Don't let the eponymous mansion of August the Mansion intimidate you. Yes, this O'Fallon, Illinois, restaurant occupies a grand historical home, and its dining rooms cushion you with cozy elegance. But thanks to its spacious, casual lounge, August the Mansion welcomes spur-of-the-moment visits as well as destination-dining reservations. Chef Jessica Hickman's thoughtful seasonal cooking meets you wherever you sit. You can appreciate her Cornish game hen with haricot verts in jus as a more refined roast chicken - or you can tear the bird apart with your hands to get every last morsel and soak up the jus with homey cornbread stuffing. Hickman deftly balances big chops and crispy bites of boudin sausage, Brussels sprouts and burgers, and since last year August the Mansion has opened for weekday lunch as well as dinner.

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The O’Fallon, Illinois, mansion built in 1857 by August Wastfield is almost too picturesque for fine dining. What else could fill its tree-framed, red-brick façade but a safe, fusty menu of steaks, chops and potatoes? At August the Mansion, first-time restaurateurs Candice and Justin Mills don’t avoid familiar pleasures, but chef Jessica Hickman distinguishes the restaurant’s upscale fare with her fresh, seasonal approach. Her touch can be as slight as the local smoked gouda gilding the burger, as electric as the Peruvian chicken thighs’ aji verde, as sweet as last summer’s peach-Champagne glaze on the whopping pork rib chop. Amid these heartier dishes, Hickman’s signature might be an appetizer of Brussels sprouts with accents both expected (bacon) and wonderfully surprising (cranberry, pistachio and feta).

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The setting is magnificent: a beautiful two-story brick Victorian house surrounded by maples and gardens. Inside, the loving renovation is beyond charming. Yes, the food’s excellent (especially the cheese curd cagliate.) But the setting provides an experience as delightful as anything on the menu.

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In a year when new projects from familiar names crowd this list, here is a true debut — and yet another reason to visit O’Fallon, Illinois.

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Located in a stunningly renovated historic mansion in O’Fallon, Illinois, this elevated seasonal American restaurant ... is one of the most brilliant additions to the metro east’s dining scene in recent memory.

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August the Mansion, which opened in late March, is O’Fallon’s latest attraction. The name hints at the restaurant’s ambition. In its menu and ambience, August aims to join the ranks of destination dining in St. Louis. It succeeds, though what August is doing is more nuanced — more interesting — than simply that.

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The oldest home in O’Fallon, Illinois, once again welcomes visitors as August the Mansion, a dining destination quietly resting behind the houses and office buildings that have overtaken the surrounding farmland in recent years. Built in 1857 by wheat farmer Augustus Wastfield, the mansion was first converted into a restaurant in 1998. The repurposed home saw several concepts come and go before closing its doors in 2019.

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This beautiful Italianate-style family farmhouse was built in 1857 and has been home to several restaurants since the 1990s. The latest in that lineage is August The Mansion, which offers a New American menu inspired by a range of cuisines.

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St. Louis Burger Week is presented by Big Lou Holdings and sponsored by Sauce Magazine. This year's St. Louis Burger Week lineup caters to meat-lovers and vegetarians alike, with delicious burgers from a diverse range of restaurants. The list will continue to grow over the next month, but the lineup of 37 participating St. Louis Burger Week restaurants confirmed so far includes: Alpha Brewing, August The Mansion, Carnivore STL, The Copper Fire, Crafted, Hi-Pointe Drive-In, Iowa Buffet, Mac’s Local Eats, Olympia Kebob House & Taverna, Piccadilly at The Manhattan, Press, Seamus McDaniel’s, The Blue Duck, The Parkmoor Drive-In, The Stellar Hog, Three Kings Public House and Yolklore.

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Every month, we aim to try all the new restaurants and bars that open in the area so we can make meaningful recommendations on where you should go. Here's where made the cut in May 2024.

August The Mansion in O'Fallon, Illinois. This beautiful Italianate-style family farmhouse was built in 1857 and has been home to several restaurants since the 1990s.

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A beautiful historical landmark has recently opened as a New American restaurant called August The Mansion at 1680 Mansion Way in O’Fallon, Illinois.

This Italianate-style family farmhouse was built in 1857 by Augustus J. Wastfield and remained a home until the 1990s, when it became a restaurant called The Mansion at Lakepointe Centre. Two more restaurants operated there over the years, most recently The Grill at the Mansion until 2019, when the building was put up for sale.

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O'FALLON, IL – It is with great pleasure that we announce the grand opening of August The Mansion for Wednesday-Saturday dinner service starting Thursday, March 28, 2024. Following a change in ownership in 2020, we have collaborated with local artisans to breathe new life into the iconic building for the first time in more than 15 years. The name of our new restaurant pays homage to August Wastfield, the visionary behind the property's construction in 1857, and the cherished O'Fallon community, who has affectionately referred to it as The Mansion for decades.

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