A decade after serving its first meals from a retro Airstream trailer in Ridgway, Eatery 66 is preparing to open a second location—this time in downtown Montrose.
The new restaurant, planned for 232 W. Main St., was made public Tuesday night when the Montrose City Council unanimously approved the owners’ liquor license request. An opening date has not yet been announced, as the interior is still under construction and some permits remain in progress.
Owners Spencer and Katie Graves, have lived in Montrose for five years.
Katie noted the business’ decade milestone as they approached council. “We’ve been in business now for 10 years,” she said. “We started 10 years ago in a 1966 Airstream trailer parked on a concrete block in Ridgway.”
The Graveses are well known in Ridgway, where Eatery 66 became a staple thanks to its scratch-made, seasonally influenced menu and its emphasis on simple, local ingredients. The restaurant’s philosophy—rooted in “simple food, from simple ingredients made with love,” according to their website—has long been shaped by the couple’s extensive culinary journey.
Before launching Eatery 66, the couple lived and worked in Charleston, San Diego, Telluride and Costa Rica. Spencer Graves trained at the Culinary Institute of Charleston and worked in several highly regarded restaurants across the country, including Laurel and The Wine Cellar and Brasserie in San Diego, Allred’s and La Marmotte in Telluride, and The New Sheridan Chop House, where he served as Executive Sous Chef. He also spent time as a stagier at Per Se in New York under acclaimed chef Thomas Keller.
The Graveses said they will have more information about a potential opening date next month.
(This story was corrected to show the address as 232 W. Main St., not 323 W. Main St.)
