3212 S. Grand, Tower Grove East.Ĭasa Don Alfonso’s Sunday brunch spread is an embarrassment of riches, ranging from traditional breakfast items such as thick-sliced bacon and made-to-order omelets to Mediterranean-inflected specialties such as tramezzino. Dinner is especially impressive, with several cuts of steak, bacon-wrapped chicken, and Brazilian sausages available alongside other traditional delicacies. And though it sits alongside fine-dining as the few parts of the sector that have yet to come roaring back at full-strength, these area spots indicate there are signs of life in the buffet business-and that it just might be time to bust out those stretchy pants again.Įvery Sunday, for both brunch and dinner, South Grand’s bastion of Brazilian cuisine turns into a stunning all-you-can-eat celebration of the country’s rich culinary tradition. It made sense: The self-serve, all-you-can-eat model was the antithesis of the way that we were supposed to interact with food in a world turned upside-down by a global pandemic. It seems like only yesterday that diners were ready to write the obituary for buffets.
