Rub's Backcountry Smokehouse

A few weeks ago, Greedy Eater 2 and I were in the Chicago area checking out some places. We decided to try this restaurant since they were at Baconfest Chicago this year.

We almost missed this place on N. Western Ave. in Chicago. We managed to find a spot to park on the street. On a side note, the parking in the Chicago area is a rip-off. Moving on...

We went in and the place was small, but there was decent seating inside and there was the option to sit outside and eat. It was a nice day, but since it was pretty hot out, we sat inside. While waiting to be seated, a customer recommended we try the cornbread. She swore by how good the cornbread was.

We got seated and took a look at the menu. Their menus are pretty neat because they are contained in album covers. The menu had a good variety of choices. On the table there were several BBQ sauces and a jar of dill pickles. We tasted all of the BBQ sauces and they each had a little kick to them, but the heat wasn't overwhelming.

We decided to split the Big Guys Meal which came with 1/4lb of pork, 1/4lb brisket, 3 rib bones, kettle chips and coleslaw. All three meats were tender. The pulled pork and brisket  The rub on the ribs was so good that we didn't need to put BBQ sauce on them. The kettle chips and coleslaw were pretty good too. (Side note: It wasn't until later on that night, that we looked at the menu again realized that this meal also came with 1/4lb of chicken, which we did not get. It was both our fault and the restaurant's fault for missing this, but yeah, we got shafted.)

We also ordered the Truffled Mac N Cheese and the Custard-Filled Cornbread in regular sizes. The Mac N Cheese was really good. It wasn't too cheesy or thick. It had a good consistency. As for the cornbread, I was glad we listened to the customer. The cornbread was great. We never had anything like it. In the middle of the cornbread was a custard filling with kernels of corn.

For dessert, we ordered the Wood-fired Peach Cobbler. Holy cow was it good. It actually ranked a close second to my mom's peach cobbler which says a lot. It came in a small cast iron skillet with this big chunk of ice cream on top. It had the right amount of sugar and crust on the top.

Overall, we thought the BBQ here was really good, even if we did get shafted out of the 1/4lb of chicken. The rubs and seasoning they use isn't like the other BBQ places we've been to which is a good thing.