Top 10 BBQ joints in Peoria
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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2Hickory River Smokehouse - Peoria
5101 West Holiday Drive, Peoria, IL 61615
Dine-in service · Allergen information
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3The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern
212 SW Water St, Peoria, IL 61602-1325
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4Que For You
301 N MacArthur Hwy, Peoria, IL 61605
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6Mission BBQ
4513 N Sterling Ave, Peoria, IL 61615
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7Dac's Smokehouse BBQ Campustown
1200 W. Main St. Store 11, Peoria, IL 61606
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8Famous Dave's Bar-b-que
7411 N Grand Prairie Dr, Peoria, IL 61615-9328
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9TT'S BBQ
436 S Western Ave, Peoria, IL 61605-1633
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10The Kings House BBQ, Soul Food, & Catering
1917 N Wisconsin Ave, Peoria, IL 61603-2629
Of the 11 BBQ joints listed in Peoria, 10 give a phone number and 6 have a website. 2 are branches of national chains — Famous Dave's (1), Mission BBQ (1); the remaining 9 are independent. By what they offer: 3 are smokehouses, 2 serve ribs, 2 serve pulled pork. The longest-running is Smo-King Pit, in business since 1999. The nearest bigger selection is Springfield with 16.
All 1 other BBQ joints in Peoria
Same order: the most complete listings first.
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Big Juan's Tejano smokehouse and cantina
7723 N University St, Peoria, IL 61614
Nearby in Illinois
- East Peoria4
- Bloomington8
- Springfield16
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- Dixon4
- Chicago190