5 Best Barbeque Restaurants near Cicero

“Fantastic meal, fantastic service, fantastic experience.I had the brisket sandwich with coleslaw and mac & cheese. The original sauce was my favorite, but the hot BBQ sauce was also good.My wife had the pulled pork sandwich with baked beans. The baked beans tasted like cinnamon brown sugar.We're glad to have found a good BBQ place near us, definitely recommend if you're in the area.“

“This was all of our first time there we had 6 in our party which included two kids. I was so glad to NOT see mac n cheese as a main course for kids on the menu. Everyone got something different and everyone loved their food. Also the kids meals come with a rice krispy treat that comes on a plate that looks like a painters pallette with a paintbrush, chocolate syrup, raspberry sauce and sprinkles super fun!!“

“Ben's is the best BBQ! My previous favorite is Oklahoma Joe's/Joe's in Kansas City.Similar origin stories.It starts with the smoker. Oklahoma Joe built his own and so does Ben. I was invited into the inner sanctum of the smoke house to see the "Red October" offset.All of the BBQ is smoked with local Indiana cherry.Ben's is located in an old used car lot in old downtown Westfield where parking can be very dear. Prime spots are located back by the picnic tables.If you don't preorder and walk up you will need to be there at noon if you want BBQ before sell out.I did a walk up visit on Saturday Apr 6 for brisket and pulled pork and returned Apr 7 Sunday for ribs, pork belly and turkey. The ribs are spare vs baby back so plenty of meat and finished with a rub. All meats are fork tender.My preference for pulled pork is Carolina style referred to as just BBQ in the Carolinas. Served family style in a bowl with finishing sauce choices of mustard or apple cider vinegar available if desired. Ben's serves his pulled pork chopped and lightly sauced, all good but not my preference. Ben would most likely indulge Carolina BBQ presentation if requested.Ben's is a BBQ shack but has picnic tables out back if you wish to eat while there.If you don't visit Ben's BBQ Shack you don't know what you missing and if you wait until next weekend you will only be a week older when you do.Parking: Parking in old downtown Westfield is dear.Arrived early at Ben's and park back by the picnic tables“

“We went to Big Hoffa's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que for dinner and it was absolutely delicious. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere and Jacob has outstanding customer service skills. The pulled pork, baked beans and mild bbq sauce were my favorite. The macaroni and cheese was just ok. The BBQ ribs are very tender and seasoned just right. The garlic rolls were a hit too. I highly recommend this bbq spot if you are looking for some really good beef ribs, the ribs are so delicious that you don’t have to put any sauce on them. They have different levels of heat for the BBQ sauce also. If you like Brisket this would be a good place for you to check out. I give them 5 stars for flavor‼️??? They have ice cream too.“

“We showed up about 9:30 with what was supposed to be a party of 8. That's 30 minutes before the kitchen closed. We were seated right away, and our server was more than helpful and gracious. She made sure our order was placed before the kitchen closed and took very good care of us. We only ended up having four in our party, but we're very thankful for such a positive experience that late.“