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    Hickory River Smokehouse - Springfield

    3.6 (77 reviews)
    InexpensiveSmokehouse
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Pulled pork platter
    Jen C.

    Definitely would be a place I would go back too! Definitely try the different BBQs. Reasonably priced for a Smokehouse.

    a plate of ribs and sides
    Josh S.

    The burnt ends are very good with nice flavor. The ends did have quite a bit of fat but that's always a hit or miss with them. Brisket was excellent. The medium sauce is perfect just enough sweet and spice to it. Apples had a nice sweet taste. Corn well...... it was just corn. Cornbread was a little dry. I was a little disappointed I bought the 3 meat plate and didn't feel like I got what I paid for on the burnt ends especially with how much fat was on them. There were several pieces that where all fat no meat. Atmosphere was nice had some fitting music playing in the background.

    The toasted side of the white bread they call Texas Toast.
    Restaurant L.

    So disappointed! Looked at menus of local BBQ places and picked this one to try because they had fried okra on the menu and being from the south that's a big part of BBQ for me! I ordered 1/2 chicken with hot bbq sauce fried okra (which counts as BOTH of your sides) and paid extra for "Texas Toast". What I got... a half chicken with the softest, slimiest chewiest skin ever. ZERO crisp. First bad sign. Then let's get to the "hot" bbq sauce... ZERO heat. It's sweet as molasses and tasted like molasses. The chicken was barely edible, like seriously was hard to choke this down. I didn't eat much. Then I got to the okra... it was so incredibly salty it was barely edible. Lastly the "Texas Toast"... HAHAHAHA a thin slice of white bread, sadly enough this was the best tasting thing I ate. The ONE side of the bread that was toasted was delicious. It's clear my standards were too high. If the owners of this place had REAL BBQ they might get how bad this is. EVERYTHING NEEDS FIXED! Like EVERYTHING! Start with the sauce! How can you have a BBQ joint with terrible sauce? Go down south, visit a REAL pit master. Learn and DO BETTER! I don't see how the place survives... you couldn't pay me to eat there again.

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    1 month ago

    The ribs were were not cooked properly for barbecued ribs. The food was lukewarm instead of hot.

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    1 year ago

    We had the nachos and they were top notch! The service was also outstanding! We were greeted right away. Thank you!!!

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    2 years ago

    Excellent brisket! I love Texas Toast. Nice size portion. Outstanding customer service. Will definitely come back for a visit!

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    2 years ago

    Great food and sides. Workers were helpful and nice. Definitely will be going back soon!

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    Shane T.

    Thank you, Parris!

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    5 years ago

    Always great lunch BBQ- quick and predictable- great value - had the BBQ horse shoe- highly recommend

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    Chewing and popping gum while working with my food... Disgusting.

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    4 years ago

    Texas quality BBQ in Illinois! Excellent meat, friendly staff, and nice atmosphere combine for a great dining experience.

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    5 years ago

    Have been back a few times since my bad experience. Each time the brisket has been moist and perfect.

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    We shared the 2 meat combo plate with the turkey and brisket, mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, and Texas toast.

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    Showed up at 12:30pm and the door was locked. There were people in there eating and people working…read more Nobody would come to the door so I got back in my truck. As I was looking it up on my phone they came to the door and unlocked it. So I go in. The place has no decor. Loud rap music and they didnt have any bbq sauce. What kind of smokehouse doesn't have bbq sauce. I ordered the smoked chicken since it's the only thing that doesn't need sauce. It was dry and tough. I don't think I'll be coming back here

    I wanted to like it. I was there a while ago, and I do believe there have been cosmetic…read moreimprovements. The space was not decorated at all, a messy folding table functioned as the front counter, and the tables and chairs were all mismatched goodwill finds. What appeared to be a couple random steam tables were in the dining room, and were not being used as far as I could tell. One did not appear functional. A 2-3ft stack of dirty dishes sat in the pass-through, and remained there for the duration of our visit. Many of the sides were sold out. I ultimately ordered the fried fish, greens, and macaroni and cheese. I also sampled the beans of a dining companion. The fish breading is cornmeal. It was so hard that parts were inedible, and was so salty that I didn't want to eat the parts I could bite into. The greens had not been cooked long enough. The beans and macaroni and cheese were alarmingly lukewarm. It was clear that they had been hot at some point, but had cooled enough that I was dubious of their safety. Like maybe they'd been in one of those steam tables at some point? The owner is a really nice guy, but it was clear he needed to be helping in the kitchen. At the very least, get the stack of dishes out of sight of the customers.

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