Reviews for The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern in Peoria, IL

1st time here, staff friendly and engaging. Menu & Drinks to table quickly, lots to choose from. The smoked chicken plate... sounded good. Orders placed and it seemed like almost minutes here comes our food. Smoked chicken half was delicious and juicy.I had two sides, the cucumber salad which was very good and bacon potato salad. Let me tell you I had a 70 mile drive to gethome from there. The bacon potato salad was sooooo good I ordered 2 more of them to go. Great place, good food and a niceexperience. Definitely give them a try. Read more

Went it on a Saturday not realizing how busy it would be. There was a line out the door to get in because the place hadn?t... opened up. I almost left because I didn?t want to be ?those people? and deal with bad service because it was so busy atopening. The service was GREAT and FRIENDLY. They were speedy and checked on us despite being so busy! Food came out fresh,hot, and fast! It was delicious! The bbq was extremely flavorful. Read more

Good place to go with friends or a date. Large groups are hard b/c they don?t take reso?s. Son and I were able to eat at the bar... with no wait on a Friday about 7 pm, otherwise would of been 20 for a table. Love their wedge and Mexican tacos. Many drafts tochoose from. Good vibe. Definitely recommend. Read more

Here?s foods are so delicious! We came to visit and was surprised to see how cheap the restaurant is in Peoria. The cocktails... are only $8, and they are pretty good. Foods price is amazing as well and they are also yummy. I highly recommend their brisketpoutine, St. Louis ribs and wedge salad. I?ll come back here if I come back Peoria to visit. Read more

Waitress was awesome, food and drinks were served quickly. I had the brisket with Mac and cheese and elotas. My wife had the... barbecue chicken quesadilla and slaw. Both were delicious. Desert was key lime pie. Would definitely return to try other menuitems. Read more

Great BBQ dinner and sides. Had the 1/2 pound pulled pork with Cole Slaw and side salad. It came with a cornbread cupcake.. I... added the Revolution Fist City and Water to complement the flavors. Both BBQ sauces were great tasting. I enjoyed the redCarolina sauce, but the mustardy yellow sauce was great too. A must stop when you visit Peoria. Great atmosphere. Lots of TVs. Read more

1st time here with wife. Ordered brisket & pulled pork sandwiches with baked beans. Meat was very good,nice smoke flavor. Cozy... asphomere, kind waitress. Overall experience was very good. Only zinger is high drink prices prices. Will go back sometime. Read more

So my rating is more like 4 1/2 stars. One of the last stops in the tour of Peoria restaurants finished on a high note! Five of... us went for supper here Tuesday night and what's great call it was! The pics tell a great story but to summarize it all: Cooldecor, Amazing Sliced Brisket and Sauces, Ribs we're great, Pork was good, Chicken was meh, that Potato Salad (OMG! A must!) andthe Fried Pickles (not shown) was a miss. We'd also wish the French Fries were a thicket cut and the Key Lime Pie (not shown)had too much zest on top. Overall we appreciated the food and the awesome beer selection to boot. I had to try their Sweet Teawhich was great as well. I also appreciated the fact that while they closed at 9p, they did not make any efforts to kick us outas we were having a great conversation at the table. We ended up leaving 9:15p and again thanks for not kicking us out! I'd defcome back here while in town and you should too! Read more