A new type of eating and drinking establishment is coming to Sugar House, a “bar hall” called Sugar House Station.
Located in the historic building that was once home to Kimi’s Chop & Oyster House (which has since moved to Millcreek) at 2155 S. Highland Drive, Sugar House Station is slated to open in a few months, according to Pago and Finca owner Scott Evans, who is spearheading the project.
Sugar House Station will contain about 10 local food and alcohol concepts, Evans said, and will be a 21+ space (except for an all-ages coffee area). Patrons will be able to get an alcoholic beverage at any vendor they choose, and then be free to wander the space with their drink in hand.
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services’ commission transferred Kimi’s old liquor license to Sugar House Station at its monthly meeting on Thursday.
Most of the businesses that will be partnering with the bar hall are established local eateries, Evans said, which sets Sugar House Station apart from other food halls in the city, such as Woodbine, The Local Eatery & Bar and HallPass. Some of the participating businesses will include Pizza Nono, Santo Taco, Casot, Proper Brewing Company and Publik Coffee. The mix of businesses will be roughly half food and half alcohol-only.
A bar is currently open in the front of Sugar House Station with limited hours, but now that the license transfer is complete, the bar hall will be expanding its hours as the space is built out, Evans said.
In Sugar House, “there really isn’t anything like this, and I think that the version of it that we’re doing will be great for the community, because we’ll have a variety of local restaurants inside of one building that are not competitive with anything in that little zone,” Evans said.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed one of the businesses participating in Sugar House Station.
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