We pulled up to “the sweet way” in its quiet locale to find the baker/owner woman looking out on our car, validating our parking. We entered the retro one-room establishment and were greeted by two sets of faces anxious to take our order. The items on the menu were overwhelming: breakfast, a la cart items, fresh scones, and a huge coffee menu. We ordered the hash browns (good and spicy), bacon (I’ll stick to my non-gamey Kroger bacon that I never eat, thank-you), and pancakes (wow!). The pancakes are buttermilk and literally expand in your mouth. I, who eat buttermilk pancakes on a regular basis, can qualitatively say that these are some damn good hotcakes being thrown down the pie hole. Apparently they won’t give away their secret ingredient, but there is something that makes their taste, texture, and state of doneness absolutely perfect.
The restaurant serves dinner on the weekends as well using all local and fresh foods. The shop has won several best of St. Louis awards, as it’s known as a fine bakery and sconery. (There is a photo of a scone (which the baker gave to us for free upon our exit) on their webpage that is taken too close up.)
If I were in the nearby forest park again for lunch, I would definitely consider hitting up La Dolce Via.
