BEAST Craft BBQ Co.
$$David Sandusky's region-topping brisket and pork steaks, across the river.
“Chef Rick Lewis's Grove meat-and-three, with a real backyard-BBQ program.”
Best known nationally for its fried chicken, Grace is also a genuine barbecue destination through its 'Grace Backyard BBQ' program. Come for the ribs and pork steak, stay for the sides.
James Beard-nominated chef Rick Lewis runs an acclaimed meat-and-three whose Ole Hickory pit turns out Duroc pork ribs and pork steaks that hold their own with any dedicated smokehouse in town.
Regulars point to St. Louis-Cut Duroc Ribs, Pork Steak, Pulled Pork, and Fried Chicken.
Grace Meat + Three is higher-end ($$$).
Grace Meat + Three serves St. Louis barbecue — St. Louis barbecue is its own animal, built on the pork steak, the crispy pork snoot, and the St. Louis-cut spare rib, finished with a sweet, sticky, tomato-based sauce. The tradition leans closer to grilling and long backyard smokes than to the all-day pit cooking of Texas, and it carries a deep soul-food lineage on the city's North Side.
David Sandusky's region-topping brisket and pork steaks, across the river.
A North County smokehouse built around the St. Louis pork steak.

Craft BBQ. Chef-driven. No shortcuts.