Here are the major retail and business openings and closings in the St. Louis area for April.
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Burger 809, 808 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63101
Burger 809 Take, known for its sliders, salads and comfort food sides, opened this month in City Garden's former Terrace View Café space.
Insomnia Cookies, 1001 Russell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63104
This location will be the brand's seventh store in Missouri. It will take over the old Boardwalk Waffles and Ice Cream storefront in Solado.
Mission Taco Joint, 1000 Woods Mill Plaza, Town and Country, MO 63017
The local chain opens its eighth location this month in the Clayton Village Shopping Center, near neighborhood restaurants such as Katie's Pizza & Pasta, Marcella's Mia Solera, Cooper's Hawk, Mike Duffy's and Napoli 2. Opened a store.
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Oats and Honey Cafe, 624 North New Ballas Road, St. Louis, MO 63141
Oats & Honey Café serves breakfast, brunch and lunch.
Outback Steakhouse, 1102 Central Park Drive, O'Fallon, IL 62269
O'Fallon's Outback Steakhouse is one of the chain's newer restaurant models, with a smaller footprint and modern atmosphere.
Pizza Via, 4501 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108
Pizza Via, located in the Central West End, was founded by Scott Sandler of Pizzeoli and Pizza Head.
Poke One, 3101 South Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63118
As the name suggests, this new South Grand restaurant sells ice cream, bubble tea, Hong Kong egg waffles, and even poke bowls.
Ramsay's Kitchen, 999 North 2nd Street, St. Louis, MO 63102
Chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay has created the newest restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel.
SBR Bikes & Brews, 17089 North Outer 40 Road, Chesterfield, MO 63005
The business, formerly Swim Bike Run, has rebranded as a combination bike shop and cafe at its new location in the District of Chesterfield.
Spoonful of Sugar, 2800 McNair Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118
Benton Park's newest ice cream shop offers more than a dozen flavors and baked goods.
The Salted Lime, 1 Ameristar Boulevard, St. Charles, MO 63301
Ameristar's newest restaurant offers fast-casual Mexican cuisine. Enjoy carnitas, chimichangas, build-your-own burritos, and more.
The Shaved Ice Shack, 7455 Mexico Rd, St. Peters, MO 63376
The shaved ice shack's menu includes the Unicorn, a shaved ice filled with ice cream, whipped cream and sprinkles, topped with cotton candy syrup and pink and blue marshmallow cream.
Taqueria Morita, 4239 Duncan Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Taqueria Morita has opened its first brick-and-mortar location after serving tacos and other Mexican food as a pop-up store in the Central West End.
Wing Zone Hot Chicken and Wings, 1063 South State Route 157, Edwardsville, Illinois
Owned and operated by close friends Rosankumar Patel and Tejendra Patel, the pair noticed an increased demand for wing deliveries as drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to bring a convenient service to the area. We realized we needed a wing facility.
Adventures of Intrigue, 2400 South Jefferson Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104
This game room business offers more than a dozen different options for groups.
America's Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, 1071 Collinsville Crossing Boulevard, Collinsville, IL 62234
Open Monday through Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the store offers eye exams as well as eyeglasses and contact lenses.
Kind Goods, 1631 South Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63104
Kind Goods is a deli-style pharmacy that came under fire last year for its proximity to a 900-student charter school.
Rawlings Experience, 462 West Port Plaza Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146
This “experience” is part sporting goods store, part museum. Rawlings presents the Golden Glove Award to MLB players.
Revival Health & Wellness, 560 Old Smizer Mill Road, Fenton, MO 63026
Services include medical weight loss, treatment of neurological disorders, hip and knee care, red light therapy, IV nutrition therapy, and regenerative medicine.
Weighless MD and Wellness, 13142 Tesson Ferry Road, St. Louis, MO 63128
Brookfield, Wis.-based weight loss company Weighless MD and Wellness has expanded its reach with the opening of this new franchise location in South County.
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California Pizza Kitchen, 10590 Old Olive Street Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141
The pizza chain has closed its Creve Coeur Pavilion location. The closures follow the closure of Galleria's California Pizza Kitchen in January and the announcement of the closure of St. Louis Lambert International Airport.
O'Town Food Hall and Tap House, 1214 Central Park Drive, O'Fallon, IL 62269
O'Town has more than a dozen food concepts and has featured robot cats to assist with seating and food delivery services. The owner said the company had been struggling with sales and staffing since the coronavirus pandemic.
Social Bar and Grill, 4265 Reavis Barracks Road, St. Louis, MO 63125
The company announced it would not renew its lease because its current facility “suffers from structural damage and substandard systems.”
CVS, 9433 Manchester Road, St. Louis, MO 63119
CVS has closed 630 stores since announcing its closure plans in 2021, and plans to close 900 by the end of the year.
Slumberland, 2101 Barrett Station Road, Des Peres, MO 63131
The furniture retailer will continue to operate stores in O'Fallon and South County.
Walgreens, 1400 North Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63106
The company moved forward with closing the North Grand Boulevard Walgreens despite a community petition and a letter from U.S. Rep. Cori Bush calling for the pharmacy closure to be reversed.
If you know of a business opening or closing, please email Post-Dispatch retail reporter Hannah Wyman at hwyman@post-dispatch.com.
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