Locally owned bbq place with the best burgers. Friendly waitstaff. Standard b'fast menus but…read morewilling to modify, ie. pulled pork and scrambled egg hash. Brisket bbq sandwiches are great too. DriveThru too.

The catfish is the best around!! The burgers? Chef's kiss!! Pulled pork BBQ sandwich WITH chow is…read moreabsolutely divine!! The owner has gone above and beyond for his business and always looks out for his customers!! Employees are always friendly and happy to serve! Oh and try the Italian Salad!!

Text in advance to order and find out what they have. GREAT hidden gem for folks at Lake of Egypt!read more

Good food . We order ribs.very kind people!! Open Friday Sat only . Drive thru. Great tea!!read more

The BBQ was amazing (we tried baby backs, brisket, burnt ends), prices reasonable, and staff very…read morefriendly and helpful!

We enjoyed the fall off the bone ribs and smoked chicken! We got delivery and had excellent serviceread more

Popped in for Thurs lunch favoring Pat's with fewer but better ratings and less expensive option in…read moreMurphysboro. First time...so went withh the sampler at $18 and most of their meats are included except the pork steak (makes sense to me since that's usually a separate feature in these parts along with Kentucky). It was three of us and we were given the heads up that the sampler can feed two. Figured we could start with that and order more. The order was a very generous helping of two large rib tips, two pork rib bones, two wing pieces, and pulled chicken, pork, and chopped brisket. Our choice of two sides were slaw and mac & cheese. Three buns were thrown in given the three of us in the party (thanks for the flex). Local bottled Big Muddy root beer is the same $1.50 as the can sodas in the case and it is made with honey and cane sugar. Of the things I tried, I thought the rib tips were excellent - smoked pink and moist - got a meaty piece with only a small piece of cartilage. The chopped brisket isn't my thing - I prefer sliced. My daughter said the ribs were great (figured would be as good as the tips). The wings I believe were smoked too rather than grilled and the taste from the rub/marinade wasn't something I was familiar with. Tender and not dry. Pulled pork and chicken were solid. We still had leftovers - so I'll get my chance to try the ribs and focus on the flavor of the wing. Will have to get the pork steak next time and order plates next time focusing on our faves. Roomy dining area with some tables near the windows. It was getting warm out there so having plenty of indoor seating on a quieter Thursday lunch was welcome over overflow seating outside at the covered picnic tables.

I live in the Midwest, in a small city. Our BBQ places are easy to find: look for a big, shouty…read moresign; the owner's $120,000 extended F250 taking up a space right in front of the door; and an ambiance that includes corrugated steel walls, self-consciously Texas-y lamps over closely huddled booths, and servers all wearing the same hat and shirt. Oh - and the food is usually fine, except no fried okra. Pat's is not in a city. It's outside a small southern Illinois town. Pretty far outside, in fact, which is where true BBQ is supposed to be located. The parking lot is gravel. The only pickups there belong to customers, and their worth is more in the range of $12,000, except to their owners, who use them as trucks. And the sign is a sign. It tells you where you are. Oh, wait - there are BBQ competition trophies in the entryway. Stand and marvel. There are more inside. Marvel more. Because other than these and some pics of family and locals and celebrities I didn't recognize on the walls, that's about it for decoration. Stare at the menu, menu board and signs. Pay attention to the happy person behind the counter when she tells you what they're out of, because the best BBQ places are out of something you want. Note the teasing banter between local customers and the kitchen staff, because everyone knows someone back there. And order. We got the pulled pork plate. My sister got potato salad and green beans. I got the fries. I got the local(?) root beer. They don't do fried okra, but this IS the Midwest. It all came to our table in a reasonable amount of time. The BBQ sauce came in a cup on the side. Ketchup was brought to us. So why only four stars? Everything was perfect, right? And prizewinning? Yeah, but BBQ is personal. Everyone has an opinion. I lived in northern Alabama, which styles itself as BBQ Country. As does Texas and Kansas City and Memphis and everywhere. Pat's, much beloved by regulars for its mild smokiness, juicy juicy soft texture and other features, seemed a bit too mild and even soggy to me. I know - I have no taste. And it was good. Just not five stars great. And not enough sauce in the container, though I could have gotten up to ask for more. And the potato salad was fine and the fries a little too starchy, but only a little. That said, the beans were the wonderful dark green juicy soft salty ones that are too ... wonderful. Get those. The root beer, brewed with honey, y'all, was the best ever. Get that, too. The dessert was what they were out of, dang it! Overall the experience was just great. Someplace to go back to. And you should go there.

Visiting from out of town and decided to stop in. Upon arrival, I was shocked to see how crowded…read morethis place was. Everyone in town was there, but thankfully we came in at the end of the rush. The staff was very nice and we got seated pretty quickly. It did take at least 10-15 min for our order to be taken and another 20-25 minutes for it to come out. A little too long in my opinion for a bbq place. Ordered the sampler platter and shared it and for the price, you can't buy really beat it. Turkey, ribs, brisket, sausage, and pulled pork along wish a side of beans and fries is what I ordered. The star of the show was the turkey. Had really good seasoning and smoke flavor. The most disappointing was the pork. It was dry and stringy and lacked flavor. The ribs didn't have very much flavor, however my son disagreed and the brisket didn't have any bark. It was a little tough and sliced thin like deli meat. Wasn't the worst I have had though. Some places in stl are way worse. All that to say that it's average considering the location.

Only been open about 6 weeks. Food was very good, service (Corey) was great! Whole staff was very…read morefriendly. Restaurant is in a previous service lawn mower station, did a nice job converting it to a welcoming food space. I believe they operated out of a food truck before opening the restaurant.

DAYUUUUUUMMMM GOOD...I got these Loaded Fries with Shrimp ..Allll I can say is Dayummmmmm...Just…read moreslap someone...Service is superb ..Ambiance is spectacular ...ohhhh and pour that cup of sauce on em... You'll thank me later!!!!!!

Fantastic food, wonderful service, and genuinely a great value for the money. Food is always on…read morepoint and hot. One order of noodles and steak is like two meals, I think I weighed it at close to 4lbs! They conveniently offer call ahead ordering, but don't really need it as they rarely take more than 8-10 minutes to make the food fresh. Eating here like once a week.

Tiny place, HUGE menu of options for all appetites. They took our large order fast and worked…read morequickly at the grill. So many options to choose from-- it was hard to decide. The loaded fry options are crazy good! I would come back just for those. Heads up-- they charge for extra sauces of any kind (most places do nowadays). And all menu items are à la carte.

Yuuum! The food here is excellent. The menu is huge and has tons of options. I know it's a burger…read moreplace, but none of us got burgers. The Italian beef, the gyro, and the chicken tenders were fantastic. The crinkle cut fries were also delish. The kids nuggets were less than great. However the kids meals come with "treasure" aka temporary tattoos, a paper hat to color, and a gummy candy. The kids meals also come in cute pirate themed boxes. The drinks are in a refrigerator by the register- there aren't fountain drinks. They have cans of soda and glass bottles of Fitz's. The place is very tiny. 5 booths inside and 2 tables outside. The air conditioning is also not up to par. Food is great and would come here again!

Have the best chicken strips I have ever had. Good food! You should try them out! Never a long wait…read morefor your food.

This place has the best Burgers my wife and I have ever had. We also loved the French fries. They…read morealso have a nice Bloody Mary Bar that's got everything. Very reasonably priced and I guarantee we will be back again.