No one is advocating for this. And Total Wine's interest has nothing to do with public safety. Moreover, serving inebriated patrons already carries shared liability for restaurants and bars in Missouri. It doesn't matter if you pour them a quick shot before they leave or mix them a margarita in styrofoam cup.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑May 13, 2020Restaurants offering alcohol as part of a delivery or pick up isn’t something I have issue with but offering it as “to go” after someone has been at the bar for a few hours is when this becomes deadly.
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Widely volatile prices (at least on some types of liquor like Bourbon), often $5 or $10 above what other establishments are charging.bwcrow1s wrote: ↑May 13, 2020^ What is stupid about their pricing? Just curious, it's the only liquor store I really go to anymore aside from the supermarket aisle.
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Gamlin Whiskey House and SubZero Vodka bar closing for good. Another huge hit to the CWE
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They were having problems for a while now, yes? Sad to see them go, but another restaurant will replace them so long as landlords aren't jacking up rent astronomically. Not sure how they can just let them sit empty regardless of dropping rent a little bit.
Gamlin wasn't that great IMO but I liked SubZero sushi more than drunken fish across the street. Hope there are other people willing to invest in the neighborhood.
The Artisanal Pizza You Ordered Might Secretly Be Chuck E. Cheese
To drum up delivery businesses, big restaurant chains are rebranding themselves in apps like Grubhub. That could mean more competition for local joints.
https://onezero.medium.com/the-artisana ... d3744acd3c
To drum up delivery businesses, big restaurant chains are rebranding themselves in apps like Grubhub. That could mean more competition for local joints.
https://onezero.medium.com/the-artisana ... d3744acd3c
Heard from a friend earlier this year that Gamlin was not paying their staff reliably so this does not come as that much of a surprise.
On Reddit there have been several instances of disgruntled Gamlin employees complaining about how management handles payroll, so I can't imagine they were doing very well before that.
Grateful for all the years of investment from the brothers in the CWE. What I did not like was them expanding and consuming adjacent retail bays ( especially gamblin WH) much like the chess club is doing now.
You lose diversity of retail and create large vacuums when such establishments inevitably close.
Hoping the landlord would try to bring granularity back when all this starts back up.
You lose diversity of retail and create large vacuums when such establishments inevitably close.
Hoping the landlord would try to bring granularity back when all this starts back up.
JP fields has opened their new location across the street from their old one. In the old Wheelhouse.
Last night, with the beautiful weather, a lot of people were out and about. This corner is now noticeably quieter with Gamlin, SubZero and Bar Louie all closed up. Drunken Fish and El Burro Loco are now the only real two holding that corner up from going quiet at night.GoHarvOrGoHome wrote: ↑May 22, 2020Gamlin Whiskey House and SubZero Vodka bar closing for good. Another huge hit to the CWE
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The Chess Club expansion is pointless and unfortunately, I fear the SubZero space will be occupied by the Chess Club. The CWE is a vibrant place, we really need to keep it that way and if we lose our bars and restaurants to a Chess Club and boring retailers (like Blue Mercury) we will lose the vibrancy of the neighborhood. I do truly hope we can get some good, busy businesses into the spaces recently vacated.
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9 Mile Garden is having a soft opening in Afton on Wednesday. This is a food truck park along with The Canteen, a taproom with 40 taps of local only beer.
Next weekend will feature live music every day. They will also have a film series. On July 4th they will be playing Independence Day.
Next weekend will feature live music every day. They will also have a film series. On July 4th they will be playing Independence Day.
The reimagined Parkmoor will open in Webster Groves in the former "Half and Half" space at 220 West Lockwood around July 4th. https://www.stlmag.com/dining/the-legen ... 8.facebook
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Anecdotal restaurant update from your friendly neighborhood beer rep:
Restaurants and bars in the city actually seem to be doing mediocre to OK in the city proper, particularly ones with ample patio seating. Some are actually doing better numbers than average at the moment which is wonderful.
For any of our more philanthropic foodies out there, PLEASE pay attention to businesses downtown. While other bars do OK, these bars and restaurants have seen their business evaporate. A bar and restaurant that just recently reopened described their recent business as "Saturdays now are worse than Mondays before."
Keep in mind that these downtown spots rely heavily on tourism, sports, office workers, conventions, and concerts to push customers in the door. With all of these gone now, it's up to us as a city to go out of our way to support them.
Restaurants and bars in the city actually seem to be doing mediocre to OK in the city proper, particularly ones with ample patio seating. Some are actually doing better numbers than average at the moment which is wonderful.
For any of our more philanthropic foodies out there, PLEASE pay attention to businesses downtown. While other bars do OK, these bars and restaurants have seen their business evaporate. A bar and restaurant that just recently reopened described their recent business as "Saturdays now are worse than Mondays before."
Keep in mind that these downtown spots rely heavily on tourism, sports, office workers, conventions, and concerts to push customers in the door. With all of these gone now, it's up to us as a city to go out of our way to support them.
Every survey of epidemiologists seems to indicate they won't even consider inside dining, and they're not big on outside dining either.
Downtown restaurants that I've noticed don't seem to have made adjustments to provide extra space between customers.
I'm paranoid, but I'm not going out and sitting six feet from strangers for an hour while we're all unmasked.
We're a rudderless ship here, so who really knows what the correct approach is.
Downtown restaurants that I've noticed don't seem to have made adjustments to provide extra space between customers.
I'm paranoid, but I'm not going out and sitting six feet from strangers for an hour while we're all unmasked.
We're a rudderless ship here, so who really knows what the correct approach is.
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Pi has closed in downtown until further notice. I haven’t asked Chris yet on how long that is but the guy picking up something there tonight made it seem like it’s probably for a long while if not next spring.
I have not and will not dine inside anywhere for the next few of months at least.
I have only dined outside when there was sufficient spacing between tables.
We will continue doing mostly carryout.
I have only dined outside when there was sufficient spacing between tables.
We will continue doing mostly carryout.
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Fortunately a lot of downtown businesses do have a degree of outdoor seating, and it's easy to distance because nobody else is there!
Juniper in the CWE will close it's dining room down for at least a year:
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... covid.html
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... covid.html
A Central West End restaurant that has been navigating business during the pandemic plans to switch to a carryout and delivery model, shuttering its dining room "for at least a year," according to a social media post.
Juniper, at 4101 Laclede Ave., focuses on Southern food and cocktails. Sunday afternoon in a tweet, officials said, "This week will almost certainly be the last week we are open to the public. I do not anticipate re-opening our dining room for at least a year...we are at least prepared for that."
The tweet went on to state, "Takeout, and delivery (finally) will be our new model for the foreseeable future. Take care y’all."
^makes a lot of sense and I expect many other restaurants to follow suit. Better this than having them struggle and then closing down permanently.
Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere, but The Feasting Fox at Grand and Meremac is closing permanently.
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I hadn't heard that. They're one of those places I keep meaning to try. The Pandemic surely hasn't done them any favors. 
My family on my Dad's side used to own it, but Cusanelli's at Lemay Ferry and Bayless is closing.