Soulard · St. Louis · Est. 1958

Crispy as sin.
Golden as the Arch.

Every bird is brined 24 hours in sweet-tea buttermilk, double-dredged, and fried to order in cast iron. Nothing leaves our kitchen that doesn't crackle.

See the Menu Find Us
24hrSweet-Tea Brine
1958Same Soulard Corner
12Pieces per Bucket
5House Sauces

The Sandwiches

Four ways to ruin
every other sandwich for you.

Butter-toasted potato bun. House bread & butter pickles. A breast the size of your conscience.

The Arch Classic sandwich

The Arch Classic

Crispy breast, comeback sauce, extra pickles. The one that built the line out the door.

$10.49
Hot Honey Heater sandwich

Hot Honey Heater

Glossed in hot honey while it's still crackling, cooled off with jalapeño slaw. Sort of.

$11.49Fan Favorite
The Provel Melt sandwich

The Provel Melt

Molten St. Louis provel and bacon-onion jam. Our love letter to the 314.

$12.49STL Only
Delmar Fire sandwich

Delmar Fire

Nashville-style cayenne shellac, buttermilk ranch drizzle. Sign the waiver in your heart.

$11.99Hot

You can hear it
from the parking lot.

The Gateway Bird crunch

Hot honey moves slow.
So should you.

Poured to order, never before
The Gateway Bucket family feast

Feed the Whole Block

The Gateway Bucket

Twelve pieces of cast-iron fried chicken, four biscuits, two large sides, and a pot of honey butter. Built for Sunday tables, game days, and apologies.

  • 12 pieces — mixed white & dark, fried to order
  • 4 buttermilk biscuits — out of the oven every 20 minutes
  • 2 large sides — we suggest the provel mac
  • The Sauce Wall — pick any three

$42.99

Save Room

Wings. Cake. No apologies.

Hot honey jumbo wings

Jumbo Wings

Tossed in hot honey while the glaze still pulls strings. 6 or 12, no judgment either way.

St. Louis gooey butter cake

Gooey Butter Cake

The St. Louis original — molten custard center, snowfall of powdered sugar, zero restraint.

Good Questions

What people ask before the first bite.

What makes Gateway Bird's fried chicken different?

Every bird is brined for 24 hours in sweet-tea buttermilk, double-dredged in seasoned flour, and fried to order in cast iron — never in advance. The result is a craggy, deeply golden crust that stays crisp and a juicy interior that's seasoned all the way through, not just on the surface.

Where is Gateway Bird located?

1958 Menard Street in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri 63104 — the same corner since 1958. Look for the neon rooster; on a clear evening you can see the Gateway Arch down the street.

What is the Provel Melt?

Our St. Louis-only sandwich: a crispy fried chicken breast smothered in molten provel — the cheddar, swiss, and provolone blend this city swears by — with bacon-onion jam on a butter-toasted potato bun. $12.49, no substitutions, no regrets.

Do you serve gooey butter cake?

Daily, warm, and under a snowfall of powdered sugar — $5.49. It's the classic St. Louis dessert born from a 1930s baker's happy accident, and we treat it with the respect a happy accident deserves.

Can I order the Gateway Bucket ahead?

Yes — call (314) 555-BIRD and we'll have 12 pieces, 4 biscuits, and 2 large sides fried to order and ready when you walk in. Sunday buckets go fast; we stop taking orders when the biscuits run out.

Visit Us

Under the neon rooster,
Soulard.

Same corner since 1958. Follow the smell of cast iron and the sound of the crunch.

ADDRESS

1958 Menard Street
Soulard, St. Louis, MO 63104

HOURS

Tue–Thu · 11a–9p
Fri–Sat · 11a–11p
Sun · 11a–8p (until the biscuits run out)

CALL AHEAD

(314) 555-BIRD

PARKING

Lot behind the building.
Napkins in the glovebox recommended.

Gateway Bird restaurant exterior in Soulard at dusk