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    Moontime Smokin' Que

    4.6 (114 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed

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    Rewards program ($5 off your next order) 12/5/2025
    Kathleen L.

    The restaurant is located right across the street from the train station. There is plenty of parking. We arrived at 7:00 p.m. on a Friday night and we were able to find a decent parking space and no wait for a table. Our waitress was very kind, I can't eat tomatoes and she helped me go through the menu to find something that I could have. My husband and I both ordered the jumbo wings appetizer for dinner. My husband picked the buffalo sauce for his dipping sauce and I picked the white Alabama sauce. We split a side of coleslaw and a jalapeno cornbread. The food was so delicious! So The restaurant is very relaxing, the lights are dim and they have soft accent lights. They have three televisions and small bar area. They have both high tables and low tables. It is 23 degrees outside but nice and warm inside. I posted video with the view from our table.

    Beef brisket 1 pound
    Michelle F.

    Moontime Smokin Que is a hidden gem of a place in my opinion. It's located right next to the Crystal Lake train station on the side street. Service is fast and friendly! We tried a couple items which were all very good. For starters smoked chicken wings were very flavorful! Even for health conscious people, they are smoked not fried. We also had a bowl of thier chicken chowder whereby the chicken pieces were smoked and gave a unique flavor to the soup. The corn muffins were good but could be better. The beef brisket we ordered by the pound was full of flavor. They smoke all the meats on site and boy are they good. We like that they asked which cut of meat we would like; lean, fatty or mixed. I think it's good to try both your first time. We tried both and both were very satisfying. The coleslaw was very good too. It was fresh and a nice change up being a mixed flavor of sweet & tangy. They offer several inhouse made sauces including a new one that is spicy sriracha. It complimented everything really nicely. We would have loved to have tried desert but we didn't have room and took some of the leftovers home. If you're looking for really good traditional smoked bbq and can't get to Texas then this IS the place!!

    Sue K.

    The food was really good, was surprised that the appetizers weren't teeny tiny. We got 2 anticipating them to be too small for 4 of us. Flatbread and fried pickles. Even had a few left over. Sandwiches are amazingly good. The only negatives I would say is the percent fee that is chard for using a card (which I know is very common now). More so I did not like how loud it was in there. Again, a lot of places have the high open ceilings and brick which makes it that way. But would definitely recommend eating here!

    Grilled cheese brisket sandwich with jalapeño corn bread!
    Joshua Q.

    How good is Moontime Smokin' Que? Well, let's see how my visit went when trying to find a good bbq joint. Ambiance Walking in, the place is slightly dark, but not enough to warrant using a phone or other light source to read the menu. They have a "game area" but it is walled off, which helps people not have to deal with flashing lights or loud slot machine sounds. The music was at a decent volume and they had a wall bar. It was a cozy place where the tables we spaced out pretty well. Service Our waitress was nice and gave us recommendations. She was pretty attentive with our drinks and when she was busy waiting on another table, the other waitress came over to helps us. Food Grilled cheese brisket sandwich I ordered this sandwich which is one of our recommended items to try. This was a very well made sandwich. The bread had a nice crisp to it and was not burnt. The brisket in it was juicy. I can definitely understand why this was recommended. It came with a blueberry (I might be mistaken) bbq sauce on the side. The sauce was okay but the sweetness kind gave me flavor fatigue... I think it might have paired better with a vinegar based bbq sauce... but that might be my own opinion... Jalapeño corn bread These little mini muffin-sized con breads were fantastic. I really enjoyed the sweetness and the little kick the jalapeños gave to them. French fries The French fries were well cooked. I don't honk they were double fried since they were pretty crispy throughout the meal. They were seasoned well. Ribs We ordered a half slab of ribs. They were firm and properly cooked. I would say they were juicy, but definitely not dry. The firmness of the ribs was fine for me. I know there are people who prefer ribs to fall off the bone sometimes but the ribs were good. They came with 2 cornbreads and a side of pickles and pickled onions. Those helped with the sweetness of the bbq sauce. Brisket sandwich I had a taste of the brisket sandwich. It was juicy and properly seasoned. I dipped the piece I tried with the blueberry bbq sauce. It was a really well done brisket. Overall Did I have a good experience? Yes, the service and food were good Would I recommend Moontime or go back? Yes to both. The bbq is really good and I would definitely would go back and try the other items. I would probably see if the other sauce would not tire me out liked the blueberry bbq sauce. It was pretty sweet and I did get tired of the sweetness. Overall, it was a good experience and I would recommend trying out the bbq.

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    I would eat here everyday. But, I do need fruits and veggies according to my doctor. So, I get the blueberry bar b que sauce.

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    We stopped in for lunch and really enjoyed our experience. The bbq was delicious and the service was fantastic.

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    Everything I've eaten off the menu is delicious. The cheese curds are amazing. Very clean and great service. Highly recommend!

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