Remington June 2018

Sterling's 2013

The Rise and Fall of Blacksauce Kitchen

Things are moving so fast around here! Good thing I wrote down what used to be where.  I can't believe I actually miss Sterling's.

Blacksauce Kitchen moved into the old Sterling's Seafood space in Remington that was sold at auction in early July 2015.  Sterling's owners/managers, Steve and Dorothy Goff, bought the business from Jack Norris (you know, the 3 Miles owner) and had tried for 11 years to keep up Sterling's tradition, but it lacked the quality and quantity that the former owner had established.  The recession furthered its demise.

Mosley and Lugo at Waverly Farmer's Market 2015

Pre-opening  December 2016

Blacksauce Kitchen owners Damian Mosley and Vesnier Lugo, who are famous for dishing out unique biscuit sandwiches at the Waverly Farmers' Market, decided they needed a brick-and-mortar shop for their product and catering business.  The buildings were bought by Lighthouse Point Advisors, LLC (whoever they are), and leased to Blacksauce Kitchen.  The caterers worked on setting up shop and opened their take-out service in January 2017, with a plan on opening a restaurant.
The service was only open on Thursdays from 11am - 8pm and the menu offered more than the signature market sandwiches. Their prices, however, were not geared toward the established Remington residents.  I tried to like it for a couple weeks, but, meh.   Lines were out the door, however, so they had some clientele.

Blacksauce was still catering and doing the markets.  Their 29th street shop was used mostly for prepping for that side of the business.  On March 9, the storefront caught fire, severely damaging the building.

The Fire Department first responded to a call shortly after midnight  The fire reignited several hours later, and the engines had to return at 4:13 a.m.

Initially, Mosely and Lugo thought the shop would be closed for several weeks, but, according to the caterers' social media pages, they permanently closed the store.