Quite a few restaurants are known for a single menu item. If you want the best toasted ravioli anywhere, for example, you only need to go to this restaurant in Missouri. While it dishes up absolutely delicious authentic Italian fare it may even be better known as the birthplace of the toasted ravioli. If you haven’t had this St. Louis favorite at Charlie Gitto’s On The Hill, add it to the top of your dining bucket list.
Back before it was known as Charlie Gitto’s On The Hill, the St. Louis restaurant drew guests as Angelo’s. That’s what this darling Italian restaurant was known as the day the toasted ravioli was born.
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A busy chef at Angelo’s back in 1947 inadvertently dropped one of the raviolis into hot oil instead of water and…voila! Toasted ravioli was born.
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While you can indulge in this St. Louis favorite all over Missouri and beyond, you really haven’t had toasted ravioli until you’ve tried it at Charlie Gitto’s On The Hill.
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Kick off your meal with “The Original” meat-filled toasted ravioli, and smother them with Pomodoro sauce. Some guests call the toasted ravioli “the best” they’ve ever had, but you’ll probably want to judge for yourself.
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The charming restaurant also scoops up a selection of homemade soups and salads, perfect for pairing with a scrumptious Italian entrée. Try such classics as the homemade lasagna, homemade manicotti, or beef ravioli.
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The menu also features a generous assortment of steak, seafood, and chicken entrees. If you’re craving pizza, you can’t go wrong with one of the historic restaurant’s brick oven pizzas.
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View a menu, days, and hours on the official website of Charlie Gitto’s On The Hill. Or, stop by its official Facebook page.
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Have you been to this restaurant in Missouri? What did you think of its toasted ravioli? Let us know in the comments! Then see if you agree that these are the 10 foods every Missourian craves when they leave Missouri.
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Charlie Gitto’s also has a location in Maryland Heights.
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Address: Charlie Gitto’s On the Hill, 5226 Shaw Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
