Not one of the three towns above but Louisianna BBQ on Richards st in Joliet has the best BBQ anywhere. Its located next to the J&J Fish near the Dollar store on Richards st across from Certified grocery store. Best Brisket and Best pulled pork...

Mindy's is the place to go for pulled pork in the area. But the best by far is Famous Dave's BBQ in Orland Park, which is still pretty close to us.

Hog wild!!

I really like the Irish Pig. Their garlic fries are amazing and the sandwiches have just the right amount of sauce for me. Can't eat there too often, though, that stuff is a heart attack on a plate.

Dickey's in Orland is the best (my family loves the Texas style cut meats... soooo YUMMY!!!!)

Smokey barque's pulled pork is great! And you can chose from six different sauces to put on yourself, which is great because I don't like when its already soaked in bbq. And they have a bunch of different sides that come with it to chose from. If you haven't tried smokey barque you should! Its a great place. And their flatbread appetizer pizza is our favorite.

I'm pretty sure Smokey Barque is the only one on this list who actually SMOKES their pork! The other places that I've tried on this list are alright, but they're usually drenched in BBQ to mask the fact that the meat isn't all that great. Smokey Barque is real BBQ. No contest.

Smokey Barque is the best! I love that place!

I like Smokey Barque best for sure!

@Smokey Barque lovers:

I'm in a bit of a rut when I go to Smokey Barque. What else should I order instead of the pulled pork?

Joe Vince
Local Editor, Frankfort

My family loves the Smokey Barque! Best BBQ around!

Baby Back Blues in Plainfield. Yummmy.

Smokey Barque is the best place for BBQ!

Smokey Barque has my vote!

Smokey Barque is the place for Pulled Pork! The Carolina Sandwich is the best with the North Carolina sauce and creamy coleslaw on top! And their Service is OUTSTANDING!! You have to save room for the bread pudding!

So glad to see so many others love authentic smoked barbeque at Smokey Barque!

Baby Back Blues in Plainfield has the best pulled porked and then top it off with their Carolina sauce.....

Smokey Barque! I've tried just about all of these restaurants and Smokey Barque definately has the best food.

Smokey Barque's pork was fine, but the brisket I had was rubbery! Hope they can improve on this!

I love Smokey Barque!

Love, Love, Love their pulled pork sandwiches. The meat is so tender and tasty with an all natural smoked flavor, it's just mouth watering delicious. I love that they give you 6 different sauces to choose from. Nothing can compare or even come close to the yummy goodness of the Smokey Barque Pulled Pork Sandwich in downtown Frankfort. THE BEST IN THE LINCOLNWAY AREA!!!!!!!

I LOVE pulled pork. I've only been to a bit more than half of those, but I gotta agree with the above ones - Smokey Barque's got the best. That they smoke it really makes a huge difference in the tenderness and flavor. Will have to give the others a shot someday, but I doubt they'll compare.

For such a new restaurant, Smokey Barque has a lot of vocal supporters. Not only have a lot of readers commented on this Chowdown Showdown over the past two days, but many of them have left reviews in our Patch business directory.

The place must be doing something right to drum up this kind of support in such a short period of time.

Joe Vince
Local Editor, Frankfort

Smokey Barque has the best pulled pork sandwich around. The fact that you can choose your own sauce is great. I like to mix my sauces Texas and Memphis. I can add just the right amount of sauce unlike other places that have so much sauce on it the bun gets to wet and falls apart. Smokey Barque's pulled pork also has that authentic smokey flavor. Yep, Smokey Barque the best pulled pork.

Definitely, the Smokey Barque gets my vote!!

Irish Pig!!! LOVE ALL THEIR FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Smokey Barque is definitely the best. Whenever I go, someone at my table orders pulled pork because it's so good!

Smokey Barque has horrible food