Reviews - Tiny Chef
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Tucked away in a vibrant St. Louis venue, this fascinating micro-kitchen offers an extraordinary dining experience that seamlessly blends Korean flavors with a contemporary twist. Diners rave about the delicious bibimbap, which showcases fresh, high-quality ingredients and bold flavors, though some note that portion sizes can feel small for the price. The ambiance is welcoming, with friendly staff and a unique setting connected to a pinball bar. While dishes vary, the homemade sauces, particularly the dragon sauce, shine. Overall, this establishment is a must-visit for those seeking authentic Korean fusion in a lively atmosphere.
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Last update : 28.04.2025
Ordered the beef bibimbap with dragon sauce. The spice level was just right for me. Thought the portion size was on the small side, so I would order more if you want a full dinner. Will definitely order again! Staff and patrons seemed friendly, but I wasonly in there for an order pickup I thought it had a welcoming atmosphere.
The experience is really unique and the food is pretty good. Our order was taken quickly and took about 15 minutes for a party of 5 to receive our food (5 bibimbaps). The portions were a little small and some parts of the bibimbap were cold while otherswere warm. Otherwise, very cool place to visit in STL!
This place had been on my list for a quite a while! I got the rice bowl with tofu and chicken with the dragon sauce. It was really good, loved the kick that it had! Wish it had more rice to sop up all the sauce and juices though! My friends got tacosand they really enjoyed them. We would definitely come back sometime and get more food, I really wanna try the tacos!
The food is amazing. You can tell she puts her heart and soul into everything she makes. Even the white rice had such great flavor granished with black sesame seeds and green onions.
Ordered the beef bibimbap with dragon sauce. The spice level was just right for me. Thought the portion size was on the small side, so I would order more if you want a full dinner. Will definitely order again! Staff and patrons seemed friendly, but I was only in there for an order pickup I thought it had a welcoming atmosphere.
Last update : 31.03.2025
Tiny Chef is unbelievably tasty. The hummus special was outrageously creative and delicious and I can't wait to have it again. Mushroom bulgogi? Sign me up... again and again and again!
Nuclear Noodles and Carbo Noodles In the top five best dishes in all St. Louis. All the other specials are wonderful too. Shout out to Kimchi fried rice and Tteokbokki. I love dragon sauce on the tacos. I add egg and cheese to basically everything. On top of all of it, Chef and team are great!
Delicious food and new specials every week. Everything I’ve had has been great. Tiny Chef Melanie and her team made an unforgettable meal for my work party. The Korean hummus, tacos and bibimbap were all a WOW! Highly recommend. They don’t officially cater (yet) but pulled off a take-out order for 40 people without a hitch. They earned some new fans last night! Thank you, Tiny Chef.
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Last update : 31.03.2025
A great food option if you’re around here. The bibimbap in particular was delicious. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Bibimbap Bowls
Best meal I've had in a while. The steak bulgogi bibimbop rice bowl with dragon sauce was outstanding. I will definitely come back. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
The Tiny Chef in the Silver Ballroom in St. Louis, MO, is a hidden gem nestled within a quirky venue. This is a “If you know you know” spot. The Silver Ballroom is an old school pinball arcade with a vibrant bar scene, and the addition of Tiny Chef's kitchenboy did it get an upgrade. Tiny Chef's menu is small but mighty. We ordered take out just recently and we got one of every bibimpap tofu, chicken, pork and beef. These are fantastic large portions to share. So I got to my parents and unveiled everything to take all my pictures and videos but my dad was hovering so I didn’t get as much footage as I would have liked. As we all began to eatsilencehead nodding as to approval and yumminess. Man that’s good. Our new favorite takeout!!! Service: Takeaway Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Beef Bibimbap with Dragon Sauce, Dragon Sauce, Bibimbap Bowls, Bulgogi Mushroom
Melanie's food is made with love and you can clearly taste it. Incredibly fresh and masterful flavors. Don't sleep on this gem!!
My partner and I visited Tiny Chef with a couple of friends. My partner is a Korean adoptee knows the chef, and we had to come visit her while we were in town! Melanie was so kind and provided great service! Great tasty Korean inspired food. Highly recommend the tacos with dragon sauce and kimchi. The Korean hummus bowl special was such a fun dish. Yummy housemade rice chips! Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 3 Recommended dishes: Bulgogi Steak, Dragon Sauce, Bibimbap Bowls, Tacos, Korean Tacos Vegetarian offerings: Vegetarian menu or section Vegetarian options: The Korean hummus special had very good gluten-free vegetarian chips.
Last update : 26.10.2023
A fresh take on bibimbaps! we love that there’s always something new rotating through the menu
What a fascinating restaurant. I’ve been to many places around the world, including Momofuku, but this is one of the places to get Korean Fusion. Every single condiment is made from scratch, and you know for a fact that this place is going to be viral on buzzfeed James Beard Foundation when they get their eyes on it.
The tiny chef is a must visit in the St. Louis area. This micro-kitchen is located inside the back of the very neat ballroom pinball bar. Everyone in the restaurant and bar are both inviting and friendly. The chefs all came out to talk to me and make sure everything was exceptional- which it was. While you wait for your food you are able to play pinball in the bar area in the room next over. (The door does say patrons must be 21+, but I believe they allow minors to eat). The food was hot, fresh, and delicious. Chef, Melanie Meyer, has created bold delicious flavors within her tiny yet ever changing menu. I ordered the tofu bibimbap bowl and it is a must order. It was a great healthy size. Enough to fill you up and have a little left over but not too much that you are over eating. When you come here you need to know what you are getting. Everything is made from scratch in house even including the rice cakes. The quality is exceptional. The prices are very reasonable for the high quality product you are receiving. You get what you pay for- and you are paying for fresh high quality food made in house. By the looks of the building you wouldn’t expect delicious authentic Korean cuisine, but that is exactly what they provide. This is top notch dining and a must visit!Vegetarian options: Tofu protein optionParking: Street parking was free and open
My Korean wife and I have found K-fusion restaurants to be a hit or miss. This was a Slam Dunk! We got the Kimchi Carbonara and the Street tacos. The udon noodles were perfect texture and the sauce reminded us both of cheesey Ramen but way more refined. Absolutely a knock out, in fact maybe the best Korean Italian fusion I have had! TACOS have some serious kick and def have a unique taste as well that is special to Tiny Chef but the Kimchi Carbonara stole our . Chef MikeyVegetarian options: They make not knlh vegetarian but also veganParking: Street parking and small across the street lots
Last update : 15.07.2022
The first time tiny chef was cooking the last night seafood (preordered) and I can not wait to come back and try to cook their washing menus the seafood especially.
Duuuuude, I had only one cheeseburger meatcake here in silver ballroom as before three or four months., tonight I had a spam burrito in one.
The food is absolutely amazing but very pricey for the portions. It’s “street food” at the cost of fine dining. I expected the special to be a little more expensive, but on top of a higher price it was $4 extra for egg and tofu (these are included in the lower priced bibimbap I can only afford eating here once in a blue moon and I wish it were more accessible.
Finally tried tiny chef! we have the Carbonara Special (vegan and not vegan with a ei.) both were great, but definitiw the freche butter quality.
Thanks for being open on New Years, it was great to have a treat to make the night feel a little special when so many places are closed. Everything was delicious!
