What are the biggest restaurants in St. Louis? —Rene K., St. Louis
The word “biggest” has many connotations for a restaurant: sheer size, number of seats (whether or not patio seats are included), biggest as in gross sales, biggest number of guests served… how you define a restaurant, etc. For this discussion, biggest refers to the restaurant’s square footage and number of seats. Here are some of the contenders, starting off with two where the food component is not the primary focus, but included mainly for their sheer size.
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*Topgolf: 65,000 square feet, 300-plus seats (not a traditional food and beverage restaurant, however)
*Dave & Buster’s: 55,000 square feet, 1,000 seats (not a traditional food and beverage restaurant, however)
Cardinal’s Nation – Ballpark Village: 34,000 square feet
Rosalita’s Cantina – O’Fallon, Mo: 21,043 square feet, plus a 7,347-square-foot covered patio, 450 seats
Rosalita’s–Des Peres: 13,000 square feet, 300 seats inside plus 170 outside
Westport Social: 13,000 square feet, 450 seats
Edgewild Restaurant & Winery: 12,500 square feet, 400 seats
The Shack–Chesterfield: 12,000 square feet, 275 seats
Katie’s – Ballpark Village: 10,000 square feet, 400 seats
The Cheesecake Factory: 10,000 square feet, 376 seats (and rumored to have the highest gross sales of any restaurant in the metro area)
Chevy’s Fresh Mex- Olivette: 10,000 square feet, 350 seats inside plus 100 outside
The Wheelhouse: 10,000 square feet, 350 seats
Twisted Tree: 10,000 square feet, 200 seats
The Tavern at Cottle Village Farmstead + Distillery: 8,000 square feet, 250 seats
The Mexican STL: 7,900 square feet, 370 seats
Katie’s – Crestwood: 7000 square feet, 400 seats
Sports & Social St. Louis: 7,000 square feet
Fast Eddie’s Bon Air should probably figure into this mix somewhere: 30,000 square feet (inside and out) translates into space for 1,000 guests.
Editor’s note: This article has been updated from a prior version.
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