BackPorch Smokehouse

This place is off the chain! Visited twice while working in Robinson, Ill. Both times were stupendous. Consistency when going to restaurants is important to us when traveling. Steak cooked to perfection and seasoned fabulously. Loaded brisket fries was out of this world. Salad fresh & loaded. Will return whenever in the area!!

Back Porch SmokehouseThe Back Porch Smokehouse is a small, unassuming BBQ establishment attached to the movie theater in Robinson. In addition to BBQ, they have an ample selection of steaks, chicken, and burgers. I decided to give the brisket plate a try. While the brisket was tasty, it was quite a bit different from the traditional Texas-style brisket I'm accustomed to eating. The brisket was "chunky" versus "sliced". The sides of potatoes and cole slaw were adequate, but nothing special. I'd probably make a different selection from the menu next time.

Waited almost two hrs and still no appetizer. Was told they were out of what we ordered. I will not be back ever!!!!!!!!!

Really good wings and chicken tenders. The ranch can be a little bland but other then that it's amazing.

We are here for a golf tournament and found this barbecue place! It is very clean and nicely decorated! We had the brisket sandwich and it was excellent! Warm toasted bun made it even better!The beer bartered fries were awesome! Lots of choices. We will definitely go back!

My boyfriend use to go eat at back porch once weekly when working in Robinson but being retired it's a special treat to have a day to drive there and have lunch so it's infrequent. We were there this past week and we were both disappointed. We ordered the loaded potato with pulled pork and a side of cole slaw with some Texas toast garlic bread. We asked the waitress about the amount of pulled pork in the potato and was told it was 4-5ozs. The potato wasn't bad but there's no way the potato had that much meat. I'll bet there wasn't a tablespoon of meat and I kept wanting more to get a real taste. The Cole slaw was creamy. What was really bad was the garlic bread. It was just a thick slice of white bread barely toasted with no garlic or cheese. I couldn't eat it. My boyfriend was very disappointed. I was expecting it to be grilled with butter and garlic and maybe some Parmesan cheese until golden brown. Not white without any taste at all. Our check was way too much for what we got this day. We will go back one more time and try the ribs. I hope they are better.

Smoked catfish and ribeye were good. Nice local bbq joint. Brisket was not up to Texas standards though.

Great steaks. Great piled high nachos! Great service. Little loud but had a great meal!

Good food great service hostess couldn't have been better, very accommodating , the ambiance was great

Will charge you for ordering water to drink! Glad we didn't use the restroom, can only imagine what that would have cost! Especially if we flushed! Food was "average"