What a coincidence that O.T. Hodges would get mentioned on the list. I was just in St.Louis 2 weeks ago and along with the all the important research destinations, I planned to visit the very O.T. Hodges location that Jim mentioned. My mom told me that my grandpa would eat there every day before he went to work for Railway Express (in the 50's and 60's). I was so disappointed to discover that the last O.T. Hodges has changed their name to "Chili-Mac" and that it wasn't the same location my grandpa went to...(although it is at Pine and 6th streets). To add to my disappointment, they were closing right as I arrived (around 2:30pm). The waitress cleaning up was kind enough to give me a bowl of chili to-go...but I certainly wouldn't rate it as one of the best I ever ate. For me, White Castles and Steak 'n Shake are much more impressive culinary institutions. I was so excited to find shiny new Steak 'n Shake in Dallas! Now if they would just get a little farther south to Austi! n! Erin Deitrick Austin, TX Researching: Bassman, Britton, Connell, Hand, Halloran, Holloran, Moriarty, Murphy, O'Connell, Potterfield, Tracey and Herrnleben --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software