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    4.6 (13 reviews)
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    Text in advance to order and find out what they have. GREAT hidden gem for folks at Lake of Egypt!

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    Good food . We order ribs.very kind people!! Open Friday Sat only . Drive thru. Great tea!!

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    “Placed order via text a day in advance ( they do run out and were super responsive via text.) and drove right up and out with my order.”

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    Riley’s Smokehouse - Ribs

    Riley’s Smokehouse

    2.9(26 reviews)
    9.6 mi

    When a BBQ place shares a city with the renown 17th Street Barbecue comparisons will be inevitable…read more A pitmaster's Q in Marion has to be exceptional to go toe to toe with 17th Street. I don't think Riley's is there yet. BBQ preferences are highly personal but there are regional expectations. Sauces and rubs are a couple of examples. I ordered a pulled pork sandwich and fries. The pork came wet (sauced) with an option of mild or spicy. I chose mild. The order arrived quickly and I pounced on a mouthful of...what was that? I'd latched onto a mouthful of vinegar. The Midwest is the sweet sauce capitol of US BBQ. Using a vinegar sauce here should probably come with an early warning. Each bite was sour followed by a little sweetness. It didn't work. I suspect the meat was doused with vinegar and finished with sauced buns: Edge pieces were milder and smoky. Chow-chow was also an option on the sandwich. I took it on the side. A Southern pickled vegetable relish, Riley's version tasted like chopped onions and pickle juice added to a LOT of yellow mustard. The mustard, vinegar, and sweet sauce on the sandwich must make a terrible and confused taste. Fries had a crispy coating. They needed more seasoning and some salt helped. Riley's has dine-in, take-out, and drive-thru service. Indoor COVID precautions were mixed. Socially distanced tables, required masks, and masked employees were in place but there was no plexiglas partition at the checkout.

    Order wasn't correct, even after server repeated the order. They still got it wrong. Don't even…read morebother with this place

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    Pat's BBQ & Catering - The Sampler combo plate

    Pat's BBQ & Catering

    4.8(33 reviews)
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    Popped in for Thurs lunch favoring Pat's with fewer but better ratings and less expensive option in…read moreMurphysboro. First time...so went withh the sampler at $18 and most of their meats are included except the pork steak (makes sense to me since that's usually a separate feature in these parts along with Kentucky). It was three of us and we were given the heads up that the sampler can feed two. Figured we could start with that and order more. The order was a very generous helping of two large rib tips, two pork rib bones, two wing pieces, and pulled chicken, pork, and chopped brisket. Our choice of two sides were slaw and mac & cheese. Three buns were thrown in given the three of us in the party (thanks for the flex). Local bottled Big Muddy root beer is the same $1.50 as the can sodas in the case and it is made with honey and cane sugar. Of the things I tried, I thought the rib tips were excellent - smoked pink and moist - got a meaty piece with only a small piece of cartilage. The chopped brisket isn't my thing - I prefer sliced. My daughter said the ribs were great (figured would be as good as the tips). The wings I believe were smoked too rather than grilled and the taste from the rub/marinade wasn't something I was familiar with. Tender and not dry. Pulled pork and chicken were solid. We still had leftovers - so I'll get my chance to try the ribs and focus on the flavor of the wing. Will have to get the pork steak next time and order plates next time focusing on our faves. Roomy dining area with some tables near the windows. It was getting warm out there so having plenty of indoor seating on a quieter Thursday lunch was welcome over overflow seating outside at the covered picnic tables.

    I live in the Midwest, in a small city. Our BBQ places are easy to find: look for a big, shouty…read moresign; the owner's $120,000 extended F250 taking up a space right in front of the door; and an ambiance that includes corrugated steel walls, self-consciously Texas-y lamps over closely huddled booths, and servers all wearing the same hat and shirt. Oh - and the food is usually fine, except no fried okra. Pat's is not in a city. It's outside a small southern Illinois town. Pretty far outside, in fact, which is where true BBQ is supposed to be located. The parking lot is gravel. The only pickups there belong to customers, and their worth is more in the range of $12,000, except to their owners, who use them as trucks. And the sign is a sign. It tells you where you are. Oh, wait - there are BBQ competition trophies in the entryway. Stand and marvel. There are more inside. Marvel more. Because other than these and some pics of family and locals and celebrities I didn't recognize on the walls, that's about it for decoration. Stare at the menu, menu board and signs. Pay attention to the happy person behind the counter when she tells you what they're out of, because the best BBQ places are out of something you want. Note the teasing banter between local customers and the kitchen staff, because everyone knows someone back there. And order. We got the pulled pork plate. My sister got potato salad and green beans. I got the fries. I got the local(?) root beer. They don't do fried okra, but this IS the Midwest. It all came to our table in a reasonable amount of time. The BBQ sauce came in a cup on the side. Ketchup was brought to us. So why only four stars? Everything was perfect, right? And prizewinning? Yeah, but BBQ is personal. Everyone has an opinion. I lived in northern Alabama, which styles itself as BBQ Country. As does Texas and Kansas City and Memphis and everywhere. Pat's, much beloved by regulars for its mild smokiness, juicy juicy soft texture and other features, seemed a bit too mild and even soggy to me. I know - I have no taste. And it was good. Just not five stars great. And not enough sauce in the container, though I could have gotten up to ask for more. And the potato salad was fine and the fries a little too starchy, but only a little. That said, the beans were the wonderful dark green juicy soft salty ones that are too ... wonderful. Get those. The root beer, brewed with honey, y'all, was the best ever. Get that, too. The dessert was what they were out of, dang it! Overall the experience was just great. Someplace to go back to. And you should go there.

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