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Hickory River Smokehouse

5101 W. Holiday Dr., Peoria, Illinois

3.0

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Extremely pleasant employees and I am certainly looking forward to a return trip. more on We8There

A choice of two side dishes is available for $2.50; they were all freshly made. more on We8There

We can't wait to take our friends to our new favorite restaurant next weekend!!! more on We8There

It was an authentic bbq experience. more on We8There

I had a great experience, but the manager didn't seem overly friendly behind the window. more on We8There

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First and foremost, this is the best BBQ that I've had in this town. I know there are several other BBQ joints to choose from but let's be real.....this one is the best. The second you walk in the doo ... more on TripAdvisor

We liked the restaurant so much that we decided we would try to hold our wedding reception there. We knew our friends and family would love the food. The Co-Owner, Mr. Johnstone was gracious enought t ... more on TripAdvisor

Finally, something different. I went to Hickory River Smokehouse after reading the reviews on this site. From the home cookin' smell in the parking lot to the little piece of Texas decorating in the d ... more on TripAdvisor

I'm surprised by the harsh reviews. Food was fine and brought out quickly. Not 5-star cuisine but that isn't the intent. Good value when you are looking for something simple and quick. Take out is ver ... more on TripAdvisor

I've been to some of the best BBQ places in Texas (Kreuz, Blacks, etc.), this is right up there. The pulled pork was very tender and flavorful and the brisket was excellent. The staff really seem to c ... more on TripAdvisor

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Hickory River Smokehouse is Peoria's newest BBQ restaurant. It's a small chain based in the Champaign/Urbana area. The Peoria store is the 4th Illinois store in this new chain with one more in Ohio.What an interesting concept. You ... more on We8There

Stopped by for dinner with the family last night. Their food was GREAT. I have been to their store in Urbana. IL and was very pleased to see that they had opened a location in Peoria. We all had the chopped beef sanwiches. Everyone ... more on We8There

The Que Shoe was excellent...I recommend that. I had a great experience, but the manager didn't seem overly friendly behind the window. Maybe it was a ... more on We8There

I really liked the food at this place.I was not sure about it because you get the food at the window and seat yourself so I thought it was going to be fastfoodish but I was wrong this is the best BBQ I have had I got something called ... more on We8There

Cafeteria style service was fast and efficient. We had the pulled pork sandwich; there was a choice of mild or hot sauce. We selected the mild. We were pleased with the flavor of the pulled pork and felt the portion was a good value. ... more on We8There