Today we’re featuring wait staff member Jessica “Jess” Urso. You may know her from our website’s homepage photo of people enjoying our food. Or from her friendly presence in the restaurant. How long have you worked here? Since July 2016 Favorite menu item? Gazpacho or rare burgers…or fish and chips…it’s hard to pick! […]
The display case in our Dining Room is filled with so many unique and amazing pieces of memorabilia but the most eye-catching is probably our Beatles collection—especially the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Figurines. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of this classic Beatles album, and there will be a reissue of the […]
Today we’re spotlighting wait staff shift leader Horace Samuel Kemp III, otherwise known as Sam. How long have you worked here? 5 years Favorite menu item? Reuben Favorite beverage? PBR can Favorite Duck Room band you’ve seen perform? Breakmouth Annie (Fun fact: Fellow Blueberry Hill employees Bob Monroe and Josh VanHoorebeke […]
Thanks to owner Joe Edwards, who has been collecting Chuck Berry memorabilia since he was a teenager before he ever met Chuck Berry, Blueberry Hill has the largest collection on permanent display in the world. That sounds wild but we actually have more pieces than the Smithsonian and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, […]
We mourn the passing of Chuck Berry. He was a Rock & Roll legend; the Father of Rock & Roll. He played over 209 consecutive monthly concerts at Blueberry Hill, from 1997–2014. Not only did he create music history at Blueberry Hill, but he was a dear friend to owner Joe Edwards for more than 30 years. […]
Baseball season is almost here! Cardinals Opening Day is Sunday, April 2nd. It’s practically an official St. Louis holiday. We have plenty of baseball memorabilia here at Blueberry Hill to get you in the spirit, including a James “Cool Papa” Bell baseball bat, located in our Dart Room. Cool Papa Bell’s daughter gave the bat […]
Today we’re spotlighting our wonderful assistant wait manager Andrea Fridley! Favorite menu item: Right now-vegan vegetable soup. Best Duck Room concert/musical guest: Most fun experience was dancing on stage with Chuck Berry with coworkers and other concertgoers-definitely a one-of-a-kind experience I’m grateful to have. Favorite piece of memorabilia: Hard to choose just one-I really love […]
Owner Joe Edwards first started working on bringing a vintage, fixed track trolley to the Delmar Loop in 1997. Now, nearly 20 years and much hard work later, the first trolley car has been delivered to St. Louis. Joe is thrilled. They’ll soon begin testing the trolley car on the route. In several months, the […]
Today we’re spotlighting our fantastic assistant manager Dustin Endicott! Here are his picks: Favorite Blueberry Hill menu item: Trout Almondine Favorite drink: Makers on the rocks Best Duck Room concert/musical guest: Cat Power (This was before I worked here) Favorite pice of memorabilia: Floyd “Jelly Roll” Gardner’s baseball bat – I like baseball a lot Best celeb encounter: It was […]
Blueberry Hill and Joe Edwards want to wish Chuck Berry a happy 90th birthday! He’s a legend and we are honored he played 209 consecutive monthly concerts at Blueberry Hill. He last played in the Duck Room on the week of his 88th birthday. Joe tells the story of how the Blueberry Hill concerts came to be: […]