McArthur’s Bakery Café will host the grand opening of its relocated Kirkwood cafe on Sept. 11 at 210 N. Kirkwood Road, a space formerly occupied by Amici’s Italian Restaurant. The new space features more seating and expanded breakfast and lunch menus.
“We have the traditional bakery and wanted to make it about the food with the cafe as well,” said owner Scott Rinaberger. “Here, we have more space to build out our food program.”
That food program will see breakfast sandwiches featuring fresh-cracked eggs with a choice of bacon, ham or sausage or the Tango sandwich that includes spicy chipotle sauce and jalapenos.
The lunch menu focuses on freshly made soups, salads and paninis served on McArthur’s house-baked bread. Ingredients like half-sour pickles make an appearance on the sweet-and-sour Cuban sandwich, as well as on the simple salami sandwich with Kenrick’s salami served on a baguette. The cafe will also use Intelligentsia Coffee for its espresso drinks. “We want to use high-end ingredients but take away the pretension,” said Ben Abel, executive director of food service.
The new location will seat 94 diners and also includes a separate room for private wedding cake consultations. Rinaberger, whose ownership group purchased McArthur’s in November 2014, said customers can still enjoy the same baked goods and breads customers have come to expect from the nearly 60-year-old establishment.
This article appears in August 2015.