“For so long, there’s been nothing in Granite City,” said Ian Nesbit, barkeep at Lascelles Granite City Tap & Grill, which opens Saturday, Feb. 14 at 1324 Niedringhaus Ave., in Granite City.
Under the direction of seasoned chef Eric Brenner, and with the backing of owner Lance Callis, who is silently reinvigorating the workaday Granite City dining scene via various food- and beverage-related projects, Lascelles aspires to put itself on the map as an upscale dining stop for the blue-collar town east of the Mississippi River.
The menu, which Brenner calls “new American, upscale comfort,” is divided into snacks and sides, starters, salads, sandwiches (available only at lunch) and dinner entrees. Dishes range from starters like pot roast nachos to entrees like chicken and dumplings (smoked half-chicken served with gnocchi, roasted carrots and mushrooms) to sweet house-made desserts, such as cookies and milk (chocolate chip cookies plated with a vanilla bean milkshake). Look also for daily specials on smoked meats, seafood, steak and pasta.
Here’s what to expect when Lascelles opens this weekend.
-photos by Michelle Volansky
This article appears in February 2015.