Group behind The Boathouse, Casa Del Barco bringing two new restaurants to Chesterfield Towne Center

The owners behind seafood restaurant The Boathouse are expanding their empire yet again. HOUSEpitality Group, the company behind the four area Boathouse locations and two sister Mexican concepts, Casa Del Barco, will bring to new restaurants to Chesterfield Towne Center next year.

A third Casa Del Barco restaurant is planned for the mall, along with an entirely new concept for the group, Shrimp Shack.

Shrimp Shack will be a “casual and fun restaurant,” the company said in a statement. The restaurant’s name is inspired by the Shrimp Shack outdoor bar at The Boathouse at Sunday Park–the company’s original restaurant. The new concept will have a unique architectural design, as recycled shipping containers will be used to form the exterior structure of the restaurant, which will be 6,200 square feet–plus additional square footage in two patio areas. The menu will feature dishes with tropical ingredients and many influences from the sea, including local and ethically sourced seafood options with inspiration from various parts of the country including Key West, the Virgin Islands, and Hawaii.

The new Casa del Barco will be similar to other locations and come in around 4,600 square feet with additional square footage in two patio areas.

Both restaurants will be equipped with rooftop bars, with a party bridge connecting the two, allowing guests to move between the two locations. Two large atriums will be the heart of each building, and though each space will be surrounded by very different architecture and design, both restaurants will have the same connection to the outdoors, allowing guests to have the feeling of being outside even when the weather doesn’t cooperate.

“Given Chesterfield Towne Center’s support of local business owners, the mall was very interested in opening one of our restaurants at its location and approached us about it,” said Paige Healy, director of concept development for HOUSEpitality. “We were so intrigued that we decided to go all in on the location and open two restaurants.”

Both locations will be open for lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch and will open sometime in 2018.