MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Firehouse Subs celebrated the grand opening of its first location in Moncks Corner at 469 U.S. Highway 52 on Monday, March 5, under the ownership of local entrepreneur, BJ Paquin, along his wife Kayla Paquin, and his parents Mary and Bryan Paquin. Firehouse Subs serves premium meats and cheeses steamed and piled high on a toasted sub roll, served “Fully Involved®” with fresh produce and condiments.
This is the fourth restaurant for the Paquins, who look forward to continuing to grow in the tri-county area.
“Firehouse Subs is in my blood – I’ve been doing this for ten years now, since first joining my mom and dad to assist them in building their territory,” said BJ. “We joined the Firehouse Subs family not only because we love the food, but more importantly because we align with the brand’s family values and the importance they place on giving back to the community. We couldn’t ask for a better place to open than Moncks Corner, or a more perfect brand to invest with and grow.”
The family looks forward to continuing Firehouse Subs’ commitment to helping public safety organizations through Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation®, which has donated more than $1.4 million in grants in the state of South Carolina.
The Moncks Corner Firehouse Subs restaurant is open seven days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Paquins also own locations in North Charleston, Summerville and North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Firehouse Subs offers small, medium and large hot specialty subs, including the number one selling Hook & Ladder® sub, served with smoked turkey breast and Virginia honey ham smothered with Monterey Jack cheese. Other top sellers include the Smokehouse Beef & Cheddar Brisket™ loaded with USDA choice beef brisket smoked for up to 16 hours in an authentic Texas smokehouse and topped with melted cheddar cheese and a special combination of sauces, including Sweet Baby Ray’s® Barbecue Sauce. Additionally, each restaurant offers an assortment of 50+ complimentary hot sauces, including Captain Sorensen’s® Datil Pepper Hot Sauce, named in honor of the founding brothers’ father, Rob Sorensen, a 43-year retired fire captain.
Founded by former firefighting brothers, the new Moncks Corner restaurant décor reflects the founding family’s decades of fire and police service. It boasts a custom, hand-painted mural by Chief Mural Artist Joe Puskas depicting the Moncks Corner Fire Department engine next to Mary’s late father, shown enjoying a Firehouse Subs picnic while wearing his Navy enlisted dress blues uniform, all in front of the famous tree at Mepkin Abbey. Since the opening of the first Firehouse Subs in 1994, Puskas and his team have painted more than 1,115 murals from his studio at Firehouse Subs Headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla.
The touch-screen operated Coca-Cola Freestyle® fountain is available in every restaurant and offers 120+ sparkling and still beverage brands with 70+ regular and low-calorie options. Choices include the top selling non-carbonated fountain drink Cherry Lime-Aid™, Cherry Lime-Aid™ Light and the newest variety, Sparkling Cherry Lime-Aid™, all exclusive original recipes by Firehouse Subs, served with fresh squeezed lime.
The Firehouse Rewards digital loyalty program offers guests an opportunity to earn and redeem points for each restaurant visit through a smartphone app. Once registered, guests can order in-app and access recent orders, redeem points for free items, and receive exclusive offers, such as a free medium sub on their birthday, and more. The free app is available on Google Play and in the App Store.
In 2005, Firehouse Subs created the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation® with the mission of providing funding, life-saving equipment and educational opportunities to first responders and public safety organizations. Many first responders make do with older equipment and have limited or no access to needed resources. The 501(c)(3) Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has granted more than $31 million to hometown heroes in 46 states, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Each restaurant recycles leftover, five-gallon pickle buckets, available to guests for a $2 donation to the Foundation. Donation canisters on register counters explain the nonprofit’s mission and collect spare change, while the Round Up Program allows guests to “round up” their bill to the nearest dollar. All funds raised benefit the Foundation. This year, Firehouse of America will donate 0.13 percent of purchases at all U.S. Firehouse Subs locations to Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. This percentage will result in a minimum donation of one million dollars.
