Corner 17 Restaurant

So, I tried out a new restaurant today! Yay! I was in the St. Louis Loop for the Ice Festival and it was time for lunch after all the playing and walking and other various shenanigans. My normal go to is Fitz's. Seriously. I LOVE Fitz's. I will do a post on it at some point, I promise! Anyways, I was feeling adventurous today and I wanted to try something new. The Loop is full of interesting restaurants to try out. We walked down the road and eventually passed a place that caught my eye.

 Corner 17 Noodles and Bubble Tea. Being that I have never tried Bubble Tea I knew this was going to sate my curiosity about it AND my need to be adventurous...because going out in cold weather to an Ice Festival with a 2 year old could never be considered adventurous enough (sarcasm). :P

 I was very excited to try Bubble Tea but I had NO idea the choice tornado I was going to find myself in. Who knew there were SO many different kinds of Bubble Teas? From the flavors, the choices to go IN the tea, and the KIND of tea...I was so lost. Luckily our waiter, Yan, was very patient with me. I told him what kind of things I liked and he suggested I try the Coconut Milk Bubble Tea with boba. Well, he picked the perfect one for me! It was DELICIOUS! I am sooooo ready for another one! Okay, well, I did forget to ask about the amount of Caffeine in them so maybe not the best thing to binge on if you are like me and have bad reactions to caffeinated beverages. Still, wonderful for a splurge!

 Then there was the nom noms part of the meal to decide. I went with the pan seared noodles with chicken. You can actually watch them make the noodles from scratch from a window close to where you are seated (I am a nerd okay and I like learning new things). I was not disappointed with this meal. The noodles were somehow a mixture of savory, sweet, and the perfect texture. These are the best noodles I have ever had. They were delicious! Oh, and did I mention, they were only $8.99?! On the Loop that is extremely reasonable for a meal and I personally was able to make it TWO meals because I had enough for left overs.

Sigh. It is going to make trying new things on the Loop even more difficult now that I have another favorite place to eat...and drink because that tea was amazing. I would definintly recommend trying this place out if you have not. The wait staff was extraordinary (a waiter brought my daughter fortune cookies to snack on until the food was brought out), the food was great, and the specialty tea was unique and fun to try! :)