A new, fast-casual breakfast, lunch, and dinner spot has opened in the Delmar Loop. Located in the former Whichwich location, Brew Bites (6662-B Delmar) offers a broader menu than its predecessor and is open longer hours: Mon – Fri: 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Sat – Sun: 9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Menu
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Brew Bites takes its name from offering brewed coffee in the morning and bites—muffins, cookies, salads, soups, and sandwiches—during the day. The breakfast menu includes five sandwiches (choose from an English muffin, several bagel options, or a biscuit), as well as four kinds of cookies and the same number of muffins (banana nut, buttermilk blueberry, double chocolate chunk, and lemon cranberry).
“Our main goal was to offer a quality, reasonably priced sandwich,” says Priyank Barot, who helps oversee the business alongside his wife, owner Neha Barot. “We added breakfast sandwiches to fill a neighborhood need and decided to offer them all day long.”
Eighteen deli sandwiches are available, served hot or cold. Choose one meat or a combination, such as the Italian Supreme (with salami, pepperoni, and capicola) or Tri-Delight (with turkey, ham, and roast beef). Guests can customize their sandwiches or salads with a choice of five cheeses, 12 toppings, and nine sauces. Bread options include a hoagie roll (7- or 12-inch), white bun, wheat bun, or wrap.
Frozen fruit smoothies and shakes made from dipped ice cream are also available.
Customers can order online, at the counter, or place a bulk catering order. (There are no kiosks or QR codes.)
The Décor
The shotgun-style footprint remains the same as its predecessor, according to the Barots. All that was necessary in preparing the space was a different color of paint and some wall accents.
The dining room seats 32 and an additional 32 seats in a reservable private event area upstairs, which can be used for everything from business meetings to children’s birthday parties, which can be held either during or after posted business hours.
The Backstory
Although Brew Bites is the family’s first restaurant, Neha has extensive experience in the hospitality industry, having worked in hospitals and long-term care, as well as a combined decade of service with Tim Horton’s (in Canada) and Subway (here in St. Louis).
“She’s the boss, the manager, and the owner,” says Priyank, a research chemist. “I’m her support system, along with our son, who’s responsible for the web development.”
It was Neha’s previous experience that laid the groundwork for Brew Bites. “We think there’s room in the Delmar Loop for more coffee places and certainly one that features affordable breakfast items,” she says. “We might be the only one. And we’re here at 8 in the morning.”
Drawing on her experience at Subway, Neha says, “We figured we’d start with a build-your-own sandwich menu that customers could customize to satisfy their wants, needs, and health requirements.”
One of the friendliest foodservice people you’ll meet in St. Louis, Neha won multiple employee awards while working for Tim Horton’s. “I especially loved working the [drive-thru] window,” she recalls. “I made a lot of friends there.”
