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Is ‘euphoria’ a fair description of what you feel while eating a Ted Drewes concrete or ribs at Pappy’s? The kind of chemical enhancement that may be imparted by THC, however, is the order of the day at Euphoria Kitchen & Kocktails (5916 Delmar), slated to be Missouri’s first full-course cannabis dining social club.

You have questions? We do, too.

What is Euphoria? The area’s first cannabis dining social club is slated to open on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2025, at 5916 Delmar Boulevard, near the east end of the Delmar Loop. Marne Madison, who serves as a business and compliance consultant for Euphoria, says the restaurant will be nestled right at home in the “Green Mile.” The neighborhood already offers dispensaries, a hookah lounge, and smoke shops, as well as the annual Loop 420 Street Fest, Madison notes.

What is a “cannabis dining social club”? It’s basically a restaurant, but for legal reasons, it’s called a club. Membership is required for entry, and each customer must sign a waiver at the restaurant. The fee (which is separate from the food tab) is $25 for the night or $125 for a year. You must be 21 or older to enter. Reservations are required and available at on Euphoria’s website.

Can you describe the ambience? “The interior will have a cool, upscale, chill vibe—bohemian, with green and black velvet touches, big seating, and lounge areas,” says Euphoria co-owner Tiffany Marsh. Look for patio dining in the spring, too. The restaurant is slated to be open from 4–10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 4 p.m.–1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Sunday.

What is on the menu? The menu is wide-ranging, with nods to bar-and-grill fare and more upscale choices. Appetizers include a lobster roll, hot wings, fried shrimp, calamari, oysters and flatbreads. Mains include a chicken in pesto sauce, pasta in a Jamaican jerk sauce, tacos, burgers, quesadillas, lamb chops, and a lobster-and-steak surf ‘n turf. Sides include lobster mac and truffle fries. Greenery includes Caesar, beet, and Greek salads. Featured desserts are chocolate lava cake, cheesecake, and crème brulee. No alcohol will be served at Euphoria, but there is a menu of THC-infused “mocktails.” Look for lemonade, a “Ganja berry fizz,” and a spectrum of mojitos in different flavors.

Where does the cannabis come in? THC (the psychoactive part of the cannabis plant) is mixed into many of the dishes’ sauces. For instance, in the lobster mac dish, the THC is in the cheese sauce. In the Caesar salad, it’s in the dressing. For the calamari app, the THC is in the spicy-sweet Thai chili dipping sauce. Sauces without THC will also be available on dishes.

Can you quantify how strong these euphoric feelings will be? You’ll have to judge that for yourself, but the preliminary menus lists dosages. The tacos will have 10 mg of THC per taco. There will be 20 mg of THC in the glazed salmon. The burger will have 25 mg of THC. For reference, the standard THC-infused gummy candy sold in bags at dispensaries is 10 mg per piece.

Do you have any advice for newbies? The dosage numbers in the menu are significant for diners who have not yet tried cannabis edibles. The trick is that edibles take longer to affect the user than cannabis products that are smoked or vaped. The digestive system absorbs the THC into your blood more slowly than the lungs. An edible can easily take an hour to really yield noticeable effects. So if you ate a burger with 25 mg of THC and felt nothing after 30 minutes, then you might be tempted to plunge into a piece of cheesecake, which packs another 20 mg. Don’t. You really need to pace yourself at an experience like this; 10 mg may be plenty to start. Go slow. The classic mistake of piggybacking cannabis onto cannabis when the effects are slow to come may yield that infamous pot-brownie outcome: You are too stoned to speak in coherent sentences, move your face, or operate a forklift.

Euphoria co-owner Alexi Snipes says the servers will be trained to ask the diners about their experience level with cannabis, and to then make the relevant recommendations for their order. Also, all menu items may be ordered “without infusion.” Leave the berry compote off the cheesecake and it becomes normal, non-psychoative, merely spectacular cheesecake.

What else do I need to know? The team at Euphoria promises even more wild touches to an already intriguing experience. For instance, “cannabis-infused aromatic diffusers” may release herbal and psychoactive mists near at select tables, and salt and pepper mills with infused spices may be at the tables.