Peacemaker Lobster & Crab is the BOMB!

Yep, that's right.... an awesome lobster and crab place smack dab in the midwest. The heart of America. And if you've been following this blog thingy of mine, you know that I've eaten along both coasts!

Located in Soulard in St. Louis city proper, you have to nose around to find it. Several blocks up Broadway, you pass lots of bars and restaurants, then hit some residential areas before you see Peacemaker.

The menu is pretty straightforward: oysters, boils, poorboys, mussels, chowder, gumbo and of course lobster and crab!

You walk in and you feel like you are in some maritime throwback... lots of heavy rustic tables and the like. The tables have a large rustic bucket with the tools of the trade needed to break apart crab plus menus and paper towels.  The metal chairs looked great but the comfort level was non-existent.

Went there for lunch on a weekday arriving at 11:30 and the place was empty. However by noon there was barely an open seat in the house.

Peacemaker does lunch differently than dinner.  First you grab a table. Once you figured out what you want to eat, you walk up to a small table where a cashier takes your order and hands you a numbered placard to put on your table.  Unless you want a cocktail, you select your soda from an ice bucket and stop here to get necessary cups and utensils.The vintage Coke cooler is filled with ice and scoop.

One thing to note about lunch is they do not serve boils which I understand given the nature of a business crowd. Who wants to go back to the office drenched in butter?

Anyway, I had a fried oyster poorboy known as the Peacemaker and a cup of clam chowder. 

Overall, I'd give Peacemaker a thumbs up.  Although I'm not a huge fan of sandwiches on hoagie style rolls, this one was pretty good.  The chips were thick and crisp. The chowder could have been slightly thicker, but I was pleased with the flavor.

Another person at our table had a lobster roll and spoke highly of it.  Instead of served on a plain roll, the lobster roll and I assume the others, was served on garlic brioche.  

I'd really like to see how Peacemaker does dinner and hopefully in the next few months I'll find out!