Tin Roof comes to downtown St. Louis
The new restaurant/live music venue debuts in the former Joe Buck’s space.
Photo by Kevin A. Roberts
Photo by Kevin A. Roberts
When crowds flocked to downtown’s new entertainment district, anchored by Ballpark Village, the news reached Tin Roof, the Nashville-based restaurant/live music chain. The stage sports a VIP area that’s even better than front- row seats—it’s on the stage. The scratch menu, served on sheet trays and metal sizzle platters, features Nashville-style hot chicken, smoked meats, and meat-and-three combos. New for the St. Louis location: an ancillary food counter (open late and before sporting events) serving concession-style pork sliders, chili cheese dogs, Frito pies, and boozy shakes. Murals, mottos, and an assortment of junque (a step up from the lowbrow stuff) line the main room and adjoining Green Room, “Where Everybody Is Somebody.” Themed Sunday brunches (“Motown & Marys,” “Guns & Rosés”) feature local bands and those who tour the Tin Roof circuit. Another sign reads, “No bitchin’ or whinin’ beyond this point”; when a venue combines “Better Than Bar food” with a rotating roster of live music, there’s little reason to.
Photo by Kevin A. Roberts
