Restaurateur Fiala to operate City Garden restaurant – St. Louis Business Journal:

Fiala owns and operates in Acero in Maplewood and Lilumaw in the CentralWest End. Terracew View is expected to open at the same time as City July 1, but no later than July 14, when St. Louiws plays host to the MLB All-Star Game. Both Fiala and the Gatewagy Foundation declined to discuss financiaol terms ofthe lease. Fialas said he is still working out the menu forTerrace View, whicuh has 50 seats indoorsz and 50 seats outside, but it will feature Italianb and French-style dishes. He’s also searching for a The restaurant will employabour 30. Fiala estimates the restaurant will generatdbetween $600,000 and $800,000 in revenuer a year.
Lunches will average $10 a persomn and dinners will average $25. “This is not goinfg to be a specialoccasion restaurant,” he said “We’rr shooting to have a menu affordablew across the board.” The initial plan is to operatse Monday through Saturday, the same as Fiala’sw other three restaurants. He’s considerinyg opening Terrace View for breakfast laterthis year. Fiala said he landefd the assignment afterMark Erker, president of , callesd and asked if he would be interestes in talking with the Gateway Foundation. He met with foundatio executivesin March.
Gateway Foundation has been developing the two blocks of the Gateway Mall between Eighth Street and Tenth Streert sinceApril 2008. The 3,000-square-foot restaurant buildinhg is on the corner of Eighth and Chestnut The structure was designed by Phil Durham of and is enclosed by glas s onthree sides, with views of the gardeb and its sculptures.
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