Meet Brad

My passion for BBQ began during my time running my family’s butcher shop, City Meat Market in Naperville. We had a smoker there and I was able to experiment with it quite a bit, smoking jerky, snack sticks, bacons, hams, pastrami, sausages, cheeses, whole birds—the list goes on. It was during these “formative” years that I discovered Central Texas BBQ. I was instantly hooked. The style is rooted in old world butcher shops smoking leftover cuts of meats so that it could be salvaged. Curious to learn more, I took a two-week tour through Central Texas to explore this world of barbecue and I fell in love. My family sold the butcher shop, and I moved on to Green Street Smoked Meats, perhaps the most renowned BBQ restaurant in Chicago. I served as executive chef and manager at Green Street for three years, where I was afforded the opportunity to cook for many celebrities and athletes. Hosting Theo Epstein’s championship party for the 2016 Cubs was a big highlight for me.

Trained at Scottsdale Culinary Institute in 2001-2002, I have spent 20 years in the restaurant industry, working at top-rated restaurants like Alinea, Spiaggia, Les Nomades, Naha, The Ritz Carlton, Blackbird and Courtright’s. I have held titles like “sous chef” and “executive chef”, but I prefer to be known as “guy who cooks BBQ”. This is my passion, and I am excited to bring my talents home to Plainfield, IL. I hope to cook for you soon!

-Brad

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Our hours are the same for both locations.*

*Plainfield kitchen may shut down 1-2 hours prior to close each day depending on customer traffic.
*Yorkville kitchen is open until actual posted closing time below.

MONDAY

4PM -10PM

Tuesday- Thursday

11AM -10PM

Friday-Saturday

11AM -11PM

Sunday

11AM -9PM

Contact

Address

15025 South Des Plaines Street Unit 1A
Plainfield, Illinois 60544

(Always first come first serve.  No reservations.)
Special Hours!  Open at 11AM on Monday 12/23!  Open 11am-3pm on 12/24, Closed on 12/25.

SAME-DAY CARRY OUT

We offer most of our normal everyday menu with same-day ordering and pickup!

Our Online Ordering is for immediate ordering and will tell you when your order will be ready—usually 20 to 30 minutes.
Requesting custom pickup times is not available as all orders are based on what is currently available in our Kitchen.

We also accept walk-up to-go orders inside the restaurant every day that we're open!  Customers may enter the restaurant and order at our counter.  We have limited indoor seating and plenty of outdoor patio seating (when weather permits)!

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Please contact us at info@stationonesmokehouse.com with any inquiries.