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Double S BBQ went through a lot of trouble to serve its barbecue on Monroe Street, but finally closed up shop, a victim of restrictions made on it smoking its food on-site, owner Shon Jones said.

"We're tired of catering our own restaurant. We couldn't cook there," said Jones, who owns the business with his wife, Sarah Jones. "It doubled our overhead, travel time. I had to hire a lot of extra employees that I wouldn't have had to. They totally destroyed our business by not letting us do that."

The couple moved Double S from Cambridge to 1835 Monroe St., in 2015. They signed their lease in June, and opened in October after a complete build-out. The space had been a floral shop.

"It took us all those months and our entire life savings to build what was our dream," Jones said. "We have been really upset and shed a lot of tears, but we know we have a great product and many loyal customers. So we pick our head up and move on."

The couple closed the restaurant most of the summer and put their energies into their food truck instead. They now set up during lunchtime at businesses in Madison and Waukesha.

They closed the restaurant for good Oct. 20, anticipating Monroe Street road construction on the horizon, Jones said.