Mike Duffy’s Pub & Grill

What Mike Duffy’s Pub & Grill does

Mike Duffy's Pub & Grill is a privately held, family-owned neighborhood pub and grill founded in 1986 by Mike Duffy in downtown Kirkwood, Missouri. The company operates three full-service restaurant locations in the St. Louis metropolitan area — Kirkwood (flagship, 1986), Town & Country (Phase II, opened 1989 under the Frailey family), and Richmond Heights — serving classic American pub fare including burgers (named Best Burger in Missouri by Chowhound.com in May 2025), St. Louis-style pizza with Provel cheese, sandwiches, salads, wings, and entrees, alongside a full bar program with domestic and craft beer, cocktails, wine, and happy-hour specials Monday through Friday.

The operating stack relies entirely on third-party technology: Toast Tab powers point-of-sale and online ordering across all locations, with links from SpotHopper-built location websites routing customers into Toast Tab's storefront for pickup and carryout. DoorDash provides third-party delivery for the Town & Country location. SpotHopper additionally handles social-media and email-marketing execution. The company has no proprietary software, no patents or trademarks, and no disclosed AI capabilities.

Revenue is generated primarily through dine-in food and beverage sales at unit price points ranging roughly $7-$25 per menu item, supplemented by catering (lunch boxes at $10.50-$18.75, bulk 5-wrap orders at $82.50), private-party bookings, and DoorDash-mediated delivery. Customer segments include families and social groups, sports fans (Cardinals, Blues, STL City, Mizzou), entertainment seekers (monthly Trivia Thursday, live music at Kirkwood), and event catering customers. The business remains under family ownership and operation, with no external investment, no parent company, and no public listing.

Name

Mike Duffy’s Pub & Grill

Legal name

Mike Duffy's Pub & Grill

Website

https://mikeduffys.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family-owned neighborhood pub and grill founded in 1986, operating three full-service locations in the St. Louis metro area (Kirkwood, Richmond Heights, Town & Country), serving classic American fare — award-winning burgers, St. Louis-style pizza, and craft beer — to families, sports fans, and catering customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurants
• Pub and grill
• American cuisine dining
• Sports bar service
• Off premise catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirkwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food and Beverage Sales: Core revenue from serving food and drinks to customers at three restaurant locations. Menu features American cuisine including burgers (named Best Burger in Missouri), pizzas (St. Louis style with Provel cheese), sandwiches, salads, appetizers, wings, and entrees. Extensive beer selection including domestic and craft options, wine, cocktails, and soft drinks. Happy hour specials Monday-Friday 3pm-6pm with discounted well drinks, domestic drafts, house wines, and select appetizers.
2. Catering Services: Catering services for corporate functions and family gatherings. Creative menus with exceptional service designed to make events unforgettable. Lunch boxes available in half wrap ($10.50) and full wrap ($18.75) sizes with homemade chips and cookies. Bulk items including 5 wraps for 10 servings ($82.50), homemade chips, BBQ chips, and chocolate chip cookies.
3. Online Ordering and Delivery: Online ordering through Toast Tab for pickup/carryout and DoorDash for delivery. Orders placed through restaurant websites redirect to Toast Tab platform. Town & Country location offers both pickup/carryout and delivery options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Mike Duffy's Pub & Grill operates three full-service neighborhood restaurants in the St. Louis metro area (Kirkwood, Richmond Heights, Town & Country), serving American pub fare centered on award-winning burgers, St. Louis-style pizzas with Provel cheese, wings, sandwiches, salads, and a full bar. The restaurants complement dine-in service with online pickup ordering via Toast Tab, DoorDash delivery at Town & Country, off-site catering, private party hosting, live music, and weekly trivia events.

Product overview

Mike Duffy's Pub & Grill is a family-friendly restaurant chain with three St. Louis metro locations (Kirkwood, Richmond Heights, and Town & Country) operating since 1986. The core offering consists of dine-in restaurant services featuring American pub cuisine—particularly burgers (ranked best in Missouri by Chowhound.com), St. Louis-style pizzas with provel cheese, wings, sandwiches, and salads—paired with a full-service bar. The business supplements its core restaurant operations with online ordering via Toast Tab, catering services for off-site events, private party hosting, and live entertainment including music and trivia events. The product portfolio centers on the restaurant experience with digital ordering and catering as add-on services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Restaurant Service Full-service dine-in restaurant offering American pub fare (burgers, St. Louis-style pizzas with Provel cheese, wings, sandwiches, salads, and entrees) and a full bar at three St. Louis metro locations in Kirkwood, Richmond Heights, and Town & Country, Missouri.
• Online Ordering for Pickup

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Toast TabcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline ordering platform integrated into all Mike Duffy's websites. Customers order directly through Toast Tab for pickup and carryout. Kirkwood and Town & Country locations use Toast Tab for online ordering operations.
• DoorDashcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoorDash delivery partnership for Town & Country location enabling third-party delivery of food to customers who prefer delivery over pickup.
• SpotHoppercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWebsite design, social media marketing, and email marketing provided by SpotHopper. Powers all three location websites and digital marketing efforts.
• SchnucksminorOthersTown & Country location operates in Schnucks Woodsmill Plaza shopping center. Schnucks is a regional grocery chain in the St. Louis area.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Applebee's: National casual dining chain offering burgers, bar service, and happy hour specials. Competes with Mike Duffy's for the same neighborhood casual dining occasions in the St. Louis market, with national marketing and loyalty infrastructure.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: National sports bar chain emphasizing wings, beer, and multi-screen sports viewing. Comparable to Mike Duffy's on the sports-bar, beer-bucket, and game-day special positioning, though at vastly greater scale.

Regional players

• Salt + Smoke: St. Louis-area BBQ and casual dining restaurant group with multiple locations and an event/catering program. Comparable as a regional St. Louis casual dining chain with catering and private events.

Direct peers

• Imo's Pizza: St. Louis-based regional pizza chain specializing in St. Louis-style pizza with Provel cheese. Highly comparable on signature menu item (Provel pizza) and regional identity, though focused on pizza rather than full pub & grill.
• OB Clark's: St. Louis-based neighborhood pub & grill chain with multiple locations. Competes head-to-head with Mike Duffy's for the same casual dining, sports viewing, and private party occasions in the St. Louis metro area.
• Bristol Bar & Grill: St. Louis-area casual dining chain serving American food, full bar, and private events. Comparable scale and concept to Mike Duffy's with multiple locations in the same metro.
• Seamus McDaniel's: St. Louis Irish pub chain offering burgers, pub fare, and beer in a sports-watching environment. Directly comparable casual neighborhood pub concept serving overlapping St. Louis customer segments.
• Syberg's: Long-running St. Louis-area pub chain with multiple locations serving American pub fare, sports viewing, and event programming. Directly comparable to Mike Duffy's in concept, footprint, and target customer (families, sports fans) within the same St. Louis metro.
• McGurk's: St. Louis Irish-fare pub with multiple locations offering American pub classics, sports viewing, and live entertainment. Highly comparable family-friendly pub & grill operating in the same St. Louis metro.

Others

• SpotHopper: Marketing services provider that powers Mike Duffy's websites, social, and email programs. Included as an adjacent ecosystem partner rather than a competitor; useful for benchmarking GTM infrastructure investment for similarly sized restaurant groups.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/duffys_tc
• Facebookfacebook.com/109728975776193
• Instagraminstagram.com/mikeduffys
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mike-duffy%E2%80%99s-pub-&-grill

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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