Business & Tech
New Chesterfield Sub Shop Founded by Real Firefighters
Two brothers with 200 years of firefighting heritage behind them turned to food business.
A new Chesterfield eatery, Firehouse Subs, is hiring and opens Monday on Clarkson Road near
was founded by two firefighting brothers in 1994 from a firefighting family, Chris and Robin Sorensen, who had a taste for oversize portions and firehouse decor.
This shop has a hand-painted mural featuring the Gateway Arch and Spirit of St. Louis airplane flown by Charles Lindbergh.
Interested in local real estate?Subscribe to Patch's new newsletter to be the first to know about open houses, new listings and more.
According to the company website, the brothers also created a foundation in 2005 that has given $3.5 million across 335 communities in the form of life-saving equipment, educational opportunities and funding to first-responders: Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation
The shops also claim to have 120 combinations of beverages through a Coca-Cola Freestyle machine that provides fountain drinks.
Interested in local real estate?Subscribe to Patch's new newsletter to be the first to know about open houses, new listings and more.
Kids get a free fire hat, with their kid-sized hot sub combos.
Firehouse Subs is located at 1649 Clarkson Road, open seven days a week, 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Franchise owner is Robert Phillips.
There are 502 shops across the nation, company officials said, with the first one in Jacksonville, FL.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.