RUB it in…. Real Urban Barbecue has opened its second location in Vernon Hills and a grand opening celebration is planned for Saturday, July 28 from noon - 4:30 p.m.
Real Urban Barbecue’s new restaurant, located at the corner of S. Milwaukee and Route 45, serves up RUB’s signature smokey flair. The menu features homemade BBQ sauce and slow-smoked items like award-winning ribs, pulled pork, turkey, brisket and chicken slowly rotated on Cookshack smokers capable of smoking 1600 lbs of meat daily.
Grand Opening activities will include a ribbon cutting ceremony with fellow Vernon Hills neighbors and business leaders, complimentary rubber pig noses (oink) for guests of all ages, a live radio broadcast with 670 The Score complete with giveaways, games and more.
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The Vernon Hills restaurant will also offer the nearly 7 lb. “Hungry Home-Wrecker Throwback Sandwich.” On Sunday, July 29, high school kids will have the chance to compete in the challenge to win a free BBQ Sandwich a week for a whole year. This gigantic meal (priced at $29.95) is not for the faint of heart—or appetite. A monstrous specially sourced bun is topped with 1.5 lbs of RUB’s house-smoked andouille sausage, 2 lbs. pulled pork, a hot shower of Texas Sauce, a pint of coleslaw, and 6 oz. of RUB’s own “Brain Buster” pickles.
Since opening in November 2010 in Highland Park, Real Urban Barbecue has quickly become a celebrity favorite with regular visits from Tom Thibodeau, head coach of the Chicago Bulls; John Paxson, VP of operations, Chicago Bulls; Chris Williams, Chicago Bears; Matt Suhey, ‘85 Bears; and BJ Armstrong, retired World Champion Chicago Bulls player and super agent to Derrick Rose. While appearing at a recent concert at Ravinia, Al Green picked up an order of ‘cue to go.
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Accolades include being featured on Chicago Magazine’s “Top Ten Hot List,” Chicago Tribune’s “Top Essential Bites,” voted as the “North Shore’s Best BBQ” in August 2011 by the readers of Make It Better Magazine in their annual “Best Of” issue; and “Best BBQ” by readers of Highland Park Patch. Recently Real Urban Barbecue is the only restaurant to take home awards in both the Judges Choice and People’s Choice categories at Ribfest 2012 in Chicago.
Follow on Twitter @RealUrbanBBQ and become a fan on Facebook. Vernon Hills hours are Monday – Thursday, 10:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.; Friday – Saturday from 10:30 – midnight; Sundays 11 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
