Sugarfire Smokehouse, a project by restaurateurs Mike Johnson and Carolyn Downs, opened yesterday. Sugarfire is located at 9200 Olive Blvd., just east of I-170 in Olivette.
Daily offerings at this cafeteria-style barbecue joint include grass-fed beef, pulled pork, smoked turkey, and burgers made from meat ground in-house. Pork and beans, slaw and hand-cut fries are some of the sides, and specials include local pork belly, chicken pot pies and brisket from Rain Crow Ranch. Downs, who has long garnered praise for the desserts at Cyrano’s, her other restaurant, makes Sugarfire’s sweet endings. She will offer six pies daily, available by the slice or whole. Sugarfire is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
This article appears in September 2012.