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Brought together by the love of barbecue, and friendships forged over many hot briskets and just as many cold beers, Hickory River Peoria was founded in October 2007 by Owners, Michael Johnstone, Michael Madigan. Offering a large variety of smoked hand carved meats and homemade side orders. Hickory River has 100’s of combination possibilities sure to please any pallet.
Hand-rubbed BBQ infused with hickory smoke & served with hearty sides in a no-frills storefront.
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Address: 5101 West Holiday Drive, Peoria, IL 61615
Phone: (309) 683-1227
Website: https://www.hickoryriver.com/locations/illinois/peoria/overview.html
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Beef Brisket (Sliced or Chopped). Pulled Pork (Multiple State Fair Winner). Pulled Chicken. Low-Fat Smoked Turkey Breast. Sliced Pork Loin.
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Cheryl Powell
Casual atmosphere and clean too. The senior meal is a great value and yummy! I had a beef brisket sandwich with lots of meat and coleslaw for $9 plus iced tea. It is not easy to get a meal that is not fast food for this amount of money these days. All the people who work there are nice too!!! A true 10!!!????
… moreJohn Chambers
Best barbecue in the area by a long shot. Brisket actually had a nice crust to the outside, which a lot of places around here can’t seem to get right. Sauces are great, sides were delicious too. I really enjoyed the kick of cumin in the beans. Service was very friendly and quick too. This is definitely our new go-to BBQ spot.
… moreCal Snelling
Monday afternoon. Not busy. The Mrs wanted a cueshoe. She thought it was her favorite dish here but this time it fell short to her expectations. I had the smoked wings with mango habenero sauce. I enjoyed the wings and the sweet hot sauce did make me break a slight sweat. Our other diner had a pulled pork sandwich and cornbread and fries. It was to much for her to finish. Late lunch it was ok overall.
… moreJanet Mohrman
Quite a good variety of options to choose from. Easy to read back lit menu board to help make your food selections. The person at the cash register, who took our order, was helpful but somewhat gruff. Comfortable seating. Quick turnaround from ordering to eating. Generous portions of BBQ brisket. Your choice of BBQ sauce that you can get on the side or on the meat. Fresh salad. BBQ pinto beans with brisket were well cooked, tasted like chili though, not sweet BBQ beans like I like. BBQ ribs that my husband had were very tender, meat fell off the bone. Texas toast was served as well. Cherry cobbler had a good flavor but could have had more cherry and less pastry. Overall, we will return. The store is easy to find.
… moreSarah Balek
Great food, great service! The chili is REALLY good and homemade cornbread. Everything is delicious but also honorable mentions for the smoked turkey and potato salad. Husband and daughter loved the mac and cheese. Great portions as well. We were able to eat 2more times from our takeaway. Definitely will be returning.
… moreSharee Young
The food is always great, even our 6 year old enjoys coming. The staff is always kind and friendly.
… moreJim Durst
I called the restaurant and I talked to him young lady who is real nice and I haven’t Had smoked ribs and brisket smoked for a very long time. Besides when I do it myself, I got at home and I was mortified. I got a big sampler platter and it was with. I ordered an extra order of a waffle fries so it came to like $45 total. I weighed my brisket cause I got a scale cause I’m on a diet. I thought I’d be able to make three or four meals of this my brisket can only weigh not even quite 3 ounces I didn’t weigh the ribs cause they were four bones. They called it and it was four I didn’t weigh that the pulled brisket because it had like not juice from it but like oil or something in it and I tasted to see if it was the juice from them and boy it wasn’t don’t know what it was, but I took pictures of it. I’d love to be all post pictures. I would not go back there ever in my life Again I mean I smoke stuff on. I got two smokers, but it’s in the middle winner and I’m disabled so I can’t cook anything out there so I thought man I’d try this and I did expect to have enough for like three meals at least maybe four I ended up feeding 90% of it to my dog. It was that bad my dog loved it, but I don’t know. I was so disappointed.
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Hickory River Smokehouse – Review
Hickory River Smokehouse delivers classic Texas-style BBQ with a Midwest twist. The brisket is the standout—smoky, tender, and flavorful. Pulled pork, ribs, and smoked turkey are also solid picks, with a variety of sauces to suit different tastes. Sides like mac & cheese and cornbread complement the meats well. It’s casual, quick, and consistently satisfying for BBQ lovers. Great value and friendly service make it a local favorite.
… moreHickory River Smokehouse delivers classic Texas-style BBQ with a Midwest twist. The brisket is the standout—smoky, tender, and flavorful. Pulled pork, ribs, and smoked turkey are also solid picks, with a variety of sauces to suit different tastes. Sides like mac & cheese and cornbread complement the meats well. It’s casual, quick, and consistently satisfying for BBQ lovers. Great value and friendly service make it a local favorite.
Steve Marlowe
Really great pulled pork sandwich, beyond how great the food is. The service is even better than the food.
I came back the next day, and had their pulled chicken sandwich. If they weren’t so far away from where I lived, I would be here more.
… moreI came back the next day, and had their pulled chicken sandwich. If they weren’t so far away from where I lived, I would be here more.
Debbie Haeger
Had the combo2 with 4 ribs, 2 meats 2 sides and cornbread. I got 5 ribs (bonus!) These do not rate as my favorite ribs-I personally won’t order again. They are a bit dry for my liking-but they do fall off the bone-personal preference I guess. The sliced brisket and pulled pork was delicious! This is $27.00- but you get a LOT of food. I took home most of the brisket and most of the pork- so those will each make really nice sandwiches.
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