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Niche
1831 Sidney St. St. Louis, MO 63104 Map It
314-773-7755
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2007 Readers' Choice
1st. Place: Gerard Ford Craft
Chef of the Year
2nd Place Tie: Favorite Place to Recommend to Friends
3rd Place: Favorite American – Contemporary
Honorable Mention: Favorite Overall Restaurant
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Hours of Operation:

Mon.-Thu. 5:30-9 p.m.
Fri. & Sat. 5:30-10 p.m.
Sun. 5-9 p.m.

Cuisine:

Global/Fusion
American - Contemporary

Neighborhood:

Benton Park/Brewery

Special Attributes:

See and Be Seen!
Romantic
Readers' Choice 2007 Winner
Outdoor Dining
Open Sundays
Open Mondays
Smoke Free
Fine Dining

Price Range:

$15 to $20

Meals Served:

Dinner

Alcohol:

Yes

Outdoor Dining:

Yes

Dress Code:

Look Spiffy

Reservations
Recommended:

Yes

Smoking Area:

Wheelchair Access:

Yes

Payment Method:

All Major Credit Cards

Banquet Rooms:

Catering:

Delivery:

Take Out:

Food Rating	Service Rating	Atmosphere Rating	Value Rating	(out of 125 voters)
8.8	8.5	9	8.8

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Date: 06/19/2008 Posted By: ACSCA
Niche is 4/5 in terms of everything...except for our waitress and the busser get a 0; one scoffed at my mother's mere request for a water glass. I was blown away by the porkbelly, although my kampachi-truffle carpaccio was more like warm fish jerky and the truffles absorbed fishy stank instead of flavor. Had all the desserts, doubt the ice cream is homemade, but the yogurt and shortbread was spectacular, making it okay that the toll-house pie tasted like it came out of the refrige-section. 8.

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Responding to: ACSCA says "Niche is 4/5 in terms of everything...except for our waitress and the busser get a 0; one scoffed at my mother's mere request for a water glass. I was blown away by the porkbelly, although my kampachi-truffle carpaccio was more like warm fish jerky and the truffles absorbed fishy stank instead of flavor. Had all the desserts, doubt the ice cream is homemade, but the yogurt and shortbread was spectacular, making it okay that the toll-house pie tasted like it came out of the refrige-section. 8."

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Date: 06/06/2008 Posted By: ChanceLL
Ratings - Food: 10 Service: 9 Atmosphere: 9 Value: 10
It's very difficult to please my father when we go out to eat as he is a fantastic chef himself, but Niche blew his socks off!! The rest of us were very pleased with our night there as well. Everything was spectacular.. from the appetizers all the way to the desserts we had. Possibly the best restaurant in St. Louis!

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Responding to: ChanceLL says "It's very difficult to please my father when we go out to eat as he is a fantastic chef himself, but Niche blew his socks off!! The rest of us were very pleased with our night there as well. Everything was spectacular.. from the appetizers all the way to the desserts we had. Possibly the best restaurant in St. Louis!"

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Date: 06/06/2008 Posted By: LadyKaldi
Forget the food which is interesting, fine, but Niche is LOUD. Our party of four could barely hear one another, even with very loud voices, our waiter had to basically shout the specials, repeating several because we just couldn't hear. Leaving, we all had sore throats and husky voices. The next morning, we all had husky voices. This was on a Tuesday night, can't imagine the weekend din when more alcohol is consumed. That's my first/last memory of Niche.

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Responding to: LadyKaldi says "Forget the food which is interesting, fine, but Niche is LOUD. Our party of four could barely hear one another, even with very loud voices, our waiter had to basically shout the specials, repeating several because we just couldn't hear. Leaving, we all had sore throats and husky voices. The next morning, we all had husky voices. This was on a Tuesday night, can't imagine the weekend din when more alcohol is consumed. That's my first/last memory of Niche. "

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Date: 05/24/2008 Posted By: moneywellspent
Ratings - Food: 10 Service: 9 Atmosphere: 10 Value: 10
Great food, automosphere, and service that seems to get better each time we go there. The food also seem to have improved both in terms of portions and originality. Too bad it's hard to get reservation now days, but Chef Ford definitely deserves to be one of the top chefs in the country. Look forward to seeing him evolve further.

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Responding to: moneywellspent says "Great food, automosphere, and service that seems to get better each time we go there. The food also seem to have improved both in terms of portions and originality. Too bad it's hard to get reservation now days, but Chef Ford definitely deserves to be one of the top chefs in the country. Look forward to seeing him evolve further."

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Date: 05/12/2008 Posted By: djm023
Fantastic meal on Friday. Everything served was cooked perfectly and had great taste. Even the side salad wowed us, I'm not sure how but they made greens, apple slices and candied pecans taste amazing... and the S'mores dessert was crazy good.

Worth every penny....

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Responding to: djm023 says "Fantastic meal on Friday. Everything served was cooked perfectly and had great taste. Even the side salad wowed us, I'm not sure how but they made greens, apple slices and candied pecans taste amazing... and the S'mores dessert was crazy good.

Worth every penny...."

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