South Philly butcher shop Fiorella’s Sausage is for sale

Fiorella's Sausage, which opened in 1892 in the Italian Market and shuttered early this year, is for sale.

Social media buzzed with the news Friday after chef Scott Schroeder posted a photo of the for-sale sign at 817 Christian St.

Real-estate agent Kevin O'Connor, who said the property was offered at $775,000, said the family had decided to close in January after fourth-generation butcher Dan Fiorella became sick. Fiorella did not return a phone call for elaboration.

Billy Penn offers more details.

Change in family-owned businesses is all but inevitable.

In late 2016, D'Angelo's Meats ended its 90-plus-year run around the corner on Ninth Street after Sonny D'Angelo retired.

In a current situation, the original Jim's Steaks shop at 62nd and Callowhill Streets has been closed because of an illness in the family; customers are being steered to the Springfield, Delaware County, location. (The Jim's on South Street is under separate ownership and is unaffected.)