This place has the worst food in Rexburg and that's saying something. The best thing on the menu is the ice water! We wanted to order some smoked meat but they were out... at 6:30pm on a Tuesday night. How is that possible? We ordered medium-rare burgers and got hard, well-done nasty meat. The Mac n cheese was disgusting. The green beans and bacon tasted like vomit. The service is awful and I'll never be coming back. Want my advice? STAY AWAY FROM THIS HOLE. Great looking restaurant from the outside but everything is terrible once you sit down. read more

The Hickory - Over cooked hamburger. "Medium-rare" yeah right! - Barbeque Near Me - Rexburg, Idaho

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13 of us, and everyone was happy with their choices! Loaded pulled pork baked potatoes, belly buster burger, & the honey badger were the favorites! Fantastic BBQ sauce! Service was awesome too! read more

The Hickory - The big belly buster! - Barbeque Near Me - Rexburg, Idaho

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The Hickory is the best place to eat in Rexburg. Our family eats there about once a month. You can't go wrong with any of the smoked meats- they're all delicious. The potato bombs are yummy and a good price. If you're an appetizer person, you have to try the fried pickles and fried cheese curds! Also, their strawberry lemonade is amazing with real strawberries in it. Service is always friendly and the place is clean. read more

The bacon green beans were absolutely perfect and delicious, with huge hunks of bacon and onion and green beans that tasted fresh. However, I cannot recommend the philly cheesesteak. While the bun and the bell peppers were really good, the steak itself was horrible. The steak itself was cooked well and looked tasty, but was smothered in so much salt that it tasted like beef jerky with too much salt. Were there not so much salt the sandwich probably would have been much better, though I still think it could have used a lot more cheese. $11 dollars for that, I will not be coming here again, except maybe to have their delicious green beans. read more

This is the place to go, every lemonade you order will leave you wanting more. The BBQ is cooked and smoked to perfection and their bbq sauce is to die for. Personally the brisket sandwich will leave your mouth watering and your gut wanting more. It sure fills you and will leave you feeling like a pregnant elephant after, but a satisfied and smiling pregnant elephant read more

The Hickory has a cozy and rustic atmosphere. The food is much better than average, as well as their specialty lemonades and mixed sodas. The barbeque is great, but not as good as Blisters, but Blisters is just about the food and The Hickory delivers the whole package - location, atmosphere, service, and really good food). I'd recommend any of their dishes, especially the fries and burgers, which are the best in Rexburg and the whole Upper Valley. I highly recommend them. We are spoiled in Rexburg to have such good barbeque food. read more

I went here with a couple of friends and was very disappointed with the food. The food smelled amazing but I quickly found out it was not as good as it smelled. The meat was very dry and we were disappointed. read more

The Hickory has really gone down hill in the past year. My husband and I went with some friends and it just made me want to avoid the restaurant forever. We ordered the nachos as an appetizer thinking it would be enough to share with a couple friends but the portion size was 1/4 of the size it used to be. Super disappointing. My husband got the bottomless lemonades and when he asked for another one, with his drink almost gone, the waitress said he needed to finish his drink before she can get another one. And then took forever to get refills on everyone's drinks. I just feel like they're cheaping out because they're only 1 of a few restaurants here in Rexburg. read more

Not my favorite place to eat in Rexburg. The restaurant itself is very nice and welcoming! I'm never very pleased with the quality of the food though. read more

The Hickory has some of the best burgers in Rexburg. I have been here multiple times, and I can say that they have never messed up my order and have always been attentive. I would recommend visiting if visiting Rexburg. read more

This place is inconsistent. You never know if the food will be good, fresh or the service slow. It certainly isn't the restaurant it used to be. I keep thinking I'll give them one more chance but have been dissatisfied more times than not in the last 3 or so years. Definitely disappointing because they used to be one of the best restaurants in town. read more

First time here! The food was great, service was okay. I my husband ordered a chocolate cream pie but apparently they were out so he ordered a milkshake that the waitstaff suggested.. They didn't have that either, so instead she brought us a cheesecake and told us if we didn't like it no worries. My husband hates cheesecake. She also charged us the cheesecake we didn't order. Good food, nice staff, just a little off. read more

THEY PUT A WHOLE PIE SLICE(S) IN A MILKSHAKE, just try it!! Super yummy. Get a blueberry apple! Cause I asked and you can do it. Came here while visiting my sister. read more

Best steak in Rexburg... probably best in all of eastern Idaho. Great brick oven pizza too.

What I get at the Hickory: Rattlesnake tails (little jalapeño and cheese bites dipped in ranch dressing), Idaho trout, salad, loaded baker babies (tiny little potatoes with cheese and bacon all over them), and green beans. Nice lobby, great staff, very clean restrooms. Muddy Dr. Pepper is the best! read more

Felt bad for showing up 30 minutes before closing but my family and I had just come back from Yellowstone and were starving. The servers were very nice and the food was amazing! Definitely stopping by again if we're ever in Idaho again. 10/10 would recommend the BBQ Bacon burger! read more

Great find! Service from Brenna was perfect. The huckleberry lemonade delicious! Brisket sandwich YUMMY and a chocolate Shake! Definitely a do over! read more

The Hickory - Great find! Huckleberry Lemonade AWESOME! Cheese curds delicious.Brisket sandwich YUMMY! Chocolate shake. Definitely a Do-Over.Thanks Brenna - Barbeque Near Me - Rexburg, Idaho

This used to be our all time favorite place to eat for date night. But they keep changing things and they seem to make it worse and worse. Granted, our service has ALWAYS been great. Even if something goes wrong, they've corrected it immediately and apologized. However, the food... when they first opened it was A-MAZING!!! The brisket was juicy and fresh, the hamburgers, the fries, the salads, the sandwiches... did I mention the FRIES?! they were delicious! I loved everything we've ever tried on the menu. YET the last few times we've gone, they've changed things again and again and it doesn't work. Take the cluck-in-tuck for example; it's a big (either strips or grilled) chicken wrap and it used to be juicy and had great flavors, but now they've changed the chicken to shredded and it's dry and the flavor is unpleasant (it's like their shredded BBQ chicken, but the taste is watered down... gross). They used to have large salads and half salads and now they only have the small ones with the large price. :/ The biggest let down is they also changed their fries. Now they taste like solid oil. Yum. Not even a hint potato anymore. Just oil. And about every time we go the prices have crept up. I hope Hickory figures things out and fixes their "fixes" to the menu and their food. read more

Great buffalo burger. Patty was not a hockey puck. House made and quality. Not dissatisfied at all with full belly.

Our waitress did a good job, and was very sweet. Two of our sides had to be sent back because they had a funky taste. The guy that brought our food out dropped the ketchup and it went all over my daughter, on her face, her neck, her hair, and her clothing! The guy said he was sorry, made a bunch of jokes and then walked away leaving her sitting there with ketchup all over... luckily the waitress came by and helped us clean up the mess. All in all I'm not satisfied with the food or the service today! Not even sure if we'll go back anytime in the near future ! read more

Expensive and loud, but it's some of the best you can get in Rexburg. Go with a big group, it's more enjoyable that way.

Food is definitely not southern/comfort food at all. Not good bbq. But I guess for out here it's ok. Customer service was extremely lacking. Had a woman ask me if I was Waiting in line, I said yes, she cut in front of me then her husband and two kids joined her. Which wasn't the restaurants fault. Just sucked. I had waited in line about 15 minutes before finally picking up my to go order. Don't plan on returning. read more

Everything we had was delicious! Three of us, we had three different entrees and three different sides. I had the Reuben sandwich and it was so good I'm thinking of going back for supper before we leave Rexburg. Have only been to Hickory once so far, but I would certainly go back, and our student daughter had already been a few times and was the one to recommend it. I've seen the mediocre reviews but our party had nothing but a delicious, fairly wide variety of food. The lemonades are very good too! read more

There were about 5 or 6 people behind the front desk, and not one of them looked up at me as I was standing there waiting to pick up an online order. When they finally asked what I needed, I told them, and a waitress says to another waiter, "Oh, it isn't ready yet." They don't say it to me. They just continue to talk amongst themselves until finally I go "So? Where is it then?" And they said nothing. And so I sat myself down and waited. read more

I loved this place, but after my last time...I won't be back. My first time here was in 2018 and it was great. Service, food, and atmosphere was awesome. But in June of 2020 it had really gone downhill. Let me explain. We went with my family from Arkansas, we know and love our bbq. We thought this place would be great, but our server messed up our drink order right off the bat. Then the food comes, she put in the wrong order for me and completely forgot to put in my brother's order all together. Food is finally all on the table and she admits this is her second, evening job. She works with children during the day and by this point is exhausted. Happens, we get it. I don't tell her she ordered me the wrong thing because she seems to be having a rougher evening. So we eat. Everyone finds their meat is dry. I got a potato with meat. Very very dry and little flavor. My Mac and cheese was just as dry. We ate, but discussed that the place had really changed in quality and service since our other experience a year prior. Especially with the cost of everything being up due to covid....not worth it..We mutually decided it was a bust and to not be returning. It's so hard to find good BBQ in the north and we were really sad to see this place go. My sister and brother loved it when they lived up here a few years ago and we initially loved it too.... read more

The food is really good but the service has always been soooo slow. I have never eaten here without it taking at least 1 hour or more for our food to reach us. read more

The first time I went in I thought it was the best restaurant in Rexburg, so for my husband's birthday we went here for dinner and I swear I have never had worse service. I don't even like writing reviews on places because it's too much of a hassle but this was awful... The food was pretty good, but our waiter brought out our drinks and after that, we never got refills ($3 lemonade that had unlimited refills BTW) even after asking repeatedly for the refills. He brought out our meal and then we never saw him again... After sitting for 30 minutes waiting for the check after eating, I went to the front and asked random dude upfront if I could just pay there. He said that he needed the check from the waiter, so I had to go find the waiter and ask for our check... What bugs me is that would totally understand if it was a busy night, but honestly there were maybe 8 tables full and that was about all. Never coming back again... read more

Lets first off start by saying that we have been to Hickory at least 10 times, over the period of time it has been open. I at first really liked the place, I ordered a 2 pound burger once, and the 1/2 pound burger with the toasted cheeses as buns. Most times I've liked it. Fast forward a year and I'm married now. My taste hasn't gotten any more refined, I can appreciate food for what it is. I have been in some rather high end restaurants in my young life having been from San Francisco. The last three times we've gone the food has been sub par and horrible. I do make my own barbecue and I know some general rules for barbecue restaurants. First off, any barbecue restaurant that isn't consistent in serving fresh meats that were smoked that day will never be good. The brisket we got seemed to have a smoke ring. It was bone dry. I mean DRY. I'm the kind of guy that can get over dry but wow this was dry. This leads me to believe it's reheated from a previous day. It takes the extra mile to smoke meat the day of, or rather I say the day before for brisket and serve it fresh. When it's reheated and over cooked, it can't retain the natural moist texture. Horrible. My burger had patches of literally raw meat. What makes no sense is if it's raw in an even pattern in the middle, that just makes me think it was undercooked, but there was random patches of pink, uncooked, meat close to the edge of the patty and in different spots on the burger. This makes me think the patty is frozen and wasn't even fully defrosted! There is nothing fresh about this place. Guess what? The mashed potatoes are powder. We live in potato heaven, where this restaurant could have fresh potatoes funneled into into it's back door and it serves powder. Utter disgrace. Last time we went, they forgot items in our order, upon going home, walking in the door we noticed items were missing. When we called and came back, we received no compensation and no apology, only to grab our now literally cold items they had forgotten. It's a matter of what kind of service and food you've experienced. If you're from Rexburg I'm sure this is good to you. But for all the places I have to compare too this place is sub par on every level. read more

Every time I come here it just gets worse and worse. The first time I came here, I was visiting with my dad to check out the university and apartment complexes in town, and for whatever reason I remember it being delicious. At least, I thought so, but my dad claimed otherwise. After subsequent visits as a proper Rexburg resident, I have to say that my dad was right and I should've listened to him. Don't you hate when that happens? First off, it's far too expensive. Especially when you have a place like Blisters just down the way selling superior food for less money, it's hard to justify coming here. The ambiance is kind of cool, I guess - it has that old-town, down-home, drinking-out-of-a-Mason-jar thing going on - but definitely not worth paying that much money for. The food isn't worth the money you pay, either. The ribs are charred and blackened almost all the way to the bone. The fries are undercooked and disturbingly slimy. The mashed potatoes look like they came from powder out of a box (we live in IDAHO, people, certainly you can do better than this where potatoes are concerned). The macaroni and cheese tastes like it came out of a blue box with an orange dinosaur on it. All in all, I could make better food at home than what I pay top-dollar for here, and I am a borderline-lethal chef. Save your money and skip this place. read more

This place has generated a lot of local buzz and always seems busy. I'm glad I finally got around to finally checking it out. The restaurant has a nice theme and ambiance. The entrees come in little wooden crates. I ordered the pulled pork sandwich for $5.99. It literally came with a whole crate of fries. The BBQ pork was tangy and rich, very much in the Kansas City BBQ tradition. It was supposed to come with cole slaw on top, but for some reason mine didn't. I tried the deep fried Mac & Cheese and it was fantastic, almost too good to be called an appetizer. There will be inevitable comparisons between The Hickory and Blisters in Rexburg. The Hickory definitely has better ambiance and is a better setting for a date or business meeting. However, Blisters' sandwiches are bigger and less expensive. It really comes down to a matter of taste on the BBQ: The Hickory's tomato/molasses based KC style versus Blister's vinegar based Carolina style. Either way, you can't go wrong--both places are great additions to Rexburg. FYI: It's probably just a personal pet peeve, but they serve their drinks in Mason jars. I know some people find this quaint, but it reminds me of my single days when I was too lazy to wash my cups and dishes and had to resort to drinking from empty jam jars. read more

Food was good, but the girl at the counter laughed as if placing a take out order was weird or unusual.

I went here with my wife on a Friday and didnt want to wait 40 minutes to be seated. We came back the next night just before the rush and she ordered an appetizer, briscutte with potato bombs and greens beans. I got the pulled pork with potato salad and fries. After a short wait they brought out our dinner plates. I reminded him that we ordered an appetizer which we didnt receive. He apologized and said he would go get it. In the mean time we ate what we had in front of us. The food didnt seem very fresh. Must have been mass cooked and kept warmish until ordered. My potato salad was inedible. The potatoes were very dry and had brown rotten spots just under the skin. I didnt bother complaining since I was filled with everything else I ate. He came back 15 minutes later without the appetizer, to fill my drink. I mentioned it and told him we didn't want the appetizer anymore. The portions we received were huge. A lady came out and gave us a card for a free appetizer the next time we came in. That made everything better there. So we did come back in during lunch time the next week. We wanted to give it another chance. And what other options did we have in town?? The place was half full and some party was going on. We were taken to the back little room. There we waited for 10-15 minutes before we had anyone check in on us. I had to ask the man who sat us(our server from our previous visit) if we could order. He ended up taking our order. We ordered that appetizer wings and rings. It was good. I'd say we waited an average amount of time to get our food. The waitress that was in our little room helping everyone else completely ignored us. I didnt have anywhere to go and I had my food so I didn't mind. It wasn't the best food being it was so greasy I used all of the napkins to clean myself. I felt so lethargic afterwards. Since we were forgotten, I flagged down the nearest employee and said we were ready to go. I have never not given a tip. Since I felt as if we did t have a waitress, I didnt give one. In short- if you don't have the best food you had better have good customer service. I guess I am used to the big city and should forget my high expectations. I won't be going back again. read more

Nice business atmosphere, and help was friendly but too timid on greeting customers. Seemed none committed in interacting. All seemed glued to the center counter computers than assisting directly. Menu's were dripping wet for Covid wipe down. Help did not check for refills. Chicken Parmesan was on 'Macaroni', which was microwaved (w/cool spots). BLT and avocado was thick with meat and granted 3 slices of avocado, but somewhat dry and tasteless, i.e., needed more 'suave/condiment' for my taste. Side order of onion rings fried in corn batter was too gooey and grainy. Longer cooking with a second batch made no difference. Corn bread batter is too thick. Customer relations training with hostess, servers, and cook training prior to customer participation, with 'part time college kids' is a must, which would then match the atmosphere of the premise. Sorry but our overall experience was poor (which was mostly related to the food order), having no desire to return, not daring to toss money in try something else. read more

Nice restaurant, and service is quick. Flavor of the food isn't that great. Got the house platter and my wife got the fish and chips. The fish is similar to what you would get in a filet o fish sand which at McDonald's. The meat on my house platter was salted and seasoned way too much and was borderline inedible( I got the ribs and Brisket). The fries looked and tasted old. We ended up not eating most of our food. But you get the three stars because service and hospitality were stellar! read more

They, for sure, do BBQ meat to perfection. Everything was tender, fell off the bone, and cooked expertly. Service was awesome as well, Aven was attentive, friendly, and polite. Food wise: Onion Ring appetizer: bland by themselves, but they showed off the house sauces. $5.99 Brisky Business: PHENOMENAL. It was a perfect combination of brisket and burger meat on one single sandwich. $11.99 Half Rack Ribs: tender to a fault, though I found the sauce on them bland. Fixed by adding some of their spicy hickory sauce. $14.99 Not a Famous Dave's but delicious enough that we may return when we stop in Rexburg next. read more

Slow slow slow went on early Saturday afternoon wasn't busy but service was slow had to ask for appetizer after we got meal wouldn't recommend food was dry for barbecue not a lot of flavor Coleslaw was runny and had funky taste won't be returning until I here service is faster or cooks can put out food faster read more

Let me first start by saying that I am a hardcore BBQ connoisseur. That being said, The Hickory is nowhere near the best BBQ I've had. In fact, in comparison with some of the best, I would honestly give it about a 5 or a 6 our of 10 stars. However, I'm giving it a 4 out of 5 here because I really appreciate a decent BBQ at low cost, ESPECIALLY in Rexburg. Rexburg is filled with crummy restaurants that nobody has heard of, some of them being not that bad but most just being terrible. But in a town with at least a dozen frozen yogurt and overpriced burger joints, The Hickory fills a niche currently unfilled. The price is astoundingly low for BBQ, and I would expect the prices to rise and this little place becomes more popular, which it undoubtedly will. The atmosphere is nice, new, and comfortable. The service is very friendly and attentive. From what I can tell, it is family owned. All of the staff and management are extremely nice and warm. The food came out decently quick. We came during the Christmas break, expecting it to be empty. To our surprise, there was a decent amount of people there, and we had to wait a little bit to be seated. All of the entrees come with choices of sides, and the portions are all fairly large. Their burgers and fries are good as well as their pies. Our friends that we ate with had been here a couple of times prior to going with us, and from what they were telling us, everything that they had ordered before was great as well. In all, we got fried Mac and Cheese as an appetizer (good but a little bland), two entrees, and a pie with ice cream for dessert, all for about $20. The entrees are about $6-$10 depending on what you order. Some of the entrees (ribs) are a little more from what I remember, but still VERY cheap for BBQ. In conclusion, this is a FANTASTIC addition to Rexburg. Again, not the best BBQ you'll ever have. In fact, Famous Dave's (which is also very far from being GOOD BBQ) in Idaho Falls is better and you get larger portions. However, you just simply can't beat the low prices at The Hickory and the convenience of having a decent BBQ place in town with nice, friendly service. We will be eating here again as long as the prices remain low. Update: Visited this place again, and the service was INCREDIBLY slow. Our food took about 30 minutes or longer to come out, and all we ordered were hamburgers. On a bright note, I ordered the "Big S burger"...wow. A burger, placed between two grilled cheese sandwiches. It was awesome. read more

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Worst meal we have had at a restraurant, I would give a 0 but didn't let me. Had the tba turkey was very dry and avocado was as hard as an apple. Ordered two Northern exposures, french fries were undercooked and hard didn't even have bacon on it as menu stated it would. Fried pickles were not cooked enough. Honey Badger was very dry and extremely salty. Told waitress about it she asked manager and gave 10% off the tba (normally they comp the meal). Could have been much much better for $71. We Didn't even finish our meals and that says a lot. Will not be back. Very disappointing. Honestly McDonald's would have tasted better. read more

I've always enjoyed The Hickory. Fun local place with a great variety in the menu. The brisket is killer and the potato bombs are a must every time. Servers are always really nice and helpful. They even had some live music last time! Prices are great for a sit down place. Their front entry area can get uncomfortably crammed when it's busy and you're waiting to be seated, but that's my only complaint. read more

This was ok. We eat a lot of BBQ and I was kinda disappointed. All of out food came out barely warm. I didn't realize at first because I was getting the baby's food cut up, I noticed things were not too hot for him, and thought, oh they made his first so it could cool down. Nope. All our food was barely warm. NOT OK. The pulled pork was dry, so hubby didn't eat it. The Mac and cheese that they said was sooo creamy and good.. No cheese flavor, and why would you put horseradish and chili powder in your Mac and cheese, gross! I saw many people didn't eat their Mac and cheese. My daughter gagged on it. Ribs, ok, need more sauce. Brisket, fatty.. Too fatty. The texture gagged me, it was slimey and fatty. You can smoke your meat with out burning it, and you should cook it longer to cook out more of the fat out. It should be cooked through, tender but not fatty. The green beans were a mixture of old canned green beans and new canned green beans with onions and bacon in them. They were ok. Biscuits were dry. And a little salty. Fried pickles, either use a thinner batter or use thicker pickles or pickle wedges, these were flavorless, best part of this dish was the jalapeño ranch, but that wasn't super. Gravy.. BLAND. It's ok if your gravy is the same color as your mashed spuds as long as it has flavor. Add pepper and salt. Will we be back? Maybe. You can smoke your meats without burning them. Please work on that Great ambiance, loved the mason quart jars for fountain drinks. read more