Got the family pack. Brisket and turkey were moist and cooked perfectly. Beans and Cole slaw are AMAZING! Beans have chunks of brisket, slowly cooked and delicious. Cole slaw is a apple cider, red wine vinegar, sugar combo, very tasty!! Cornbread was to die for....Very impressed! Will return!More

excellent food with fast and friendly service priced right close to our hotel and event. excellent waitress free refills on beverages

We got carryout. We tried pretty much everything (6 of us). The meats were quite good, but not excellent. The chili was very good. Brisket was good, pulled pork was good, ribs were good. Sausage was outstanding. Our daughter loved the mac and cheese. But...the cornbread! Wow! Best cornbread I've had this side of Texas.More

When we have friends over we like to buy the brisquet by the pound then make side dishes at home. The meat is very good. They also have a dining room.

Anymore there are many so-called BBQ joints but few, in my opinion,live up to being GREAT BBQ. Hickory River starts out wiith the sense that OK THIS is a great BBQ place. But it fallsl down a couple notches: i ordered the 1/2 slab of...babyback ribs. Good taste, good smell, pretty good BBQ sauce but the amount of meat off the bone was about one fork stab. i know Babybacks have less meat than St.Louis ribs but a few strands of meat is lacking. No BBQ sauce on the tables nor various BBQ flavored sauces. I always look forward to BBQ places sauce and taste. The sides: fires & beans were normal. It was a little confussing for 1st time costomers at check out was were/how about the fries and the money taker offered no instructions---i had to ask.More

We decided to grab some BBQ while in the area. We stopped here and it was a good choice. You walk in and order then go back up when your number is called. Very friendly service and the cook was willing to talk BBQ methods...and some, not all(trade secret) of their recipe. Ribs are meaty and delicious. I personally don’t like a lot of sauce and the server/ preparer was very attentive to my wants on the sauce. Plenty of good side to choose. Very clean establishment. They actually recommended another location closer to home. Will try it soon. Highly recommend.More

We came for lunch and had a variety of BBQ favorites. The Brisket was just outstanding. It was lean and so very good. Ham - great! Okra - wow - the best! Cobbler - a must. pork nachos - the bomb! We all loved it...and went away too full. Very decent prices and nice service.More

This restaurant satisfied our taste for BBQ when we were there for the weekend. We bought the combo meat meal, brisket, pulled pork and smoked turkey. All was very tender and tasty.

Please bring back the microwave! Many times the meat isn't very hot to start with. Then if you put some shredded cheese on the sandwich the meat is just cold. The microwave is a necessity if you like a hot sandwich.

When you think of good smoked meats, you have to think of this place. The pulled pork is fabulous, the turkey is great, the ribs are to die for

After several years, got back to Springfield, IL, and the first place we went was back to Hickory River Smokehouse. Excellent ribs and pulled pork and sides! ( Great selections! Friendly staff, clean facility. Oh, and they have available many different types of bottled beers....I can honestly say I'll return here if I'm in the area again...because that is what I just did!More

Would rate this location as just average for bbq food. I've eaten at the Hickory River in Peoria, IL and I rated that bbq as excellent. I had the brisket sandwich and sweet potato fries. The meat seemed fattier and wasn't as high quality as...served in the Peoria location. The service was excellent here.More