Editor’s Note: The Muddled Pig has closed
Barely two weeks after we bid farewell to The Wood, Maplewood residents are saying hello to The Muddled Pig Gastropub in the same spot at 2733 Sutton Blvd. Doors opened Tuesday evening, Feb. 16.
As Sauce reported in January, co-chefs and co-owners Austin Hamblin and Michelle Allender announced they would take over The Wood location and create a pork-centric restaurant and whiskey-focused bar. While the restaurant’s design in still in process (Hamblin and Allender plan to add new banquettes, tables and chairs in the coming months.), former patrons of The Wood will already see difference. A fresh coat of paint, dangling Edison bulbs, tablecloths and a large community table hewn by local woodworker Mike Chervitz greet guests upon arrival.
Hamblin and Allender’s pork-centric menu features Berkshire heritage-breed hogs used in everything from Pig Wings – pieces of fried pork shank doused in a house sauce – to evening entrees like braised pork steak. Local vendors like Mushrooms Naturally (owned and operated by Sauce One to Watch J.T. Gelineau) provide produce in dishes like the Missouri Mushroom Farro Salad.
The bar program sees a heavy emphasis on whiskey. Look for six specialty cocktails from the Midnight Express, a warming coffee-based sipper, to the boozy Cherry Rye-It with rye whiskey, vermouth and fernet. Seven local taps (plus a Guinness) flow behind the bar, and another 30 canned or bottled beers are available as well. Guests can also sip from a small list of red and white wine offerings.
The Muddled Pig will celebrate its grand opening March 15, but doors are currently open Tuesday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. and Sunday from 3 p.m. to midnight. Here’s a first look at Maplewood’s newest eatery:
Editor’s note: This post headline originally said The Muddled Pig was located in Kirkwood. It was updated at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 18 to correct the error.
This article appears in February 2016.