Chesterfield Restaurant Owner Expanding to Clayton

The owner of the Original Pancake House in Chesterfield is planning to open the new location by mid-May.

A popular Chesterfield pancake house is set to open at the Colonial Markeplace in about a month. Gordon Manus, owner of Original Pancake House in Chesterfield, told Patch he invested $900,000 to open his second St. Louis area restaurant. "We’re just about done with construction. Furniture is coming in Friday of next week, we'll have our China glass and silver next week," he said. "We haven’t turned on the equipment yet, as long as it all works, we’ll be on track." He said the look will be similar to the Chesterfield spot, known for its rustic look. "There will be timber wood and pine walls, a big fire place and sky lights," he said. "It’s really nice-looking. You walk in, and you’ll be surprised." He said the menu will be the same and so …

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When Is the New Egg & I Diner Opening in Chesterfield?

Soon; they're starting to hire their employees now.

The new breakfast-and-lunch diner scheduled to move into the former Veritas space along Clarkson Road now has a opening date. The Egg & I is set to open April 29, and managers there are starting to recruit employees for the new restaurant, which would be the second one in the franchise to open in the St. Louis area. News first broke about the restaurant, which generally closes mid-afternoon each day after the lunch rush, in January. The news of the new restaurant at 1722 Clarkson Road came a few weeks after Veritas moved out for a new location in Ellisville. This will be The Egg & I's second location in the area; the first location is in Des Peres at 11692 Manchester Road. RELATED ARTICLES

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The Egg & I Planning for April Opening in Chesterfield

The breakfast and lunch restaurant opened in Des Peres last July and will add more St. Louis locations throughout the next several years.

The Egg & I, a breakfast and lunch restaurant chain, opened in Des Peres in July 2012. With business doing well, according to owner/operator Robert Gombas, II, the restaurant is ready to move forward with plans to add more St. Louis locations. The Egg & I, located at 11692 Manchester Road, is heading to Chesterfield next, with plans to open a location at 1722 Clarkson Road in the Dierbergs Plaza at Baxter Road. Gombas said the new place will open April 22 or 29. "It started out as an upscale breakfast and lunch restaurant," Gombas told Patch. He said The Egg & I started in Fort Collins, Colo., 25 years ago. "We really get to know our guests well, often by first name," Gombas added. "We're a little more family-focused than a First Watch …

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Buffalo Wild Wings Hiring for New Chesterfield Store

The wing and beer joint is hiring for all positions.

With a new store set to open in Chesterfield Nov. 30, Buffalo Wild Wings is looking to staff up.  Kristan Boehm, marketing manager for a franchise operating A Shur Wing, said the company is hiring a full team of waitstaff, kitchen employees and managers.  Prospective employees should head to www.jointeambww.com to apply. Boehm said new hires will begin training at one of Buffalo Wild Wings' other St. Louis locations and then transferred to the Chesterfield store when it opens.  The new restaurant will be located at 17276 Chesterfield Airport Road had formerly been home to an O'Charley's, which shuttered in May. Buffalo Wild Wings is currently in the process of renovating the interior and exterior of the site and has some signage up in the …

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Chesterfield Store Aimed At Youth and Spending That Allowance

FiveBelow opened Friday in Chesterfield Valley.

FiveBelow is a store aimed at kids, where everything costs $5 or less. Take a look at what it looks like window shopping in photos here. It's located in Chesterfield Valley, near Dick's Sporting Goods and Target. With its opening day last Friday, there are still lots of things to browse and buy—beach towels, sun glasses, sun umbrellas, containers to organize a room, candy, and more. Read previous article about FiveBelow, with links to the store's website. The theme decorating the front windows looks like George Washington and the dollar bill.

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Chocoholic Turns Obsession into Gourmet Store

An obsession with chocolate leads to Chesterfield’s newest business: Rick Jordan Chocolatier.

Perhaps you have noticed the sign above the storefront of the former Baskin Robins store on Clayton at Baxter roads: “chocolatier.” The new business is based on 36-year-old Rick Jordan’s obsession: making chocolate candies and pastries. The West County native is a 1992 graduate of Chaminade College Preparatory School. He went to Loyola University of New Orleans where he majored in business. Eight years later he ended up with a computer science degree from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Jordan got work, but hated desk jobs. He had always had jobs in the food business, so he and his brother opened a pizzeria, but it eventually failed. That led to a job at Villa Farotto’s in Chesterfield Valley. While working there Jordan enrolled in …

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New Business Aims to Make Car Buying Pleasant

Concierge Automotive Services brings the car to the customer.

A new Chesterfield business aims to take the hassle out of car buying. Concierge Automotive Services brings the car to the buyer. Owner Steve Cancila asks his clients what kind of car they want, how much they want to spend and other similar questions.  Then, Cancila does the hard part. He pores through several hundred cars available across the country. Once he and the client have settled on one, it goes through an inspection before it’s shipped to Chesterfield. Once here, the car is detailed. Then, it’s handed over to the new owner. “Over the last 20 years, this is how I sold cars to my friends. I’d bring the cars to them to look at, deliver the paperwork after dinner, and we’d sit there at the kitchen table,” Cancila said. He’s been …

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The Pepper Mill

Lancia's Frozen Yogurt Gets Warm Reception

Open for only three months, John Lancia's business is growing fast.

The seed from which Lancia's Frozen Yogurt sprouted had been planted far away in Sicily, Italy. As a student at Loyola University's Rome Center, John Lancia would often travel to Sicily, sit in the town square with his cousins and sample the gelato and espresso. His dream wasn't of living in the Italian countryside or swimming in the impossible blue of the Mediterranean, but of opening a coffee shop back in Chesterfield where he was born. Lancia didn't stick entirely to his original coffee shop dream. Although he does offer espresso, cappuccino and coffee, his focus is on fat-free, frozen yogurt. The change in direction was—in his view—a sound business decision. He read an article in Restaurant Business magazine that listed the top 50 …

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ALDI, Gordmans to Open in Chesterfield Commons

Site plans for both stores have been approved.

Two additions to the Chesterfield Commons development are in the planning stages and should open in the fall. The department store, Gordmans and discount supermarket, ALDI will be the new neighbors of Home Depot in Chesterfield Commons West, said Tim Lowe, vice president of leasing for THF Realty. Site plans for both stores have been approved, although ALDI is making some minor amendments at this time, which will require approval, said Aimee Nassif, planning and development services director for the city. Once both businesses have their building permits approved, they can start construction. ALDI, the first store in the lot, will be 18,180 square feet. Gordmans will be located between ALDI and Home Depot and has requested a 48,459 square-…

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