Meyer's Elgin Smokehouse BBQ

On September 8, 1943, R.G. and Hermina Meyer purchased the Rock Front Store located on the corner of 101 Harris Street (Main and Loop 109) At this site R.G. constructed their home and a garage apartment which still stands today. R.G. began making his family recipe for smoked sausage that was taught to him in 1915 by his father, Henry Meyer who immigrated from Germany to the United States in the late 1800s. R.G smoked the sausage in a little smokehouse located in their back yard, and with a growing customer base for the delicious sausage, he then constructed a second smokehouse on the rooftop of the store.