Sugarfire 55- Arnold

My husband and I went to the new location in Arnold on 1/18/23. The service was OK, everyone seemed to still be in the learning mode. My husband had a ½ slab of ribs and I had the brisket sandwich. We thought the meal itself was very good. BUT, what’s up with the off-brand soda? They would do a lot better if they offered name brand sodas. Why have great food and then substandard drinks! I tried the cola but was unable to identify what it tasted like, but it was awful. Then I tried the lemonade, after all it’s hard to screw up lemonade, right? I could barely tell it had a lemon flavor and poured that out. Then I settled on orange. It had the poorest taste for an orange soda that I’ve ever had.
The food gets an A+ but the drinks get an F. I would definitely go back for carry out, no drinks.

We have been waiting for a Sugarfire to open closer to us and they did not disappoint. The person who took our order and helped me find a highchair was very friendly and, come to find out, he was the owner! My hubby and I both got the special, the Blue Suede burger, and we were so impressed! My hubs is a Sugarfire connoisseur and the wings are one of his fave items. He said the ones at 55 we're the best so far. Please keep it up! You are doing the Sugarfire name justice!

I LOVE SUGARFIRE, I'm almost somewhat of a groupie. The new location is very nice, family friendly, comfortable & lots of room. Living in the area, I was super excited for a location near home. As usual the staff was wonderful & friendly.

But what's important...the BBQ & Sides. I had my go to menu item, 8oz Brisket Plate, 2 side (Fries & Brisket Casserole). IMO, the Brisket lacked that traditionally wonderful Sugarfire flavor & to be honest almost had the flavor of roast. The display on my tray didn't reflect the traditional brisket appearance, in fact at first I thought it was pulled pork. The side were very small in portion & were just ok. Fries were luke warm & the Brisket Hashbrown Casserole (I was excited about, was just ok...no real unique flavor). All in all the food was good, not great.

With all of that said, this location has only been open for 5 days, so I'm guessing they have some kinks to work out. I'm confident everything will improve & consistency will arrive. I plan on revisiting this location in a couple months to see the improvement. I encourage you to give them an opportunity to showcase their menu & share your thoughts. I'm confident improvement will come. I'll re-review after my next visit.

This Sugarfire location is already just as good as the others! The smoked turkey and pulled pork were perfect. Expect long lines and wait timed if you choose to dine in with it being brand new, but take out is quick and painless. Sugarfire is an awesome addition to the Arnold dining scene and will only get better.

Sugarfire is always the best BBQ you can choose in STL, and 55 is no different. Forget Bandana’s, Sugarfire is your new regular.