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Guerrilla Street Food
Guerrilla Street Food continues its impressive expansion. In 2018, Joel Crespo and Brian Hardesty’s Filipino concept opened a sleek new location on the eastern half of the Delmar Loop. My visit found the same quality of playful cooking in the citrus-forward Sour Fried Chicken with pickled corn, a seasonal dish. Already this year, Crespo and Hardesty have added a Guerrilla Street Food stand at Two Plumbers Brewery + Arcade in St. Charles, and they plan to open a brick-and-mortar location in Maryland Heights and roll out a new version of the food truck that started it all in 2011. Inspired cooking with the cost and convenience of a fast-casual restaurant? I’d be surprised if Guerrilla’s growth slowed any time soon.
Hours: Arsenal Street: Lunch and dinner daily; Delmar Loop: Lunch and dinner daily; inside 2nd Shift Brewing: 4-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, noon-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday (closed Monday); inside Two Plumbers Brewery + Arcade: 3-11 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 3 p.m.-midnight Friday, noon-midnight Saturday; Maryland Heights: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday
Last year's ranking: No. 23
Opened: 2011 (food truck), 2015 (restaurant)