Our story

Wooden Paddle was founded in 2013 by a couple of married college drop-outs with almost no restaurant knowledge and even less money. Since then, we’ve learned a bit and, thankfully, hired a team that’s much smarter than us, so Wooden Paddle continues to grow.

 

Meet our people

These are the people who make it happen everyday. They’re scrappy, they come with batteries included, and while they take their work seriously, they don’t take themselves too seriously. This here’s the dream team.

Wanna join us? Apply here!

Jonathan Cowan

Jonathan Cowan

Co-Founder

First Job: Cashier at Taylor St. Pizza of McHenry
Fave Pizza: Pepperonly

Brianna Cowan

Brianna Cowan

Co-Founder

First Job: Riverside Chocolate Factory
Fave Pizza: Full of Bulgogi

Sara

Trevor Sterling

General Manager, Lemont

First Job: Marshalls cashier
Fave Pizza: Gettin’ Figgy Wit It

Joelle

Brianna Peschel-Cisko

Assistant General Manager, Lemont

First Job: Barista
Fave Pizza: Gettin’ Figgy Wit It

Patrick Cassata

Director of Culinary

First Job: Cook at McDonald’s
Fave Pizza: The Buzzkil

Josiah Sirek

Chef-de-Cuisine, Lemont

First Job: Dish Washer
Fave Pizza: Eggs Benny

Miriam Gorecki

Catering Operations Manager

First Job: Netflix Binge Consultant
Fave Pizza: Full of Bulgogi

Nicole Jones

Catering Event Sales Manager

First Job: Bank Teller (snooze)
Fave Pizza: Smoke + ‘Shrooms

Kevin Cabrera

Sous Chef, Lemont

First Job:
Fave Pizza: Hot Seoul Mate

Tris Wang

Creative Director

First Job: Copywriter
Fave Pizza: Smoke + ‘Shrooms

The nitty gritty details

Lemont Location

212 Stephen St.
Lemont, IL 60439

(630) 326-8150
hello@woodenpaddle.com

Hours

Monday – Thursday: 11:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday: 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday: Brunch 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday: Brunch 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

La Grange Location

23 Calendar Ave, IL

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