Bill's Bar-B-Q — Restaurant in Metropolis

I have spent decades working with pork in my kitchen. I have babied and coddled it: baked, fried, simmered, and smoked it, burned through cookbook pages and my mother’s memory in a vain effort to deliver up pork that - I have just discovered - Bill’s BBQ in Metropolis, IL, turns out on a daily basis. Bill’s is locally owned (by Bill, naturally) and operated by Bill, his sister, father, and nephew As a rule, I balk at less than full service restaurants but the BBQ was so good, the restaurant so bright and cheerful, and Bill’s sister was so helpful reviewing the menu choices and keeping my tea refreshed, that placing my own order and getting my own iced tea was a small price to pay, and I have now scrapped my preference for being waited on hand and foot. Bill’s is located on Hwy 45, a scant ten minutes from I-24. I have passed it many times on the way to Harrahs Casino, but recently got so many “you gotta go to Bill’s” that today I finally did. One friend said the pork chop sandwich was the king; a second said the BBQ chicken was the absolute best; and a third said Bill’s cooks up a mean cheeseburger. Alas, I got there too early (10:30 a.m.) for the BBQ chicken special so went with the pork BBQ sandwich. It smelled so good and I was so hungry, I forgot to take pix but I’m going back and will post one or more at that time. Bill’s isn’t open evenings and is closed Sunday and Monday (see attached menu) but specials are: Tuesdays & Thursdays – Pork Chop sandwich; Wednesdays & Saturdays: BBQ chicken and Fridays & Saturdays: BBQ ribs. You can get BBQ pork sandwiches, BBQ ham sandwiches, cheeseburgers, hamburgers, and even breakfast sandwiches any time. Sides include the usual suspects. Bill’s is a no-nonsense kind of place – food is served in baskets and rolls of paper towels stand tall at every table - but his melt-in-your-mouth pork BBQ is so fantastic, I wouldn’t be surprised if franchise opportunities come knocking at his door. A...

Bill's BBQ has been serving great BBQ for decades in Metropolis. It started as a family business that was passed down from father to son, and eventually was bought by someone else when the son decided to go into another line of work. For years and years it has been a tiny place that did mostly takeout business with a couple of small tables available inside. Last fall the new owner moved into the old KFC building and has greatly expanded the menu while keeping up same quality and small-town atmosphere and service. The new restaurant is clean, bright, and spacious with stools, booths, and tables and an expanded menu. (NB: as of January 2016, Street View still shows the empty KFC building.) It's a great place to eat and Southern Illinois BBQ is the best in the world! Oh, and they have a drive-through...

Bills is one of the best tasting pulled pork BBQ sandwiches I've ever had in my opinion and I gave the highest compliment to the guy that i always see back there in the kitchen that took my order that day ,which I believe is the owner of bill's. He had nothing to say not even a smile or a thank you and just gave me a blank stare like he didn't even appreciate the compliment , almost like it offended him or something! I will still eat there but won't bother speaking to him ever again and would have gave bill's 5 stars if it weren't for his...