Lando Peyton

Orlando "Lando" Peyton — better known as ItsEpicEats — built his St. Louis food account during the COVID-19 pandemic with a simple goal: help mom-and-pop restaurants get seen when sales dried up. What started as free, self-funded reviews alongside his day job as an accountant grew into one of the metro's most recognizable local food voices, with tens of thousands of Instagram followers and coverage from FOX 2 and the St. Louis American. He still keeps the focus tight — St. Louis city and county first — and pays for the meals he reviews so the verdict stays his own.

His Social Foodie map reads like a tour of how Greater St. Louis actually eats. Top picks include TeeRak Thai Restaurant ("one of my top Thai spots"), Darba for East African cooking he graded A+, DD Mau Vietnamese Eatery in Maryland Heights, Rebel Rolls Bakery in Wildwood, Fat Mack's, Guys With The Fries, and Waffle Boss — plus Caribbean at Jerk Unlimited, smoked turkey at Gobble Stop Smokehouse, and Hibachi Hub in Clayton. He also covers Florissant, Kirkwood, Hazelwood, Granite City across the river, and the occasional Chicago or New York stop when he's on the road.

Lando rates with letter grades — A+, A, B+ — and talks through the order on camera so you know exactly what landed and why. He often closes by promising to drop the address below, then pins the street so you can go the same day. When something misses, he says so without bashing the kitchen, and he's been known to go back for a second look. Add him as a fave on Social Foodie to see which St. Louis spots earned the grade.