RICHMOND, Va. -- With a few years of restaurant experience now under his belt, the owner of a Powhatan barbecue joint is growing his business with a new retail market and additional seating.
Jason Crowder has opened The Butcher Shop, a market and butchery next door to his barbecue spot Smok N Pigz at 2090 Anderson Highway. The shop sells cuts of pork, steak and chicken as well as house-made sausage, bacon and hamburger patties.
Crowder described The Butcher Shop as a neighborhood market with an emphasis on meat products, which he said he saw an opening for in Powhatan. The store also has a butcher, one of Crowder’s employees who splits time between the shop and restaurant.
