Miss Prissy’s targeting early 2024 for move to new location

SYRACUSE — The co-owner of Miss Prissy’s says the restaurant is targeting the first quarter of 2024 to move into its new space at 431 S. Warren St. in Syracuse.

Miss Prissy’s, one of the eight original tenants of the Salt City Market, in mid-April announced it had signed a lease for its future storefront. The Salt City Market is located at 484 S. Salina St. in Syracuse.

The eatery in mid-August applied for a building permit so it can have a contractor begin renovation work on the space, Dreamer Glen tells CNYBJ in an Aug. 22 phone interview.

Miss Prissy’s is still operating in the Salt City Market every day except Tuesdays, she notes.

Glen believes the eatery’s time inside the Salt City Market has accomplished what she hoped it would, as the location was “always meant to be a starting point.”

“We’ve outgrown it, to be honest … We can’t keep enough food in stock. We’re catering for upwards of 400 people out of a 460-something-square-foot stall. We’ve just outgrown the space,” she stresses.

Customers have been “clamoring” for the business to move and “showcase” more of its menu. “With a larger space, we’ll be able to do that,” Glen says. 

Glen and co-owner Cyrus Thornton heard about the 3,500-square-foot space on South Warren Street through some friends, and it fit their needs. 

“We’re excited about it,” Glen tells CNYBJ. 

Shalimar Properties 407 LLC owns the property, per its profile on the website of the Onondaga County Department of Real Property Services. 

Miss Prissy’s currently has six employees and will need a staff of between 20 and 24 people as it plans to offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner service in its new space. 

The new home for Miss Prissy’s will include 3,000 square feet with table and lounge seating for about 70 guests, bar and counter seating for 12, and a private meeting room for special engagements and mealtime meetings.

To prepare the space for operation, Glen has enlisted the services of Jenn Mullane, managing partner of Redev CNY at 451 S. Warren St. in Syracuse, as the contractor for the project. In addition, Dwyer Architectural of Syracuse is space designer, and Shawni Davis of Luminary Electrical Contractor, LLC is the electrician for the project.

Besides the upcoming move, Miss Prissy’s also used its initial April 18 announcement to promote its involvement in the Mainvest platform for fundraising.

When asked about the effort, Glen tells CNYBJ that they exceeded their fundraising goal through the platform. They amassed a total of $63,000 through community investors and community support, says Glen. The original goal was at least $50,000, per their April announcement.

“The campaign has closed,” she says, noting they’ll use the funding to help fund the move to the new space.

In their April announcement, Glen and Thornton provide an explanation on why they chose Mainvest instead of GoFundMe for fundraising.

“Mainvest is an investment platform that allows community members, local businesses, and fans to invest in us. So instead of using a donation-based system, we chose to reward our investors, believers, and supporters using Mainvest, which offers opportunities for revenue-sharing notes. This is a way for us to say thanks for believing in Miss Prissy’s and to share in our growth,” the owners stated.

When asked about the business got its name, Glen tells CNYBJ that Thornton named the business Miss Prissy’s in a nod to the way Glen approaches a project. 

“I’m very particular and very detail oriented,” she says in explaining the origin of the business’s name.