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126 N. Main St. Edwardsville, IL 62025

618-307-3203 

http://www.eratoonmain.com  

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126 N. Main St. Edwardsville IL 62025

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  • Contemporary, New American, Small Plates, Tapas
    $$$ $$$
    All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit
  • Business-casual attire
    Banquet Facilities, Private Party
    Dinner, Lunch
  • Accepted, Recommended
    Lot Available
Description

What began as a wine bar has become one of the more intriguing establishments in the metro east, with a topnotch wine list and beer selection and a tiny kitchen that has been home to such talented chefs as Kevin Willmann (now of Farmhaus) and Jonathan Olson. The menu features thoughtful, often inventive, preparations that utilize as much local product as possible.








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  • Gut Check: Dorm Room dinnertime!

    Gut Check: Dorm Room dinnertime!

    By Ian Froeb | Wed, September 02, 2009

    As I waddled back to my car after the latest Dorm Room dinner at Lafayette Square's 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar, the evening air thick with wood smoke from the grill where Marc Baltes was braising pork shoulder for the next seating, I wondered... More »

  • Gut Check: More sushi! Plus the Art of Food and a new home for Five.

    Gut Check: More sushi! Plus the Art of Food and a new home for Five.

    By Ian Froeb | Wed, June 17, 2009

    For this week's review, I returned to one of St. Louis' many established sushi restaurants. Still, we can't seem to get enough nigiri, sashimi and rolls. Yet another new sushi restaurant has opened: Café Mochi at 3221 South Grand... More »

  • Dinner Is Served

    Dinner Is Served

    By Ian Froeb | Wed, December 26, 2007

    In the past twelve months, I've reviewed 62 restaurants (and one minor-league baseball stadium). I've traveled to Columbia and the Metro East. I've sampled the cuisines of Korea, Japan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, Iran, Thailand, Bosnia, Brazil,... More »

  • Little Wonder

    Little Wonder

    By Ian Froeb | Wed, June 13, 2007

    Executive chef Kevin Willmann emerged from the Erato kitchen, a slightly dazed expression on his young, bearded face. It was after nine on Saturday night, and the dining room was packed — though now, finally, most patrons seemed to be finishing... More »

  • The Sazerac

    The Sazerac

    By Randall Roberts | Wed, February 23, 2005

    Greek mythology identifies nine muses, all daughters of Zeus (who apparently never wore a jimmy hat). Each of these fine, buxom women pursued a different endeavor, ranging from history to dance to astronomy to comedy. We're most concerned with... More »

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    | St Lous, MO | 149 Reviews

    4
    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    What do you need to be a topnotch chef? A fancy, cutting-edge kitchen? A corps of a dozen line cooks at your beck and call? Prime real estate in a major metropolitan area? None of the above, if you're Kevin Willmann. In a kitchen that makes a freshman dorm room look expansive, in a restaurant a half-hour's drive from downtown St. Louis, Willmann takes ingredients from local producers and fashions them into dishes that are playful in conception, beautiful on the plate and, above all else, delicious. The menu changes frequently, but you're certain to encounter unusual combinations — peach and prosciutto, scallops and truffled whipped cream — and contemporary spins on good ol' fashioned home cookin'. (If a dish includes spoon bread, order it.) Willmann was born in Greenville, Illinois. After making his bones along the Gulf Coast in Florida, he worked at several St. Louis restaurants: Big Sky Café, Lucas Park Grille and Mosaic. But it's at Erato in downtown Edwardsville that he has found the perfect outlet for his talent. Yes, the kitchen is small, but it hardly matters when the talent is so great.

  • JamieK2
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    | Denver, CO | 131 Reviews

    4
    | Mon, August 2, 2010

    Great little wine bar, not only for drinking wine but also for people watching!

  • Kara117
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    | Edwardsville, IL | 7 Reviews

    4
    | Mon, September 6, 2010

    I've only been there once to eat and once to drink. The drinking was enjoyable (good selection of beers and wines,) but the food....ohhh, the food -- it was the best meal I've gone out to eat.

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  • 2008 | Best Local Chef

    What do you need to be a topnotch chef? A fancy, cutting-edge kitchen? A corps of a dozen line cooks at your beck and call? Prime real estate in a major metropolitan area? None of the above, if you're Kevin Willmann. In a kitchen that makes a freshman dorm room look expansive, in a restaurant a half-hour's drive from downtown St. Louis, Willmann takes ingredients from local producers and fashions them into dishes that are playful in conception, beautiful on the plate and, above all else,... More »

  • 2007 | Best Tapas/Small Plates

    Chef Kevin WillmannEmploys the "small plates" conceptTo its best effect.His dishes aren't mereAppetizers disguised asTapas or small plates.He treats each like aMiniature work of art:Plump cubes of tuna,Sushi-grade, served witha streak of truffled mustardflecked with balsamicCandied into specks,The autumnal colors likeA Rothko painting.Or a pair of soups:Corn and fennel, tomatoAnd garlic. Both thickAnd brightly colored,One strong and verdant, the otherMild, but with zip.Beauty in restraint,As... More »

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Main
To Share
$12.00
Kumomoto/penn Creek Oysters
shallot mignonette, house cocktail
$7.00
Mozzeralla
bruschetta, roma tomatoes, balsamic reduction on crustini
$7.00
Garden Crustini
strawberry, chive, riccota, cucumber, candied walnuts
$7.00
Tart
trio of mushrooms, spinach, sherry gastrique
$8.00
Bread Crumb Incrusted Risotto
mozzarella, pesto aioli
$6.00
Candied Bacon Nachos
roasted red pepper, onion, chive, borson cheese
Cheese
Served With Apples
 
Crustinins & Honey
 
Manchego
sheep's milk, aged 6-8 months, semi-firm, spain
 
Marieke
cow's milk, semi-firm, foenegreek (herb), wisconsin
 
Black Diamond
cow's milk, firm, aged cheddar, wisconsin
 
Maytag
oft, cow's milk, blue, iowa
 
Cameros
semi-soft, goat's milk, aged 24 months, spain
 
St. Andre
soft, cow's milk, triple cream, france
 
Port Salut
semi-soft, cow's milk, trappist monk's, france
 
Cotswold
semi-soft, cow's milk, chedder mixed w/chives, england
$5.00
Herbes De Provence
salami coated in herbs and spices
Spanish Style Sausage Add $3.00
Fuet
$2.00
Pecans & Walnuts
Small Plates
$9.00
Strawberry And Spinich Salad, Richotta Cheese, Roasted Walnuts, Red Wine Balsamic Vin
$10.00
Heirloom Tomato Capresee Salad, Mozerella, Basil, Balsamic Cubes, Olive Oil
$16.00
Lobster Martini, Sea Beans, Carrot, Clarified Butter
$12.00
P.e.i. Mussels, White Wine Butter Sauce, Chives, Garlic Grill Bread
$16.00
Squid Ink Risotto
obster, parmesan
$14.00
Chicken Pot Pie
w/ house apple sauce
$17.00
Blackened Mahi Mahi,
$14.00
Spoon Bread
$17.00
Andouille Sausage
 
Beurre Blanc
Sweet Stuff
$7.00
Bread Pudding
cinnamon roll cream, white chocolate
$8.00
Chocolate Terrine
Lemon $14.00
Pistachio $14.00
Vanilla $14 $14.00
Creme Brulee Trio

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