We are excited to annouce that Cook County and City of Chicago are on track to advance to Tier 1 mitigations. We can resume indoor dining at restaurants at 25% occupancy or 25 people per room. Please click the Reserve Now button below to find a restaurant and make your reservation.
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As the temperatures drop and dining moves indoors, our top priority remains providing a safe, clean, and healthy experience.
That is why we are excited to implement technology developed by AIRPHX (pronounced “air-fix”) into all of our restaurants nationwide by mid November. After extensive research and on the advice of experts, we've concluded that this is the best system for us.
Here’s how it works
AIRPHX features “cold plasma” chambers intended to kill harmful airborne and surface organisms throughout the day. Used in hospitals, healthcare facilities, Olympic training centers, universities, police and fire stations, and casinos, it eliminates 90-98% of influenza, coronavirus, norovirus, hepatitis, salmonella, listeria, e.coli, and over 30 common bacteria and viruses both in the air and on other surfaces.
This is just one more important step that we are taking to continue improving health and safety measures in our restaurants, and we want to thank you for your continued confidence in us.
To our valued guests,
Thank you to all who have been dining with us and plan on dining with us in the future. We are making two changes to our health and safety procedures to continue to protect both our guests and employees. These new protocols are intended to provide an additional layer of protection and greater peace of mind to everyone whom we welcome through our doors.
Consistent with the CDC’s recognition of temperature screening as an optional strategy to help to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we will be temperature checking all dine-in guests at our full-service restaurants.
Upon arrival, all guests will have their temperature taken with an infra-red, no contact thermometer.
If a guest’s temperature is over (>) 100°F, the guest will not be permitted to enter but will be offered alternative accommodations, such as an order to go, or a reservation for another time.
Guests who wish to may wait 15 minutes outside the restaurant for a second temperature check but will not be offered a third temperature check.
The City of Chicago and Cook County have issued emergency travel orders directing travelers entering or returning to Chicago from states experiencing a surge in new COVID-19 cases to quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of leaving the identified state. In support of these efforts, we will be asking all dine-in guests at our Chicago and Cook County restaurants whether they have traveled to any of the locations that are on the current travel restriction list within the prior 14 days.
If you confirm that you should be quarantined as a result of the travel restrictions, you will not be permitted to enter but we are happy to offer alternative accommodations, such as an order to go, or a reservation for another time.
In the event travel restrictions are issued in other locations where we do business, we will do the same.
As a reminder, you must wear a face mask when entering, exiting, and moving around the restaurant, removing your mask while you are seated. If you are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms, we kindly request that you join us another day when you are feeling better.
Thank you for your continued support and for doing your part to keep everyone in our restaurants safe and healthy.
We haven’t said a lot these past few days. We stand unequivocally with Black Americans and the tens of thousands of people of conscience demanding that we live up to our values as a nation. But it is the voices of those who have suffered the injuries of systemic racism that must be heard right now. We are listening intently. As we face the indisputable truth that we can do better, we reflect on how we can best drive meaningful change within our own organization and communities.
We are starting with a thorough review of our corporate giving strategies to ensure that we are focused on efforts to eliminate social injustice and improve lives in Black communities and communities of People of Color. We are making an immediate contribution to the NAACP LDF. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.
We know that actions speak louder than words and that we have a lot of work to do. It's a start. We pledge to move with deliberate speed and look forward to reporting back to you on our efforts.
R.J. Melman
President
How To
Recipe: Bub City’s KC Brisket Burnt Ends
Feb 15, 2021
Nobody knows good ‘cue like the Bub City team and they’re sharing a recipe for the Kansas City staple, Burnt ends. Burnt ends are the pieces of meat cut from the pointed end of smoked brisket; essentially smoky barbecue nuggets that encapsulate a a juicy bite with just enough caramelized crunch around the edges.
INGREDIENTS:
1 ea Brisket – Point End or Cap (5- 7 lbs), trimmed of excess fat
1 cup Texas Rub
1 cup Burnt End Rub
2 cup Your Favorite KC BBQ Sauce
2 cup Beef stock, store bought or homemade
METHOD:
1. Prepare smoker or oven to preheat to 225 degrees F
2. Trim the brisket of any excess fat, trimming to ¼ inch.
3. Roll the brisket in the Texas rub to cover. Pat to knock off excess rub. You will have leftover rub.
4. Lay the brisket fat side down, and begin to smoke or cook in the oven for 4-5 hours or until internal temp of 190 degrees F.
5. Pull the brisket off of the smoker or out of the oven. Increase the heat to 250 degrees F.
6. Cut the brisket into thick 1 inch cubes.*
7. In a bowl, toss with burnt end rub covering each piece.
8. Place the brisket cubes snuggly into an ovenproof dish or foil tray.
9. Combine the beef jus and BBQ sauce together. Pour over the brisket and cover them so they are submerged by ¾ inches of liquid.
10. Place back into the smoker or oven and continue to cook for another 2 hours, uncovered.
11. Halfway through, flip each piece of brisket over and continue to cook for another 2 hours. If needed add a little of the leftover BBQ sauce and beef stock mixture to the tray to keep it moist. Burnt ends should be well caramelized at the end with a little of the reduced sauce.
12. Keep warm until serving.
*Note: If you have a pre-smoked brisket (from your favorite pitmaster or store) you can begin at step 6.
Texas Rub Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup Kosher Salt
3/4 cup Black Pepper – medium coarse grind
METHOD:
1. Mix salt and pepper together in a bowl.
Burnt End Rub Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
4 TBL Sugar
4 TBL Brown Sugar
4 TBL paprika
1 1/2 TBL kosher salt
1 1/2 TBL Black Pepper
METHOD:
1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
