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

Director of Ops

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

Chef Juan

Director of Culinary

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

Gary

General Manager

First Job: Pizza Line Cook
Fave Pizza: The Buzzkill

Michael Jay

General Manager

First Job: Baseball Umpire
Fave Pizza: K-BBQ

Josiah Sirek

Chef-de-Cuisine

First Job: Dish Washer
Fave Pizza: Eggs Benny

Miriam Gorecki

Catering Operations Manager

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

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

(708) 571-2345
hello@woodenpaddle.com

Hours

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

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