Owner of the Sauer Kraut Grill announced Sept. 20 they would not renew the lease on the Richmond brick-and-mortar at the end of 2023. (Courtesy Burger 49/The Sauer Kraut Grill)
Owner of the Sauer Kraut Grill announced Sept. 20 they would not renew the lease on the Richmond brick-and-mortar at the end of 2023. (Courtesy Burger 49/The Sauer Kraut Grill)
Code 49 Burger, formerly and endearingly known by customers as The Sauer Kraut Grill, will close the doors on its Richmond location and return to the mobile kitchen in its food truck Dec. 2. This comes after four years of operating at the brick-and-mortar.
The Sauer Kraut Grill scaled its menu back to a variety of burgers in its final months of operation at the Richmond location. (Courtesy Code 49 Burger/The Sauer Kraut Grill)
The eatery pivoted from serving German cuisine to a limited burger menu Nov. 3 and decreased their hours due to staffing shortages, per the business's website. The owner, Eric Morse, cited a "remarkable drop" in sales in 2023, with an even more impactful decrease in the fall in a later Facebook post.
Morse did not respond for further comment by press time, though another post on social media states they will be remodeling the food truck ahead of a tour of the Texas Hill Country that begins April in New Braunfels.
Asia joined Community Impact in February 2022. As a features reporter, she covers the South Houston area, including the Heights-River Oaks-Montrose, Bellaire-Meyerland-West University, Katy-Fulshear, Sugar Land-Missouri City, the Bay Area, and Pearland-Friendswood editions. She studied journalism and creative writing at Missouri State University. Before relocating to Texas, Asia was a reporter for the Seattle Medium, one of the city's eldest African American publications. When she's not writing, she's likely trying a new restaurant, practicing self-care or traveling.
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