Originally Posted by postnobills
Thanks for all the great suggestions - right now we are leaning toward either The Crossing or Tony's. I doubt there will be room for Ted Drewes afterwards, but we have had several prior occassions to enjoy that delicacy!
BTW, those of you who surmised that she is a WashU student are correct. aa4ever - I hope you and your son liked the school. Our daughter is getting a fantastic education there (as well she should be given the price of it!!).
I went to Wash U, and went to Tony's for almost every special occasion. Graduations (only one was mine), birthdays, formals, any excuse to eat there. I never had a bad experience there, and everyone who went with me was always impressed. You can't go wrong with any of the restaurants mentioned in this thread, but IMO Tony's really stands out from the rest.
At the very least, your daughter should eat at Tony's once before graduating from Wash U.