Daves BBQ & Smokehouse - Benton (IL)

4 /5 Gilbert Donna (Mrs G): 10/17/2025 We had heard very good things about the food, we had been waiting awhile after they opened to give them a fair chance. First and foremost, our service was fantastic. We did not have a long wait on our food. Our waitress was great. The food was presented very nicely. I ordered the smoked chicken breast, I was expecting and whole breast, not slices. The chicken tasted good but it was to dry. I personally did not care for the baked beans, chose a side salad as part of my order, there is an up charge. My husband and I split an order of pork rinds they were very good. The food in my opinion is not worth the price. Two of us it was over $70, not including the tip. The menu stated 31.00 for a full rack of ribs, which my husband had. On the receipt we were charged 32.99. They definitely are not the best BBQ in southern IL.

1 /5 Chris Cupp: I ordered a full rack rib dinner with baked beans and fries Ribs had no season and it says smokehouse but no smoke flavor.Did not care for the beans .These were the 2nd worst ribs ever eaten in Illinois. The price on the menu was different the the prison the receipt it was like $2 more than the menu price.i did not say anything just wanted to be gone.I brought the leftover ribs home and my grandson ate on rib and said yuck we threw them away.The waitress was a good server with tip it cost me $45..I will never return.The worst ribs was Fridays restaurant in Effingham.

5 /5 Sarah Rankin: Went to Dave’s new restaurant today with our family! We loved their food truck and had to try their new restaurant out! We got brisket sandwhiches, seasoned fries, a baked potato and the smokehouse loaded baked potato(which are HUGE! I could only eat half of it!) chicken strips and fries, piggy Mac and bbq nachos! Also not pictured is their pulled pork sandwich! All are sooo amazing and delicious! The nachos were a full size, with honey bbq sauce and it’s sooo good! I loved the potatoes(something new I’ve finally been able to try!).

3 /5 Robert Bocock: I walked in and there for one is no air circulating. I just want to say that I probably won’t be back for the amount they charged for a medium baked potato in comparison to Blazing trails jumbo baked potatoes located a mile south of West Frankfort if your willing to drive. The left or top picture is Dave’s medium potato compared to the jumbo blazing trails baked potato on the right or bottom. Dave’s is almost 15 and I believe Blazing Trails is 13 unless there are new prices due to the Tarriffs. So you guys pick the public can decide.

5 /5 LudicrousSpeedBusa: We have waited patiently for them to get through their growing pains of opening a new restaurant before trying it. We were extremely pleased all the way around! It was a busy Friday evening, and we were seated immediately. The server was attentive and kept our drinks full. We waited about 15 minutes for our food (5 of us) and everything was delicious! I had the brisket plate, wife had bacon wrapped sausage, others had pulled pork sandwiches and nachos, all was hot, fresh and tasty. Had some apple crisp for dessert and enjoyed that as well. We look forward to coming back!