Lona's Lil Eats

Lona's Lil Eats Asian-inspired cuisine in St.Louis devoted to delicious food that you can feel good about. Home of the Original Giant Rice Paper Wrap.
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Lona’s LiL Eats, a St Louis restaurant and catering service, is home to the Giant Rice Paper Wrap. We specialize in fresh Asian cuisine with a soul-food flare. We focus on more than just flavor; we focus on feeling and physical sensation. We use fresh ingredients just chopped, absolutely NO MSG, make all our seasonings and sauces from scratch- from peeling the garlic, roasting peanuts, on up. Our

food is filling, but won’t leave one feeling heavy, with flavors so grounded in excitement that the last bite is the most delicious, for real! Lona’s LiL Eats began in 2008 as an experimental project using just one gas-grill in Soulard Farmers Market. The name, Lona’s LiL (little) Eats, is a literal translation from Chinese for roughly “a hole-in-the-wall selling stop-and-go food place.” The original intention was to bring a hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurant into the Market. Well not really Thai in any familiar sense, but this is the United States- you gotta have an eye-catcher! While the stand at Soulard Farmers Market remains open every Saturday lunch, we now have a brick-and-mortar shop that owners Pierce and Lona live above with their two children Jane and Daniel. The menu comprises of options that were formed organically through participation with Soulard Farmers Market patrons. So while Lona’s LiL Eats serves food in several novel forms, these forms were not creations obsessively planned, but rather obsessively intuited from the social experience between Lona, Pierce, and creative (demanding? Is there a difference?) fans.

07/10/2026

Forget saving room…we’re actively making room for this duo. Is it the Boulder Brownie or the Coconut Pineapple Cookie that seals the deal for you?👀

One dumpling becomes three. Three becomes six. After that, nobody’s counting…
07/07/2026

One dumpling becomes three. Three becomes six. After that, nobody’s counting…

07/04/2026

“What do you bring to the table?”
Brisket. Dumplings. Glass noodles. Next question.

This is the sort of tea meant for slow sips and long conversations, the kind where you inevitably find yourself calling ...
07/02/2026

This is the sort of tea meant for slow sips and long conversations, the kind where you inevitably find yourself calling for another round.

06/30/2026

That feeling when you finally walk in after peeking through the window for months. What took you so long?

We tried to find a better duo, but then we remembered this exists. Name a more iconic pair. We’ll wait.
06/26/2026

We tried to find a better duo, but then we remembered this exists. Name a more iconic pair. We’ll wait.

06/24/2026

We don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you’re here so much that you’ve been mistaken for staff, you might as well grab an apron. Also, what’s your go-to shift snack? Ours is the brisket.

Leaving with a full stomach and some Lona’s swag. Which Lona’s merch is your favorite?
06/22/2026

Leaving with a full stomach and some Lona’s swag. Which Lona’s merch is your favorite?

06/19/2026

Some places feed you. Some places take care of you. Lona’s feels like the second one. Comfort food, familiar faces, and the kind of meal that fixes your day.

Good food, fresh air, and zero reason to rush home. Who’s joining you for this kind of day?
06/16/2026

Good food, fresh air, and zero reason to rush home. Who’s joining you for this kind of day?

Address

2199 California Avenue
St. Louis, MO
63104

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 9pm

Telephone

+13149258938

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