THE RUB IN “SMOKEBROOK”

In golf there are great golf courses and after the round there are great 19th holes.

In the Chicago area there are now three great 19th holes, that aren’t even at a golf course. There are several great beverages that go well after golf, there are certain types of foods that go well alongside the beverage that wets your whistle.

One of those types of food is barbecue, or BBQ. Well Chicago area golfers now have not 1, not 2, but 3 outstanding BBQ places to enjoy after golf.

The Gog Blog took the time to attend the opening of the new Real Urban Barbecue, better known as the RUB in Oak Brook. RUB 3 is located on the NW corner of York Rd. and 22nd Street.

With Rub Owner and Founder Jeff Shapiro

Soon after the doors opened the customers came pouring in. In fact the first customer came out at 7:15 Am, he earned a gift certificate good every month for a year.

RUB owner and founder Jeff Shapiro spent a year going around the country to many of top BBQ joints ,to learn the styles the sauces and what works when it comes to great BBQ.

Shapiro’s time was well spent, since the customers started coming to the first location in Highland Park, they haven’t stopped. They followed Shapiro to Vernon Hills and RUB No.2, now Oak Brook is No.3. The real question that RUB admirers have, is where is the next RUB going. Well nothing is official, but Schaumburg appears to be on Shapiro’s radar.

THE FIRST LINE AT RUB 3 IN OAK BROOK

RUB No.1 is located in downtown Clinton Highland Park in Port Clinton Square, the number is (224)-770-4227 (4BBQ). RUB No.2 is in the Vernon Hills Town Center on Milwaukee Ave., (847)-613-1227. Now Oak Brook and the number is (630)-908-4380.

So if you are golfing or even if you aren’t. Don’t be afraid to hit the RUB, it makes a great place to eat, or a great 19th hole if you’re playing golf at a course near one of the three RUB locations.

If you need your next golf outing catered, don’t be afraid to contact the RUB. Pork sandwich, BBQ Chicken, BBQ Beef, the famed Burnt Ends, Brisket, Ribs and more. At least four different sauces everyday to try. Sweet, Spicy, Mustard Flavor, Texas, Carolina, they are all there. Check them out.

Real Urban BBQ, a great 19th hole for any golfer. Check out the RUB.