| Accession Number: | SC 16:05 |
| Location: | RB-M |
| Dates: | 1950-2010 |
| Size: | 9 small flip top boxes; 3.0 cu. ft. |
| Creator/Collector: | Unknown collector |
| Acquisition info: | Unknown donation to RBSC |
| Accruals: | None expected |
| Custodial history: | Unknown. |
| Language: | Primarily English, some Italian and French |
| Processed by: | Melissa Miller, March 2016 |
| Conservation notes: | All matches removed from cases. |
| Scope and Content: | The collection contains of matchbooks from area restaurants and hotels as well as some noted national and international restaurants and hotels. |
| Arrangement: | Collection arranged alphabetically within topic |
| Restrictions: | Collection open for research. Permission required to reproduce images. SLPL not copyright holder of photographs. |
| Remarks: |
Culinary and Hotel Matchbook Collection
1950-2010
9 small flip top boxes; 3.0 cu. ft.
| Box/Folder | Description |
| 1 |
St. Louis Restaurants Finding aid 7th Inn 64 West 94th Aero Squadron-Lambert Field Abeyta’s Agostino’s Colosseum Restaurant AJ’s-Adam’s Mark Hotel Al’s Amighetti Bakery Annie Gunn’s Anthony’s Balaban’s Baldo’s Bandera’s Bartolino’s Bella Patrina Bentley’s Bevo Mill Bistro 201 Blueberry Hill Board Room Bob Evans Bon Appétit Border Grill Brazie’s Ristorante Brennan’s Bristol Bar & Grill Bruno’s Bryan’s Restaurant Busch’s Grove Café de France Cafe Le Pot au Feu Café Louie Cafe Marrakesh and Oasis Bar Cafe Potpourri Café Zoë Candicci’s Ristorante Canyon Café Casa Gallardo Catfish Crystal Charcoal House Chez Louis China Garden Ciao Circa 1900 City Cousin CJ Muggs Bar & Grill Clamorgan Coach House Restaurant Coal Hole The Commons Copenhagen Restaurant Copperfield’s (DoubleTree Hotel) Cork ‘n Cleaver Crackers Restaurant Cramer’s Crest House Cunetto House of Pasta Cyrano’s David Slay’s La Veranda-Union Station Dierdorf & Hart’s Steakhouse Del Pietro’s DeMenil Restaurant Dogtown Bar & Grill Dominic’s Down Under Duff’s Farotto’s Fedora Cafe & Bar-Union Station Fio’s La Fourchette First Street Alley Flaming Pit Flamingo Café Frank Papa’s Ristorante Gerard’s |
| 2 | Gian-Peppe’s Gian-Tony’s Gianfabio Ristorante Gianni’s Giovanna’s Little Place Grande Café Grand Hall-Omni International Hotel Grant’s Cabin The Great Grizzly Bear Green Parrot Inn The Grill Hacienda Restaurant Hannegan’s Hatfield’s and McCoy’s Henry VIII Helen Fitzgerald’s Hofamberg Inn Houlihan’s Old Place Hsu’s Chinese Restaurant Hunter’s Hollow Incognito J. Hunter’s Jack Kane Kreis Restaurant Jackie’s Place Jake’s Steaks Joan G’s-Bissell Mansion Joe Boccardi’s Ristorante John Mineo’s Johnny Gitto’s John’s Town Hall Kemoll’s Key West Cafe-Union Station Kilroy’s King Louie’s L’auberge Bretonne The Ladle Laffite’s Le Bistro The Leather Bottle Leong’s Restaurant Lettuce Leaf Lo Russo’s Cucina Lombardo’s Lone Wolf Lotus Room Ltd. Lynda’s Bon Appetit Melting Pot Ménage Michael’s Ristorante & Bar Mike Talayna’s Miss Hulling’s Mississippi Nights Moorings Morton’s of Chicago Nantucket Cove Nicoletti’s Nino’s O’Connell’s Pub O’Shea’s Old Noodle & Pizza Co. Old Spaghetti Factory Olympia Kebob House and Taverna Ozzie’s Restaurant & Sports Bar Pacific Shore Cafe Painted Plates Pantera’s Pizza Pasta House Company Park Place Patrick’s The Pastrami Join Paul Manno’s |
| 3 | R TownRaintree CC Ramon’s Jalapeño Red Brick Redel’s Restaurant de Bergerac Reuben’s Richard Perry Rick’s Café Américain Ricotta’s Rizzo’s Top of Tower Robata of Japan Ron & Shirley’s Italian Restaurant Rugger’s Ruggeri’s Sam Wilson’s Sam’s Steakhouse Sea Chase Sesame Chinese Restaurant Shanghai Inn Sidney Street Café Smith & Slay’s Sqwires Stan Musial & Biggie’s Steak n Shake Summit T. Billy Moffitt’s Tavern on the Plaza Terrace Room-Sheraton Plaza Hotel TGI Friday’s Tony Roma’s Tony’s Top of the Riverfront Top of the Sevens Town Hall Trader Vic’s Tryst The Velvet Turtle Via’s Vincent’s Wade’s Walter’s Zia’s Zoë St. Louis Hotels and Miscellaneous Adam’s Mark Hotel SS Admiral Bellerive Country Club Breckenridge Casa Loma Ballroom Chase Park Plaza Clayton Club The Daniele Hotel Fabulous Fox Forest Hills Country Club Goldenrod Show Boat Inn Conference Lounge Jon Tomas Kennedy Country Lennox Hotel Log Cabin Club Marriott’s Pavilion Hotel Mayfair Hotel Missouri Athletic Club National Federation of Pachyderm Clubs Norwood Hills Country ClubOmni International Hotel President Casino-SS Admiral Racquet Club Royale Orleans Saint Louis Club Seven Gables Inn Sheratons at West Port Plaza Sheraton St. Louis Stadium Club Tropicana Lanes University Club Westwood Country Club Zoofari-St. Louis Zoo Association |
| 4 |
Non-St. Louis Restaurants 21-New York, NY 66 Diner-Albuquerque, NM Abbey-Atlanta, GA Al Hert’s Café Sainte Cecile-New Orleans, LA Alfredo (Walt Disney World)-Orlando, FL Alfredo all’Augusteo-Rome, Italy Andiamo (Las Vegas Hilton)-Las Vegas, NV Andria’s-Fairview Heights, IL Anthony’s-various locations Anthony’s Wharf-Minneapolis, MN Arnie’s-Chicago, IL Arundel Wharf-Kennebunkport, ME Avanzare-Chicago, IL Baba Yega-Houston, TX Baba’s-Shorewood/Dwight, IL Baby Bull’s-Pontiac, IL Barronshire (Las Vegas Hilton)-Las Vegas, NV The Bayou-Oklahoma City, OK Bennigan’s-various locations Biergarten (Walt Disney World)-Orlando, FL Biggs-Chicago, IL Bill Knapp’s-various locations Bill’s Gay Nineties-New York, NY Binyon’s-Chicago, IL The Bistro-Coral Gables, FL Bistro 110-Chicago, IL Blackhawk Lodge-Chicago, IL The Blind Lemon-Cincinnati, OH Blue Corn Cafe-Santa Fe, NM Bobby McGee’s-various locations Bobby Rubino’s Place for Ribs-various locations Brett House-Taos, NM Bugis Street Brasserie-London, UK The Bull Ring-Santa Fe, NM The Bunch of Grapes-London, UK By the Wharf-Mississauga, Canada Cabaret (Frontier Hotel & Casino)-Las Vegas, NV Cafe Boheme-London, UK Cafe Rodeo (Beverly Rodeo Hotel)-Beverly Hills, CA Café St. Gotthard-Zurich, Switzerland California Pizza Kitchen-various locations Cape Cod Room (The Drake)-Chicago, IL The Captain’s Table-Deerfield Beach, FL The Captain’s Table-Nashville, TN Carol’s Creek Cafe-Annapolis, MD Carousel Lounge (Hotel Monteleone)-New Orleans, LA Casa Vecchia-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Cha Cha Coconuts-Florida Chad’s Union St. Cafe/Jose O’Shea’s-Lakewood, CO |
| 5 | Charlie’s-Granite City, IL Charley’s Steak House-Orlando, FL Cheddar’s-Springfield, IL Chefs de France (Walt Disney World)-Orlando, IL Chi-Chi’s-various locations Christopher’s-London, UK Claim Company-Northbrook/Vernon Hills, IL The Club Grill (Ritz-Carlton)-Cancun, Mexico Clyde’s-Vienna, VA The Coach and Six-Atlanta, GA Columbia Restaurant-Florida The Consort (Continental Plaza)-Chicago, IL Country Kitchen-various locations The Court of Two Sisters-New Orleans, LA Coyote Cafe-Santa Fe, NM The Crab Pot-Seattle, WA Cracker Barrel-various locations Cricket’s-Chicago, IL Damon’s-various locations Domino Lounge-Chicago, IL The Down Under-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Eagle Mill Restaurant-Excelsior, MN Eduardo’s-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Elks-Washington, MO Excalibur-Chicago, IL Faces-Chicago, IL Flakey Jake’s-various locations Frankie’s Restaurant-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Fred Gang’s-Memphis, TN French Quarter-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Fringale Restaurant-San Francisco, CA Frisch’s Big Boy-various locations Garcia’s Mexican Restaurants-Arizona The Gaslight Club-Chicago, IL GuadalaHarry’s-San Bernardino, CA H3 Ranch-Fort Worth, TX Harrison’s-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Harry’s Cafe-Chicago, IL Harry Caray’s-Chicago, IL Harvard Bar (Thistle Hotel)-London, UK Helman’s Brauhaus-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Hog’s Breath Cafe-Bondi Beach, Australia The Holding Pattern-Milwaukee, WI Howard’s Restaurant-Gatlinburg, TN Il Monello/Il Nido-New York, NY Ivar’s Seafood Bar-Seattle, WA Jackson Fillmore Trattoria-San Francisco, CA Jasper’s Seafest-New Orleans, LA Jax-Golden Valley/Minneapolis, MN Jimmy Weston-New York, NY JJ Tippin’s-Oklahoma City, OK Jordons Seafood Restaurant-Darling Harbour, Australia Kettle Restaurants, Inc.-various locations King Fook Chinese Restaurant-Toronto, Canada L’Escargot-London, UK L’Escargot-New York, NY La Habichuela-Mexico La Normandie-Cincinnati, OH |
| 6 | Langan’s Brasserie-London, UK Las Vegas Hilton Steakhouse-Las Vegas, NVLaura O’Bryon’s-Cincinnati, OH Le Cirque-New York, NY Le Jardin-Ottawa, Canada Le Montrachet-Las Vegas Hilton, NV Les Frères de la Côte-Québec, Canada Lion Bar and Seafood Restaurant (Continental Plaza)-Chicago, IL Luciano’s Kitchen & Bar-Chicago, IL Mai-Kai-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Maisonette-Cincinnati, OH Mama’s Fish House-Maui, HI Manhattan Ocean Club-New York, NY Mareva’s-Chicago, IL Martinique Cafe-Ft. Lauderdale, FL McCormick’s-Denver, CO McMullen Country-Hertford, UK Mes Amis (Sands Casino Hotel)-Atlantic City, NJ Mr. Whipple’s-Cincinnati, OH Mrs. Parks Tavern-Chicago, IL The Mother Lode-Aspen, CO Nepenthe-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Nick’s Fishmarket-Waikiki Beach, HI Nick’s Fishmarket-Illinois The Noodle Makers-Vancouver, Canada O’Hara’s-Palm Beach, FL Oak Room (The Plaza-Westin Hotels)-New York, NY Old Florida Seafood House-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Otto’s-Buckhead, GA Oyster Bar (The Plaza-Westin Hotels)-New York, NY Oz-Sauget, IL The Palm Court (The Plaza-Westin Hotels)-New York, NY Palm Restaurants-various locations Pampa Oceano Seafood-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Park Bistro-New York, NY Pat O’Brien’s-New Orleans, LA The Peasant-Washington, DC Pelican’s-Midwest City, OK The Pier-Memphis, TN Philippe’s Bistro-Atlanta, GA The Plum Room (Intracoastal Hotel)-Ft. Pour la France-Denver, CO Prime Time-Mt. Vernon, IL The Pump Room (Ambassador East Hotel)-Chicago, IL |
| 7 | Restaurant Antoine-New Orleans, LA Restaurant Gambrinus-Québec, Canada Ristorante Nino-Rome, Italy RJ Pitcher’s-Lancaster, OH Rockwood Pottery-Cincinnati, OH Romeo Salta-New York, NY Rose & Crown (Walt Disney World)-Orlando, FL Ruby Tuesday-various locations The Rusty Harpoon-Kaanapali Beach, HI The Rusty Scupper-various locations Ruth’s Christ Steak House-various locations Sabre Room (Aladdin Hotel and Casino)-Las Vegas, NV San Domenico-New York, NY Santorini-Chicago, IL Sasha’s Deli and Grill-Wayzata, MN Scarlett O’Hara’s-St. Augustine, FL September-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Sherlock’s Home-Chicago, IL Sleep-Out Louie’s-Cincinnati, OH Sly Fox-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Spiaggia-Chicago, IL The Stables-Houston, TX Stan Hoye’s (Holiday Inn)-Carbondale, IL Stan’s-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Stockyard-Nashville, TN Stooges-Atlanta, GA Studebaker’s-Tallahassee, FL Sultan’s Table-Las Vegas, NV Sunsets-Wayzata, MN Swiss Chalet-various locations Tavern on the Green-New York, NY Tony’s-Alton, IL Top of the Bridge-Boca Raton, FL Top of Toronto-Toronto, Canada True Grits Steakhouse-Brush, CO Tucci Benucch-Chicago, IL Twisted Spoke-Chicago, IL Union Street Public House-Alexandria, VA Victor’s-Schaumburg, IL Window’s (Rend Lake Resort)-Whittington, IL Winfield Potter’s-Minneapolis, MN Winners’ Pavilion (Safari Park Hotel)-Nairobi, Kenya Yesterday’s-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Zasu’s-Atlanta, GA |
| 8 |
Non-St. Louis Hotels and Miscellaneous Ambassador East Hotel-Chicago, IL Bally’s Resorts-various locations Beijing Hotel-Beijing, China Big Cedar Lodge (Bass Pro Shops)-Memphis, TN Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts-Alberta/British Columbia, Canada Caribe Hotel-Suites-Cancun, Mexico Casino Luzern-Lucerne, Switzerland Colorado Belle-Laughlin, NV Croasdaile Country Club-Durham, NC Crown Towers-Melbourne, Australia Delfines Hotel and Casino-Lima, Peru Desert Inn and Country Club-Las Vegas, NV The Drake-Chicago, IL Dusit Thani-Bangkok, Thailand The Four Season-New York, NY The Four Seasons Hotels-various locations Friendly Hills Country Club-Whittier, CA Golden Nugget-Las Vegas, NV Hazeltine National Golf Club-Chaska, MN The Hemisphere Club-New York, NY Hotel Baltschug Kempinski-Moscow, Russia Hotel Bedford-Brussels, Belgium Hotel del Coronado-San Diego, CA Hotel las Adelfas-Cordoba, Spain Hotel Maria del Carmen (Best Western)-Mérida, Mexico Hotel Meridien-New Orleans, LA Hotel Nacional de Cuba-Havana, Cuba Hotel Stadt Koblenz-Aachen, Germany Hoteles Porcel-Granada, Spain House of Fashion/House of Fragrance-Beverly Hills, CA Hyatt Regency-Istanbul, Turkey Intercontinental Hotel-Hong Kong, China International Hotel-New Orleans, LA Julian’s-Nashville, TN Kentucky State Parks-KY L’Hermitage-Monte Carlo, Monaco Las Vegas Country Club-Las Vegas, NV Limelight-Atlanta, GA Lisboa Penta Hotel-Lisboa, Portugal Mark 2100 Motor Hotel-Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 9 | Meliá Hoteles-various locations Mirage-Las Vegas, NV The Monteleone-New Orleans, LA Otel Taksim Plaza-Istanbul, Turkey Pete Fountain’s French Quarter Inn-New Orleans, LA Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall-Laughlin, NV The Plaza (Westin Hotels)-New York, NY Pudong Shangri-La-Shanghai, China Ramada Express-Laughlin, NV The Raphael Chicago, Chicago, IL The Ritz-Carlton-Chicago, IL Riverside Resort-Laughlin, NV Royal Hawaiian Hotel-Waikiki Beach, HI Royal Lahaina Resort-Kaanapali Beach (Maui), HI Royal Orleans Hotel-New Orleans, LA St. Regis (Sheraton)-New York, NY Sands-Atlantic City, NJ The Sands-Las Vegas, NV Sheraton Plaza-Chicago, IL Sheraton Guilin Hotel-Guilin, China Spence Manor-Nashville, TN Sunderland Chevrolet-Jerseyville, IL Taj Group of Hotels-various locations Taj Mahal-Atlantic City, NJ Taos Inn-Taos, NM The Tremont-Chicago, IL The Tremont/The Whitehall-Chicago, IL Tropicana (Ramada Resort & Casino)-Las Vegas, NV United Nations Plaza Hotel-New York, NY Villas Maya (Hotel Club Akumal Caribe)-Akumal, Mexico |
