Sweet Grass, the iconic Cooper-Young restaurant, is closing its 937 Cooper Street address, says chef/owner Ryan Trimm.
“The landlord is upping the rent,” he says. “We don’t think it’s worth it. Not a good business decision. We have to look at both sides. I’d love to stay in the neighborhood.”
But, he says, “We’ve got to get it.”
“I would like to move,” but he needs to “find a location that will fit me. I’m not going to rush into anything. It’s going to take some time.”
Sweet Grass originally opened April 2010, and the restaurant will close in mid- to late-April 2022. Trimm says he “has not found anywhere to go yet.”
And, he says, “I’m not going to rush into anything. I have a second Sunrise [Memphis] location opening in the old Blue Plate Cafe [on Poplar].”
Trimm is also one of the owners of Sunrise on Jefferson Avenue, and 117 Prime steak house downtown.
“I have jobs for all my employees,” Trimm says.
