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PostFeb 07, 2025#1151

That place has been nasty for decades, would need a lot of work.

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PostFeb 07, 2025#1152

Idk specific spots but thought Macklind, Dogtown, or Morganford would be good fits for Moms

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PostFeb 08, 2025#1154

Colin Marc wrote:
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There were times when many employees couldn't find parking close enough and had to park blocks away and walk.
Oh the humanity

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PostFeb 08, 2025#1155

Biased but I'd love to see some sort of food/bev open up in the little commercial strip in Clifton Heights.

Of course, all of my neighbors would cry about parking no doubt.

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PostFeb 11, 2025#1156

Sorry if this has already been posted, but Garcia is reopening Uncle Bill's:

https://www.saucemagazine.com/places/un ... r-17594991

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PostFeb 11, 2025#1157

framer wrote:
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Sorry if this has already been posted, but Garcia is reopening Uncle Bill's:

https://www.saucemagazine.com/places/un ... r-17594991
I was hoping they would come through on that, fantastic.

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PostFeb 11, 2025#1158

I got something cooking with STL magazine maybe this Friday on this topic.

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PostFeb 11, 2025#1159

I feel like Garcia owns every piece of property in Kingshighway Hills except for my house. I'm grateful, but where are the other developers?

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PostFeb 24, 2025#1160

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... years.html

TGI Friday's at Ronnie's Plaza in South County is closing, leaving only one STL area location still open in St. Charles.

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PostFeb 28, 2025#1161

According to this article, Kansas City-based ice cream company Betty Rae's is targeting St. Louis, Missouri as a spot for expansion. 

https://www.startlandnews.com/2025/02/b ... franchise/

They're also targeting Wichita, Kansas; Bentonville, Arkansas; Nashville, Tennessee; Denver, Colorado; and Oklahoma City and Tulsa in Oklahoma.

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PostFeb 28, 2025#1162

.. how many ice cream shops can survive here?

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PostMar 04, 2025#1163

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... close.html

Rated Test Kitchen downtown to close May 31.

Possibly one of the dumbest business models out there, I almost think this will be good for downtown when a restaurant that's open more than 3 days a week to reservations only fills the space.

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PostMar 05, 2025#1165

Fritz Beer is an incredible name.

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PostMar 05, 2025#1166

Auggie wrote:
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https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... close.html

Rated Test Kitchen downtown to close May 31.

Possibly one of the dumbest business models out there, I almost think this will be good for downtown when a restaurant that's open more than 3 days a week to reservations only fills the space.
Bad take, you obviously Know Nothing John Snow about fine dining and foodie-ism.

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PostMar 05, 2025#1167

TheWayoftheArch_V2.0 wrote:
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Auggie wrote:
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https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... close.html

Rated Test Kitchen downtown to close May 31.

Possibly one of the dumbest business models out there, I almost think this will be good for downtown when a restaurant that's open more than 3 days a week to reservations only fills the space.
Bad take, you obviously Know Nothing John Snow about fine dining and foodie-ism.
I know a business open 3 days/week for reservations only does not do much for the economy. Could care less about fine dining lol.

They say they had 20k customers in their 3 years of operation, that comes out to about 43/day.

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PostMar 05, 2025#1168

So your argument is that downtown can’t support a high end pre-fixe restaurant? Because most of them are Thurs-Sunday at best.

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PostMar 05, 2025#1169

TheWayoftheArch_V2.0 wrote:
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So your argument is that downtown can’t support a high end pre-fixe restaurant? Because most of them are Thurs-Sunday at best.
My argument is that the restaurant that announced it's closure is not the type of restaurant downtown needs right now. We need businesses that have more than 43 patrons per day of operation.

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PostMar 05, 2025#1170

Announcing your closure 3 months ahead of time is what classy places do, when moving elsewhere, while not completely screwing their staff over. Going out with a flare - a ten course dinner - is exactly what they should do. Big hype. What they neither need is your business nor your understanding. What downtown DOES need is destination restaurants and their chefs to have flair.

You constantly prove yourself ignorant of all things. Though, admittedly, I do admire your persistence. Or is it pestilence?

Now, for everyone’s sake: please stop 🛑

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PostMar 05, 2025#1171

Defending a restaurant that boasts 43 patrons per day is a new low for you.

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PostMar 05, 2025#1172

No, attacking an innovator of the food world, while DISMISSING the >10k of taxable revenue per day is the business generated is your own indictment.

Not all of us were made to graduate from diapers, little one.  Pound sand, useless. 

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PostMar 05, 2025#1173

Entire point is that an ultra exclusive rich-person restaurant is not a major loss for downtown.

Fast-food restaurants also are great taxable sales generators. But we want more than just taxable sales, right? Or don't we?

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PostMar 05, 2025#1174

Losing Rated is a huge loss for STL, not just Downtown.  Not just because of the restaurant itself but because we are losing one of the best chefs in the region and he's just 23.  This is closing because he announced earlier this year that he is moving elsewhere to expand his career.  Rated is a destination restuarant, we need 50 more of those downtown. 

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PostMar 05, 2025#1175

Yea, I think this is a huge negative. The chef was a great guy and has vision. I think he could definitely build a following with time. Hate that he’s not staying in the region. That’s a huge loss

I hope he moves to NY or LA. Then I can swallow it. But if he moves somewhere close or a similar size city, I will be really disappointed we aren’t finding ways to support more than casual dining downtown

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