The Brass Tap Expands in St. Louis With Five New Locations

The Brass Tap is heading to Missouri with plans to open five new locations in the greater St. Louis area, beginning with an Olivette restaurant this summer. The expansion is being led by husband-and-wife franchisees Kush Patel and Prapti Vadgaonkar.

“Prapti and I, we've always wanted to open a bar and a restaurant, in a way, and this just seemed like the perfect fit, like it was a merge of both of those,” Patel told Missouri Business Alert.

Olivette, a suburb with a population just over 8,800 and a median household income of nearly $106,000, was chosen for its strong demographics and need for casual, social dining options. “We're gonna offer a place for social gatherings, and that's something we could not find in Olivette when we were doing our research,” Vadgaonkar said.

The Olivette location will anchor a major new development called Olive Crossing and is expected to create “probably 20 to 50 jobs,” according to Patel. At full build-out, the five locations are projected to create at least 100 new jobs in the region.

The Brass Tap’s concept — a mix of craft beer and quality food — is a perfect match for the St. Louis area, known for its beer culture. “St Louis loves beer, so something that's a bar restaurant like we wanted, plus this emphasis on beer — The Brass Tap just seemed perfect,” said Patel.

The franchisees plan to spotlight local brews on their menu. “Most of our catalog will be local beers, because we want to support the community,” Patel said.

As the couple finalizes locations in St. Louis and St. Charles counties, the first opening in Olivette is already generating buzz and is poised to fill a unique gap in the area’s hospitality offerings.