The food here is very very good!! Been getting RIBS & SLICED PORK from here for a long time now, have even driven from Indiana to Hallsin for their meat. read more

Should have known when I saw that 1lb of brisket was only $15.. well turns out i got a plastic container with dang near frozen brisket slices in it.. it tasted sooo bad! And my cousins bbq pork sandwich was beyond rubbery, and just flat out not good. Skip this place please read more

Johnson's Southern Style BBQ - Super Cold flavorless brisket - Barbeque Near Me - Harrisburg, Illinois

I thought I'd try Johnsons BBQ in Harrisburg today for the first time. What a mistake. Cost my 26 bucks for 18.09 worth of food. (Sent someone to get it). Got the Italian beef, it was 6 out of 10, polish sausage, 4 out of 10, fried okra 4 out of 10. The most disappointing item was the fried mushroom, paid 4.89 for literally 6 small fried mushrooms. They were over fried. We will not be going back that's for sure. read more

Tasty ... two regular sandwiches, a side of mushrooms and onion rings. The sides were of very small portions , the sandwiches were very good. Maybe the prices have increased but the menus did not reflect the price we were charged. read more

Best bbq around! I'm visiting from Nashville and this is how bbq was meant to be!! turkey bbq A++ rating

Love it! Straight forward great bbq. Can't beat the prices. This is always a stop on my itinerary

Wonderful location for bbq and all the fixings! Everything I've gotten here has been awesome. A staple in the Harrisburg area.

It could be in a novel. By the side of the road is a trailer, where a lone man sells barbecue, with a sign proclaiming his devotion to the Second Amendment, and with no mask. In a nearby structure are a bunch of giant metal smokers, which he walks over to and tends between customers. It is a "drive through" in the sense that you pull your car up to the window, tell him what you want, and then sit there while he goes and gets all of your food. Cars line up behind you, because all of them want this man's barbecue. His deep fryer is broken, so the only side dishes he offers are cole slaw and potato salad. The meat comes sauced and tucked into a slightly soggy hamburger bun, wrapped in wax paper. The portions are small, the prices are cheap, and it tastes like spice and smoke. read more

This is not a sit down spot - it's drive thru, except in summer there is a small meshed tent area you COULD sit. However this BBQ is best to take and go! They sell individual sandwiches and BBQ by 1/2 and full pound. He also sells his sauce at the local Kroger grocery store! I know, you're scratching your head right now. 5 stars?!? Yes. 5 stars. The BBQ is that good. The pork is tender, juicy, well flavored with the right amount of smoke, and is just plain awesome. You always get your food with a smile too. Who needs a restaurant with tables and chairs? I can eat at home... or if it doesn't make it that far, in my car. Do yourself a favor. Bring a cooler and buy an extra pound or two of BBQ pork. You can always freeze leftovers! And don't forget to get a couple bottles of sauce too! Sweet and spicy is my favorite - ohh so good. read more

Best food in town! Just a small trailer with some picnic tables outside so it's typically a grab and go thing for us. Its location kinda makes it easy to forget about some times. read more

Come on..... never fails....I ship the sauce to friends out of state as gifts! They expect it yearly.

Best brisket I've had all summer. Small trailer run by a single guy who makes it fresh to order. Small portions but reasonably priced. Ate at some picnic tables nearby. A true local spot, would definitely come back read more

Absolutely awful service. The man working was rude from the first interaction and seemed more interested in his car. Initially I wanted meat with extra sauce, but instead of honoring the posted price of $.85 for a side of sauce, he said it would be $2.00. I decided to order just a half pound of turkey which was posted at $4.75 and a bottle of water posted at $2.00. When he took my card he rang it up for $9.75. I asked why it was so much and he said they raised the price of the turkey to $6.50 which was posted NOWHERE on the premises. And when it was handed to me, it was cold. Ice cold. At this point I was so fed up I just asked for my money back, at which point he called the owner who tried to argue with me through the phone about the price being raised. They completely missed the point that you can't charge a completely different price from the menu on pretty much every single item. The employee was totally unapologetic about it all. Be careful or you WILL get scammed here. I get that food prices are rising, but you can't try to pull one over on your customers. Raising the price by a third or almost doubling it for some items without updating the posted menu is a total scam. Will never return. read more

The brisket was tender and the sauce was a tangy mustard sauce. The French fries were crunchy. They had a screened in area with picnic tables to eat at. It was a great experience! read more

Delicious! This place has been around for a very long time for good reason. The bbq pork is the bomb!

The BBQ are so good that I go every day at lunch and I get two sandwiches. My son loves the sandwiches every time we come in town we have to go bye and get some Bbq sandwiches or we get it bye the pound and we take it home . The Johnson BBQ is a great place to eat read more

I absolutely love this place best bbq around I remember my mom and her husband at the time always helping Mr Johnson out at his business his bbq sandwiches was always my favorite I will be taking my family there soon as we live a little bit away from there but the food is well worth the drive!! I even have his own sauce it's addicting!! read more

This local place has been around a long time and after trying so many other bbq joints through the years , this is still the best around! You won't be disappointed!! Pork plate (med heat) with potato salad and beans, delicious! read more

I went there to make the most of the little bit of money I had on me at the time. Thanks to a certificate I had from Restaurants.com I printed out 2 days ago. I made my food choices and found the shack, but was waved to the side by a man and asked what I wanted and told me that he didn't think "he" was accepting those things any more. I told him I only got it 2 days ago, how can they pull something off the table like that? He asked the man inside the shack and was told that they were no longer on that system. He had called them and told them that.Their food may be great, but that's NO way to run a business. read more

This is by far, the best sit down bbq restaurant i have ever been to

Best barbeque pork I've ever eaten. I prefer the regular size sandwich rather than the large because the bun is better.

Beautifully marbled beef, amazing Barbeque sauce and a very friendly staff. I'd take this over the Barbeque I've had in sit down restaurants any day. Be aware it's a drive-through and there may be a wait. The wait is worth it. read more