Craving vegetarian? Well, then – head to Sleek.
Consider that a tiny tease. Most folks would sooner associate Hubert Keller’s acclaimed steakhouse in Lumière Place with Kobe and Ridgeland Harvest premium beef than with vegetarian cuisine. Nonetheless, in addition to giant bone-in rib-eyes and other daunting cuts of meat, Sleek offers a four-course prix fixe vegetarian menu.
“The chef makes [the menu] every night, so it changes depending on what fresh produce we have in for that particular day,” general manager Rusty Oakes told us. “When you come in and order the vegetarian menu, the server will bring you out details of each course.”
The evening that Oakes spoke with us, for instance, the vegetarian menu included a beet salad and gnocchi with black truffles. “It’s three courses with dessert,” he said. “We fly all our stuff in and have it shipped in locally from here in Missouri, so it changes depending on what’s in season.”
Potential diners seeking details ahead of time, of course, will want to phone Sleek at 314.621.9590.
This article appears in Mar 1-31, 2010.