We ordered the hot links and pimento cheese as an appetizer which is spicy smoked sausage, and it was delicious. Â My husband ordered a full rack of ribs, and he said they had a great flavor and were his second favorite to those at Rendezvous in Memphis. Â He got a spicy bbq sauce and liked it too. Â I ordered the grilled blue gill, which came as three filets which were very flavorful and tender. Â Both entrees came with two sides which between us were greens, green beans, baked beans, and vegetables. Â Our server was not overly friendly or attentive and never brought us the complimentary dinner rolls, but we both really liked our entrees and appetizer.
Review Source:Didn't enjoy my ribs or fried pickles. Â Service was average. Â Wasn't packed when we were in there for a early dinner so service should not been an issue. Â Had friends from out of town and didn't recommend this spot to them. Took them further down the road. Â Want average ribs guess stay in Carbondale and eat at bandanas.... Â Ribs taste the same. Disappointed in the travel channel recommendation
Review Source:This is probably the best BBQ spot in Marion. Â Though this does not hold a patch to the original. Â Still, I did enjoy my lunch. Â The building is much larger, and more chainy than I would like. Â A larger general dinning area, with plenty of big booths. Â The bar area s much bigger as well. Â I can see this being a great place to hang out before or after a Miner's game.
For lunch I had the pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw and backed beans. Â The pork was good, though I think it is better at Murphysboro. Â On a plain white bread bun. Â The slaw is good, with a nice apple sweetness and vinegary kick. Â The backed beans, like the original, are amazing. Â
I do like this location, but seems just a bit on the chainy/generic side. Â Still service and food was good. Â Nothing can ever resemble the original, but they come close here. Â I would recommend the place if you are in Marion or wanting a good place to visit before a minor league baseball game.
Everyone said this is the place to go and they must not get out much. Â The BBQ chicken was like roasted and not BBQ. Â If you have to use sauce to make it seem like BBQ something is wrong. Â Old saying...well don't eat norther BBQ rings true. Â The rolls were the worst I have had and the only thing worse than them was the service - eating by myself I think I got the new hire who has never waited on a table before.
Review Source:Think some of these reviews are unreasonably harsh. Â Very high quality meat. Â Brisket was superb. Â Building and space is great. Â Service could be a bit more excited about what they are doing (hostess and server). Â I think it would enhance the overall experience. Â Overall I would go back and recommend
Review Source:So I was chatting with my well traveled, well fed, enthusiastic  connoisseur of all things smoked and/or bar-b-qued, pal Billy (he reminds me of Billy Carter, may he rest in peace, only he's a bit more refined), and I mentioned that I had some business in Marion, Illinois. Â
Billy did a double take and adopted a very serious visage and said "Dude, you need to get yourself over to 17th street for some rib" (rib is intentionally singular). "I'm tellin you brother, they got the best rib in Southern Illinois."
Not one to ever call into question a food, particularly a bar-b-qued food, recommendation from my pal Billy, I concluded my business, found 17th street on my GPS, and got my ass over to the place. Â It was early afternoon, after the throngs of hungry business folk had come and gone, and I was seated immediately.
As I frequently do, I asked my wait person for her menu advice. Â She indicated, rather vociferously, that the ribs are a must, and they are also known for the brisket. Â So I ordered the rib, brisket combo.
I'm not in the food business, and I've never attempted to feed hundreds of people over the course of several hours, so I don't know all of the tricks. Â But it appeared to me that 17th Street employs a shortcut of which I'm not terribly fond; it appeared to me that the food had been plated and then warmed under a broiler or salamander. Â There was burnt sauce on the plate, and the ribs and brisket were dry and a bit tough. Â The flavor was good, and I enjoyed the sauce, so all was not even close to being lost. I was, however, a bit put off by the preperation method-maybe it was the time of day that prompted the salamander warm-up, I don't know. Â Anyway, Â the beans were tasty, and the service was outstanding. Â All told, a positive experience. Â And if I have occasion to visit marion again, I will stop and have some rib.
What a great place. I was just passing through, and was happy to find a good bar, good food, and good service in such proximity to my hotel. Â The BBQ, although not blue ribbon, was very good. Â I don't like mustard based bbq sauce, but this was very good. Â The pork and brisket was great quality, as were the sides and drinks. Â I would recommend this place to everyone.
Review Source:I have not eaten at the Murphysboro location, but don't bother wasting your time in Marion. Â
We were part of a party of 20, which they were ready for and seated us promptly. Â The server took drink orders but could not provide a beer or wine menu, nor recite what it consisted of. Â She did tell us that they carry all of the Barefoot wines -a basic $5-6 bottle at most of the local stores. They charge $20, which we found out when we got our check. Â Glad we didn't stay for a second bottle.
The dinner rolls are simple Sister Shubert style dinner yeast rolls, served with cinnamon butter. Â Fresh rolls would be better, but these are adequate.
The Southern-Fried Dill Pickles were very oily. Â Maybe the oil wasn't hot enough when they were cooked?
French Rack of Pork Loin was juicy, but seemed to be a pre-packaged item, in that it had no additional seasoning (as described on the menu) and tasted like the meat was packed in a saline solution.
The Pork Steak was, simply, overdone and dried out. Bon Appetit (as described on the menu) didn't try this version.
The side dishes we chose were a side salad and steamed vegetables, both are considered to be "Signature sides" and are an additional $1 each. The salad consisted of less than a cup of iceberg lettuce, two red onion rings and a handful of bagged croutons. Â The steamed veggies were simply, frozen California blend and probably microwaved, not steamed. Â Neither is worthy of the surcharge.
An 18% gratuity was automatically added to our bill, as stated as their policy for parties of 8 or more. Â I have no problem with that as long as the server is constantly checking on all of the people in the party. Â Ours seemed to disappear and we had to scout her out for our checks.
Our check for four meals, one appetizer, one bottle of wine, 2 draught beers and one soda came to right at $150.
Maybe we've been watching too much Restaurant Impossible and Restaurant Stakeout, but I have a hard time believing that this restaurant is surviving.
Overall quality, 3. Â Value for the price paid, 2.
Don't think we'll be back unless forced to.
The BBQ didn't blow me away, but the appetizers and sides were so goooood!!! I would skip the BBQ and go for everything else.
This location is a lot bigger than the Murphysboro location. This one is more like a restaurant than a bar.
My favorites:
- Toasted ravioli (crispy and tasty marinara sauce)
- homemade chips (perfectly fried and crispy)
- Onion straws (not oily at all)
- Garlic bread (nicely toasted)
- Corn bread (mini cupcake size, nice blend of sweet and savory corn flavor)
- Rice pilaf (seriously, the best rice pilaf I've had anywhere)
In terms of BBQ, the brisket is okay, the ribs are okay. Everything starts tasting the same after a while.
The service was excellent and our waiter made sure that everything was perfect or he took it off the bill.
I grew up down the street from the original and have had many great meals there but have since moved away.
I was here a few times in the past week while we were home visiting. First let me disclose that I am a bbq junkie.
One night I had the ribs and the pork shoulder. The pork was delicious! It was tender and moist and had a fantastic smoke flavor.. I was super impressed with it. Better than I remembered. The ribs... not so much. Maybe it was an off night.. I dont know.. But they were dry and tough. Decent flavor and a nice smoke ring though.
I have always been a fan of the sides at 17th.. I had the potato salad and hushpuppies.. both were good. The hushpuppies were delicious.
We also had an appetizer sampler with the toasted ravioli, fried pickles and onion straws. I was disapointed that there were only 2 ravioli on the platter! The pickles were good, just a tad greasy.
The other time I was here last week I only had the pork sandwich. It was ok. Still had a great smoke flavor.. but was a bit dry.
Im going with 3 stars on this one because of the high standards that any Mike Mills establishment should be held to.
I think in the future for any 17th Street cravings I will stick to the original in Murphysboro. I guess there is just something special about it.
I've eaten there twice, both time by myself. Â I've tried the brisket, pulled pork, ribs, and turkey. Â The first time I had the brisket, it was superb, moist and flavorful, the second time, it was still the best but not as good. Â Brisket really has a short shelf life at it's best. Â The ribs were pretty good. Â I do not like "fall off the bone," Â and these weren't. Â These ribs had some chew but were cooked correctly. Â The turkey was pretty good. Â I didn't care much for the pulled pork. The pork was chopped, rather than pulled. Â It was kind of mushy. Â None of the food had too much of a smokey flavor and I don't care for their sauce. Â It is thin and a bit of a strange flavor. Â The BBQ beans were the best thing on the menu that i had. It is made of several different types of beans and has a great flavor. Â If they are using the same sauce, it goes very well with the beans.
I ate in the bar both times. Â The first time I had a tall table. Â They were pretty busy and I didn't get great service. Â I had to wait to get a drink refill and was generally ignored by the server. Â I find this to be the case when eating alone much of the time. Â The second time, I ate at the bar and had superb service. The bartender was busy but he was attentive and friendly. Â Prices are reasonable and the atmosphere is generally friendly. Â I'll probably go back. I hear they have great vinegar slaw.
Went there for my 39th birthday with a party of 16. We called ahead to let them know when we would arrive as to not bombard them. They took my call and supposedly "left a note". We arrived and were forced to wait almost 2 hours for a table after being passed over on several occasions.
Once seated nothing improved, service was mediocre at best and seemed annoyed to be there, the food was not even hot and had obviously sat at the pass for several minutes.
This was a true disappointment to me. Mike Mills is the KING of BBQ and I was rather disappointed that something associated with Mike Mills could lack the care and quality the Marion locations seems to be lacking.
Nice atmosphere and comfortable seating. Â The appetizers are the best food on the menu. Â The BBQ is average. Â Meat tends to be tough and the sauce is so-so. Â Ribs are average. Â There is a good selection of side dishes. Â This is a good restaurant for fun and conversation over a mediocre BBQ dinner. Â Prices are fair. Â It's actually the best BBQ in the area, but when it comes to comparing to real BBQ in Memphis and STL 17th street does not even tip the scale.
Review Source:After a long day of hunting and dragging a deer out of the woods, my friend and I were starving. We read yelp reviews and decided to try this place. I had the pulled pork with green beans and baked beans. My friend had the beef brisket/ribs with baked potato and okra. I liked the pulled pork and their sauce. The baked beans were super yummy and green beans were good as well. My friends food was reported to be good, but was cold. Not cool. Had we not been so hungry we would have sent it back. He did enjoy the baked potato and okra. This would have been a 5 star for me, but not when food comes out cold.
Review Source:The BBQ here is good. It's just not as good as the original location.
I've eaten here twice - once out of necessity (I interviewed here on a day when the original location was closed) and once out of extreme craving (I was too lazy/impatient to drive to the other one). Both times, my thoughts were "I'd rather have gone to the other one."
To me, everything is a poor imitation of the original. The ribs aren't quite as good. The sides aren't quite as good. The ambiance and overall feel to the place isn't even in the same class as the original. Inside, it feels more like an Outback Steakhouse than an awesome BBQ joint. It's fine - it'll pass, but you're better off driving to the original location in Murphysboro.
Just in a few... The BBQ was fantastic... get the pulled pork or the ribs... tasty! (To say the least) But... skip the cole slaw, I love a great coleslaw and this one was like the bottom of the bottom in a coleslaw world... too much vinegar. (But on a sidebar... the Mac 'n Cheese and the Baked Beans made up for the slaw) But like I said before, the BBQ was worth every cent!
Review Source:Amazing BBQ! They have the best BBQ sauce I have ever had! My husband and I got in late to Marion one night and they were right by the hotel we were staying at. Very friendly staff and even though they were closing they let us get food to go.
We also bought some of their Magic Dust to take home and our grilled pork chops taste great with it!
Will definitely go back when I visit the area.
Why has no one reviewed this place yet?? It's not the original location in Murphysboro, IL, but it's still got the highly decorated and award winning BBQ that you crave.
This goes for either of their Illinois locations, this BBQ is what keeps me coming back to the area at least 2 times a year, and keeps me ordering their sauce and magic dust from their website...and they now deliver BBQ Nationwide!
I honestly feel a bit lucky (and forever biased) that this was one of the first BBQ places I was ever introduced to back in college. I would put their Magic Dust and BBQ sauce on anything, and probably brush my teeth with it if it were socially acceptable. I compare every other BBQ I have in my travels to 17th Street's and have yet to find one comparable.
This place is world famous for their ribs, but I gotta be honest...I'm a huge fan of their pulled pork and the Beef Brisket. Best thing I can recommend is to get one of their Blue Ribbon Combo plates and try a bit of everything! Not a bad thing on the menu, right down to the pit baked beans and fried pickles with dipping sauce. Still the best fried pickles I've ever had.
Writing this review makes me crave it all even more....guess its about high time I journey back down to So ILL.
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