The Gianino family of restaurants is growing. The newest member is a third location of Joey B’s Food and Drink, soon to open at 189 Concord Plaza in South County. Joey B’s general manager Greg Hard told The Scoop that the 4,000-square-foot space, formerly occupied by Klipper’s Pub and Grill, is currently undergoing renovations and that, upon completion, the restaurant will serve approximately 150 to 200 guests. Among the construction highlights Hard noted is the addition of an outdoor patio. Although he declined to provide specifics about the design, he said that the patio would be “something we will be proud of … and that [people] will talk about in South County.”
The menu at the Concord Plaza establishment will be identical to the one offered at the two other Joey B’s locations on The Landing and The Hill. Hard did note, however, that management is looking to add a selection of low-cal items to the menu. “We do a great variety of comfort foods – whether St. Louis fare or Italian fare. So to offer something a little different, we are looking to do lighter, fresher menu items.”
Joey B’s No. 3 is slated to open by the end of March, including that patio, “if all goes according to plan” said Hard.
The other members of the Gianino family of restaurants, in addition to the other two Joey B’s locations, include Bill Gianino’s, Frankie G’s Grill and Bar, Pepper’s Grill and Bar, and Frankie Gianino’s Grill and Bar in Imperial, Mo.
This article appears in February 2011.