Role details
We’re opening the sit-down follow-up to one of the most acclaimed barbecue restaurants in America, and we need the leader who will run it. As General Manager of Sanders BBQ Prime, you’ll build the team, set the standards and own the results of a high-profile, full-service restaurant with a big bar at its center.
About Sanders BBQ Prime
Sanders BBQ Prime is our next chapter: a full-service, sit-down restaurant at 5311 S. Lake Park Ave. in Hyde Park, opening in January 2027. It brings the same wood-fired barbecue to the table alongside prime-grade steaks and plated dishes, with a large bar pouring craft cocktails, wine, beer and zero-proof drinks. Polished but never stuffy, it’s built to be a neighborhood gathering place for Hyde Park residents, the University of Chicago community and barbecue fans from across the city.
Why join now
You’ll be part of the founding team. The people we hire for opening will set the standards, train the staff and shape the culture of a restaurant the whole city is watching, with real room to grow as Sanders BBQ grows.
What you’ll do
- Open the restaurant: help hire and train the full team before day one.
- Run the whole building — dining room, bar, kitchen, takeout and catering.
- Own the P&L and hit sales, labor and cost targets.
- Lead and develop our Kitchen Manager and Bar Manager.
- Make Sanders Prime a true Hyde Park gathering place.
What you bring
- 5+ years in full-service restaurant management, 2+ as GM or AGM.
- Experience running a restaurant with a full bar and $3M+ in annual sales.
- P&L accountability and at least one restaurant opening.
- Chicago Food Service Sanitation Manager and BASSET certificates (or get them in 30 days).
What we offer
- $85,000–$100,000 base salary plus bonus of up to 15%.
- [Benefits: health insurance, PTO, dining discount — confirm.]
- A seat at the table as we grow one of the most talked-about barbecue brands in the country.
About Sanders BBQ Prime
Sanders BBQ Prime is our next chapter: a full-service, sit-down restaurant at 5311 S. Lake Park Ave. in Hyde Park, opening in January 2027. It brings the same wood-fired barbecue to the table alongside prime-grade steaks and plated dishes, with a large bar pouring craft cocktails, wine, beer and zero-proof drinks. Polished but never stuffy, it’s built to be a neighborhood gathering place for Hyde Park residents, the University of Chicago community and barbecue fans from across the city.
Why join now
You’ll be part of the founding team. The people we hire for opening will set the standards, train the staff and shape the culture of a restaurant the whole city is watching, with real room to grow as Sanders BBQ grows.
What you’ll do
- Open the restaurant: help hire and train the full team before day one.
- Run the whole building — dining room, bar, kitchen, takeout and catering.
- Own the P&L and hit sales, labor and cost targets.
- Lead and develop our Kitchen Manager and Bar Manager.
- Make Sanders Prime a true Hyde Park gathering place.
What you bring
- 5+ years in full-service restaurant management, 2+ as GM or AGM.
- Experience running a restaurant with a full bar and $3M+ in annual sales.
- P&L accountability and at least one restaurant opening.
- Chicago Food Service Sanitation Manager and BASSET certificates (or get them in 30 days).
What we offer
- $85,000–$100,000 base salary plus bonus of up to 15%.
- [Benefits: health insurance, PTO, dining discount — confirm.]
- A seat at the table as we grow one of the most talked-about barbecue brands in the country.
About Sanders BBQ Prime
Full-service sit-down follow-up to Chicago's Sanders BBQ Supply Co., opening in Hyde Park in January 2027.
- Industry
- Hospitality
- Business location
- Chicago, Illinois
Terms
- Location or eligible remote regions
- Chicago
- Country of work or remote eligibility
- US
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Closing date and time
- 11 Dec 23:59 (UTC)
- Street address
- 5311 S Lake Park Ave
- Region, state or district
- IL
- Postcode
- 60615
- Base salary
- USD 85,000–100,000 per year
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