Another downtown Knoxville restaurant is closing. This time, a barbecue fixture
Knoxville is losing another downtown restaurant.
Sweet P's Downtown Dive announced May 29 it will close the doors of its downtown restaurant at 410 W. Jackson Ave. on Father's Day, June 15. The Knoxville barbecue restaurant's second location, in Fountain City, will remain open at 3029 Tazewell Pike, according to a news release, and catering operations will continue.
'We are so grateful to our many customers who have supported us over the past 10 years,' owner Chris Ford said. 'And I personally am proud of our hard-working and dedicated staff.'
The restaurant cites a decline in business as the reason for closing, which Ford said stems from tougher competition in the downtown restaurant scene.
'Today, there are many more places to eat in downtown Knoxville than there were when we opened a decade ago,' he said in the new release.
The barbecue restaurant is the latest in a string of Knoxville restaurant closures. In the past month, other long-established Knoxville eateries have closed their doors, including The Landing House and Frothy Monkey.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Sweet P's barbecue will close its downtown Knoxville restaurant
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