Highest-rated barbecue restaurants in Peoria
Cooking meat low and slow over an indirect heat source—the only real qualifications for barbecue—is a truly American tradition, going back to indigenous cultures and picked up by early Spanish colonizers who also gave it the name the cooking style goes by now: barbacoa. Today, barbecue is a wildly popular staple across the U.S., with many cities and regions boasting their own take (and all claiming to have the best). Because barbecue meat spends hours upon hours cooking, restaurants are a go-to source for many Americans who would rather not spend all day and all night tending to their flames. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated barbecue restaurants in Peoria on Tripadvisor. Tripadvisor rankings factor in the average rating and number of reviews. Some restaurants on the list may have recently closed.
#7. Dac's Smokehouse BBQ Campustown
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5)
- Type of cuisine: Quick Bites, Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 1200 W Main St Store 11, Peoria, IL 61606
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#6. Slow Hand Craft BBQ
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5)
- Type of cuisine: Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 4450 N Prospect Rd, Peoria Heights, IL 61616-6578
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#5. The Country Club Bbq
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5)
- Type of cuisine: Bar, Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 2510 W Farmington Rd, Peoria, IL 61604-5006
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#4. Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
- Type of cuisine: American, Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 7411 North Grand Prairie Drive, Peoria, IL 61615
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#3. Smo-King Pit
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
- Type of cuisine: American, Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 2200 W War Memorial Dr Ste 206 Northwoods Mall, Peoria, IL 61613-1079
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#2. Hickory River Smokehouse
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
- Type of cuisine: American, Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 5101 W Holiday Dr, Peoria, IL 61615-9462
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#1. The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5)
- Type of cuisine: American, Bar
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 212 SW Water St Suite B, Peoria, IL 61602-1325
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