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Is Sugarfire Smokehouse BBQ Still Open? Food Paradise Update

Food Paradise, Season 18 St. Louis, Missouri

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Sugarfire Smokehouse BBQ is listed open on sugarfiresmokehouse.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The business's own website returned an HTTP 200 response with a same-day last-modified header, 2026-dated content, an online ordering system, and posted current hours. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's "Off-the-Chain Eats" episode featured Sugarfire Smokehouse BBQ, a barbecue restaurant in downtown St. Louis known for smoked brisket and other slow-cooked meats. According to the business's own website (sugarfiresmokehouse.com), which returned a same-day last-modified header on the 2026-09-08 check, the restaurant operates at 605 Washington Avenue with posted hours of Thursday 11:00am-8:00pm, Friday and Saturday 11:00am-9:00pm, and Sunday 11:00am-8:00pm, closed Mondays, and offers online ordering for pickup, delivery, and catering. The site also referenced a limited-time promotional menu tied to MLB player Jordan Walker, current as of the same check, indicating the page was being actively maintained in September 2026.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 18

Episode 2
Air date not confirmed
Title: Off-the-Chain Eats · What was featured: St. Louis-style smoked barbecue and sandwiches
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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Sources we checked 1 reference

  1. sugarfiresmokehouse.com http://www.sugarfiresmokehouse.com/
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Record fp-1464 · checked by Cal Marchetti.