The long-standing Maplewood institution is set to close March 11 as owners look for a smaller location.
Monarch is one of the best restaurants in St. Louis. Everyone knows that, and we all assumed it would be around forever, eagerly waiting to impress our out-of-town family and friends with its cutting-edge menu and locally-sourced ingredients. Times have changed for the Monarch crew, however, and owners Jeff Orbin and Aaron Teitelbaum have found they can no longer keep up the enormous building, and subsequent costs, at 7401 Manchester Road. Current economic circumstances are keeping St. Louis diners closer to home and lower-priced restaurants, the owners said, and there's not much they can do about it. They will close the restaurant's doors on March 11. In a recent press release, Orbin and Teitelbaum stated: "We couldn't be more proud of …
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Its owners are considering the possibility of relocating to a smaller location in the future, Feast Magazine reported on its website.
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- Nate Birt
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Monarch Restaurant in Maplewood will close in early March after nine years in downtown, Feast Magazine's The Feed blog reported Thursday online. Quoting from The Feed post: "In a press release, the owners, Jeff Orbin and Aaron Teitelbaum, explained that they’ve been on the hunt for a smaller location to potentially move the existing brand and are currently working on plans to launch a new concept this fall." The announcement comes one day after Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported that Josh Galliano, the restaurant's executive chef is a semifinalist for a major industry award. Read the complete statement from Monarch in Feast Magazine's Feed post.
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Laura
6:40 pm on Friday, February 24, 2012
Very sad to see Monarch leave Maplewood. We dine there frequently. Hopefully another awesome restaurant will move into it's spot! more ›