Mississippi Meats reopens amidst ongoing construction
After nearly a month, Mississippi Meats has opened its doors to the public on a limited basis. The deli/butcher shop spent a significant portion of September and October closed for remodeling of their location in the former Blackhawk Junction Mall.
The store reopened on Friday, October 11, but according to Chris Herbst, owner of Mississippi Meats, construction is still underway on the new addition, which will house the business’ grocery space.
“We have a full-service meat counter and a full frozen food line, but we are without produce and deli until we can get to the other side,” he said. “Services will be limited to fresh meats, smoke products, limited dairy and frozen.”
The store’s full spectrum of services will become available to the public within the next month, according to Herbst.
The former Blackhawk Junction Mall has seen a multitude of changes since Mississippi Meats purchased their property and the former Suppz Gym on May 22. This past September, demolition work on the northern portion of the mall took place, and the parking lot was torn up to install water mains and sewer extensions to the area.
According to City Planner Nate Gilberts, the water and sewer lines were installed on the week of October 7, and the city plans to pave the parking lot in early November.
In the midst of construction, Mississippi Meats will keep its doors open. Parking is available on the east side of the building off of Blackhawk Avenue. The rest of the parking lot will become available to customers after paving is completed.
Due to the changes to their building, the business has a new address: 114 South Dousman Street.
“New address, new building, same old business,” said Herbst. “It’s going to be bigger and better once it’s fully done.”