Honky Tonk BBQ

Great attentive service and not too long a wait for food either. The food is really tasty and great! Definitely a recommended BBQ place. The ambiance is a spacious seating room, with some live music occasionally. So it is unique comparatively to other places. Back to the food, great cook of the BBQ food. The cornbread muffins are exactly as advertised. Nice and moist, as they should be. The hot link has a nice seasoned layer while tender. The brisket sandwich has a ton of brisket inside. I love brisket, so this is welcomed. The brisket is really great! There are three bbq sauces which are fine. Would be nice to have a spicy bbq sauce option too or some other type of bbq flavor sauce. As is there is a tangy (Carolina), a sweet bbq, and then some other one that's in between sweet n tangy. So perhaps a more straight up bbq sauce too would be good. Regardless, the three sauces currently are good. Overall, very satisfied with this BBQ . Another great BBQ place to check out in Chicago.

A great barbecue spot!We went on Thursday for dinner and it wasn't too busy. Sat in the back room and really enjoyed the interior design and ambiance.Ordered the sampler platter ($43) that comes with basically everything and then a side of Mac and cheese. The mac and cheese side was not super needed honestly. The best parts of the platter were the ribs, the brisket sandwiches, and the corn muffins.Shared with my girlfriend and we had plenty to bring home for leftovers. Overall great food, value, and service.

Bacon Candy 4 starsBeef Brisket Sandwich on Garlic Breas 3 starsHot Link 5 starsThe Bacon Candy, bacon with a sweet glaze on it. Had it a couple of places. It's very good. The beef brisket sandwich was cooked well but it was bland. The garlic bread was hot, toasty, and flavorful. The house barbecue sauce is decent but this Sandwich didn't do it for me. The hot link however was on point. Really good seasoning, not that hot, but really enjoyed it. I'll go back and try a couple of other things.

Order late lunch from this place. We got the platter which consists ribs, briskets, and half chicken with three sauces. We order some sides which is corn breads, mushroom, and mashed potato. The side was not bad at all, I would say the mushroom wasn't much flavor or I was having high hope however the corn bread and mash potatoes are delicious. We also order their jumbo smoked wings, I would say the smoked wings could be better. Street parking.

Do NOT, I repeat DO NOT waste your money! My partner and I ordered in and got the sampler platter and a separate brisket sandwich with sides mac & cheese and garlic mash. Holy cow what a let down... The meats were tough, cold and flavorless. My brisket was supposed to be the lean cut and what I got was 2 huge slabs of fat. The meat was inedible because of how cold and slimy it was. The mac was bland AF and the mash had no garlic seasoning.. again everything bland... We were charged $10 for 2 slices of butter pound cake and the cake disintegrated in my mouth from how dry it was. I spit it right out! How does this happen?? I rarely post and do not claim to be any kinds of food critic but OMG the fact that we spent $116 on all this nasty food has me beyond upset. I have an obligation to my foodie community members so I had to share. Now we have to find somewhere else to eat because this dinner was thrown in the garbage. Get it together Honky Tonk, management/owner anything to say for yourselves?!?! Shame.....

Fernando, the food manager was really nice even on his off duty night ... what dedication! He made our night amazing and made us want to return. He also offered us some really fun food items like thick cut sweet bacon strips. The brisket was really good! For someone who doesn't like meat I liked this bc it was tender but still well cooked and the meat was not too fatty and had many shreds of lean meat inside the rims. The wings were huge and ribs were good from what I was told bc I didn't eat them. But the best part?!? The mustard sauce was the best I ever had with little crunchy bits and a sweet but tasty flavor of authentic mustard. The BBQ sauce was also really good and sweet too. But I was swept away by the mustard sauce we saved it in the fridge for future use w fries or other food. I enjoyed mustard w French fries ... just really high quality and tasty! Try it. Oh the Mac and cheese was okay... I personally thought it needed more gooey cheese. The mashed potato was good but lacking spunk. They also have live music and on 5/18/24 they had a burlesque show! Really nice to see something fun for a Saturday night.

Really not impressed with flavor of pulled pork. Brisket was ok. . Bbq sauces were meh. Mac n cheese was gritty. Coleslaw wasn't very good.

Hi friends, once again, another local spot that's not even a full block away from me. I stopped in on Saturday and I love this place for the vibes and also for the ambiance. They have live music and good food! This was around 6:00ish in the evening and I was sooo hungry (I always wait too long to eat) anywho, I digress..lol. I ordered the Mezcal margarita for my drink and the rib tips with mac&cheese and greens for my sides. My drink was made with Mezcal, blackberry basil syrup and fresh lime juice . It was DELICIOUS. Now, I'm giving this 5 stars for the experience and the service ..BUT and you guys know I don't like to do it but I have to be truthful. My food was a 3/5 for me. The portions were lovely so no bones to pick there, but for ME, the tips(which come with a slice of bread as well) were flavorful but the meat portion was a little tough as if they were overdone by a few minutes . The greens didn't taste like much but vinegar and very spicy . The mac and cheese had a lovely sauce but very under seasoned. I don't think it was terrible in any way shape or form. I just feel like things were too much or not enough if that makes sense. Other than that, a lovely experience. Saturday night was blues night and I was tempted to stay for the band but i had other things on my agenda . However, the staff here are amazing and so kind and courteous . Overall I had a great experience and will pop back in and try some more things on the menu . Thank you so much for a good time! See you soon!

I visited Honky Tonk for the first time a few weeks ago. I wasn't sure what to expect, but it ended up being a great experience. We walked in and found the place semi empty. There were ample seating choices, so we opted to sit near the front of the restaurant. Our waitress, Brenda, came over immediately to greet us.We ordered drinks and food. I had the pulled pork sandwich and greens. It was delicious. My sister also had the pulled pork, but she also ordered a hot link. My brother had the rib tips and mac-n-cheese. We ordered a basket of corn bread muffins for the table. The food was delicious!! The mac-n-cheese was al dente, which was interesting. My brother loved it, but I didn't care for it. He also liked the corn muffins, but I didn't like those either. I like my corn bread on the sweet side. The muffins and mac-n-cheese weren't bad... they were just okay, in my opinion. The pulled pork and greens were fantastic. My brother loved the rib tips as well. The hot link was decent. It's not like a link you'd eat in the hood, though. It's tasted more like Eckrich smoked sausage to me. We also ordered a round of cocktails, which were really good. My brother had a sidecar, and I think my sister had a moonshine. I can't recall what I had, but it was good. They both liked their drinks, too.The ambiance was really nice, too. There was an R&B band singing and playing live instruments. They sounded great! Our waitress, Brenda, was awesome. She offered recommendations and was really chill. We thought she was cool. The bill was about $100 for the 3 of us, which is a little pricy but well worth it. I'll visit Honky Tonk again for sure.Update - I changed my initial five star rating to four stars. I visited Honky Tonk again last night and the experience was lackluster. I had the pulled pork and greens again, but it wasn't as good as my first experience. The pork had a lot of gristle which was disgusting and the greens tasted bitter. The service was still good though and there was a great band (Anna Maze) playing. I was with three friends and they also didn't think the food was very good. The drinks made up for it though. Not sure if it was an off night or if this place is hit or miss all the time.

We loved this place in the past. Have not been in 5 years and was not the same. Service was sub-par and the food was just ok. I will say the smoked meats were good but the Mac & Cheese was terrible.