Reid's Southern Kitchen & Smokehouse — Restaurant in Peru

When i heard they're was a new bbq place opening in the Illinois Valley in not gonna lie i had my doubts. Those doubts were dashed away the minute I stepped foot in the building. Amanda and her crew are on it. She even took a few minutes to chat while I waited on my drink. The atmosphere was great the people at the register were awesome not a long wait time for the food either. The bartender was awesome(you gotta try the smoked old fashioned) price point for the food was spot on for what you get. I ordered the reids ultimate combo(3 meats and sides) the brisket was great had the lightest smoke touch, great flavor and juicy. It stood up to the bend test and stretch. Perfectly tender. Pulled pork was great also juicy and tender the rub added a tiny little hint of sweetness over all. Now the ribs. Those were the centerpiece of the plate. Prefect bark, very light smoke flavor pull off the bone tender yet maintained the bite factor that you expect. DO NOT PASS ON THE CHILI! The chili was an unexpected star of the meal. The sides were a great compliment to the meal itself. If you're a fan of sauces they have plenty, I highly recommend the peach jalepeno sauce, while the Carolina sauce and fire q are also great choices. None are overly spicy but pack some flavor. All in all of you're wondering about reids smokehouse take my advice just go and find out for yourself. I think the Illinois Valley found another place to embrace a one of their own. Oh did I mention this is only their second week in business. They are only gonna get better in time! Keep doing what...

If you have celiac or a gluten allergy don’t bother. I called to asked if they can accommodate someone with celiac and a dairy allergy. The woman said “that’s gluten right?”. First, how do you work in food service and not know this? When I explained she interrupted me and said “we don’t have anything on our menu that is gluten free”. While I appreciate the honesty, zero stars for customer service and lack of awareness and inclusivity of people with allergies. Can’t recommend.

Update: I don’t expect anyone to be able to serve me. I have had celiac disease for over 20 years. I’m very well aware of all the lines you have to say to protect yourself. And I do not expect you to have a completely gluten free kitchen. I am very aware you serve bread. There’s bread in my own kitchen for my family too. I do however deserve to be treated with respect. Conditions where you have to constantly monitor what you eat are hard enough. I don't enjoy having to ask the questions or have the anxiety about a new place. I was simply trying to support a new local business so I started the conversation. Also I would like to name that the way you spoke to me here on a visible platform was very different that the treatment I received on the phone. I’ll stick with Stone Jug and if you follow my many reviews on eating out with celiac and food allergies I...

If you love Popeyes red beans & rice warmed up the next day in the to go container in the micro wave you will love their smoked seasoning on their meats & if you love grease soaked half black hush puppies you will theirs & if you love luke warm mac & cheese with absolutely no cheese pull on mac thats mushy you will love theirs & if you love bbq sauce that taste like watered down ketchup or bbq sauce that taste like kfcs cole slaw dressing you will love theirs & if you love cold French fries you have to try theirs.. 4.6 has got to be a joke & if you have money to throw away & leave with the worst taste in you mouth give them a try .. We couldn't wait to try this place but we wanted to give it time so they could get all the nicks out & Honestly it was the worst food experience we've ever had & we couldn't even justify it by saying they were busy because they weren't.. our meal didn't even deserve 1 star yet it cost us dang near...