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  Inexpensive but not great BBQ.
  I really wanted to like this place and I'm from Chicago so I've gotten used to disappointments in Peoria.  In this particular case I think you can do better in Peoria by going to the BBQ chain restaurant Hickory River.
  The food was bland and, as another reviewer pointed out, overly gristly.  I had the ribs and the brisket withe cole slaw and baked beans.  I guess if you had to eat in the mall it isn't a bad choice.
  Jon

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  Posted on 04.22.13 Jon F.

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  Awesome beef brisket and the sauce is a perfect match.  The service is fast and very friendly.

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  Posted on 03.24.13 Albert G.

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  I had fall-off-the bone ribs and perfectly cooked pulled pork both with a nicely textured BBQ sauce. Mike, the owner, is from Clarksdale, MS and knows what he is doing! Best combo of pulled pork & ribs I have eaten in Peoria!

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  Posted on 09.29.12 Alan M.

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  Every time we get to this area, we go here for lunch or just get something to take back to the motel.  The food is excellent and the prices are right.  Would recommend this to anyone wanting good bar-b-q.

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  Posted on 07.27.12 Shelvey M.

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  Average BBQ.  I got a rib tips and chicken strips dinner.  The chicken was really good.  Nice and crispy.  the rib tips were full of gristle and a pain to eat (what's the point of getting just the tips if you can't just pop 'em in your mouth?).  The beans weren't anything good, but the fries were alright.  Could be way better.

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  Posted on 11.30.11 T T.

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  Eh.  We really wanted to like this place.  It seems to be family-owned and that's always a nice thing, especially in a bbq place.  The mall location (where the food court is gross) makes it an appealing option.  Sadly, the food was so-so: dry, tasteless brisket, sad-looking salad, and the sauce... well, it's not even on the table.  You have to ask for it and then they just give you a tiny plastic container.  One of our tablemates seems to like his wrap sandwich, but that's the best we can say.
  
  Minor thing: The tables are tiny, so it was a tight, uncomfortable fit for four.  My husband kept hitting his knees, too.
  
  I'm not sure how long this has been there so maybe it needs time to get its legs.  Again, I'd want to like it better.  But until then, Famous Dave's is a better bet.

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  Posted on 12.26.10 Danielle L.

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  The sauce here is great!!!   A nice family owned restaurant with really good food.  Much better than one would expect from a mall eatery.  
  
  The sauce is soooo good that I have family members ship it out to California.

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  Posted on 10.24.10 Scotty S.

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