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Our Story...
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Cookin’ Z Kitchen Rental & Commissary is a family owned and operated business located in New Lenox, Illinois and is the only commercial kitchen commissary in Will County. With over 25 years of restaurant, catering, food truck and business management experience between us, we have always dreamed of owning our own commercial kitchen.
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Our Mission...
Provide our Cookin’ Z Kitchen Team Members with a state of the art facility, professional culture, friendly atmosphere and economical rates in order to fulfill their dreams of building a successful and sustainable food operation business. |
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Our Goal...
Work with ambitious new and veteran food operation business owners in order to build mutually beneficial and long-term relationships with our Team Members who can openly share experiences and business connections so that EVERYONE can achieve success. |
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Our History...
When we started Smokin' Z BBQ in 2014 as a small, family-run food truck venture, our business grew rapidly and our loyal customers would frequently ask, “Do you cater and do you have a restaurant? At that time, our greatest challenge was finding commercial kitchen space to obtain static health department permits because commissaries were not readily available in this area and obtaining temporary food permits was very expensive. We acquired our building in 2018 as a large unfinished warehouse. In Jan. 2020, we submitted plans to the county and received permits in June 2020 when construction commenced. We were very fortunate to avoid major construction delays with COVID and got our final occupancy in Dec. 2020. |
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Our Gratitude...
A special thanks to the Lockport VFW Post 5788 and all of our friends and loyal customers for your generous and continuous support over the years and a hearty “Welcome to the TEAM” for our new Cookin’ Z Kitchen members. |
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~Kelly and Joe Zolecki
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