Sauce on the Side is celebrating its 10th anniversary alongside another milestone: the opening of its 10th location, a 3,000 square-foot space in Creve Coeur, at 701 N. New Ballas, slated to open August 6.
“We’ve been looking around in Creve Coeur for a while,” says co-owner Ryan Mangialardo, who helped open the calzone-based dining concept’s flagship location in downtown St. Louis a decade ago. “Finally, we were in a good spot to do it, and a great location opened. It was kind of like stars aligning.”
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The new location, which previously housed a Pieology Pizzeria, will stay true to Sauce on the Side’s industrial design concept, with exposed ceilings, polished concrete floors, and wood tables. Local artist Phil Jarvis will also create a mural inside the restaurant. Outside, the patio will seat 20, and there’s a large parking lot.
The location will also offer delivery, including to such nearby medical centers as St. Luke’s Hospital and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital. “There are a lot of employees who work at the hospitals, and we love delivering and providing food for those people,” Mangialardo says. “Part of our mission statement is to feed the community.”
Calzones, Mangialardo says, are often a “forgotten item” on restaurant menus, largely relegated to the bottom of a list of other options. The concept for Sauce on the Side was built on taking this “blank slate” food—similar to a pizza or burger—and elevating it with unique sauces and flavor combinations.
