Roy Swope’s hopes to reopen the Hoof & Horn Steakhouse are still alive.
“We are just awaiting the final piece to the puzzle,” he said. “It’s always been the intention (to reopen) ... but we just kept running into stumbling blocks.”
The iconic restaurant, located at 429 Illinois Ave., burned in a fire in September. Mr. Swope said insurance money paid off the restaurant and that debris from the fire has been cleaned. Mr. Swope is the majority owner of the restaurant.
Mr. Swope said he wants to rebuild Hoof & Horn with its original Western theme if he can finalize plans. He said he would hate for people to be disappointed if the restaurant doesn’t reopen.
Customers who have Hoof & Horn gift certificates can redeem them at the River House in Atchison, Kan. Mr. Swope is the manager of the Atchison restaurant.
“The longer we’ve been closed, the more of a St. Joe following we’re getting,” he said of the customers at River House.
Business reporter Jennifer Hall can be reached at jennhall@npgco.com.
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