FEAST FAVES
| where we’re DininG
the tattooed dog In February, The Tattooed Dog opened in Wentzville, the brick-and-mortar incarnation of owners Josh and Tara Lemmon’s former food truck, burger Ink. Like the truck, The Tattooed Dog offers a menu of seven-ounce flat-top grilled burgers, hearty sandwiches, fries, nachos and more. In name and décor the restaurant also carries on the truck’s tattoo and body art imagery, with one entire wall covered in colorful chalk promoting its menu. burgers like the Farmer stack sautéed mushrooms, goat cheese, roasted garlic aïoli and spring greens on top of a dense patty, sandwiched between a corn-dusted Kaiser roll. Another burger on offer, the Perzola, combines the same substantial patty with butter-poached pears, white American cheese, Gorgonzola crème and spring greens on a hefty pretzel bun. Paired with a side of classic chili-cheese fries, grabbing lunch or dinner at The Tattooed Dog is a satisfying experience. Pending approval from the city, the Lemmons expect to add wine and local craft beers to the menu this month. –L.M.
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Jonathan Gayman
403 Luetkenhaus blvd., Wentzville, 636.887.2178 facebook.com/TheTattooedDog
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