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Stone Jug Barbeque

4.4 (132 reviews)
Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Classy
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Dogs allowed

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SJB sandwich + cheesy hash browns and macaroni & cheese
Justin P.

If you're in the mood for bq and find yourself in this part of Illinois, head to Stone Jug. Their hot links and BBQ shrimp are my favorites, but the pulled chicken and brisket are also pretty good. Another area where they shine is the drink selection; if you like mixed drinks try the pineapple snow day. Otherwise they have a solid assortment of beers and bourbons to suit your fancy. Prices are reasonable and the service left no complaints. In short - thumbs up!

Lunchtime
Annette M.

Popular friendly bbq joint right on the main drag in Peru runs like a well oiled machine. You order at the counter, take a number and your meal is brought to your table. The meats are so tender that they melt in your mouth. Today I tried the soup special which was a gluten free Seafood with Wild Rice Soup that comes with a tender and moist cornbread and butter. My husband tried the SJB Sandwich which is a hot link covered in bbq brisket and provolone cheese topped with giardinera on a crusty hoagie roll. He chose Mac and cheese for his side and it also came with crunchy pickle chips. The interior has exposed brick walls, a wooden ceiling and a bar that wraps around in front and an assortment of high tops and regular table seating. There are umbrella tables outside and both street and lot parking. They also do catering and post their weekly specials on their website.

Street Tacos
Jocelyn R.

The food was good tasting. I ended up getting the street tacos and the meat inside is a bit dry. I tried the brisket sandwich and the meat was very dry! The atmosphere and workers were good. Everything is a bit pricey for the amount you get.

Had brisket delicious with Alabama white sauce, the bar tender so nice place very clean ( even the men's room)LOL would definitely recommend coming here . Great Bloody Mary

The Juggernaut. Ribs, Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, and Pastrami. Mac n Cheese, Cole Slaw, and Cornbread.
Tommy O.

I visited Stone Jug BBQ a few weeks ago when me and my buddy when hiking at Starved Rock, Matthiessen, and Buffalo Rock State Parks. We arrived around 6pm on a Saturday and there is a small parking lot outside with ample street parking. There were people there and a short line. If you dined in, then they would give you a number and bring the food to you. Ambiance was cozy and contemporary with a nice bar at the entrance and a big hall in the back for seating. There were a few TVs. Great country music playing! When I try a new BBQ place, I have to try everything. So I got The Juggernaut. Ribs, Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, and Pastrami. Mac n Cheese, Cole Slaw, and Cornbread. Notes are below: Cornbread is amazing. Sweet and flavorful. Cole slaw is great. Not vinegary. Has a small kick. Pastrami is solid. Not spectacular. Too fatty for my liking. Brisket is flavorful and tender. No rub. Never had it chopped before, but they initially pointed me in that direction so I got it. Not sure if I would have liked it better sliced. Pulled pork is good. No rub. Ribs are good. Rub is really good. Amazing smoke ring. Brisket and the pulled pork were my favorites as they were juicy and tender. Sauces were amazing and some of the best that I have had! Peach chipotle sauce is amazing. Very flavorful. Signature sauce is very flavorful as well. Has a small kick. Honey golden is great! Sweet and small amount of vinegar. Portion sizes are HUGE!!! Counter service and the waitress who brought us our food were friendly. Prices were average for BBQ. Overall, I am very glad that I found Stone Jug BBQ and I highly recommend it if you are a fan of BBQ and you are in the area!

Kevin D.

Worst bbq I have ever had. Got a pound of brisket. 1/2 chopped ,1/2 sliced. The chopped looked exactly like pot roast!! Dry brisket. Sauces were different. Just give me hot or mild. Maybe come to Kansas and see what REAL Bbq is !?!?

Bread pudding
Alana S.

We came here on the Fourth of July since the kitchen sink in my MIL's house broke and they had to turn the water off. I'm glad Stone Jug was open, because it was phenomenal. We had the two dogs, so we sat outside at one of the many huge picnic tables. One enjoyed the pets from passerby's and the other kept eyeing my chicken. It's counter service, and they give you a number placard to bring back to your table and bring you your food. The Mac and cheese was so good, a beautifully done baked Mac. The cornbread was also delicious, it was sweet enough you didn't need any honey drizzled on top. It came with a cute little pad of butter if you're into that. The chicken was delicious, they ask your preference of light vs dark meat when you order. I'm normally a dark meat gal, but I wanted to try the breast meat too. I think next time I would do all dark, because I think the breast meat was a little dry for my taste. The thigh/drumstick were very juicy and the seasoning was fantastic. I tried all 4 sauces, and the peach chipotle and Alabama white were my favorites. The Alabama white kind of reminded me of the zesty sauce from Burger King. The bread pudding was also a home run, it was a great finish to the meal.

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Haze Smokehouse - Pulled pork nachos

Haze Smokehouse

4.5(245 reviews)
1.6 mi
$$

Ribs were great, pulled pork very tasty! Wife very impressed with fried kale. Sides were really…read moregood & drinks cold! Server was very friendly, attentive & came by frequently to make sure we were ok' We were very impressed & will he back'

Got the sampler for a late lunch and shared it among the three of us (we expected to eat light)…read more Was $37. Our sides were sweet potato tots and cole slaw. Given it's double the price of a single meat platter, I expected it to comfortably feed two. On the platter were two solid ribs, a quarter dark chicken, and one hot link which were all solid sharing portions. Brisket which I understand would be one of the more expensive items - was one slice plus a sliver of a dry end attached to it. I'm not sure if that's one slice or a one slice plus what one was counting as a second slice. This was a disappointing mark - I thought about asking the server about whether we should have at least a full second slice. Pulled pork - to me is a much less expensive item compared to brisket - yet a relatively small amount. Not as egregious as the easily measured brisket. Cole slaw - even if it was made in house as opposed a commercial bulk supplier, this is a low cost item no? Small dish. Quality is very good - just a question of the quantity. Tap water here seems filtered for neutral taste. It was a nice day on a quiet Sunday afternoon so we opted to get seated outside on the patio with umbrella shade. Traffic going by was light and quiet. Two servers available during the lull while we were there and the worked as a team to check on us outside.

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Igloo Drive-In - Nashville Pork Tenderloin, salad, chili cheese fries. Amazing quality and flavor.

Igloo Drive-In

3.7(58 reviews)
0.6 mi
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French fries are still good. But overall the food just isn't good enough to make me want to…read morecontinue going. Doesn't help to hear Fox News blaring.

I have only ever wrote one review in my life before, but this deserves one. If I could give it…read morenegative stars I would... to be known for award-winning pork tenderloins is extremely misleading and disappointing, It is by far the worst experience and lunch I had ever paid for. The pork tenderloins were extremely thin and dry and completely flavorless. I truly am not much of a complainer and I could tell our waitress was a younger sweet a little more shy girl. I honestly didn't want to trouble her so I didn't say anything until I was checking out and I was asked how everything was for the first time I told her I wasn't really happy with it, that it honestly was disappointing and that it was our first time here, but I left it at that I left and decided to call instead of everybody else over hearing me so I thought I was doing them a favor... but I was mistaken I guess because I called to speak with a manager/owner. They had the owner call me back. He did not care at all... A man by the name of Mike, who straight up told me that they do not season any of their food and that is the traditional Illinois valley food that there's not much flavor pallet to it And that next time we could ask for some seasoning if we decide to come back. The burgers were dry and had absolutely no seasoning but my baby and kid ate it so I wasn't going to ask for a refund for food that was eaten, and for being pork even with no seasoning it was the driest flavorless food I have ever paid for honestly... I can't even begin to explain my disappointment. We paid $5 for a few raviolis in a plain broth $5 for a cup.. the rest of the food is priced ok. The chili was horrible all beans and very bland. From all the rave about it online and seeing reviews that their award-winning and to be excited to try it and that's what we ate, BY FAR THE MOST DISAPPOINTING WASTE OF MONEY. I was so excited to go to a Sunday lunch with my family after we seen the TikTok come across our feed of the best diner in Illinois. I promise you if you go there with high expectations you're going to be extremely extremely let down. I'd would never ever tell anyone they should try this place and I would warn anybody before going there that their food is so bland and disappointing.

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Igloo Drive-In - Interesting Maple Bacon Shake.

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Lou’s LaGrotto - Fresh garlic bread with dinner orders 2/24/26

Lou’s LaGrotto

3.3(118 reviews)
0.8 mi
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On our way through the country, my dad decided it was high time to get his hands on some Chicago…read morestyle deep dish pizza. He's not really that technologically advanced which is surprising because he was an electrical engineer at one point in his life. Anyway, he kept trying to find pizza places along our route and every time he found one that was either in the opposite direction from where we were going, was closed, or wasn't making deep dish. I finally pulled over and we found Lou's. We placed our order over the phone, and made our way towards the restaurant. It's not much to look at from the outside, sort of run down or outdated. Inside it's better, but still remnants from another time remain. My dad picked up the pie and we took it to the car because it was wicked hot and we were traveling with my dog. The pizza didn't look that impressive from the start, but that was before I inspected it intently. I picked up a slice and it was the most massive cheese pull I've ever experienced in my entire life. I have never seen that much cheese on a food item ever. It was by far the most massive cheese dose I've ever seen, and nothing has come even close. The taste was good, but I prefer a ratio of more sauce to cheese. The crust was tender, the sauce was hot, and the cheese was chewy, but none of it was anything too out of the ordinary. The extraordinary part about it was definitely the sheer volume of cheese on that deep dish piece of magnificence. I would likely return if I were in the area, just to re-experience the cheese-tastic inundation of their pie. Price is good, service is fast, selection is decent and people are fairly friendly. Bathrooms and restaurant are dated but relatively clean, and the food is good but nothing gourmet. Not standard by any means, but come for the deep dish cheese pie and prepare yourself for a cheese landslide!

The pizza was ok. Not great, not bad, but, the hand tossed crust was a little "dough-y". Decent…read moreamount of ingredients. Next time I order I will ask to have it done a little longer. It just felt like about 3 more minutes in the oven would have helped tremendously.

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Lou’s LaGrotto - The bar.  Interesting.  On the ceiling are Christmas ornaments.  No idea why, but, it is novel.

The bar. Interesting. On the ceiling are Christmas ornaments. No idea why, but, it is novel.

Lou’s LaGrotto - Thin crust veggie. Delicious.

Thin crust veggie. Delicious.

Lou’s LaGrotto - Cheeseburger pizza with all the toppings in one corner of the box.

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Cheeseburger pizza with all the toppings in one corner of the box.

Stone Jug Barbeque - bbq - Updated May 2026

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