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Porktropolis, which has been a popular Sun Prairie barbecue joint for six years, is closing at the end of the day Wednesday.

Not long ago, the restaurant moved a mile up North Bristol Street from 1112 to 126, and that move was taxing for owner Todd Dukes.

"The last few months have been very draining financially, emotionally and physically," Dukes wrote in a message on the restaurant's Facebook page. "Quite simply sales are slow and the debt is mounting, that with the added cost of moving we cannot continue."

He thanked his customers and the Sun Prairie community for their support. "We cannot tell you how much you have meant to us. This event is like a death in the family and we are grieving."

Dukes also asked for time to process the restaurant's closure. "Thank you all, it was truly the best 6 years of my long and tiring career," he wrote.

It's unclear whether the Porktropolis food cart will continue to operate.

In a 2013 story in the State Journal, Dukes said it's all about the sauce, and he offered 11 of them at Porktropolis, including a garlic sauce, a mango-based sauce and a sugar-free one.