IN THE NEWS: The Riverfront Times’s Ian Froeb reviews Three Monkeys (3153 Morganford Road, 314-772-9800), and reports the closings of Minions Café in Maplewood (7322 Manchester Road) and Grateful Inn (7336 Manchester Road, March 1) and the openings of The Fountain on Locust (3037 Locust Street, 314-535-7800) and sports bar and grill Skybox (800 North Third Street in Lacede’s Landing). Skybox is a venture from Nelly, Marshall Faulk, Larry Hughes and Darius Miles. riverfronttimes.com … The Post-Dispatch’s Betha Whitlow gives a B+ to Starrs (1135 South Big Bend Boulevard, 314-781-2345, www.starrs1.com), while Joe Bonwich considers Dickey’s Barbecue pit (9200 Olive Boulevard, 314-993-9933, www.dickeys.com). … Bonwich reports the upcoming opening of second location of Le Chateau Village’s Trattoria Branica in April in the old Bella Luna space at 451 South Kirkwood Road in Kirkwood, as well as the recent opening of Thali Palace in the old VN Cafe space at 9720 Page Avenue in Overland. (314-428-4939, www.thalipalace.com). stltoday.com … St. Louis Eats and Drinks with Joe and Ann Pollack visit Agave (4198 Manchester Ave., 314-65-AGAVE, www.agave.com). stlouiseats.typepad.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: St. Louis Restaurants | Tags: Agave, Darius Miles, Dickey's Barbecue, Fountain on Locust, Larry Hughes, Marshall Faulk, Minions Cafe closed, Nelly, Skybox, sports bar, Starrs, Thali Palace, Three Monkeys, Trattoria Branica |