FLORISSANT, Mo. — Sugarfire Smokehouse opened its newest location Wednesday in Florissant.
The new location, at 1290 N. Highway 67, will be the barbecue chain’s first in north St. Louis County and 14th overall.
The Florissant store will also be the chain’s first to be majority female owned and operated, as Sugarfire founder Charlie Downs will split ownership between six tenured female team members.
“The opening of our Florissant location is a culmination of all the hard work and dedication that each one of these women has put into our business,” Downs said in a statement. “Many of these women have been here for nearly a decade since the inception of the brand.”
The restaurant — located near historic Old Town Florissant, close to other local restaurants and the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus — is in a converted auto body space that features a garage door leading to a patio dining space.
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