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The Frisco Barroom
John Barr and Kelley Hall-Barr, owners of the Webster Groves retail shop Civil Alchemy, planted a second distinctive business on their block of Big Bend Boulevard when they opened the handsome, sprawling Frisco Barroom last year. Executive chef Tim Montgomery oversees a menu meaty (house-cured pastrami and corned-beef sandwiches, a tri-tip steak) but sometimes strikingly, appealingly simple (shrimp grilled with white wine, butter and lemon). The most interesting dishes pay homage to Barr and Hall-Barr’s favorite fare from restaurants in Hall-Barr’s native northern Michigan, including the Cornish pasty (a classic British hand pie with beef, potato, onion and rutabega) and a charcuterie board with venison sausage, duck rillettes and smoked trout.
Hours: Lunch and dinner Tuesday-Sunday (closed Monday)
Last year's ranking: New this year
Opened: 2018