FOR SALE: Pop's Italian Beef On Joliet's West Jefferson Street

JOLIET ? In January, Pop's Italian Beef & Sausage marked its third anniversary of business on Joliet's west side at the former Boston Market rotisserie chicken property. This week, in what may come as a surprise to some, the Joliet Pop's restaurant at 1866 West Jefferson Street hit the real estate market.

Lina Adamis and Joe Grody of SVN Commercial Real Estate Advisers have posted a real estate listing for 1866 West Jefferson Street on the commercial real estate website LoopNet.

The asking price for the Joliet Pop's restaurant is $2.7 million.

"Introducing a premier investment opportunity in the thriving Joliet area," the listing on LoopNet reads. "This recently redeveloped 3,339 SF building features new state-of-the-art equipment, an indoor dining room, spacious outdoor patio space, and a convenient drive-thru. The property is equipped with a high-end grease drainage system and soda system, ensuring operational efficiency and promoting employee safety."

SVN listed the following highlights of the Pop's Italian Beef property on Joliet's busy West Jefferson Street:

• Recently redeveloped
• Indoor dining room, outdoor patio space and drive-thru
• Durock walls throughout
• New state-of-the-art equipment
• High-end grease drainage system and soda system
• Six entertainment gambling systems

Joliet Pop's Italian Beef & Sausage opened to customers on Jan. 24, 2022. Joliet Patch was there to cover its grand opening day.

Back in 2022, Patch reported that one year after he purchased the empty Boston Market property at 1866 West Jefferson St., suburban restaurant owner Joe Haberkorn was ready to open his new Pop's Italian Beef & Sausage on Joliet's west side.

Patch reported that Haberkorn owned six Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen fast-food restaurants in Chicago's western suburbs, but none is in Joliet.

"We're very excited to get rolling," Haberkorn told Joliet Patch in January 2022. "We're still hiring, but we're in pretty good shape."

He said the Pop's menu for Joliet would include a couple of pasta dishes, plus hand-cut salads made fresh daily. Joliet marked his first Pop's franchise. He said that the city of Joliet officials and the Will County Health Department staff have been terrific.

"I've never dealt with anybody as good as Joliet," Haberkorn said. "The city building department, the health department, everybody."

If you're interested in purchasing the property, or just curious, you can read the nine-page sales brochure listing for the Joliet Pop's restaurant.