Out for Lunch in Chesterfield Missouri

Continuing with our family visits to St. Louis Missouri and Omaha Nebraska...

In St. Louis the first planned event for this portion of our trip was to pay a visit to Laurie's oldest sister, Glenda and her husband Ken.  They reside in a retirement village in Chesterfield Missouri.  Rather than just having lunch at their facility's dining room, we opted to give them a change of pace by taking them out to a local restaurant that we knew they really liked...

This is Billy G's Finer Diner in Chesterfield.  Chesterfield one of the many St. Louis suburban towns and villages.  Billy G's is the second restaurant of that name in the St. Louis area, with the other location being in Kirkwood.  They are both part of the Gianino Family of Restaurants.  There are at least 8 Gianino related restaurants in the metropolitan area.

FYI - The St. Louis metropolitan area...just in St. Louis County Missouri...includes about 90 different towns and villages.  The entire metropolitan area, both in Missouri and Illinois, contains 273 municipalities.

Billy G's in Chesterfield is a big and spacious restaurant.  I immediately noted the 'diner touch' as it features a counter with stools, reminiscent of old time diners. 

The main dining area at Billy G's is bright and colorful.  The area much larger than these two photos show.  It was very busy when we arrived...after all it was a Sunday around lunch and getting out of church time.  We weren't surprised that there wasn't any seating available in the dining room without a wait. 

Fortunately, outdoor seating was available and given how brutal summers in St. Louis can be, we just happened to visit when the temperatures were in the 70s and humidity was relatively low.  It was perfect outdoor dining weather!

In the photo from left to right, Laurie's oldest sister Glenda, Glenda's second youngest sister Laurie and Glenda's husband Ken.  Glenda and Ken are both older than I am and I just had my 82nd birthday.  Laurie is 10 years younger than I am.  Us oldsters just keep on keeping on...

One of the attractions at Billy G's is the fact that they serve breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Like a real old-time diner breakfast is available anytime you might want it!  Since Laurie and I frequently have breakfast for dinner, this menu was right up our alley...

After due deliberation, Glenda ordered Billy G's "Original Stack", a stack of 5 large buttermilk pancakes accompanied by whipped butter and maple syrup. ($9.99) We were stunned by the size of the pancakes and were impressed that Glenda was able to finish off 3 of them.

Ken also opted for a carb filled breakfast!  He ordered the Brioche French Toast. ($9.99) Thick-cut brioche bread was dipped in vanilla custard batter and then it was served with cinnamon, powdered sugar, whipped butter and maple syrup.  Ken was a happy camper and I must admit that this is some of the best looking French toast I've seen in quite a while.  

Laurie scanned the menu for something different...something that she wouldn't see on a typical breakfast or diner menu.  She selected the Avocado Toast. ($15.99) Crusty sourdough toast was covered with a plentiful layer of smashed avocado which in turn was covered with 2 over-easy eggs and then sprinkled with 'everything bagel seasoning' and red-pepper flakes.  As you can see, her avocado toast was accompanied with tomatoes and 'dressed' arugula greens.

As per Laurie, there was just too much avocado...overwhelming the eggs and the toast.  The other problem was that service was slow...spotty at best...and her breakfast wasn't hot enough.

I also decided to try something a bit different for my 'luncheon/breakfast'.  I ordered the Brisket Benedict. ($17.99) It consisted of a toasted English muffin, 2 poached eggs, a sizable stack of sliced brisket, arugula, and BBQ-spiced hollandaise sauce, all accompanied with an order of hash browns.

As with Laurie's breakfast, my entree should have been warmer.  The hash browns and the eggs were fine but the brisket was a disappointment.  Quality brisket is tender and moist and flavorful.  This brisket was not tender and it was pretty dry...so much for flavor.  I should have just ordered my standard breakfast...eggs, toast, sausage patties and hash browns...

Billy G's breakfast menu is quite expansive and worthy of exploration, perhaps when the restaurant isn't so busy.  The lunch and dinner menu is equally expansive...lots of variety and options.  There is an emphasis on Italian cuisine, which is to be expected with a restaurant operated by the Gianino family.

Billy G's in Chesterfield is located at 1772 Clarkson Road.  Phone: 636-778-9120.  Website: https://billygs.com/chesterfield/.  

Just click on any of the photos to enlarge them...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Take Care, Big Daddy Dave