The restaurant — which will evoke the look of a 1920s-era firehouse — is owned by Bill and Mary Grilliot along with their son Will Grilliot and son-in-law Patrick Murty. The three men are long-time volunteer firefighters in West Milton, where the families live. Bill and Mary Grilliot owned Morning Pride Manufacturing, maker of protective clothing for firefighters, until they sold the company in 2008.
“We felt it was time to reinvest in the community,” Mary Grilliot said.
The Grilliots purchased a 14,000-square-food former medical building and began renovating it for restaurant use, adding the patio and installing two slow-cookers, each of which can cook 1,000 pounds of meat at a time. The restaurant will smoke pork, beef brisket, chicken, turkey and sausage on-site. In October, Bill and Mary Grilliot completed their certification as Kansas City Barbecue Society BBQ judges.
“We’re slow-cooking some cuts for 18 hours,” Grilliot said.
The restaurant has a full liquor license. Drive-through service is available, and those eating inside the restaurant can choose between full table service or a “quick-serve” line that avoids the need to tip.
Company 7 will be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. The restaurant’s pub will stay open until 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and until midnight on Friday and Saturday. For more information visit www.company7bbq.com or call (937) 836-2777.
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