Flower Child opens June 18 in Frontenac [Video]

FRONTENAC, Mo. — A quickly expanding restaurant concept centered around healthy eating and operated by the ownership of the Cheesecake Factory has set a date for the opening of its first Missouri location, in the St. Louis area.

Flower Child’s first local restaurant will open June 18 in a 4,445-square-foot space at 10336 Clayton Road in Frontenac, next to the Plaza Frontenac mall, the company said in a news release. Renovation of the restaurant space into what will be a unique design for St. Louis is still underway, the company said.

It will open for lunch and dinner seven days a week for dine-in and patio visitors. The restaurant will also operate a “robust” catering service, operators said.

Restaurant operators are hiring 60 employees ahead of the opening date and will be hosting an in-person …