An Alternative to The Hill: Rich & Charlie's Italian Restaurant

You don’t have to drive all the way to The Hill to enjoy date night at one of St. Louis’ most popular Italian restaurants.  has been serving up classic pasta dishes since 1967 - and one of their five locations is in South County at 4487 Lemay Ferry Road.

Rich & Charlie’s has a full bar, so go ahead and order a cocktail or glass of wine before your meal. Start out with their signature Rich & Charlie’s Famous Salad and choose an interesting appetizer like Spinach and Artichoke Stuffed Toasted Ravioli or BA-DA Bing Shrimp. For dinner you can choose from more than two dozen pasta dishes or pizza. Finish it up with an Italian dessert like canoli or tiramisu.

Date night at Rich & Charlie’s won’t cost you an arm and a leg, so you’ll still have plenty of cash to afford a babysitter for the whole evening. Most pasta dishes on the menu come in under $13.50, but if you schedule your date night on an evening other than Friday or Saturday night, you can order the budget friendly Taste of Italy Celebration. For only $11.59 you get a complete meal: unlimited salad, pasta, garlic bread and spumoni. If you plan date night for Monday you can take advantage of the all-you-can-eat pasta special, with salad and garlic bread for $11.59.