Louie Mantia, Jr. on Nostr: You might know that I grew up in St. Louis, and Saint Louis University has a Billiken ...

You might know that I grew up in St. Louis, and Saint Louis University has a Billiken mascot. It's like a weird local (to Missouri) mythical creature some guy said he saw in a dream.

So what's wild to me is that …for some reason it ended up in Japan? People know about this? ...why????

Italian food here is actually not bad, but is very pasta-focused (Nob guesses because pasta appeals to a noodles market like Japan). This place is so good. (There's a meat sauce under the pasta.)