Redemption BBQ, named one of the South’s best new barbecue restaurants, will serve its last tray of barbecue and pile of minced pork on Saturday after four years in business.
Why it matters: The challenges forcing the Short Pump restaurant to close are ones independent restaurant owners everywhere are grappling with.
- The economics of running the restaurant just no longer work, owner John Vest tells Axios.
State of play: The cost of everything has gone up, Vest says. But tariffs and now gas prices are pushing them even higher.
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- The family…