Mango: St. Louis, MO Restaurant Review
Hours of Operation
Monday through Thursday: 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Early and Late Night Happy Hours
Monday through Friday: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Monday through Thursday: 9:00 p.m. – close
Friday and Saturday: 10:00 p.m. – close
1/2 off select draft beer
1/2 off mango margaritas
$16 pitchers of sangria
$5.00 select wine by the glass
Location:
Overview
Living in St. Louis Downtown, Tuesday nights can be a little slow when it comes to entertainment. This is the perfect time to get out and explore some of the new and unique restaurants that are offered in the city. On this night the choice was Mango Restaurant. It’s menu is a Peruvian Cuisine blending spices and flavors from Spanish, Incan, African, and Asian cultures. It’s menu has a wide variety of beef, chicken, shrimp, fish and vegan menu options that cater to everyone.
The restaurant itself sits off to the side of Washington Ave on Lucas Ave. As you walk past the draped entrance you get an instant whiff of this fusion food and instantly want to check out what’s smelling so good. The restaurant decor is contemporary, but comfortable. There is a full service bar that will mix up any normal drink or maybe one of their house specialties such as the Mango Margarita or Sangria. Below is the first visit meal:
Drinks
We went with “Nori’s Sangria”. A glass was $7.50 and a pitcher was $24.00 which served 4 to 6 glass. Naturally I justified getting the pitcher. It was probably one of the best Sangria’s I have had. This got the night started and the likely reason I thought it was such a great idea to visit the vodka bar “SHIVER” after dinner.
Appetizer
ANTICUCHOS DE CARNE – $9
Two marinated beef skewers with dipping sauce. It also came with a couple of golden potatoes, a “green sauce” that had a pesto taste and some white cornish(?) pieces. Didn’t care for those, but the beef was very tender and had a good spice to it.
House Salad $4
Mix of field greens, roasted red peppers, fresh mango and cilantro, tossed in light olive oil and lemon dressing.
Dinner
POLLO A LA PARILLA – $12
“Chicken breast marinated in white wine and garlic, grilled and served with golden potato and oregano infused tomatoes”. Overall this dish was average. There was a little confusion in that white wine and garlic is more a marinade versus a sauce. The chicken could have used another garnish and was a little on the dry side.
PESCADO A LA CHORRILLANA – $16
“Sauteed tilapia, onions and tomatoes garnished with Peruvian black olives, sliced egg, fried toast served with white rice and golden potato.” This was our waitress Desi’s favorite dish. It is now my favorite dish. The rice served with it was very good and had a chicken broth taste mixed in. The talapia was cooked perfect with plenty of onions, tomatoes and olives. The hilarious part was the “fried toast” was about 1″ long and 1/2″ wide and the sliced egg was the sice of a nickel.
Overall
Overall this restaurant will go on the list of restaurants to visit again. The drinks were great, the service was very helpful and honest. The waitress would help recommend dishes to us that were in the range of what our tastes were and also showcased some favorite authentic dishes. The food was interesting and something I hadn’t had before, but loved most of it. The prices were about average for a fusion restaurant where entrees ranged from $10 to $18 with a few up to $25.
Dinner for 2: $70 (Drinks, appetizer, 1 salad and 2 entrees)