A women-owned, Creole-inspired eatery is the latest addition to The Food Hall at City Foundry STL.
4 Hens Creole Kitchen offers a modern twist on Creole food, with starters, entrees, salads, sandwiches and dessert on the menu.
Owned by two couples, chef Brandi Artis and her wife, Brittany, and business manager Brittani Gardner-Evans and her wife, Ebony – the “four hens” – the eatery is the 15th kitchen to open in the food hall.
Brandi Artis says they’re excited to introduce a Black- and queer-owned restaurant to the St. Louis community.
“I make it a point to inject love into every dish I create, and I’m ready to share my food and our story. It is surreal to see everything coming together because of how this idea came to be,” Artis said. “My wife and I lived in Chicago, and our friends, Brittani and Ebony, lived on the other side of the country. We all ended up deciding to move back to St. Louis in the same year and realized that we all had a collective dream — opening up a restaurant. City Foundry seemed like an excellent opportunity for us to be a part of an exciting project in the heart of the city that celebrates the diversity and creativity of St. Louis’ culinary scene.”
4 Hens serves lunch and dinner with a menu divided into three main categories: Starters, Mains and “Little Chicks Meals” for children. Starters include Slapp’n Shrimp, shrimp sauteed in Creole spices and drizzled with housemade remoulade sauce. Featured in Mains are entrees such as Shrimp n’ Grits, made with smoked Gouda cheese grits in Creole cream sauce and topped with sauteed shrimp; and the Swamp Thang, a succotash soup with crawfish tails and sauteed shrimp. A selection of Po’ Boys, stuffed with shrimp, chicken, andouille sausage or fried green tomatoes, is also on the menu. For dessert, there’s N’awlins Bread Pudding made with an in-house sweet cream sauce, caramel drizzle and pralines.
4 Hens Creole Kitchen is open Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Monday and Wednesday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The eatery is closed on Tuesday.
