Restaurants in Eureka

As you point out every time you motorcycle off into the sunset, go AWOL, or abandon coworkers to their fate in your office's icy crevasse, you're a lone wolf, baby. Today's Groupon gives roguish loners who play by their own rules a friendly, social, neighborhood coffee shop where they can hang out with fellow roguish loners who play by their own rules (playing board games together not recommended). For $5, you get $15 worth of coffee, sandwiches, and more at the new Lone Wolf Coffee Company in Ballwin.

Lenny's menu (click here for St. Louis and here for Webster Groves) is a favorite for its premium deli meats, chicken and tuna salad made from scratch, signature hot pepper relish, and hearty portions. A regular-sized Lenny's club, which costs about $6 (prices vary by location), is 7.5 inches long and has about half a pound of meat and cheese. The large versions (around $9–$10) are 15 inches long and have a pound of proteins. These humongous hoagies are heavy enough to keep your body on the ground during one of St. Louis's many gravity outages.

Northern- and Southern-Italian cuisines collide on Trattoria Branica’s menu, which has won acclaim from local press for its culinary acuity and fiscal reticence. Italian cheeses, herbs, and homemade sauces accent tender nests of pasta, market-fresh seafood, and succulent cuts of beef, veal, and chicken. Inside, sleek black chairs clip crisp white tablecloths prepped to prop up more than 300 wines from around the globe. A Mediterranean mood slips over patrons on the expansive patio, where umbrellas guard against the sun and waters cascade at a nearby fountain. For private parties, a balcony surrounded by wrought-iron railings elevates the dining experience and provides a better launching pad to catapult leftovers home.

O'Aces Sports Bar & Grill beckons to the burger- and beer-bereft with a bounty of bar-friendly edibles, weekly drink specials, and 35 big-screen televisions. The menu abounds with grabbable grub such as fried cheese sticks ($6.99) and potato skins buried under bacon bits, cheddar cheese, and sour cream ($6.99). Greens-gourmands graze on caesar salads ($7.49) and baked potatoes ($1.99), and Hall of Fame burgers come served on a toasted kaiser roll succulently stuffed with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and a half-pound of Kobe beef, farm-raised by Kobe Bryant in the off-season ($7.99).

The menu is stocked with sandwiches, paninis, Phillys, wraps, and soups made from scratch in-house daily. Sandwiches, which are served on Sammy Scott's own freshly baked bread, range from "simple" selections such as the house-roasted turkey with mozzarella and veggies ($6.75) to more-creative creations such as the Cuban: chicken, pork, sliced pickles, and Swiss. Carb-conscious eaters can choose a salad or herbed-garlic wrap; try the sweet and sour Asian pork ($6.95) or the vegetable Caesar ($6.95). A selection of French dips, served with house-roasted meat and au jus (starting at $5.95); Phillys (starting at $7.25); and paninis wonderfully warms frozen cores when paired with Sammy Scott's made-daily soups.

Saddle stomachs with an order of creamy artichoke-and-spinach dip ($7) or hickory-smoked rainbow trout over triangles of warm pita ($8). Deck out filet mignon (from $23) or flat-iron steak ($20) with complementary sauce (port wine veal glaze, sherry lobster cream, or black truffle butter), or top with sautéed onions and mushrooms ($2) or shrimp ($5)—Wild Horse Grill serves only USDA-certified Black Angus beef hand cut and trimmed daily. For a simpler lunch, stick with sandwiches including a traditional club ($8) or grilled chicken sandwich with pepperjack cheese, sun-dried tomato mayo, and 'shrooms ($8). Wild Horse also serves a variety of wraps, soups, and salads.