First Look: Weber Grill Restaurant in Brentwood

Weber Grill Restaurant quietly opened this week in a corner of the Saint Louis Galleria in Brentwood. As Sauce reported in April 2015, this is the fifth location, and the only Weber Grill Restaurant connected to a Weber Grill Academy.

The main dining room seats around 185 with an additional 200 seats outside on the patio and 65 available in the Grill Academy. The Academy can be rented out for private parties and corporate events, but it will also offer public grilling classes beginning in April with themes ranging from Springtime in Paris to Steaks 101. It will also host chef’s tasting dinners and grill master dinners that executive chef Tim Eagan described as pop-ups with unique menus.

The restaurant’s broad menu is united by a focus on fire – everything from steaks and cheeseburgers to salads and pizzas make contact with charcoal grills. Enormous custom-made kettle grills can be seen in the kitchen, half turned toward diners for better visibility. The core menu is consistent with other Weber locations, but it will feature dishes developed by Eagan and the local kitchen for St. Louis customers.

Along with a sizable wine list, the bar offers more than a dozen drafts featuring craft brews from local and national favorites like Urban Chestnut and Bell’s Brewing, as well as an eponymous Weber’s Backyard Brew made for the restaurant by Schlafly.

After a grand opening on April 4, Weber Grill Restaurant will be open Monday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., with plans to add brunch starting at 10 a.m. on weekends beginning April 17.

Here’s a first look at what to expect when Weber Grill Restaurant fires thing up.