Gary Gilliam, the general manager for the Prairie House Tavern in Buffalo Grove, holds up a barbeque pulled-pork sandwich plate in the restaurant. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Jamie Hartman (left) of Lake Bluff, a bartender at the Prairie House Tavern in Buffalo Grove, pours a beer while Jim Blake (right) of Vernon Hills sits at the bar. Bruce Davis of Libertyville is in the background. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Saul Martinez, the kitchen manager at the Prairie House Tavern in Buffalo Grove, serves up a barbecue pulled-pork sandwich plate at the restaurant. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Gary Gilliam, the general manager for the Prairie House Tavern in Buffalo Grove, stands outside the restaurant and bar, which opened in 2006. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Jamie Hartman (left) of Lake Bluff, a bartender at the Prairie House Tavern in Buffalo Grove, pours a beer behind the bar. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

The Greater Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce has named the Prairie House Tavern in Buffalo Grove as a candidate for business of the year. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Gary Gilliam, the general manager for Prairie House in Buffalo Grove, holds up a barbeque pulled-pork sandwich plate at the restaurant and bar. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media