Which Local Missouri and Illinois Restaurants Have Growth Potential?

The common conversation revolves around which national restaurant chains you would like to see come to the area. We flipped that around and asked you “which local restaurants do you believe have the potential to expand out into Illinois and Missouri?”

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Your answers were instructive. Some understood the assignment, some fired off chains they still want to see open locally. Misfire. Here are the local restaurants you mentioned as brands that could grow beyond the area:

The culinary choices in the area have expanded in style and flavor quite a bit over the last 10 to 15 years. Are our local faves ready to take their zest beyond the island?

Next assignment - When family and friends visit from different areas get them to these establishments and find out if they think that restaurant would be well received where they are from...