3 Restaurants Seeking Florissant Council

Approval, 2 on Hold For Some Changes

                               By Carol Arnett

The Florissant City Council held a public hearing Nov. 22 requesting the operation of sit-down, carry-out restaurant for the property at 8457 N. Lindbergh. Alvah Levine spoke about the project. He said that the city’s Planning and Zoning (P and Z) commission requested some changes to the original plan, and they have made them.

The owner of the proposed restaurant also spoke. The restaurant will be called Broadway Grill. He said the restaurant will be all carry-out. It will be open until midnight on weekdays and up to 2 a.m. on weekends. Councilman Joseph Eagan represents the ward in which the property is located. He asked about the hours the restaurant would be open and asked that the owners keep a trash can outside the door.

The council also discussed a restaurant that was previously before the council with a public hearing. This restaurant, Kingston 10, would be located at 1157-1159 N. Hwy. 67The restaurant would be located in Councilman Patrick Mulcahy’s ward. He had questions about the hours of the business and the fence at the back of the property. Mulcahy also said he wanted to meet with the owner of the property. Mulcahy moved to postpone the bill, and the council voted to postpone.

In discussion of a third proposed restaurant, the council spoke to the owner of Plush Lounge, Prince Koroma. He had come before the council on Dec 14, 2020 and said he wanted to open a family style East African restaurant. Eagan said he had seen some advertisements for the business’s soft opening on social media. He then played the video for the advertisement that seemed to show more of a bar than a restaurant. Koroma had also said previously that he may come to the council about offering hooka smokers, but the business would not have them initially. The video showed them in use.

Eagan also asked if the business had a kitchen. Karoma said that it did, but Florissant Chief of Police Tim Fagan said that there was kitchen equipment, but it is not operational and not approved for use by St. Louis County.   Karoma said that the property needed extensive work. He added that he was working with the city to get the property up to code. He said the video was not made by him, and the person who made it added some things he did not want. He added that he was working with a kitchen designer on the kitchen.

Counciman Robert Parson said that the special use permit was for a restaurant and bar, and he did not want to vote on a liquor license since there was no bar. He moved to postpone the request for a liquor license, and the council voted in favor of the postponement.

In other action, the council voted to cancel the Dec. 27 meeting due to the Christmas holiday.

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