This review is a long-time coming.
If the Sillyfamily had a Top-10 List, Young's would definitely be on it. We visit the family-owned Valley Park restaurant about once a month. Here's why:
*It's family-friendly. You can bring the kids, bring your friends, bring your friends' kids...you never worry about whether your baby is fussy or the kids want to walk up to the counter and order their own ice cream. The trains that pass by regularly are a bonus--the kids love to hear them, see them and count the cars.
*The chicken is AMAZING. I challenge you to find better fried chicken in St. Louis. They were recently voted "Best Fried Chicken" in the Riverfront Times. The coating is perfectly crispy and the chicken is perfectly juicy. I'm told that the fried fish is also yummy, but I never stray from my favorite chicken! The french fries are equally golden-brown and delicious (GB&D in chef Alton Brown-lingo).
*The ice cream is WONDERFUL. My *personal* favorite is a little treat called a "cherry chip concrete". I can't find it anywhere else in town. It's a cherry shell topping (like Magic Shell, but cherry) mixed into their vanilla ice cream and topped with more cherry shell. Let me say this...during one of their battles with eminent domain, when Young's had to close their doors and eventually move across highway 141 to their current location, I called, several times a year, for 2-3 years, hoping to find they had re-opened so I could get my fix of cherry chip. No lie. :)
*The family is WELCOMING. Grant and Sibyl Young are always behind the counter and behind the fryer. They're always glad to see you & there's a real sense of small-town familiarity. It's a nice change, in a chain-restaurant world, to find a family that has kept a legacy going for over 50 years and really seem to love what they do.
Young's also caters--we order fried chicken, pasta salad and a gorgeous fruit platter with chocolate dip every year for our Indy 500 party and it is always a hit!
This is a Sillyfamily favorite indeed--and you should make it one of your own silly family favorites!
About Me
- Sillyman
- Let me get one thing straight... I'm the SILLIEST person around. Basically, I'm an 12 year old food critic. I go around tasting weird, unusual or fancy foods around the area or sometimes around the country. In my blog I will be asking YOU where I go next. I'll be posting polls, surveys and I will also be answering questions and taking suggestions. I'm not afraid to taste REALLY WEIRD foods and I'll take any suggestions, so feel free to comment. Over time I will post photos of me at the restaurant that YOU suggested. Remember, food has just gone silly!
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