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.

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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, La Grange

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

Brian Ruddy

General Manager, Lemont

First Job:
Fave Pizza: 

Chef Juan

Executive Chef of Restaurants

First Job: The Clubhouse (Oak Brook)
Fave Pizza: Grandma’s Pie

Chef Maria

Executive Chef of Catering

First Job: Host at Pepe’s Mexican restaurant
Fave Pizza: Rocket Man

Josiah Sirek

Chef-de-Cuisine, Lemont

First Job: Dish Washer
Fave Pizza: Eggs Benny

Joelle

Brianna Peschel-Cisko

Assistant General Manager

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

Daria Panova

Assistant General Manager

First Job: 
Fave Pizza: Rocket Man

Michael Jay

Assistant General Manager

First Job:
Fave Pizza:

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

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
La Grange, IL, 60525

hello@woodenpaddle.com

Hours

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

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