Sauce on the Side - Edwardsville (IL)

5 /5 Steven Bott: I cannot believe it has taken me this long to finally get here. When I lived in STL, I had a SOTS close to my home and I dined there on the regular. Even though I am thrilled to have one on the IL side of the river, its a half hour drive to enjoy. The other day I was running errands and shopping in Edwardsville. I made it a point to do it around the lunch hour, so I could enjoy an calzone. I ordered at the counter as you do and lucky for me, the cashier was patient with me. As I ordered, I kept reading the menu and changed my mind two times and finally stayed with my third choice. Having a love of jalapeños, Pancho Villa was my final choice. Pancho Villa not only gave my fresh jalapeños, it was also filled with red peppers, smoked cheddar, Mozzarella and the meat was Chorizo prepared in Smoked Chili Oil. Yum-Yum and no heartburn. For dipping or spreading on top, I was given a cup of Queso. One nice thing about SOTS, is they offer adult beverages. They have an excellent selection of local craft beers and wines to pair with your calzone. I paired mine with, Pale Ale from Schlafly. The dining room is clean and crisp. Its done in an industrial style. They have regular tables and a few hightop tables, so you can choose which one is best for you. On the tables youll find linen napkins with reusable flatware. If you can eat an entire calzone, I am impressed. For those of us who cannot, next to the soda machine is a stack of eco-friendly to-go boxes to put your leftovers in, to take home.

5 /5 David Senter: This was a good little sit-down for a pretty quick dinner. The wife had a salad and I had the meat me in Saint Louis, the wife enjoyed her Italian salad and my calzone was delicious I highly recommend giving this place a try, it wasnt very busy for the quality of food they put out. Ill definitely be back for my next calzone craving. The staff was great bldg was well kept and service was great!

3 /5 gbauman1971: I tried the Figgy Piggy and thought it was decent. Nothing about it stood out to give me a wow factor. The combination sounded so good and I was excited to try it having never been here (actually I had never been to any Sauce on the Side). Maybe my expectations are too high but I expected at least a little wow factor since all they serve is calzones. The register attendant was nice enough but I noticed that no one shouted out a greeting when new patrons entered and they were not very busy. Just a casual "Hi, welcome to Sauce on the Side" wouldve made the atmosphere feel more welcoming.

3 /5 George Kruse: Food was delicious. I got the featured calzone of the month. It was some kind of a hot chicken canzone. Way too sweet for me. Tasted more like a dessert. However it was flavorful and delicous. They did not have regular ranch. How do you have "sauce" in the name of your Midwestern restaurant without offering ranch? Second issue, my kid got the spicy ranch because that was his only option. He needed more "sauce". $1.50 for extra. Wow. They give you a mcdonalds size sauce to go with your giant $15 calzone. Not enough suauce. If the original portion of sauce was enough for the whole calzone I would have no issue. Dont give me a giant calzone and hardly any sauce and charge extra for it. So to sum it up food was great, but I would hesitate going back.

5 /5 Chris Davis: Best calzone Ive had. This isnt a folded pizza with a crust I need a chainsaw to get through. Its a great meal you need to experience to appreciate. I think the prices are reasonable for a good meal I cant get anywhere else. The staff are always friendly and helpful too.