page_title: Citygarden
section_title: Terrace View
hierarchical_section_title: Citygarden / Dining / Terrace View
caption_attribution_description: English: The Terrace View restaurant in Citygarden, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
context_page_description: Citygarden is an urban park and sculpture garden in St. Louis, Missouri owned by the City of St. Louis but maintained by the Gateway Foundation. It is located between Eighth, Tenth, Market, and Chestnut streets, in the city's "Gateway Mall" area. Before being converted to a garden and park, the site comprised two empty blocks of grass. Citygarden was dedicated on June 30, 2009, and opened one day later, on July 1, 2009.
  Citygarden is 2.9 acres in size—occupying two square city blocks—and cost US$30 million to develop. St. Louis' Gateway Foundation, a not-for-profit organization supporting public art, funded the design and construction of the garden. While the city owns the land on which Citygarden was developed, the foundation owns the statues and covers all park maintenance costs except water and electricity. The Gateway Foundation is also in charge of providing additional security for the garden.
  There is no admission fee for visitors of Citygarden, which is located close to St. Louis' Gateway Arch and Busch Stadium. The park is open year-round and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
context_section_description: The Terrace View was a restaurant and café located in Citygarden. Operated by local restaurateur Jim Fiala, the Terrace View opened on August 19, 2009 with Chris Bork as chef. At the time of its opening, Fiala estimated the eatery would produce between $600,000 and $800,000 in revenue each year. The Terrace View employed about 30 workers.
  The 3,000-square-foot (280 m²) Terrace View building was designed by Philip Durham of Studio Durham Architects. It has three glass walls that face the garden and is located near the intersection of Eighth and Chestnut streets. Durham called his design a "Miesian glass box," similar to the style of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The building's roof—as well as the roof of maintenance building—is covered with Sedum species, meant to decrease energy costs. Inside, Niki de Saint Phalle's sculpture Adam and Eve sat in the middle of the dining floor.
  The restaurant served breakfast, lunch, and dinner. With both indoor and outdoor seating, the Terrace View accommodated up to 120 patrons and focused on dishes created locally—within 150 miles (240 km) of its location—as well as Italian and French cuisine. In December 2010, Terrace View chef Nick Cox narrowed the original Mediterranean-themed menu, focusing more on Northern Italian cuisine. Called "Acero on the Terrace" after Fiala's Acero restaurant in Maplewood, Missouri, the menu retained dishes made from locally grown produce, including the "50-Mile Salad"—composed of ingredients from within 50 miles (80 km) of the Terrace View.
  Fiala had been referred to the Gateway Foundation by the president of a local catering company, and the foundation later asked him to run the Terrace View. A foundation spokesperson said that the "Gateway Foundation board sorted through a lot of different candidates, and they were thrilled to find one who was perfect." Fiala had wanted to open the Terrace View before the 2009 All-Star Game, but was forced to delay in order to settle contracts and have a liquor license approved. The establishment was originally scheduled to open on July 1, the same day as Citygarden's opening and two weeks before the game.
  In September 2011, Fiala announced he would not renew the Terrace View's lease on the building in Citygarden. After switching to a weekday-lunch-only schedule for the remainder of 2011, the restaurant closed at the end of the year. Fiala attributed the closure to low profitability due to a lack of dinner customers, though he said lunch business was "fine." The restaurant's departure sparked speculation on a possible replacement, including the possibility of St. Louis-born restaurateur Danny Meyer opening a Shake Shack store in Citygarden, but the building remained unoccupied at the beginning of 2012.
caption: The restaurant building, once home to the Terrace View and now to Joe's Chili Bowl, is elevated above the rest of the park.
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