TUCKERS PLACE SOUTH

What TUCKERS PLACE SOUTH does

Trucker's Place Restaurants, operating under brands including Tucker's Place South, Tucker's Place West, and Tucker's Place Soulard, is a privately held St. Louis steakhouse chain founded in 1982 and headquartered at 2117 S. 12th Street in the historic Soulard neighborhood. The company operates three dine-in restaurant locations across the St. Louis metropolitan area (Soulard, West County at 14282 Manchester Road, and South County at 3939 Union Road), serving steaks, chicken, seafood, sandwiches, stone-oven pizza, appetizers, and salads to local residents and visitors. Its core differentiation is owner-developed proprietary beef specifications, sourcing exclusively from Omaha-area plants known for English-bred cattle and offering USDA Choice or higher graded Omaha Black Angus cuts paired with a proprietary Signature Steak Sauce.

The chain's underlying technology stack is conventional restaurant operations technology: standard POS and hospitality systems, with no proprietary software, no mobile app, and no third-party delivery integration. Distribution is entirely through physical dine-in service, with pizza carry-out available at the restaurants and no broader delivery or online ordering infrastructure. The business does not disclose revenue, employee compensation models, or detailed operating metrics; the source data lists 24 employees, which appears to reflect partial corporate or management headcount rather than total FOH/BOH staff across three operating restaurants.

Trucker's Place generates revenue primarily through dine-in food and beverage sales at unit-economics-driven menu pricing (appetizers $9.95-$16.95, salads $8.45-$15.95, steaks $25.95-$41.95, sandwiches $11.95, pizza $10.45-$21.45) plus a $15.45 daily lunch special, complemented by Mon-Fri 3-6 PM happy hour discounts and location-specific evening promotions. A secondary revenue channel exists through online gift certificate sales ($10 and $25 denominations shipped via USPS). The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, relying on local reputation, four decades of word-of-mouth, regional press awards, and an organic social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, with no paid digital acquisition or delivery marketplace participation.

Name

TUCKERS PLACE SOUTH

Legal name

Trucker's Place Restaurants

Website

https://tuckersplace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tucker's Place is a privately held St. Louis steakhouse chain operating three dine-in locations since 1982, serving Omaha Black Angus steaks and American fare to local consumers across the Soulard, West County, and South County submarkets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Steakhouse

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA), Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• Steakhouse dining
• Restaurant chain
• Omaha black angus
• Happy hour specials
• Gift certificates

Headquarters

HQ city

SAINT LOUIS, Missouri

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue from serving food and beverages to dine-in customers at three St. Louis-area locations. Entrees include steaks, chicken, seafood, sandwiches, and pizza. No mention of delivery services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tucker's Place operates three dine-in steakhouse restaurants in the St. Louis metropolitan area, serving USDA Choice or higher Omaha Black Angus steaks, chicken, seafood, sandwiches, stone oven pizzas, salads, and appetizers. The chain also offers happy hour specials, daily lunch specials, and physical gift certificates sold through its website. The business is primarily a sit-down, dine-in steakhouse with bar service; carry-out is limited to pizza only, and no delivery service is offered.

Product overview

Tucker’s Place is a St. Louis-based steakhouse restaurant chain with three locations (South County, West County, and historic Soulard). Founded in 1982, the restaurant specializes in premium steaks sourced from Omaha-area Angus and Hereford cattle. The product portfolio includes three restaurant locations offering dine-in service with full menus of steaks, seafood, sandwiches, salads, appetizers, and stone oven pizzas. Additional offerings include gift certificates and happy hour drink specials. All locations feature bar areas with varying happy hour promotions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tucker's Place South Dine-in steakhouse restaurant location in South County, St. Louis offering a full menu of steaks, chicken, seafood, sandwiches, salads, appetizers, and stone oven pizza.
• Tucker's Place West Dine-in steakhouse restaurant location in West County, St. Louis offering a full menu including steaks, chicken, seafood, sandwiches, salads, and pizza.
• Tucker's Place Soulard Historic original steakhouse restaurant location in Soulard neighborhood, St. Louis, Missouri at 2117 S. 12th Street, offering steaks and American cuisine.
• Full Menu (Dine-in Steakhouse Service) Complete dine-in steakhouse menu featuring USDA Choice or higher Omaha Black Angus steaks (filet mignon, New York strip, top sirloin, porterhouse, bone-in ribeye), pork chops, chicken breast, grilled tilapia, Norwegian salmon, char-grilled shrimp, sandwiches, stone oven pizzas, appetizers, and salads. Entrees include dinner salad, baked potato, and dinner rolls.
• Gift Certificates Physical gift certificates available in $10 and $25 denominations, purchased online and mailed via USPS to the recipient's address within one business day.
• Happy Hour Bar Service Discounted drink specials and half-price appetizers available at the bar area, Monday through Friday 3 PM - 6 PM, with additional evening specials on select days including half-price burgers Mon/Wed 8-10 PM and half-price appetizers Tue/Thu 9-10 PM at the West County location.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 10 most requested restaurants in St. Louis
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LongHorn Steakhouse: National mid-priced steakhouse chain operated by Darden. Comparable to Tucker's Place as a multi-unit full-service steakhouse targeting value-conscious diners with a broad menu including steaks, chicken, seafood, and lunch specials — same value-positioning lane as Tucker's in the St. Louis market.
• The Capital Grille: Upscale steakhouse chain operated by Darden, dry-aging steaks in-house. Comparable to Tucker's Place as a premium full-service steakhouse competing for special-occasion and business-dinner occasions in the same dining-out category.
• Texas Roadhouse: Large national steakhouse chain known for hand-cut steaks and casual value positioning. Comparable to Tucker's Place as a multi-unit steakhouse chain competing on steak quality, value pricing, and family-friendly dine-in experience in the same casual-upscale segment.
• Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar: Premium steakhouse chain operated by Bloomin' Brands with sommelier-driven wine program. Comparable to Tucker's Place as a multi-unit full-service steakhouse emphasizing steak quality and curated wine selection in an upscale-casual setting.
• Morton's The Steakhouse: Classic upscale steakhouse chain owned by Landry's. Tucker's Place explicitly cites Morton's as the higher-priced benchmark it competes against on steak quality and service — direct comparable in the premium steakhouse category.
• Outback Steakhouse: Casual steakhouse chain operated by Bloomin' Brands. Directly comparable category competitor with similar mid-price steakhouse positioning, full bar/happy hour programming, and broad menu of steaks, chicken, and seafood at neighborhood-friendly price points.
• Ruth's Chris Steak House: Premium national steakhouse chain serving USDA Prime steaks in a finer-dining setting. Comparable to Tucker's Place as an upscale full-service steakhouse, though at a higher price point — Tucker's explicitly positions itself as a quality alternative to higher-priced chains like Ruth's Chris.

Regional players

• Annie Gunn's: St. Louis-area independent restaurant and butcher shop known for steaks and American cuisine. Direct regional comparable to Tucker's Place as a locally owned St. Louis steakhouse competing for the same local fine-dining-casual customer with a similar quality beef program.
• 801 Chophouse: Midwest-based upscale steakhouse chain with locations across the central US. Comparable to Tucker's Place as a multi-unit regional steakhouse brand emphasizing USDA Prime steaks and a classic steakhouse atmosphere.
• Broadway Oyster Bar: Historic Soulard-neighborhood St. Louis restaurant and bar. Geographic peer to Tucker's Soulard location — both compete for the same Soulard dine-in and bar crowd in the historic St. Louis neighborhood.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/tuckersplacestl
• Facebookfacebook.com/Tuckers-Place-South-138146266251371
• Instagraminstagram.com/tuckersplacestl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tuckers-place-south

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Investors

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