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Hell’s BBQ to receive $40,000 grant from Oswego for building improvements · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Hell’s Barbecue to receive 40,000 grant from Oswego for building improvements. Written
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  by Eric Shelkov. This article is being read by an automated voice,
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  brought to you by Everlet. Hell's Barbecue will receive financial help from
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  the village of Oswego as it gets ready to move into the
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  building on Washington Street previously occupied by Donnelli's Italian restaurant and pizzeria.
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  The Oswego Village Board, on October 6th, unanimously approved a 40,000 Economic
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  Development Incentive Award for Hell's Barbecue, which will move into the space
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  at 228 East Washington Street. The restaurant is relocating from its previous
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  space at 1019 Station Drive in the Oswego Junction Shopping Center on
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  the village's west side. That location had been opened from 2022 through
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  this past July. Danielle's closed in December 2024 after the owners retired.
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  It had been at the location since 1985. There are significant improvements
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  that need to be made in order to bring it up to
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  modern standards as it is a very old building, Oswego Economic Development
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  Director Kevin Lady said during the meeting. Hell's Barbeque is proposing approximately
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  one hundred thousand dollars in improvements, Lady said. That includes upgrading the
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  kitchen hood with an ancel fire protection system, construction of a concrete
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  area in The rear of the building for a meat smoker, installation
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  of fencing around the smoker area, and facade improvements, including exterior painting
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  of The
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  building. The applicant is also planning a second phase of the project
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  to create a patio, which will be taking place next year, Lady
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  said. The Village Board previously approved a 30,000 loan for Hell's Barbecue
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  in May 2023 for its first brick and mortar restaurant in the
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  Oswego Junction shopping center. The loan was based on a project budget
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  of 66,000. The funds were used to purchase and install a drive-thru
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  telecom system, a structure for the barbecue smoker and exterior fencing. Although
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  they're moving locations, Hell's Barbecue continues to make the monthly payments on
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  their loan and is current on them, Leyty said. Hells barbecue owner
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  Keith Richards told the Village Board that he hopes to be open
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  for business at the new location by the end of the year.
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  I'm certainly excited that you're electing to stay in our community. Village
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  Trustee Jennifer Hughes said. Hopefully you've found a lot of support from
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  our residents and certainly your food is great. Village trustee Richelle Koenig
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  echoed those remarks. I really do appreciate the fact that you opted
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  for a place in Oswego, and that you're continuing to serve this
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  great food that you have, she said. Richard said he plans to
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  continue to do catering and bring his food truck to different events.
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  We also plan on doing classes at the restaurant, he said. Richard
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  said the new location will help give the restaurant more visibility.