A NEW ERA OF HOSPITALITY
It’s night; you’re en route to a much-needed evening out on the town. But instead of heading to a crowded restaurant, you find yourself at Whole Hogz BBQ (Our Pop Up), surrounded by fun contemporary atmosphere with a handmade 2x4 cut in floor. Our pop up chefs can experiment with flavors and techniques outside the boundaries of their day jobs, creating a unique menu each night and 90s hip hop is playing quietly over the low hum of laughter. The vibe is *just right*. Your in Downtown South Bend at a Whole Hogz BBQ as Our Pop Up event a new restaurant letting local chefs and cooks showcase their foods.
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About Our Pop Up
At Our Pop-Up, (a division of Whole Hogz BBQ) we provide a platform for chefs and cooks to showcase their innovative food ideas. We believe in offering our customers a unique dining experience that allows them to explore new flavors from local cooks. Our Pop-Up has something for everyone. Chefs, food vendors, cooks, home cooks, and food truck owners love the creative freedom they have at Our Pop-Up to bring you new food dishes every week.
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Pop-up restaurants are temporary restaurants hosted in various spaces, such as existing restaurants on their off days, bars, arcades, bowling alleys, or even chef's homes. Our Pop-Up is a brick & mortar restaurant where our chefs/cooks can take the form of everything from an exclusive one-night takeover to a three-month residency.
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Discover the best of local cuisine at Our Pop-Up. We believe in supporting local chefs/cooks and bringing their unique and innovative dishes to your plate. Join us for a dining experience unlike any other and taste the difference that local talent and fresh ingredients can make.
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Our small sit down restaurant is fully equipped with a full kitchen, plating, utensils, digital advertising, pos systems and so much more giving our cooks the opportunity to grow.
Join Us
Thanks for your interest in wanting to be a part of Our Pop-Up an extended pop-up restaurant. Our goal is to give you the opportunity to see what it might be like to own a restaurant or just a place to showcase your food and bring something new to the community.
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We are looking for something new, different or unique that people might not have ever tried before. So, this is where you bring your A game, recipes past down from family or your own twist. Our small restaurant setting is a perfect way for you to do just this.
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How it works - There are some requirements to host and sale food at Our Pop-Up but nothing your not use to as a vendor or food truck owner unless your a home cook. Just as you would if your a food vendor or food truck owner you'll supply your own staff (cooks, cleaning, wait/host, etc) including supplying your own food and you set your own prices (Our Pop-Up keeps a percentage of total sales or a flat fee). Our Pop-Up will provide the restaurant space, utensils, stoves, flat-tops, deep friers, coolers, plates, glass ware, point of sale system, and everything else needed. Here's some reasons to join us.
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Test out menu or restaurant concepts.
Test out pricing methods.
Open a mobile kitchen to raise money for charity events.
Provide chefs with total creative freedom without a considerable risk factor.
Offer high-end meals at a more reasonable price by reducing restaurant costs.
Attract potential investors who want to see your business concept in action.
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All staff members must have a valid health card (St. Joseph County, IN | Official Website (sjcindiana.com)
We prefer you have business or liability insurance but we have insurance in place.
Purchased food must come from a credible source (walmart, gordons foods, sam's club, costco, etc) with receipts.