New chicken joint, Sauce & Suds, coming soon to Five Points South

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Sauce & Suds
Owner Dennis Maple is opening Sauce & Suds in Five Points South in early 2025. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

Chicken wing lovers, rejoice! A new restaurant featuring burgers and fries, beer andโ€”of course, chicken wingsโ€”is coming soon to the former Black Market Bar & Grill location in Five Points South.

We met with owner Dennis Maple to learn all about Sauce & Suds.

Sauce & Suds is an idea 15 years in the making

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The future Sauce & Suds location in Five Points South. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

Although Sauce & Suds owner Dennis Maple has lived all over (San Diego, Chicago, Dallas and Columbus, to name a few) he and his family are putting down roots in Birminghamโ€”and that includes a new restaurant.

โ€œ[Sauce & Suds] is a concept Iโ€™ve had in the back of my mind for about 15 years. Iโ€™ve wanted to have my own restaurant for a long time, and I always knew it was going to be primarily focused on chicken wings.โ€

Dennis Maple, Owner, Sauce & Suds

When Black Market Bar & Grillโ€™s former location came up for lease in mid-2024, he leaped at the opportunity to open his new restaurant in Five Points South.

โ€œFor me, Five Points South was the perfect location and this was the perfect building. I love the old pub feel to itโ€”I donโ€™t want to change any of that. I plan to shine it upโ€”put a new coat of stain on it where neededโ€”but the old pub aesthetic is here to stay.โ€

Dennis Maple, Owner, Sauce & Suds

What to expect at Sauce & Suds

As the name implies, Sauce & Suds will predominately feature a wide variety of wings (sauces) and beer (suds).

โ€œWeโ€™ll have burgers and wraps and other options, but for food weโ€™re primarily focused on wings. Everything will be freshโ€”we have a stellar local butcher and a local poultry farm from where weโ€™ll source all the chicken.โ€

Dennis Maple, Owner, Sauce & Suds

For maximum dip-ability, Sauce & Suds will have at least 20 custom saucesโ€”including a mild โ€œWhispering Garlicโ€, a spicy โ€œScreaming Garlicโ€, honey barbecue, mango habanero and many more.

On the suds side, Sauce & Suds will feature ten popular domestics on tap, cocktail and wine options and, โ€œas many bottles and cans as [they] can get from craft breweries.โ€

โ€œThe idea is to have a revolving selection of 99 different beersโ€”a play on the โ€™99 Bottles of Beerโ€™ on the wall song. Weโ€™re definitely going to have as many local brews as we can, and I plan to add new beers from craft breweries from across the country.โ€

Dennis Maple, Owner, Sauce & Suds

Sauce & Suds plans to open in mid-February

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Sauce & Suds is coming soon to Five Points South. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

Currently, Dennis Maple plans to open Sauce & Suds on Saturday, February 15โ€”the day after Valentineโ€™s Day.

โ€œItโ€™s a lot of emotions all at onceโ€”a lot of nerves and a lot of excitement! Itโ€™s been a learning experience, but I am super excited for this area and I canโ€™t wait to feed our first guests!โ€

Dennis Maple, Owner, Sauce & Suds

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Nathan Watson
Nathan Watson

Senior Content Producer + Photographer

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