to find anywhere else in the world: the Chicken Modiga pizza.

Appetizers, soups, salads, pastas along with a half-dozen entrees range from $6.99 for Toasted Ravioli to $14.99 for Beef Spiedini. Add in nightly dinner specials along with bar specials featuring the hometown Anheuser-Busch brews from Pestalozzi Street—Café Affton ensures  no one will leave hungry or thirsty 

Cafe Affton is located at 8713 Gravois Road. Call 314-457-8000 or click on www.cafeaffton.com.