Very delicious pulled pork and friendly staff. Corn nuggets, fries and brisket also delicious. Great sauce! The service was excellent! Thank you! Family friendly atmosphere with a rental room option for large parties. read more

My son and I ate at Rob's last night. He ordered a beer, she asked for ID and he gave her his drivers license. After walking to the door to see if she could get more light on it, then saying she needed to get some glasses to read it while walking back to the kitchen. Came back out and said she could not read the birth date so she couldn't serve him. I looked and it is clearly visible so I asked to see the manager. We ordered our food, were just about done eating and asked again to see the manager. Waitress proceeded to tell me that the manager would not come out. I can count on one hand how many times I have asked to see a manager and have never been refused. This is unacceptable. read more

I ate here last night with my husband and son. The food was delicious and our sever was so sweet. She was a young girl who was serving us and three other tables alone. She was also answering phone calls and taking care of walk-in orders. I was impressed with her keeping a positive, professional attitude despite all she was handling! I think the manager, some older woman, was there and she was absolutely rude to the server. She berated her in front of everyone in the dining room because she put in an order for a food item they didn't have, despite it being on the special's menu. I felt horrible for the girl. That was extremely unprofessional of the manager. I will return for the food and the service, but hope the manager doesn't do anything like that anymore! read more

Ok ok ok.. the wings are prodigious....Went twice in a week... Got mango wings the first time.. Second trip was fish and wings with the dry rub... Dipped them in mango sauce... They are stupe... Will get these again next week!!!! read more

Robs Pit BBQ - Fish and chicken - Smokehouse Near Me - Carterville, Illinois

We love to eat here, but please don't consider this wheelchair accessible. Someone who uses one can get in, but the door to the "accessible" restroom is partially blocked by a changing table, rendering it useless for the original purpose. read more

Well, I'm sad to say, but I'm going to have to drop 2 stars for Rob's barbecue. For the most part, the food is still the same and the staff are great. However, the new owner has changed the atmosphere of the facility and it is definitely not the same. I don't care much to see cases of candy sitting out on the counter for sale that was bought at a large box store. All of the neon alcohol signs are also a turn off for me. For now I will just eat down the road at other barbecue establishments. Thank you Rob for all of your years of dedication and great food. read more

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My new favorite place to eat in southern Illinois. Great location just outside Marion and not far off the highway. Lots to choose from, decent prices and great service!! read more

Had dinner last evening and wasn't impressed. Ordered the chopped steak with mashed potatoes and green beans. The chopped steak was cooked how I ordered it. The gravy was definitely out of a can or mix. The mashed potatoes were probably instant and the green beans were seasoned with sugar, yuck. The waitress was very kind and friendly but by herself so was a long wait. Doubt I'll be back anytime soon. read more

Went to Robs Pit BBQ for lunch today. Prices were very steep for lunch! We had a brisket sandwich with fries and a small 1/2 rack of baby back ribs with deep fried mushrooms. We also had 2 glasses of sweet tea and the price was over $50 before tip! Food was okay but not for the price! We will not be going back! Also when we got there at 10:50 am the doors were locked. All the signs and the web site stated they open at 10:30am. The waitress was less than friendly! read more

I know why its grumpy...eating the food makes you grumpy.t really tried to give it 2 stars...i just could not... we walked in there was only two others peple there...no employees..after a short while latterone appeared. We took our food to go. My husband had the king with cole slaw and hush puppies and i had the grumpy with fried pickles and sweet corn bits..we got the free dessert..as she said a cinnomon roll type of thing. The fried pickles were ok, the sweet corn bits..not bad after that it went down hill fast, like a steam roller. My husbandd meat was dry and fatty..the cole slaw was so bad i had to spit it out..the hush puppieswere over done and dry..there was barely enough pork meat to cover the small bun , dry..yes the bbq is watery..all on all bad. And the dessert.. average at best..almost forgot it..DONT DO IT. DONT GO THERE, GO TO McDonalds it will be better. read more

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Somebody is trying to rush bbq!! Had to use a knife to cut the meat off the baby back ribs. Come on man! It needs to cook longer. Sides were good. Service was good. Place is cool inside. So much potential, if they would just learn to do bbq! read more

Great fish dinners. The fried chicken is good on Sunday! Bbq looks and smells good. Fair pricing too

My family and I traveled all the way from North Carolina to spend the weekend with family. We spent our first night of dinner here at Grumpys only to be disappointed by the service. The two young ladies on Friday night was rude and very unprofessional. After a long trip we came for a good hot meal. I would love to give them 5 stars on the food and I wish this site had that option. I love the building and admired the large silverware on the walls. I love the whole decor. I just wish the service fit the face of the company. Tonia read more

While in town visiting friends, we decided to check this place out. It looks new- clean interior and exterior, and some undone construction by the parking lot here and there. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted by a nice waitress, who took down our order to go. We got out food in 15 min (from the time we placed it). So perhaps the other reviewer went on a bad day? The service was fast and friendly when I was there :) Ordered: The Grumpy (pulled pork sandwich), The King (beef brisket sandwich), The Smokehouse chicken (pulled chicken with chipotle mayo dressing). the friend who had the Grumpy said it was good, but not too memorable. It looked ok- ciabatta bread, could use a little more meat. The smoke house chicken got rave reviews, for the chipotle mayo. This was also on Ciabatta- which i rarely see in BBQ restaurants. Nice switch.. Now on to the star of the meal- my "the KING". The beef brisket was so juicy tender and plump. i LOVED it. I don't usually like brisket since they tend to overdry, where i've had them before. But this was good. They also gave ton of meat, so i pulled some to enjoy off the sandwich. I'd get this again. The sauces: original grumpy, hot, and sweet. we got original and sweet. The sweet was my choice- it went well with the brisket. The original sauce is too watery and vinegary for my taste. But BBQ being as subjective as one's favorite color, everybody wins with sauce variety. As sides, we ordered Sweet potato waffle fries, regular fries, and Onion rings. The onions rings are good, the fries are average, sweet potato fries were good, but I think they meant to give me ranch dressing (the best way to have Sweet Pot. fries!), but instead included whipped honey butter with it. Strange. Overall, i was happy with the meal. Oh and everything came up to $45. Not bad at all! read more

Robs Pit BBQ - tri-tip - Smokehouse Near Me - Carterville, Illinois

Don't order the Catfish. It was laughable, I was expecting 2 large fillets for the $15 they were asking. I received 2 whole catfish that both fit on an 8 inch dinner plate with the 2 sides on the plate as well. By the time I deboned the fish there was only 4 forks of meat from one fish and 3 forks from the other. The menu stated "Farm Raised Catfish..hahaha" farm raised in a bucket maybe. I was actually hungry and mad when I left. I wont make that mistake again. read more

awful food..worst bbq i ever had. mozzarella stix were ok. service ok. but brisket n ribs awful

I ordered take-out one fateful night... and this is my review. The Order: I ordered a family four-pack for the lady-friend and I so that we could eat and have leftovers. We got the brisket, onion rings, and hush-puppies. Right off the menu, nothing weird. Should be easy, right? The Ordering Process: Wrong. I placed my order for the Family of Four order of brisket and sides. Except, they never asked me what sides I wanted. Since I was staring at the menu when I was ordering, I asked what I got. The person taking my order didn't know I got sides with my order. He had to ask someone else. Pathetic. But I did get my order placed correctly. Getting My Order: If you order take-out, beware. There is no one around to actually talk to you. The sign said "Please seat yourself," so I did. The third person who worked there finally got around to talking to me. Finally, she got me my order after a few boring minutes of being there. Getting There: I have to say that this place is located in one of the most inconveniently located spots in Southern Illinois. It's on an access road off 13 with small, barely visible roads leading to it. I know the area and I had to look at a map multiple times and program a GPS to figure out how to get there. Food: The food was surprisingly awful. The brisket can best be described as "brittle." It was softish and tender, but stiff and only broke apart in specific spots corresponding to the grain of the meat; it was chewy if you didn't chew it correctly. And it had relatively little flavor. The onion rings were mediocre. Fine, but nothing special. The hush-puppies were offensively bland and boring. They were all an over-fried dough with exactly zero flavor. I can only imagine that it was the flavor of fried flower. Not even sauces could overwhelm the taste of this disgust. Portions: The portions are the only reason I'm not giving this place a 1-star rating. For what I ordered, I got a crap-ton of food. The "pints" of sides where ridiculously large-sized and a very pleasant surprise. I got two large containers of onion rings, which was great. Be very careful when ordering from/going to here... read more

We visited on a Sunday afternoon. The restaurant is located on the southside of Highway 13 near the Marion Airport. The restaurant is decent size (probably 15-20 tables) with a mixture of booths and tables. There was a sign in front that said "seat yourself" so we did. Our orders were taken within five minutes. The waitress was nice enough. Our food came out within 10-15 minutes. We ordered the slice grumpy (sliced pork on bun), a fish sandwich, cole slaw, grumpy's taters, and the hashbrown casserole. The food was okay. The fish sandwich was better than the "grumpy". The restaurant is getting two stars for their lack of service. Once we were served our food we never saw the waitress again. The restaurant was not full or even busy. There were possibly four other tables there. There were four servers on. The three other servers passed by our table and did not ask if we needed anything. We didn't see the waitress until we got up to leave and needed our bill. Overall, the restaurant is okay. Definitely could get a better experience at the other BBQ Joint in Marion. read more

We really like the smoked wings. We get them with sauce on the side because the sauce covers up the great smokey flavor. Saturday night is ribeye steak and prime rib night. My husband likes them both. Since I am compelled to get the smoked wings everytime, I have missed out on the steaks. It is true that the service was slow when they first opened, but it is greatly improved. read more

5 stars for the prime rib...restaurant is probably 3 stars I live in Dallas and Marion is my overnight stop when driving to Indy, I found this new restaurant online (maybe Yelp) and thought I better check out the BBQ when I got there they were all pushing me towards a steak or prime rib...I guess saturday is steak night or weekends??? Reluctantly I ordered the Prime Rib, the girl brought out my salad and it was a little wimpy cafeteria looking thing and right then I thought "oh hell" I should have ordered BBQ (it is a BBQ restaurant) about the time I finished my salad the girl brought out a platter with the nicest piece of prime rib you could imagine...I was in shock, it looked great and it tasted even better. it was big 16 - 18 oz maybe bigger, and tender and tasty the baked potato kinda matched up with the salad, very basic kinda cafeteria style, I would rate both of those maybe a 2 but the meat was a 5 (more like a 10) TRY THE PRIME RIB...I can hardly wait to go back read more

I was making a delivery for work and stopped at Grumpy's for lunch. I got the "red-neck tacos," and they were delicious. It was a greasy blend of barbecue and Mexican cuisine. Towards the end it was a very sloppy meal, but that is too expect at a bbq joint. Prices were very affordable, 22$ for two people (and we each got a corona). Servers in the restaurant were very tentative and kind. read more

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Terrible decline in food quality over the past few months. Catfish was served cold and waitresses seemed irritated that we asked for food that had been cooked recently. Price of entrees has increased and food has only gotten worse. Will not be returning and do not recommend. read more

This was my first visit and it will be my last as well. I was not impressed with the food but I realize maybe what I ordered just wasn't for me. Normally I'd be happy to go back another time, giving something else a try. But the wait staff was rude. She acted as if she didn't want us there or want to be there herself. Very ugly personality! I get the name is Grumpy's but your service shouldn't be. read more

Okay but nothing to write home about. My partner in crime had the ribs and said they were a little tough and the baked beans were so...so. I had the taco special with pork. Lots to eat but nothing special or different. My bill was messed up and I was billed for a Pepsi I didn't have. Okay in a pinch. read more

Getting a late lunch around 3 o'clock it was nice to see that they were open. There was only one other customer we had great service from the very personable waitress. I got the catfish nugget dinner and originally I thought that doesn't look like very much food but it ended up being very satisfying meal. I got okra and the green beans as my sides. The green beans were very flavorful with lots of bacon although it was hard to eat without a spoon as there was lots of liquid. I ended up using my hush puppies to soak up all the delicious juice. My friend got the half chicken with coleslaw and baked beans and he was barely able to finish it all. I wish we had had room for the 5 different kinds of cobbler read more

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Great service. Extremely hard working staff. They have the best dry ribs around (yes folks no sauce added while smoking like some places). I will go back anytime I am in town. Thanks Grumpy's! read more

The place looked promising enough on the outside but that was misleading. The interior was kinda blah and poorly laid out, the food was high priced, the sides served in styrofoam, mac and chee was bad. Worst part of the experience was the lewd and sexually inappropriate slogans on the back of the staff's shirts. Truly offensive. Won't be back. read more

While traveling cross country, decided one night we had to have BBQ, this restaurant is out of the way, but we found it. I had high hopes, but they were dashed, fried food was greasy, the meat was tough and the portions not impressive. read more

I was impressed with this place. Great pulled pork sandwich and french fries for dirt cheap. Pay special attention to the saying on the back of the waitresses' shirts for a good laugh. read more

First and last visit. Food was slop. Service just as bad. $40 later and we still leave hungry. I'll actually be surprised if I don't get sick tonight. Super cheap, soggy buns. Peach cobbler some store bought crap heated in a microwave. "1/2 pound pulled pork, can you handle it?" If that was a 1/2 pound I'm a unicorn. Fried pickles with uncooked breading inside. Hamburger tasted like it was rotten. Cook says "made it this morning". They can't cook a burger to order? Server said 2 words..."Hello", and "OK". Never refilled sodas. How is this place still in business? read more

Great BBQ on first visit, But came back on PRIME RIB night and it was Awesome! Big Slice of Prime Rib and cooked on the Grill, gives it a great taste, better that a regular grill in a restaurant! 5 STARS oh, And the Beer was Very Cold, especially on a Hot Day! read more

First time at Grumpy's. Showed up at about an hour before closing. Ordered Grumpy's sampler for an appetizer, The King with no bun and sweet potato waffle fries and half a smoked chicken With baked beans and a baked potato. The wings on the sampler platter were rubbery like they were microwaved. The pork egg roll had corn starch caked all over it still. Mozzarella sticks were typical frozen pre packaged sticks and the loaded fries were good. The king which is brisket seem to have been deep fried to reheat evident by the big chunk of deep fried garbage that was in with the brisket. Flavor was good but really greasy. Sweet potato fries were over cooked. The smoked chicken had good flavor but dry and was missing a thy, had the leg, but no thy. The baked potato was gray in the inside and was tough, not under cooked but tough. Baked beans left a film in my mouth. May try it another time in the future but not anytime soon. read more

This place is sketchy and Kearse to be run pretty incompetently. The cook looked like a stressed out dope head. We were there during a shift change and the new cook looked like he was 16 years old and he was texting, putting his hands through his hair and then breaking up bacon over my wife's baked potato.... that is when he wasn't flirting with one of the waitresses. From what I can see peeking into the kitchen all the food was out of bags and boxes and thrown into a fryer. We will not be return customers. read more

The ribs are incredible, definitely the best ribs in the area. The selection of sides is massive, and all the one's I've tried have been great. The pork egg rolls are a must-try item, it's a brilliant appetizer. The pulled pork is great, but the brisket wasn't very good when I had it. read more

I ordered a BLT and they used the pre-made bacon that leaves a very lingering odor. The tomato was mushy and no mayo on the sandwich or in the bag. Very disappointing. read more

This was my second time eating at this restaurant Betty and her granddaughter was very friendly service was incredible and the food was delicious my family will definitely be back!! read more

This is my 3 or 4 year ordering a turkey from them for thanksgiving. Never disappointed even warmed up later. Wish more people would support and find this treasure!! read more

Very good food. BBQ sauce was a little lame. Alcohol served. Try the King

Poor service, For the hour we were there our table was not visited but about 3 times. I found my glass empty more then full and nobody to interested in filling it. The food is mediocre at best. I found lots of fat in my BBQ sandwich. read more

This place is awful. Certainly cannot call it BBQ or a smokehouse. In from out of town, didn't know any better. But stay clear, clean but food tastes disgusting. read more