{"id":286063,"date":"2026-05-27T11:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/286063\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:59:30","slug":"buttermilk-eatery-to-take-over-the-former-urban-brew-and-bbq-in-st-petersburg-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/286063\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttermilk Eatery to take over the former Urban Brew and BBQ in St. Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A breakfast platter from Buttermilk Eatery. The restaurant is opening its third location in Pinellas County this summer in the former Urban Brew &amp; BBQ building in the Grand Central District in St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Central District restaurant is projected to be open this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Buttermilk Eatery is set to debut its third location in the former Urban Brew and BBQ spot in St. Petersburg\u2019s Grand Central District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The restaurant already has two locations in Pinellas County, one in Brighton Bay and the other in Pinellas Park. The Grand Central District outpost is projected to open in early summer, according to director of operations Heather Holland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Traditionally a breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant, the new spot plans to offer expanded hours, a full bar and possibly an early dinner service down the road, Holland said by phone Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Buttermilk Eatery serves mainly American breakfast classics: pancakes, country fried steak and eggs, omelets and Benedicts, with a selection of handhelds like BLTs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Renovations are planned for the exterior of the property, including an Instagram-ready photo area, updated patio lounge and yard games such as giant Jenga.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Some signature dishes like the Dubai Dreamstack will be carried over to the new location, and the eponymous buttermilk pancakes and waffles will be on its menu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Expect brunch to be a focus at the Grand Central location with bottomless mimosas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A robot server delivering food to a table at Buttermilk Eatery.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 420&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"cursor:pointer;transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0;width:100%;display:block;height:100%\" title=\"A robot server delivering food to a table at Buttermilk Eatery.\" caption=\"https:\/\/www.tampabaybeacons.com\/2026\/05\/26\/buttermilk-eatery-to-take-over-the-former-urban-brew-and-bbq-in-st-petersburg\/[object Object]\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>A robot server delivering food to a table at Buttermilk Eatery. [\u00a0Instagram\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Robots may even deliver the mimosas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Buttermilk Eatery employs robots at its current locations to assist servers with expediting food and drinks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">2601 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buttermilkeat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.buttermilkeat.com\/\">buttermilkeat.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We\u2019d love to know where you go for buttermilk pancakes. Tell us in the comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body-align article__body-align-center\">\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/life-culture\/food\/2025\/11\/12\/tampa-bay-times-launching-food-hub-grow-local-restaurant-bar-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Food Hub<\/a>, a team of Times journalists dedicated to covering Tampa Bay\u2019s dining scene. You can support our work through <a href=\"https:\/\/project.tampabay.com\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">our journalism fund<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Want food news weekly in your inbox? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/newsletters\/do-and-dine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up for our newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Top 50 Restaurants: Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/life-culture\/food\/2025\/11\/11\/best-restaurants-50-tampa-st-petersburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">our food critic\u2019s list<\/a> of the area\u2019s best spots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Follow our updates on the local restaurant landscape <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tampabaytimesfood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">on Instagram at @tampabaytimesfood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A breakfast platter from Buttermilk Eatery. The restaurant is opening its third location in Pinellas County this summer&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286064,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[121244,202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-286063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-buttermilk-eatery-former-urban-brew-and-barbecue-grand-central-district-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}