Fufu n’ Sauce food truck opens first storefront in St. Louis

After two and a half years, 25,000 meals and countless plates of West African egusi and fufu, Adjo Honsou has opened a brick-and-mortar location of Fufu n’ Sauce at 8100 Page Ave. in North County. What began as intimate “Fufu Fridays” in her home kitchen, and later rolled through the streets as a food truck favorite, has evolved into celebration of heritage where the menu is only half the story.

“Fufu n’ Sauce started as a love letter to my roots,” Honsou shared. Her approach to food was shaped in a rural Togolese village, where meals came from open flames, recipes lived in memory and neighbors cooked as one.  Her signature plates – like egusi and bold, unapologetic curry sauce – are layered with flavor and memory. “Every pot carries history,” she said, “mine, my mother’s, and every woman who stirred before us.”

The decision to open a permanent location came when it became clear that her food had outgrown the truck and so had the community around it. “We needed a space, not just a counter,” Honsou explained. “A place where people could come to gather, to learn, to belong.” Keep reading.