cwe arcade coming
Up Down STL is planned for the old Herbie’s Vintage 72 spot at 405 N. Euclid Ave. An arcade bar, it will occupy the entire two-story building and be filled with vintage arcade games, pinball machines, Nintendo and Sega systems, as well as other games. It is patterned after a similar project in Kansas City, Up Down KC, owned by the same people: Rafer Mateer, Samuel Summers and Joshua Ivey. Games there cost 50 cents. Offerings will include craft beers and vintage cocktails.
country food
Head’s Store, an historic landmark in St. Albans, has been transformed into a restaurant/grocery by its new owner, Datra Herzog. Executive chef D. Scott Phillips of nearby The Inns at St. Albans provides the meals, offered Wednesday through Sunday. On weekends, fried chicken and fried catfish are available. Herzog owns both properties and also offers Sunday buffet dinners at The Old Barn, part of The Inns.
music & eats
Nashville-based Tin Roof is set to open in the old J. Buck’s spot downtown at 1000 Clark Ave. The small chain describes itself as mostly a music venue that was started to give artists more performance opportunities. Owned by chef/owner Bob Franklin, Tin Roof restaurants specialize in Southern comfort food like Chicken in Waffle Cone and Pepper Beef Tacos made with house-smoked brisket. Expect an April or May opening.
anniversary giving
Congrats to Butler’s Pantry, which celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2016 with a charitable Full Pantry | Full Life initiative. The company pledged to donate $5 for every 50 guests served through its off-site catering services or at any of its primary event venues (Café Madeleine, Piccione Pastry, Palladium Saint Louis, Joule, The Coronado Ballroom and Bixby’s in the History Museum). Nearly $21,000 was raised and donated to fill the shelves of local food pantries!
dynamic duo
Sugarfire Smoke House is partnering with Billy Goat Chips to create a signature Sugarfire BBQ potato chip. Billy Goat will use Sugarfire’s popular rub on Idaho russet chips to create the treat, which is now available at all six Sugarfire locations plus Hi-Pointe Drive-In.