Rolling through on a road trip. This place is amazing and the barbecue was spot on! (And we are a…read morebunch of picky b's from KC). Go eat here!

GPS will lead you astray, so just turn at the Ave of Mid-America intersection (with the stoplight)…read more Piedmont sandwich and garlic cheese curds were outstanding. Dining area is all hard surfaces so it can get pretty loud. I travel through Effingham for work sometimes and this is the new food stop!

Love their smoked quarter white chicken - so tender and delicious. I can't have barbeque sauce but…read morethis smoked chicken doesn't need it. Sweet potato casserole is very delicious. Great service and friendly staff. Reasonable prices.

From ambience to food, everything about this place and bodies, southern barbecue! do not skimp out…read moreon the cheese, sticks and the roasted chicken 10/10

Fantastic service! The smoked turkey was great. We'll be back when we're in the area again.read more

Hole in the wall BBQ place that also randomly sells dim sum and egg rolls, but honestly it works…read moreout perfectly for my husband to get BBQ and for me to order Asian. Food was delightful and the waitstaff was great.

Th pulled pork sandwiches were very good with toasted buns. My onion rings were excellent. The…read moreboyfriend's hash browns left a lot to be desired. Used to be better. I liked it better when you could get your own drinks. They had the drink station cordoned off And you had to wait for someone to come and get your drinks. I prefer just to get my own. There was hardly any ice in our drinks like that we're trying to conserve ice. I had to go up and get a cup of ice after we sat down. The one thing that we did not like was that they took away the ketchup bottles and you had to use little ketchup packets to get out all the ketchup for your fries and onion rings. They serve the BBQ sauce in bottles. Why not just leave the ketchup in the bottles - ridiculous. Other than that, it was good. Service was good. Ambience was OK.

I am writing about a deliver, so I can't comment on the restaurant, but the delivery did include…read moreutensils and napkins in the bag. I passed by the restaurant on my way to work every day, and I finally decided to order from here. I wish I had ordered from here earlier because the food was so good. I ordered the rib tips and added a side of the hash brown casserole. The serving of the rib tips was such a generous portion that it could easily have fed 2 - 3 people. The meat was so tender. The smoke flavor permeated throughout. The sauce (Rick's Sweet Sauce) was just what I needed to balance the flavor. I think I could almost eat this every day and be satisfied. The hash brown casserole was very good, but as compared to the generous portion of ribs, you get maybe a couple of bites of the casserole. I just wish I'd had more. I would definitely order from here again, and I know I would want to try so many of the other offerings on their menu.

Your classic no-frills bbq place. It's not fancy bc it's all about the bbq. And I'm 100% ok…read morewith that. Supposedly they sell out daily. I don't know what other issues people had with service but everyone was super nice and helpful. And walked me thru the menu. Got the smoke wings with garlic parm on side. I would vote 7/10. Great flavor withoutsauce but a "little" dry. If we are being picky vs others I've tried. But again, I would 100% get them again. Garlic parm sauce was great to dip them in. The star of the meal? The smoked pastrami 20/10. . Hands down.. amazing. It's an extremely close second to Green Street bbq in Chicago. I got their regular bbq sauce (Carolina red) on the side. It's called Carolina but no vinegar. Which I'm ok with. What great sweat bbq sauce. Totally unique. Would be amazing on chicken or pulled pork. I'm now a huge fan of this place. Can't wait to try rest of menu and Brisket Mac n cheese!

I stop by Carrol Lou's all the time. Food is good and you get a lot. I stopped today to get lunch…read more They were busy with a line waiting to order. I stepped to the back of the line to wait my turn. The young lady taking orders took five people's orders ahead of me. I stepped up to order and she stepped away to start helping the two people fixing the food. Now I was the last one in the line when she stepped away. Why she just did not take my order and then step away I doing not know. I stood there for a long time then gave up and left. I ran in to the owner outside and told him about it. He just blew me off and called me Buddy. The owners have been arrogant in the past for no reason. I am aways nice and respectful. This restaurant's business is good now but treating good customers like this will hurt your business in the long run. I will never eat there again.

Traveled over 30 miles on a Saturday to patronize a small independents business for lunch. Big…read moredisappointment, it was 12:30 in the afternoon and the place was closed. On line hours said it should've been open. Dont waste a trip for this place.

Excellent BBQ and beverages. The service was great. Everyone was very helpful and friendly. The…read morebuilding has an old salon feel. We were there on as Saturday during lunch.

Quick service Good bbq…read moreReally like the sides All fresh made I will definitely be going again

Good quality and amount for the price. Mac n cheese is more…read moreof the thick wet kind, fries were freshly made, brisket was moist with good flavor

Back Porch Smokehouse…read more The Back Porch Smokehouse is a small, unassuming BBQ establishment attached to the movie theater in Robinson. In addition to BBQ, they have an ample selection of steaks, chicken, and burgers. I decided to give the brisket plate a try. While the brisket was tasty, it was quite a bit different from the traditional Texas-style brisket I'm accustomed to eating. The brisket was "chunky" versus "sliced". The sides of potatoes and cole slaw were adequate, but nothing special. I'd probably make a different selection from the menu next time.

Food was ok. Run of the mill bbq but certainly nothing special. Server was polite but the thumbs…read moreall over the food side of the plate was a big no go for me (does anyone actually train their servers on proper technique and etiquette anymore?) This would have been a decent lunch experience if I hadn't been charged nearly $25 for a scoop of pulled pork and a bowl of lettuce with some cheese. If you're going to charge like a 5 star smokehouse then serve great food with trained service. $12 meal for double the price.

I recently used Whiskey Whiskers BBQ to cater an event that had a "good old fashioned bbq" theme -…read morecomplete with horses on site, etc. Whiskey Whiskers BBQ brought in their HUGE smoker which was an incredible site and conversation piece, t-shirts to sell but they were out of rubs and sauces to sell because they are so popular!! Let me talk about the food....or the smell of the smoked meats....I felt like I was floating in culinary heaven! Our menu consisted of their Pulled smoked pork, pulled smoked chicken, smoked mac-n-cheese, coleslaw, potato salad and they even custom created smoked stuffed portabella mushrooms for a few vegetarians. Also provided drinks - incredible iced tea and some tasty home made lemonade!! Many who attended (about 150 people) are still writing me to inquire about this company and saying hands down it is some of the best smoked meat they have ever had - without the sauce even ((years ago I learned from the most amazing man Cletus on the backside of a smokehouse bbq restaurant in Charleston, SC that the way to tell good bbq was to taste the meat without sauce - that is what sets your tastebuds exploding and you know what....Sir Cletus was RIGHT). This outstanding group of people literally took the pressure off this hostess as they managed everything - all the set up, serving, fielding hundreds of inquiries about their delicious tasty morsels as well as helped tear down. The potato salad is an absolute must - I know I know....HOW is any potato salad different? Trust me on this - Jodi's recipe (which is guarded in a vault) is so unique, creamy and delicious you will crave it. The smoked mac-n-cheese - will send your tastebuds dancing. Coleslaw is so fresh it crunches as you take that first bite - soooooo cold and creamy. The stuffed portabella mushroom that Jodi said she just "invented" - well let me tell you I have begged her for the recipe as I crave that to this day (no luck - again recipe under the vault). Jodi & John Curtis - the owners of Whiskey Whiskers BBQ will become family to you....this isn't your standard "catering" company - nope - they are personable and their passion, kindness, willing to educate those of us who only dream to be at their level....well listen, they are good good good people and if you are lucky enough to attend one of their events, hire them on your own (trust me we will be having them back many times) or blessed enough with simply meeting them....your life is richer for it! OH and those tastebuds.....they will thank you!!!

Just had this amazing BBQ for a wedding and it was definitely some of the best BBQ I've had in…read moreIndy. The pulled pork was full of flavor. The chicken was juicy and full of flavor as well. The green beans were great with garlic and bacon. The Mac and cheese felt homemade and fresh. I would definitely eat all of their delicious food again.

Sorry Doc Friday night was a big let down…read more Showed up at 6pm on a Friday night. Most of the inside tables were full. Waited 30 minutes when I noticed only two tables had food delivered since we sat down. I looked around and counted 18 tables that were sat before us patiently waiting for food. I then saw Doc walk out the door carrying a paper bag that appeared to contain food. Two possible managers going table to table blaming a new line cook for the delay. Here's the issue. Docs items are not cooked to order. Owners don't walk out when 80% of their patrons are experiencing extended waits on food, and one new employee should not be the excuse given at Doc's Smokehouse. Docs has great food, and amazing customer service. Hopefully what happened Friday night is not the new norm. Go try docs, but don't count on it being the service that you're used to getting.

Driving through to Kansas and our night stop took us close Doc's and I'd never had St Louis style…read moreribs. We were greeted by a lovely young lady working the register who took our order and we sat down at our assigned table. We were quickly served our drinks and waited for our overly large order (we wanted to try lots of things). The ribs were delicious. Just enough smoke (this is not Texas BBQ) and so juicy. My husband's pulled pork was very good and thankfully did not come sauced already. The turkey very moist and tender and flavorful. Yum. The burnt ends were a little dry, but can be forgiven because it was near the end of the night. We were checked on frequently, drinks refilled. Then we had the opportunity to meet Susan, the owner. If you don't know Susan was a competition BBQ'r for many years before opening her restaurant with her husband and you can see all her trophies and ribbons in the room She graciously bought us some bread pudding and gave me a little secret about it! If you think this is anything other than spectacular there is something wrong with your pallet. We have eaten around the world in some very high end restaurants and that gave us as much satisfaction and joy as many a dessert. Delicious. My husband was trying to be good but sadly had to finish the lot Lovely experience, delicious BBQ. Not as smoky as Texas which is what we are more familiar with but we enjoyed it a lot. Hopefully we get to stop in again.