Honey Boy's BBQ & Catering

$$ • Barbeque

Hours:
300 E State St, Rockford
(815) 999-1656

About Honey Boy's BBQ & Catering

Honey Boy's BBQ & Catering offers a memorable barbecue experience with delicious, tender, and smoky food that keeps customers coming back. The restaurant is known for its enormous portions, especially the rib tips, which are juicy, flavorful, and perfectly charred, with a bold, sweet, and tangy sauce that complements the smoky taste. The slow-roasted brisket is tender, and the fries are fresh and satisfying. Guests appreciate the friendly service, often enjoying complimentary soda and samples of menu and off-menu items while waiting. The atmosphere features great vibes, energy, and laughter, making it a fun spot to visit. The restaurant's unique flavor and quality, combined with its reasonable prices, make it worth the trip, even from Chicago to Rockford. The place is tucked away and easy to miss, but GPS directions help locate it. Customers love the quality of the meat, the larger meaty pieces rather than nuggets, and the distinctive sauce that is not overly sweet. Honey Boy's BBQ & Catering also caters events, impressing with its friendly team and excellent setup. Whether for a casual meal or a special event, the restaurant consistently delivers a satisfying and flavorful barbecue experience that keeps visitors returning for more.

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Honey Boy's BBQ & Catering Reviews

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94 ratings
Restaurantji Rating
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Food
5.0
Atmosphere
4.8
Service
5.0

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Everything was so good!! The kind of good where you take a bite, stop talking, and just look at each other like “wait…what just happened?”
The meat was insanely tender and packed with flavor. Melt-in-your-mouth, no exaggeration. The sauce? Perfect balance of smoky, sweet, and just enough tang to keep you going back for more.
Their customer service was above and beyond! They went out of their way to correct an issue that wasn’t even their fault! To me, that means...read full review

Phenomenal bbq. Got the rib tips as recommended by the wonderful lady helping me. Couldn’t have been cooked any better. Fat and collagen rendered perfectly. That good Smokey flavor that you don’t want to stop eating. I didn’t want to eat myself sick so I packed up the giant plates left overs. The smoked meat burps later in the evening had me craving it again. So I smashed the take home box of sweat and Smokey tips, fries, and bread in the hotel before bed.

Suckin...read full review

This the BEST BBQ that I’ve had in a lonnnnng time! and hunnnni let’s not even talk about the bbq fries!!!! ❤️ The customer service is top tier! I will most certainly be a loyal customer!

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Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday Closed
Friday 5 - 11PM
Saturday 5 - 11PM
Sunday 12 - 5PM
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