Two words: Underwhelming. Expensive…read more Let's start with Underwhelming. 1. Dac's Sweet Tea is from the fountain yet they pass it off as fresh-brewed in-house. 2. The pulled pork and brisket just isn't very good. The brisket falls apart like a roast and the pulled pork has little flavor. 3. I had 6 BBQ sauces and 3 of them were adequate. The Honey BBQ is the best of the lot followed by the Pineapple Habanero and Hot. The Strawberry and Carolina Vinegar is too watered down and the Mustard BBQ is too heavy on the Dijon. They may have been able to get by on Underwhelming but Dac's is going to make you feel like a chump with your wallet. 1. They have a $4 upcharge for Mac and cheese with a BBQ plate. The only problem is the mac and cheese is just ok. I don't understand how the mac and cheese I was given deserved a $4 upcharge. 2. Remember those sauces? Yeah they gave me 2 and charged me 75 cents for each after. Dac's teases you though because they have a truckload of sauces but if you want to sample more than one, they 3 quarter you for each one after. There has to be better BBQ choices here than this Underwhelming and expensive experience.

You get a four because the ambience and waitress were awesome. The garlic mashed potatoes were a…read morebit dry, the pulled pork was not as tender as it should've been. I noticed your ratings were only 3.9 and you need to fix these things. I could've given you a three easily due to the food. Please figure it out.

Brett Q was our server. He gave great recommendations and was very quick…read more I thought they would have live music that they did not. The inside is cozy, small and quaint. The bathrooms were clean with Cintas dispensers for soap, tissue and towels. We had two three meat specials. Catfish, chicken wing dings and rib tips with fried okra, collard greens and the other with green beans and candied yams. The chicken had a dry rub on it. We couldn't really taste it, but they were well cooked well. Fried hard and crunchy with a tender fillet inside. The rib tips were good but seemed more like mini ribs. They were tender but didn't fall apart. The greens were a bit spicy but so good. The fried okra melts in your mouth. The candied yams were sugar sweet and full of flavor. The green beans had bacon in them. Overall it was a great meal. Go enjoy You won't be disappointed!

Smokin BBQ did not disappoint! The catfish dinner was delicious with yams and baked beans. My aunt…read moreordered coleslaw (with raisins). She enjoyed it. The ambiance is quaint with soothing Jazz playing in the background. Our server, Felicity, was amazing, friendly, knowledgeable, and quick, with a beautiful smile. Loved that the Manager, Mya, stopped by each table to check on the customers and their dining experience. We'll definitely be back!

This place closed years ago - maybe closed 6 years ago . The location was in the ice rink in…read moredowntown Bloomington . It was good but hadn't been open for many years

I almost don't want to write a review because I want to be selfish and keep this little jewel all…read moreto myself, however that wouldn't be right for the folks that own and operate this most awesome BBQ buffet lunch. This little gem is located in the US Cellular Coliseum in downtown Bloomington and is only open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 11 AM to 2 PM. If you attend sporting events or concerts, you've seen the restaurant in the end zone with the glass walls. Well that's the location. You need to park on the IBC side of the coliseum and enter the door on the side near section 113. I've only been twice and both times they've featured smoked: Brisket (freakin tender and most awesome) and pulled pork. They rotate another meat each day: Ribs, Tips, Chicken Quarters, Wings (one or two of these). Sometimes they have other sides like the most awesome BBQ Hash I've ever tasted. It had a mixture of all their BBQ meats diced into a hash like corned beef hash. It was very good. They have all the normal sides like: fried okra, salad bar, green beans, baked beans, mac & cheeses and many others (some rotated). They have chili and corn bread, sometimes pizza, sometimes cheese quesadillas. Add a sweet tea and I think the price is around $11 not counting tip. They get pretty packed and are normally short handed on the wait staff (I think they only have one person serving but a group cooking and refilling the trays). Just grab a table and help yourself and when the waitress makes it over she'll take care of the drink order. I plan to make this a regular stop for lunch when I'm in town.

Stopped in here on a Friday night around 6:30 PM. The waitress was amazing. A large group had just…read morestarted putting their orders in and she recommended we make a quick decision so that we wouldn't be waiting for their group to get done and it worked out very well. Had a few cold drinks, which were very nice, had the brisket sandwich, which was amazing. The hand cut fries were great. And the onion rigs were having battered and served hot and ready. My wife had the mushroom swish burger, which was absolutely done to perfection. Great atmosphere and yummy food.

Service was great bbq taste like it was boiled meat no flavor and the onion rings where very greasyread more

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.

Never expected to find such great BBQ in a small town. Stopped in for dinner and had a great…read moreexperience. I ordered the trio of bbq sliders, one pork, one brisket and one spicy sausage. All very good and great smoke flavor Ang quality of meat. They serve them with just dry rub but had a great selection of sauces on the tables. I added a side of chipotle Mac & cheese with ham and it too did not disappoint, very flavorful and a healthy portion. The wait staff was friendly and very quick to serve us even though there were 6 at our table. It was a nice night and we all sat out on the patio. They also had a good selection of craft beer which pairs so well with the BBQ.

I was passing Bloomington, IL on the way to Minnesota and found this awesome place on the Internet…read more It was so worth the drive from I-74 into town to the Brass Pig. The BBQ was outstanding, the sides like fried corn on the cob and the pecan pie was fabulous. The Ribs were fall of the bone tender and super delicious. Couple this with the superb waitress, Peyton, made for a one of a kind awesome experience.

How do I rate this BBQ joint that had superb sweet tea for Illinois standards and great good but…read morecommits one of the biggest sins a BBQ joint restaurant can commit? Which sin is that you may ask? Being stingy with sauce. I ordered a 3 meat platter and it comes with only 2 2oz cups of sauces. 4 oz of sauce is not going to take care of 3 meats! They have 8 sauces in all but that's only a tease. Are the sauces made of gold because they better be at the $1.00 they charge for another 2 oz cup of sauce. I could live with $0.25 but out of the 321 or so or so BBQ joints I have been to on Yelp, none of them wanted to keep me from their sauce like Brass Pig. By the way, it wasn't mentioned on the menu. I didn't know how much it costs until the bill showed up. My waitress, who was wonderful by the way, I asked her about it. She told me she would get in trouble if she didn't charge me for sauce and she hated it as well! So to answer my question - Brass Pig should receive a 4 because the sweet tea was refreshingly sweet and everything on my plate was delicious. But it gets a 2 because I am never coming back. There are plenty of other BBQ joints that willingly give their sauce for free, make it in-house, and don't charge as high for extra 2 oz of sauce.

Peoria staple for barbecue, located by The Grand Prairie mall. Great selection of food.read more

Typically really enjoy this place. I thought I would try the ribs tonight because I usually just…read moreget turkey and sausage. Not sure if I'll get the ribs again. The size of these ribs are extremely small. I definitely got the end of the rack and it's pretty disappointing to be honest considering This meal for just one with two sides two meats a dessert and drink came to $38. Disappointing tonight for sure!

Great pulled pork BBQ sandwich and Frys and coleslaw will be back again It a great place for BBQread more

We've been wanting to try this place for a while and we finally stopped in. SO GLAD we did! We…read morehad the ribs and the pulled pork. The pulled pork was very good. The ribs were great! Also, we're not fans of sweet BBQ sauce, and they had a Louisiana sauce that was tangy and not too sweet. The baked beans were unique. They were a little too sweet for our taste. I believe it had sweet BBQ sauce in them, along with some bacon. Good fried okra as well. The staff was very friendly and kind. The restaurant is a converted old gas station. However, the inside is very neat and clean and decorated well. Another benefit for us is that they played Blues music in the background. There is no doubt we will be stopping in more often.

Although this location is just a prep kitchen for Catering, they still let me try some of the BBQ…read more AMAZING food coming out of Dac's. Ryan was super friendly also. Ryan hooked me up with some samples to try out and I'll definitely be ordering catering from them in the future. 10/10

Reliably great barbeque. I love the salad with smoked ham which feels decadent but, with loads of…read morefresh greens, you can tell yourself is healthy. The BBQ egg rolls are awesome. So glad they opened this 2nd location for carry out on the East side of the river!

Wow wow wow! My bartender recommended the wings and they are to die for! First smoked, then fried…read morethen sauced with Asian buffalo sauce. I'm not sure what the sauce was, but I couldn't stop eating it! Then went with the Asian tacos with brisket. Very interesting combination of sauces and brisket. I added the vinegar based bbq sauce for even more yum! Ended with the key lime pie. Definitely different than I was expecting, but very solid none the less. I highly recommend this place! Go get you some!!

Eating here has made us decide we will never eat BBQ again!!…read more This was hands down the worst BBQ we have ever had and in the running for the worst food! The wings were burnt chunks on a plate. There was more burnt, dry skin and meat than edible meat! The ribs were pretty much the same. Drowning them in the sauce did nothing to make them better!! Served with lukewarm fries and below average other sides, there was nothing redeeming about our plates. The cornbread muffin was good...but it's just two bites.