dine & drink

▶ st. louis The Golden Hoosier

Story and photography by Mabel Suen

In the newly dubbed Crown district in south St. louis, The Golden Hoosier provides the perfect setting to create new summer memories. Complete with a campground-themed patio and a sizable taxidermy collection, the neighborhood bar also has a robust bar program and food menu. Inside the restored art deco space or outside by the firepits, try the backwoods barbie flight with a miniature busch beer, pomegranateagave liqueur and Cazadores tequila blanco and tequila reposado. to eat, we recommend the one-pound duroc pork steak; spiced fish and chips with wild atlantic cod and parmesan-rosemary matchstick fries; or veggie enchilada casserole with corn tortillas, grilled vegetables, black beans, creamy avocado, salsa roja and salsa verde.

3707 S. Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri, thegoldenhoosier.com

▲ oVERlAND PARK, Ks Taco Naco Market & Taqueria WrItten by Jenny Vergara photography by anna petroW

Chef Fernanda reyes gonzalez started taco naco as a side hustle. She had a full-time kitchen job and only planned to do pop ups at the overland park Farmers’ Market, but her food received such rave reviews that she and her husband decided to open Taco Naco Market & Taqueria in overland park, Kansas. the bright and colorful space has tables inside and out, plus a small on-site market with fresh produce, guacamole, salsa, Margarita mix, Mexican sodas and more. Starting at 8am Friday through Sunday, reyes serves breakfast tacos and breakfast burritos, but lunch and dinner draw the biggest crowds throughout the week. the seven specialty tacos on the menu are made with tortillas from yoli tortilleria and stuffed with al pastor, barbacoa brisket, chimichurri carne asada and cochinita pibil. reyes also offers two vegan options with either potatoes and green pumpkin seed mole or wild mushrooms, pickled red onion and mild mole.

▼ ColuMBiA, Mo Ozark Mountain Biscuit and Bar

WrItten by JeSSICa Vaughn MartIn / photography by aaron ottIS

From now on, Columbia, Missouri, diners will always know where to find the buttery, Southern-style biscuit sandwiches from ozark Mountain biscuit Co. the company’s new brick-and-mortar location, Ozark Mountain Biscuit and Bar, serves the food truck’s characteristic fare alongside new dishes with a more coastal vibe such as the barbecue shrimp dinner. owner bryan Maness is also working with local farmers to source fresh ingredients for seasonal options such as a summer sharing plate featuring pickled and fried okra and fried green tomatoes. he invites patrons to find a spot on the sprawling, open-air patio – measuring almost 2,500 square feet, there’s space for everyone – and dig into the expanded all-day menu. and don’t forget about drinks; the bevy of beverages includes locally roasted coffee, craft cocktails and beer.

1204 Hinkson Ave., Columbia, Missouri, ozarkmountainbiscuits.com