⚜️ Your weekend plans: Thai, Tacos & Batman

Another weekend, another 10 reasons to cancel your "stay in and clean the garage" plans.

This week’s email was supposed to be all about bananas — but thanks to classic STL spring weather, we pivoted. Now, you’ve got tacos in Soulard, Batman with a live orchestra, a very chaotic movie screening, a deli comeback, and a Zillow listing that’s… shockingly not totally out of reach.

Here’s what’s worth leaving the house for:

• 🍽️ A $45 regional Thai tasting menu for two at Chao Baan
• 🌮 Soulard’s Taco & Tequila Bar Crawl returns this Saturday
• 🎻 Batman in Concert at Stifel Theatre (live score + big screen)

⚡ Sidekick Picks

Our quick-hit highlight section of the things we most recommend this week

🌮 Experience - Soulard Taco & Tequila Crawl (April 5)

Tacos. Tequila. Terrible decisions. The 6th Annual Taco & Tequila Crawl is back in Soulard this Saturday, and it’s basically a city-sanctioned excuse to day drink and eat your weight in tacos. Snag your tokens at check-in, then bounce from Big Daddy’s to Molly’s to Chava’s and everywhere in between.

Discounted margs, DJs, photo booths — it’s like Cinco de Mayo came early and decided to pregame in Soulard.

Get Tickets Here →

🍴 Eat - Sando Shack is moving to Maplewood

Tower Grove’s favorite katsu sandwich spot is leveling up. Sando Shack is moving to a bigger location in Maplewood, taking over the old Boardwalk Waffles space on Manchester.

More seating, same crispy chicken, plus they’re adding ice cream to the menu. Sign. Me. Up!

📍 New Location Address: 7376 Manchester Road

🎬Watch - Boogie Nights in 35mm at Hi-Pointe Theatre (April 8)

Some movies were made to be watched in a dark room, on a giant screen, with questionable life choices unfolding in grainy 35mm — Boogie Nights is one of them.

Next Tuesday, Hi-Pointe is screening the 1997 classic about Dirk Diggler’s rise, fall, and very specific talent — plus Burt Reynolds directing porn like it’s Oscar-worthy, Julianne Moore chain-smoking through every scene, and the most unhinged pool parties of the ‘90s pretending to be the ‘70s. Showtime’s at 7 p.m.

Get Tickets Here →

🍞 - Mom’s Deli is coming back

Good news for anyone who believes in sandwich loyalty. Mom’s Deli, the no-frills legend that’s been stacking meats since the ‘70s, is reopening in Southampton after a brief hiatus. New address, same dangerously addictive thousand island dressing. No official date yet — but trust us, you’ll know when the line starts forming.

🎻 Batman in Concert at Stifel Theatre (April 6)

Tim Burton’s Batman is already a masterpiece of moody chaos — now picture it with a full live orchestra turning up the drama in real time. This Sunday at Stifel Theatre, the STL Symphony is performing Danny Elfman’s legendary score while the movie plays on the big screen.

It’s brooding, big-budget, and just the right amount of ridiculous. If you’ve never heard Batman’s theme with violins shaking the walls, here’s your chance. Capes optional… but highly encouraged.

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🍌 The Bananas Will Have to Wait

Bad news for anyone who already picked out their best yellow outfit — the Savannah Bananas games at Busch Stadium this weekend have been rained out. Severe weather forced them to postpone, and the games have officially been rescheduled for July 18 & 19.

We had this week’s email teed up to be a full-on banana bonanza — games, parties, snacks, and a citywide excuse to wear bright yellow. It was gonna be beautiful. But, like most spring plans in St. Louis, it got rained out. We’ll run it back in July.

🏡 Zillow of the Week

📍 4719 Clifton Ave, St. Louis, MO 63109

This week’s Zillow find is a total St. Louis Hills gem — a 4-bed, 4-bath brick beauty at 4719 Clifton Ave, just blocks from Ted Drewes, Francis Park, LeGrand’s, and Rockwell Beer Garden. Built in 1936, it’s got all the charm: arched doorways, stained glass, hardwood floors, and a finished basement with a vintage wet bar.

The kitchen’s updated, the closets are surprisingly generous, and there’s a cozy upstairs nook with a window seat perfect for spying on your neighbors (or reading, whatever). Bonus: a two-car garage and plenty of backyard space to enjoy when STL’s weather decides to behave.

🍽️ Special Menu Highlight: Chao Baan’s Thai Tasting Adventure

📍 Chao Baan, 4087 Chouteau Ave

If you’ve been watching the new season of The White Lotus and thinking, "Man, I need to eat more Thai food," Chao Baan heard you. They just dropped a special Regional Thai Tasting Menu for Two — four family-style dishes inspired by the bold, vibrant flavors of Southern and Northeastern Thailand.

For $45 total (yes, that’s $22.50 a person), you’ll get crispy Southern Thai fried chicken (Gai Tod), smoky & tangy Sai Grog sausage from the Northeast, a fiery, herb-packed curry called Kua Kling, and a bright, crunchy rice salad (Khao Tod Nam Sod) loaded with texture. It’s the kind of meal that punches you with flavor — spicy, sour, salty, and fresh — just like it would in Thailand.

The menu runs until April 13, right in time for Songkran (Thai New Year). So whether you're celebrating the new year or just looking to upgrade date night, this one’s worth booking.

📅 Available March 30 – April 13
💸 $45 for two people

📸 STL Throwback - Soulard Market, 1910

Each week, we’ll dust off the archives to share a vintage photo and the quirky, fascinating, or downright bizarre story behind it. Because every corner of this city has a story — and half of them are weird.

Long before Soulard was home to bar crawls and bottomless mimosas, it was St. Louis’ original food party. This photo from 1910 shows Soulard Market in full swing — produce carts, horse-drawn wagons, and locals haggling over tomatoes instead of tequila shots.

The market’s been around since 1779, which basically makes it older than most American cities. So when you’re wandering Soulard this weekend looking for tacos, just know Soulard’s been feeding hungry St. Louisans longer than most cities have existed.

That’s your Sidekick scroll for the week — tacos, Bat-signals, sandwich nostalgia, and one Zillow listing to fuel your "maybe I should move" fantasies. See you out there.