This evening we stopped for a bite to eat at the newest barbeque joint in Peoria, a little cafeteria-style Texas meat mixer called Hickory River Smokehouse. Goooood. This is actually the third time I've been there and haven't had a chance to write about it yet, but this time I tried their ribs and couldn't keep quiet any longer. Wow.
The ambience is a bit sparse, just some tables set in an open rectangular room with flat panel TV's hanging along the outside walls. The tables have paper towel holders like Famouse Dave's, and there's a small condiment bar along the inside wall, but not much else gets in the way of the meat. And that meat - bird, beef, pork, all smoked - is fabulous. The brisket has a light but definite smoke flavor, very tender, the turkey is great, and the ribs were perfect. All of the meat is served bare, no sauce. You get a choice of a mild or a hot sauce (or a mix of the two) either over the meat or on the side. We haven't tried the hot sauce yet, but the mild is very flavorful and the mix is, well, hot! Finally, the sides go well with the meat. Standard Texas stuff -beans, slaw, potato salad, corn bread - but all a little unique and so far all good.
I'll go back again.
Here's a map.
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Thanks for the restaurant review(s), Rob! We now can hardly wait to try this place out! As we know if Rob gives it a good review, it will probably make our tummies happy, too!:) (And if Rob doesn't give it a good review, it probably won't! i.e Corky's--uggh!!:)
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