Maize & Wheat Faces Closure Over Rent Increase

Maize & Wheat Faces Closure Over Rent Increase

BRENTWOOD, MO – Sept. 22, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Maize & Wheat Colombian Café, a family-run restaurant that grew from a St. Louis-area festival stand into a permanent showcase for Colombian cuisine, is preparing to close its Brentwood restaurant next month unless its owner and landlord can agree on a new lease. Owner Claudia Marcella Niswonger told St. Louis Magazine that Maize & Wheat is scheduled to close Oct. 17, when its current lease expires. The reason is particularly significant for the St. Louis restaurant community. Niswonger says business remains steady. The problem, according to her, is that sales aren’t strong

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