Restaurants & Bars
New Pop's Italian Beef On Jefferson Street Now Hiring Staff
The Joliet Pop's new franchise owner said he grew up in Evergreen Park and sees a lot of similarities between Evergreen Park and Joliet.
JOLIET, IL — If you've been thinking about changing jobs or you've just been waiting for the new Pop's Italian Beef restaurant to open on Joliet's West Jefferson Street, now is the time to apply.
Pop's notified Joliet Patch this week that it has started conducting open interviews for its new restaurant opening at 1866 W. Jefferson St.
Starting pay for cooks is $15, and front crew is $13 per hour, according to Pop's.
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Interviews are taking place this week through Friday, and again next week, Monday through Friday.
So far, Pop's has not announced the date for its grand opening. For years, the property was a Boston Market and that closed during the coronavirus pandemic in April 2020.
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Back in January, Joliet Pop's franchise owner Joe Haberkorn told Joliet Patch that he plans to become a strong community partner and use his new fast-food restaurant to help support Joliet's schools. Haberkorn said he is purchasing the Boston Market property and "he should have the keys within a month."
"I really like the Joliet area," he remarked. "I'm a big, big, fan of the Pops" concept.
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