When certain restaurants close, we lose a piece of our souls. For me, some are restaurants I frequented 鈥 Duff鈥檚, Riddles, Beffa鈥檚, Sunshine Inn 鈥 and others 鈥 Kemoll鈥檚 and Giovani鈥檚 鈥 are places that were reserved for special occasions.
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An old Uncle Bill鈥檚 menu dating to the early 1960s sits in a glass case as patrons arrive for breakfast in the North Hampton neighborhood on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.
Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch
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