I'm not a local - I'm a tourist, visiting the Lincoln sites and looking for lunch. That said, my impression of The Stadium Smokehouse is that it's a bar that serves food. As a bar it appeared to be a neighborhood hangout and is probably pretty good. As a BBQ restaurant, not so good. The service was OK, she was fast and attentive. The sides (cole slaw and potato salad) were right out of food service tubs. The French fries were OK. But you come to a BBQ restaurant for what . . . BBQ. The Brisket was probably cooked days ago and kept in the refrig. The waitress said that they slice it and throw it on the flat top to heat it up. Yea, it also dries it out and gives it a hard crust. The smoke ring and taste was OK, you just had to drown it in sauce to soften it up. My wife had smoked turkey and it was exactly the same, good smoke ring, interesting taste, but dry and hard from the flat top. The only thing interesting was the sausage made out of burnt ends that was really good after I fished it out from under all the cheese sauce the drowned it with. Who puts cheese sauce on smoked sausage? Ball park franks maybe, not smoked sausage! The only reason for even two stars was the service and the sausage. read more

I like this place came here day time and evening for meal and drinks. Food has a good selection of bar styled foods and pizza the wings are a dollar for smoked or traditional style. Good sized well prepared hot and tasty even for take home orders. 27 2024 Food 5 Service 5 attentive friendly, at times rushed if busy. Ambiance 4 A bit loud so the conversations are hard to hear at times. Location 5 nearby and big parking lot across the street. Value 5 special s weekly read more

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Great place to go for a pizza and a beer! Food is hit and miss! Right out by the Illinois State Fairgrounds so it gets crowded during August. Outdoor seating and some nights bands. read more

Went in there at 10 AM for breakfast the waitress gave us water and menus told her we wanted to order breakfast. Waited for 20 minutes and she never returned. Another waitress walked by three or four times and totally ignored us. read more

Our waitress was amazing. Very accommodating and friendly even though we were a large group. The food was hit or miss. They were out of brisket and we didn't get ranch with anything, including the pickle chips. The chicken strips were over cooked and one person got the wrong side. The burger was very good as well as the ribs. read more

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I've been here before and I liked it. This was the first time I had any of their bbq and it was not good. The brisket was like beef jerky. I think they put it on the flat top to warm it up and it was way overseasoned and dry. The ribs were cheap and extremely tough and also overseasoned. I only ate about half of my plate. The Mac and cheese side was chewy and the cheese sauce was bland. I also ordered coleslaw and asked the waitress if it was good and she said it was homemade. It was warm. I sent it back. This might be a good place to drink and get a burger or other bar food but this is not a bbq place. Disappointing when you have smokehouse in your name. read more

The smokehouse burger was absolutely delicious. The smoked wings were very good as well. Service was great

This was by far the worst meal I have ever had.. i've never made a review for any restaurant but after that platter I felt the need. Service was very good, that's the only thing that made me not drive my truck through that joke of a place. The ribs were inedible. My corn on the cob was practically frozen, fries were horrid. The "brisket" was so terrible my dog wouldn't even eat it. I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. I thought I was being pranked it was so bad. read more

location location is everything 1 located right off Route 66 2 right the next to the fair grounds and take a look at the mural on the side of the building the food was outstanding in taste read more

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Pony-shoe not as good as last time I had it. The fries could have been cooked longer and the cheese sauce was not the same as the last two times. I guess it depends on who is in the kitchen that day. We will probably not go back. read more

Pizza is outstanding! The service is very quick and friendly! They have slots! Highly recommend

Gas coors... no...not coors lite... fuqin near water...but coors banquet. Bless em. Nice staff. Acceptable food

Food was just a bit on the salty side other then that it tasted amazing and there was plenty of it. Servers work together well. Drinks were always full. Price was less than comparable places. read more

Came here over the weekend while visiting some family in town. We sat in the beer garden in the back, as it was the perfect sunny day. We grabbed some $1 beers and appetizers to share. The onion rings were delicious! Mozzarella sticks were lacking in flavor. My fiancé and his brother loved the chicken livers and gizzards - they said they were the best ones they have had at a restaurant before (we came here specifically for them). Overall this place seems like it has just your typical bar food, nothing too crazy. Everything was super cheap and service was good. Would definitely come back! read more

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i give the stadium smokehouse bar and grill 5 stars.. food is top notch as well as the service!y read more

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Food is great here everything I've ordered has been fresh and delicious. Service is always terrible, the server is normally a bartender and she won't give you the time of day if you aren't a drinker, even if there is very few people in the place. I've had a different server every time I've been there and it's the same thing. The price is pretty good but the seating isn't great and it's always very loud in there with the music and the people at the bar. read more

Decided to give this place another try. Mistake! Probably the worst run place I've ever seen! The place was dirty, tables were a mess and the service was pathetic. The old blond? behind the bar was clueless and obviously intoxicated. We waited 45 minutes for our appetizers and we finally got up and left only paying for our drinks. I've given this place 2 chances and both experiences have been terrible. Never again! My advice - spend your money at places that have their act together. read more

The inconstancy of the food and the turn around of employee's makes it a place to just drink expensive beer.

Really guys!! Me and a buddy of mine had to WALK THE FU€# out of this place just now. Granted it was JUST after their lunch rush BUT some things just can't be overlooked. The place was CLEARLY mismanaged!! EVERY table was dirty and I mean Every but again it was just after a busy lunch so I get that(sorta). What I can't over look is the server with a FRESH BLACKEYE and the bartender turned server with a really BAD ATTITUDE. Yeah she was stark, stressed and clearly didn't give a damn. I have walked out of an establishment in........forever. Phuck this place. read more

Not that I was expecting much, but the reviews on here did give me a little hope. Honestly, for bar food, the food was just ok. We stopped in mainly because there was literally nothing else in the area. I ordered a chicken cheese steak minus the peppers and with America instead of the Swiss that it came with. When it came out it was a regular, not chicken cheesesteak. When I told the waitress, her response was... "oh, do you just want to eat it and I just will take it off the bill?" I responded, "no, this is not what I ordered" So she put in the order again, it took about 30 min for it to come out and when it did, it had the peppers and Swiss cheese on it. I also ordered two drinks which were extremely weak. Again, I was not expecting to be blown away, but we honestly could not wait to get out of here read more

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Touring the land for local eats. Was there with a few co-workers and grabbed an open table. There was one waitress taking care of the entire lunch crowd---and she was hauling ass to fill drinks and take orders--kudos to her mad skills while trying to keep everything straight. Who got a little too excited to see fried liver and fried gizzards on the menu? Yep this chick right here. Definitely not something that folks typically look for---but for some reason I needed it in my life with a side of hot sauce. Pass on the chili---not sure why I thought a basket of fried things and a cup of chili would be a good idea for lunch---yeah not so much. The chili was super oily. They have lunch specials and for some quick bar eats not bad. read more

Visited here a few times now, always good food and excellent staff. Had a great breakfast today, missed our favorite waitress but had some amazing biscuits and gravy. We will be back anytime we are in town read more

Kitchen staff is incapable of making a correct order. Not sure if they can read. Staff messes up more than they get right. Don't waste your time or money. Food is normally good if they ever get it correct read more

I had a great experience here. The tables were clean and someone took my drink order before I even sat down to my table. Refills were poured, food was great and came quickly. The staff were very friendly. My bacon cheese burger was really large, probably a 1/3 lb patty if not bigger, cooked to medium-well perfection. This would be a great place to head to after a day at the fair. It's right across the street on Peoria Rd. The food is good and the prices are very reasonable, with a pretty substantial menu for its size. Local parking lot, with additional gravel parking on the side. read more

Best bar burgers in town. Best bar food around...tots, onion rings, etc. A biker friendly establishment. Cub fan friendly. I love this place! read more

Average food at best. Typical dive bar kind of place. Bartender was nice and beer was cold. Loud place and got kind of rowdy while we were there. Probably would not come here again. read more

Good wings, good burgers too. Great spot to catch a drink. Festive crowd. Plenty of TV's to catch your game.What more can you ask for.

The Stadium has the best pizza in town. A great deal, too. A 16" two topping for only $10. The best part of the place is the owner, Joey. He has a dream set if brown eyes and a cock like a tuna can. Short but incredibly fat. read more

Ordered food to be delivered. Very specific on the order on line. Food arrived fries were cold I asked for crispy bacon with extra mayonnaise but was completely ignored. The bacon was chewy and there was no mayonnaise at all. Will never order from here again. Waste of money. read more

I have three experiences with the Stadium Bar & Grill (two eat-in and one delivery) and all of them were great! We were researching and shopping for pizza to be delivered as a mid-evening snack for a wedding reception. Upon someone's recommendation we checked out this establishment. The service was excellent (timely and friendly), the pizza was great and the price was reasonable. After all of our research, we selected the pizza from The Stadium Bar and Grill to serve as the mid-evening snack at the wedding reception, which received rave reviews from the wedding guests. read more

Bad experience. Hamburgers were undercooked, and had too much garlic on them. Service was terrible, order was incorrect, and server reached in front of me to give the person next to me their order. We will NOT be coming back! read more

WORST BUSINESS EVER. Let me explain. After about a 20 minute wait without being acknowledged of being there (5-10min wait is understandable), I had to get out of my seatand head up to the bar. Asked the bartender for 2 beers and told her we have been waiting over 20 minutes for someone to even say hi to us. Shes gives me a little lip and told me "what do you expect", which i promptly told her I expected someone to ask if I would like something to drink, let alone ask me what I would like to eat. She takes my order and gives me the two beers and I head back to the table where my significant other is at. Soon as I sit down, the OWNER, Toni, came right to me and said, and I quote, "after those beers, you guys can take a hike." Shocked, I asked for my money back for the beers, which he threw at me, exchanged a couple words and left. NEVER have I, or anyone in my lifetime, been treated like this at a business by employees, let alone the OWNER of the business. Needless to say, all my friends will never go back, and as you can guess, neither will I. read more

Was there twice this weekend first day Thursday great lunch great sandwiches bartenders awesome Friday not so great loud loud loud couple very obnoxious people but bartender was very sweet could only stay in there for around 20 minutes it was just too loud read more

My review is based solely on the pizza. I have never eaten in here and I have only had the pizza 2 times. Someone brought it to us at work 1 day and it was so good I used a delivery service (Mr Delivery) to order it again 4 days later. After having this pizza twice it is hands down the best pizza I have had in eons. I will make my way in there soon and edit this afterwards. Pizza = pure awesome! read more