Bath & Body Works opens in Belleville. Plus, retail and restaurant news
The new Bath & Body Works store at Belleville Crossing opens this week.
Signage at 5731 Belleville Crossing St. states that the store will open Friday. A recording on the store’s phone answering system specifies a 10 a.m. opening.
The “off-mall” store is one of many such locations opening to offset mall closures. From 2022 through 2024, Bath & Body Works opened around 300 off-mall stores as more than 150 mall locations closed, according to the company’s quarterly reports from that time frame.
Hours posted online for the Belleville Crossing store are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. For more info, call 618-744-3197.
Bath & Body Works is one of several new businesses at Belleville Crossing. A recent opening includes a new Verizon store at 5630 Belleville Crossing St. Other developments include the addition of a Ross Dress For Less at the former Office Max and Velora Beauty, which is taking up the three storefronts between Target and The Home Depot.
The business, known as Images Beauty Supply at its current location, is moving from 5720 N. Belt West, Suite 26, to 5541 Belleville Crossing St. and is slated to open late this month. The business’ Facebook page posted grand opening celebration events for Oct. 31 through Nov. 2.
Also coming to Belleville Crossing is Mi Nail, an additional location for the Mi Nail Lounge at 1333 Central Park Drive in O’Fallon. The salon’s nail services include pedicures and manicures, acrylic nails, gel polishes, dipping powders, waxing, lash services and adult beverages for those 21 or older. There’s even a kids’ menu with pedicures and polish changes.
The new salon site is located between Bath & Body Works and Hibbett Sports. Construction will be finished by Missouri-based Carrigan Construction, which shared renderings of the salon on its social media. The layout is similar to that at the O’Fallon location.
Hours at the O’Fallon location are 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Call 618-628-8028 or visit facebook.com/MiNAILLOUNGE to learn more.
More about the developments at Belleville Crossing will be reported as new information becomes available.
Thai restaurant opens in O’Fallon
Next door to Mi Nail Lounge in O’Fallon is Thai Belly, located at 1333 Central Park Drive, Suites 111 & 115, near the Marcus O’Fallon Cinema.
The restaurant opened Thursday and offers a wide range of authentic, made-from-scratch Thai fare and a variety of boba teas.
Owner Katie Yow said every dish is made to order and can be customized to taste.
Menu items include the often popular Pad Thai, Thai Fried Rice and Panang Curry, as well as a wide selection of appetizers, soups, salads and rice and noodle dishes.
Entrées include Broccoli Stir Fried, Thai Spicy Basil (Pad Kra Pao), Mixed Vegetable Stir Fried, Thai Garlic, Sweet & Sour, Thai Cashew Nut, Swimming Rama, Orange Chicken and Teriyaki. Multiple fried rice and curry dishes are also available.
Thai Belly is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4-9 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday-Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The restaurant is closed Mondays.
For more information, call 618-206-6264. The menu is available online at mythaibelly.com.
Other tasty tidbits in the metro-east
The Upright Pub & Music Parlor in O’Fallon now offers food to accompany the beverages and music already on offer. The new menu includes chips & dip, a hummus plate, pretzel bites, salads, flatbreads and “Classics” like hot dogs, grilled cheese, cup of soup and kettle chips.
The Upright is located at 123 E. 1st St., O’Fallon. Hours are 4-9 p.m. Wednesday, 4-11 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. to midnight Friday-Saturday.
Call 618-589-3100 or check out facebook.com/theuprightpub for details and updates.
Royal Palm Mediterranean Restaurant, 130 Ludwig Drive, Fairview Heights, continues its soft opening phase as it streamlines its menu based on what customers order. (The spicy potatoes are no longer available.)
Hours at the restaurant have changed and are now 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4-9 p.m. Monday, Wednesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Check Royal Palm’s Facebook page for additional info and updates.
Urban’s Chicken & Fish in Collinsville will feature new menu items — sides and desserts — the first weekend of the month, beginning Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 4-5.
Dishes available this weekend only are baked macaroni with five cheeses, red beans and rice with Andouille sausage, collard greens with smoked turkey and bacon. New desserts are Not Your Gram’s Pound Cake and Not Your Gram’s Caramel Cake, each available by the slice.
Urban’s Chicken & Fish is located at 501 Beltline Road, Suite 20B, in Collinsville. The restaurant opens at 11 a.m. Tuesday-Saturday and at noon on Sunday. Call 618-855-9002 or visit urbanschickenandfish.com to learn more about the business.
Lunch is now available at 1929 Pizza and Wine in Edwardsville.
Previously open in the evenings, 1929 is open for lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Items on offer include focaccia sandwiches (Italian Chicken, Caprese, Cold Cut, Mortadella and Meatball) and salads (Chicken Caesar and Italian Chopped).
Wood-fired pizzas and the wine bar are available 5-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 5-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
The business also houses Pâtisserie 29, which specializes in coffee and pastries and is open 7:30-11 a.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
Pâtisserie 29 and 1929 Pizza and Wine are located at 921 S. Arbor Vitae in Edwardsville. Call 618-307-5196, visit 1929pizzaandwine.com or follow the business on social media for more info.
