Hendricks BBQ was days from opening last spring when a water main broke and caused extensive damage to the property at 1200 S. Main Street in historic St. Charles. Now that the renovation is complete, co-owners Dr. Gupreet Padda and Ami Grimes have given the green light to fire up the ‘cue. For a preview of what’s in store when doors open this Thursday, August 30, head on over to our Facebook page.
But first, there’s more news to report. Now that Hendricks BBQ is completed, next up for Padda and Grimes – who are also the owners of Sanctuaria, Diablitos Cantina, Café Ventana and Cathedral Square Brewery – will be readying the property next door to Café Ventana in Midtown. That building is destined to become DiSilvio’s, a restaurant specializing in Sicilian cuisine. Among the highlights will be a 4½-ton wood-fired oven from Italy that will be used to make pizzas and flatbreads, among other plates. DiSilvio’s is expected to open in summer 2013.
This article appears in August 2012.