For a while I've been asking friends for their ranked top five favorite restaurants in STL. I ended up with 23 lists and combined them. I ordered the combined list by the number of times each restaurant was picked and the average ranking.

Here's the top 10:

1. Sado - on 9 of the 23 lists
2. Balkan Treat Box - 7 lists
3. Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria - 6 lists
4. Cate Zone - 6 lists
5. Union Loafers - 4 lists
6. Louie - 3 lists, and it was ranked #1 on all three
7. Yellowbelly - 3 lists
8. Wright's Tavern - 3 lists
9. Menya Rui - 3 lists
10. Clover and the Bee - 3 lists

The 23 people actually listed 65 different restaurants, so pretty cool to see the diversity.

I ended up building a small website to keep everyone's lists in one place (it's how I did the math), but I didn't want this post to feel like an ad, so I'm leaving the link out. I'd love to add more people, so let me know in the comments if you want to hop in.

So, thoughts on the list? Agree? Disagree? We have no idea what we're talking about?

We're going out to Sado for my birthday in a few weeks. Are there any items on the menu you would recommend? Any must-tries? Cocktail recommendations also welcome :)

Edit: Thanks everyone! This community has never steered me wrong.