Southwest Market Cuisine

We absolutely LOVE Southwest Market Cuisine! The food is perfect! From the scrumptious sandwiches, salads, chicken n dumplings, fruit bowls, desserts, and let’s not forget the famous cookies that come with your meal! It’s all amazing! And to put the cherry on top- Kip- the owner is outstanding! He greets you in a such a warm and friendly way you walk out of there Iike you are family. He remembers our name every time and knows we always come after my daughter’s dr appts at Wash U. He asks how they went. Southwest Market Cuisine is our families favorite place to eat! It’s second to none! Highly recommend it to all our family and friends.

I have been coming here since the late 70’s when it was a grocery store with a small sandwich shop in the back. Kip was a young man back then just like I was. I have ALWAYS gotten great food from his family and employees and I have eaten just about everything they make there. When ever I have traveled outside the St. Louis for a long period of time, one of the first places I go to when back in town is this sandwich shop. Not only to see someone I call a friend but also pick up one of the best sandwiches that can be made in the area. And it’s worth the drive even though I live 30 minutes away on the Illinois side of the river.

I've driven past this unassuming place hundreds of times since I moved into the neighborhood in 2010, and decided to finally check it out. I was not disappointed!! My partner and I both got the roast beef sandwich with au jus. It was enormous, juicy, and delicious. Huge piles of meat! The clerk also threw in some free cookies for us. My partner thought the chocolate chip was the best-- I preferred the double chocolate, but both were tasty and fresh. Packaged perfectly for takeout, with the au jus wrapped securely in plastic wrap for travel. I also got a cup of strawberries as a side, and it was fresh and yummy. I was falling in love with the ginormous happy plants in there, too. What are they feeding them to make them grow so big?! I've never seen such a huge dracaena! Happy pothos and philodendron, too! We will be back :)