Busch's Grove Closed- Will be The Market at Busch's Grove

[foodicles]

According to Sauce Magazine, Busch's Grove will be closing in approx 30 days. Wow, another local institution closing. While I was never overly impressed with the food, the build out was something else.

[kustramo]

Wow... thats huge. What a waste of $13M (or whatever it cost, thats just what I heard). It seems to happen over and over again, you take a classic place and try to reinvent it and it never works. If an old place is doing it, then keep it that way, if it is time to go then let it be. Look at Balaban's too.

[jlblues]

^Actually the old place wasn't doing it. It had closed before Lester Miller bought it. The "let it be" portion still applies though...

[lukethedrifter]

I guess all those pharmaceutical rep dinners and the cougars at the bar weren't enough.

[longspurs]

While I was never overly impressed with the food, the build out was something else.

That should be on a restaurant tombstone.

[migueltejada]

Disappointing if true, but not overly surprising. Website has no info on this.



I've only eaten at BG twice, once before and after the remodel. While neither time was overwhelming food-wise, I must say that I was overwhelmed with the size of the new remodel. The one time I was there, which was shortly after re-opening, they were packed to the gills, but I suspect that they had a big drop off after the novelty factor wore off. A convoluted menu, looking at least twice the size as the old place, paying off the renovations, dealing with the hassle of "valet" parking (which in Ladue is preposterous), I dunno - just seems like they tried to do too much. IMO, the food, again, while good, wasn't enough for me to have gone back again, not at those prices.



Massively expensive space - maybe useful as a function room or subdivided office?

[TheWayoftheArch]

I think it should be a banquet center that hosts meat shoots. THat will draw a crowd!

[dweebe]

I guess all those pharmaceutical rep dinners and the cougars at the bar weren't enough.

The cougars (and cougar hunters) are certainly in mourning. It's amazing how the cougar bars can't last:

-Harrys West

-Aqua Vin (EDITED)

-Busch's Grove

[Moorlander]

what happened to vin de set?



did you mean Aqua Vin?

[Rchalk]

The good news is that Tony Bommarito bought it. You would have to guess he can do wonders with the place.



My question to Lester Miller would be if you are going to spend $13 mil to renovate a place, why not drop serious coin for a big name chef? It is all play money to him anyways. There is not a chance he thought he was making any money with that kind of lavish spending on a restaurant.

[Rchalk]

I guess all those pharmaceutical rep dinners and the cougars at the bar weren't enough.

The cougars (and cougar hunters) are certainly in mourning. It's amazing how the cougar bars can't last:

-Harrys West

-Vin de Set

-Busch's Grove

In all of my days I have never witnessed anything like I did on a Wednesday at Aqua Vin. What a scene!

[dweebe]

what happened to vin de set?



did you mean Aqua Vin?

Sorry about that: brain fart. I edited my post.

[bonwich]

The good news is that Tony Bommarito bought it. You would have to guess he can do wonders with the place.

Why would someone who runs a wine distributorship buy a restaurant?

[The Central Scrutinizer]

The good news is that Tony Bommarito bought it. You would have to guess he can do wonders with the place.

Why would someone who runs a wine distributorship buy a restaurant?

To sell himself wine? He'll make a fortune!

[Rchalk]

The good news is that Tony Bommarito bought it. You would have to guess he can do wonders with the place.

Why would someone who runs a wine distributorship buy a restaurant?

He is a partner in Tony's w/ Vincent.