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822 Washington Ave. St. Louis, MO 63101

314-418-5800

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Best Restaurant to Die in the Past 12 Months
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): American, Fine Dining, Health, New American, Organic, Seafood, Specialties, Steak House, Steakhouse, Traditional

Hours: Tue-Sat 5pm-1am
Attire: Upscale casual attire

Features: Smoking, Private Party, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible
Reservations: Accepted

Description

CLOSED The most spangled feather in St. Louis' fine-dining cap. Larry Forgione -- a celebrity chef before the Food Network rendered the term meaningless -- was one of the first restaurateurs to forge relationships directly with farmers and ranchers (and while he was at it, he invented the modern-day concept of the free-range chicken). Now the man whose name is synonymous with "American cuisine" brings St. Louis a unique and wonderful restaurant. Using only organic ingredients, Forgione's ever-changing menu plates up small masterpieces -- from fresh pappardelle with "Grandma Stella's" veal ragout to Missouri grass-fed lamb. The wine list is solid, the cheese course like nothing else in town. Yeah, it's a splurge -- but it's well worth it.

2011 | Best Restaurant to Die in the Past 12 Months

It might be hard to believe now, mid-Great Recession, but in the heady days of 2004, An American Place seemed like a beginning. Here was a restaurant whose gorgeous, opulent design wouldn't have seemed out of place in New York or Chicago. Here was a bona fide superstar chef, Larry Forgione, one of the nation's very first advocates of local, seasonal cuisine, showcasing the bounty of our foodshed. Here, it seemed, was the evolution of fine dining in St. Louis. You could point to any number of... More »
2005 | Best New Restaurant

How does "Best New Restaurant in the Past Four Decades" strike you? When we learned last year that American-cuisine pioneer/ James Beard acolyte Larry Forgione was en route to STL to open an eatery in a corner of the spiffy but iffy Renaissance Grand Hotel downtown, our hearts went pitter-pat. Hyperbole? Hardly. Understand: a veritable star in our nation's culinary firmament setting up shop in St. Louis. Ask yourself: How many internationally recognized chefs have we got around these parts?... More »

Gut Check: Monarch migration

By Ian Froeb | Wed, September 10, 2008

Another week, another round of changes at some of the city's top restaurants. The big news is that Josh Galliano is leaving his position as chef de cuisine at An American Place to become the executive chef at Monarch. Galliano replaces Brian Hale... More »
Classic Cosmopolitan

By Randall Roberts | Wed, March 30, 2005

Is that Fred Grandy, formerly of The Love Boat, sitting over there? Or is it Bucky Bush? Is it some former NCAA head coach in town preparing for the Madness? Wait. Maybe it's a former senator. It's some rich and/or famous older man, that's for sur... More »
St. Louis Bounty

By Rose Martelli | Wed, December 29, 2004

When you order fish at An American Place, you learn what the fish was up to earlier that day. Your waiter may tell you that he was snagged at around 11 o'clock that morning from the choppy waters off the northern California coast (unseasonably m... More »

Main Menu

Appetizers

$13.00

Homemade Tagliatelle Pasta
slow roasted amish chicken, chanterelles, butternut squash, sherry cream

$12.00

Mcfarland Farms Pheasant Terrine
pistachio nuts, home-cured bacon, caraway-ale mustard, costinis

$14.00

American Farmstead Cheese
chef's selection, homemade fruit butter, spiced missouri pecans

Today's Oysters
on the half shell, ale mignonette, cocktail sauce, prepared local horseradish

$9.00

"little Gem" Romaine Caesar Salad
cracked sour dough croutons, shaved american parmesan grana, lemon-caesar dressing

$11.00

Homegrown Tomato Salad
baby arugula, local red onions, basil pistou dressing & homemade ricotta

$11.00

Grilled Farm-market Ratatouille Salad
extra virgin olive oil, sea salt & local fresh goat cheese

$8.00

Summertime Yellow Velvet Bisque
puree of local sweet corn & yellow summer squash, roast poblano crema

$11.00

New Bedford Shellfish Chowder
clams, mussels, scallops, chorizo

Main Courses

$26.00

Seared Maine Sea Scallops
butternut squash puree, crisp bacon, summer succotash, lemon-basil oil

$25.00

Baja Coast Shrimp Capellini
blue hill mussels, little neck clams, sweet peas, braised fennel

$26.00

Pan Roasted Wild Lake Trout
golden cauliflower puree, roast local onions, ozark mushrooms, charred tomato fondue

$24.00

Grilled Hinkebein Hills Pork Rib Chop
caramelized shallot grits, heirloom zucchini gratin, mustard sauce

$32.00

Grilled Midwest Filet Mignon Duo
ragout of braised short ribs, crushed irish cobbler potatoes, frizzled sweet onions

$24.00

Crisp Organic Stone Ground Corncake
chefâ€™s selection of local vegetables

$14.00

Fresh Ground Missouri Grass-fed Burger & Fries
farmstead cheddar, country-style bacon, lettuce, tomato, special sauce

$23.00

Pan Roasted Free Range Amish Chicken Breast
creamy hashed brown potatoes, wilted local tatsoi, herbed chicken jus

Sides

$6.00

Heirloom Zucchini Gratin

$6.00

Creamy Hashed Browns

$6.00

Crushed Irish Cobbler Potatoes

$6.00

Grilled Local Vegetables

Additional Offerings

$9.00

Local Green Salad
baby bibb, lola rosa, cherry bomb raddishes, sourdough croutons, peppercorn dressing

$12.00

Bbq Gulf Shrimp
larry's grit cake, melted leeks, spicy shrimp jus

Oysters On The Half Shell
chef's selection served with cocktail sauce, prepaired horseradish, ale mignonett.

$26.00

Roasted Hudson Valley Duck
black pepper polenta, roasted cipollini, brussels sprouts, balsamic brown butter

$27.00

Wood Grilled Butcher's Steak
creamed spinach, onion straws, house made steak sauce

Chef's 6 Course Tasting Menu

Amuse Bouche
terrine of mcfarland farms pheasant caraway-ale mustard, crostini

First Course
housemade tagliatelle pasta chanterelles, butternut squash, sherry cream

Second Course
pan roasted wild lake trout golden cauliflower puree, braised onions, ozark mushrooms, charred tomato fondue

Intermezzo

Main Course
grilled midwest filet mignon duo ragout of braised short ribs, crushed irish cobbler potatoes, frizzled sweet onions

Fifth Course
american farmstead cheese fruit butter, spiced nuts

Dessert
chefa€™s dessert duo dark chocolate terrine, brulee of rice pudding

Desserts

$8.00

German Chocolate Cake
chocolate cake, pecan tuille, coconut sorbet, chocolate ganache

$8.00

Apple Strudel
local apples, cinnamon reduction, bavarian cream, phyllo crisp

$8.00

Selection Of Homemade Ice Cream
served with cookies

$8.00

Jim Beard's Seasonal Fruit Shortcake
sweetened whipped cream

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An American Place-Indigo Lounge - CLOSED

822 Washington Ave. St. Louis, MO 63101

314-418-5800

Description

2011 | Best Restaurant to Die in the Past 12 Months

2005 | Best New Restaurant

By Ian Froeb | Wed, September 10, 2008

By Randall Roberts | Wed, March 30, 2005

By Rose Martelli | Wed, December 29, 2004