BBQ Restaurants in Rockford, IL

BBQ in Rockford at a glance

• BBQ is the 15th largest food category in Rockford, after bars and pizza.
• Its 1.4% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 8 listed below, 5 are independent and 3 belong to chains; 8 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Rockford

• Smoke House Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 432 Harrison Ave
• Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que of America
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3303 N Perryville Rd
• Mission Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 6820 E State St
• Dickey's Barbecue Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 845 S Perryville Rd Unit 115
• Batchz BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2907 Green Dale Dr
• Big Papas Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5811 Forest Hills Rd
• Little Nick's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3118 Auburn St
• Smoke House Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 432 Harrison Ave

BBQ elsewhere in Illinois

Among the Illinois cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Chicago (175), Springfield (12), Naperville (11), Joliet (10), Peoria (9) and Champaign (9).

Run a bbq spot in Rockford?

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