My husband & I brought another couple. We had the pulled pork platter with baked potato & coleslaw, which we split since their servings are very generous & quite delicious. The wood stove kept it very cozy. And the bread pudding is like that gooey...kinda French toast with a little crispiness, yum! Also sized to share. Our friends will be back! tooMore

Worth seeking this place out. If you make it to Pierron, you'll find it. I usually get a combo plate because I like to try everything. Very comfortable and family run. I've been there a few times and will be going back.

Revisited the wooden tie to see if it was a good as previous visits. And to my surprise, I think it was better. I've had BBQ in Texas and Kansas City, but this place is better, in my opinion. Everything on the menu is delicious....A must try is their signature bread pudding. We always take some to go.More

My friend and I stumbled onto this cafe in the tiny town of Pierron while we were cycling. We had already eaten lunch, so we ordered drinks and a serving of incredibly delicious bread pudding. We spent 45 minutes or so chatting with the delightful...staff. Today we cycled to the cafe again, but this time we ordered a full meal. I ordered the pick 3 lunch special of salad, sandwich, and soup. The food (cranberry walnut salad, chicken salad sandwich, and butternut squash soup) was delicious and the portions were generous (sadly we were too full for more bread pudding!). Again we had a delightful conversation with the staff. The chef visited with us and presented us with a signature hot dog as an appetizer. The hot dog was wrapped in bacon, smoked, and served in a bun with pulled pork and PEANUT BUTTER. It was delicious! Lunch + drink was $12.50.More

We stopped at the Wooden Tie Café for lunch on a Sunday. There was no one to greet us or to tell us if we just picked a table or waited for someone to seat us. That was the only negative thing about the Wooden...Tie. I enjoyed being in a house and would have loved to see the upstairs. There were servers going up and down the stairs with drinks and food. I don't know if the upstairs is for large parties or for overflow when the downstairs is full. I had the turkey sandwich, and it was delicious and huge. The turkey was very moist and flavorful. I had the homemade potato chips, and they were excellent, too. Great place to stop for a great meal.More

Best BBQ in the Metro East area. This place is located in a small town but brings many travelers far and wide. The restaurant is located inside of an old house so make sure you don't miss it. Would recommend the brisket and bread pudding...for dessert. Also has the local soda company products which is a joy. Have a refreshing ski and some great BBQ. Will be returning for sure.More

First time here, I had the Big Bad Pig sandwich with slaw, husband had Big Bad Brisket with potato salad. The BBQ I had was very good but would've liked it better without the bacon and cheese (but that's just me, I'm sure most folks...would love the bacon). Both sandwiches were very generous, took half mine home. Sides were tasty, service good, and the owner spent a little time chatting with us about the history of the house. Beautiful stained glass windows, cozy seating downstairs. It's a nice little gem of a place serving good food at a reasonable price.More

I have eaten here, mostly food to go, with family and also for work. All of the meat, except for the hamburgers, are smoked to perfection. The meat is moist and tender-although the chicken has a heavier smoke taste than the other meats. The soups...are all delicious! Every Wednesday- Sunday they have Tomato Bisque and Chili along with a soup of the day. The Tomato Bisque is creamy with bold flavors that are expertly blended for quite the enjoyable taste! I have not had the chili. My all time favorite there is the Chicken Tortilla Soup-it has a bit of a bite if you do not like spicy foods. Below is a review of specific items I have had. Nutty Dog: "A bacon wrapped, all beef smoked hot dog topped with peanut butter, pulled pork, cheese and fried onion." This dish is unique, but very rich due to the peanut butter and bacon/hot dog greases mingling together. Not something I would get again, but was definitely fun to step out of the normal box to try! I do recommend you try it though for your own opinion! Loaded Baked Potato (Half): "A baked potato stuffed with beans, green onions, cheese and bacon with your choice of chicken, pulled pork or brisket and KC BBQ sauce & Alabama White Sauce." My half was HUGE! I could not even eat the whole thing! If you are looking for a smaller meal, this is under appetizers, this would be a good choice. Turkey Tie: "Cherrywood smoked turkey breast, bacon, and melted provolone cheese topped with garlic aioli served on wheat berry bread with tomato and lettuce" One of my favorites! I use change out the provolone for pepper jack cheese instead. Great taste and a half a sandwhich will fill you! Horseshoe: Comes in pony, regular and Clydesdale sizes. Many times I have ordered the pony because of the size so I did not waste anything. Burgers are perfectly done and the cheese sauce is amazing! Tacos: Choice of chicken, brisket or pulled pork served with pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream, cheese salsa and chips. My other favorite! I never eat the chips, but they have the perfect amount of toppings to do all three tacos! They do have a kids menu that includes: PB&J, mac & cheese, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, shetland pony shoe, hot dog or a hamburger/cheeseburger. Price includes a side, drink and cookie.More

I have eaten twice at Wooden Tie including one carryout order. It is an excellent barbecue restaurant that serves tasty, well presented and good sized portions. Both the pulled pork and the brisket were great choices. Excellent friendly service was appreciated. Both times I visited...the restaurant was busy as was the smoker out back.More

Visited the Wooden Tie Cafe yesterday on its 15th day of opening. Our servers stated it was her first day on the job & she did great. It was a full house (Literally) and she did a great job. Wooden tie is located in a...house in tiny town of Pierron IL. Cute decor, you can tell they've worked very hard to refurb this old house. They have $8 & $10 lunch specials daily. I ordered the Wooden tie turkey sandwich it was awesome very hardy serving too. The waitress recommended the potatoe salad (someone's secret recipe) so I ordered it...😏 I was disappointed...I didn't care for texture & I thought it lacked flavor, I guess my expectation was high due to servers comments. Next time going with the homemade chip 😉 We will definitely be going back! If you're traveling on hwy 70 it's not far from the highway! It's worth the stop 👍🏽 p.s. They serve liquor tooMore

I didn't have the highest expectations in trying this new restaurant, but it was really great! The setting is a renovated home turned restaurant that is family owned. I ended up eating food off everyone's plates just to get a taste. It was all really...wonderful. I think I liked the Brisket best of all (sandwich or platter), but the BLT, Chicken nachos, cranberry feta salad, and the potato salad were so good. I will be back frequently and guess what... they even had a good jammy Cabernet "Bogle" that tasted great. Win-win! The wait staff (Austin) was attentive and efficient. We sat upstairs in one of two bedrooms that has a larger table for our group of 6.More