Slow Hand Craft BBQ

06/16/2026

🔥🇺🇸 BACKYARD BBQ BUNDLES 🇺🇸🔥

Be the neighborhood hero of this year’s backyard BBQ. We’ll do the smoking. You take all the credit.

Whether you’re celebrating the Fourth of July, hosting a family gathering, heading to the lake, or feeding the neighborhood, Slow Hand has you covered with our oak-smoked BBQ ready for your cookout. For these deals…just mention Backyard BBQ Bundles.

Meats By the Pound
• Carved Beef Brisket — $28/lb
• Smoked Turkey Breast — $20/lb
• Pulled Pork — $20/lb
• Full Rack of Ribs — $26

🥔 Martin’s Potato Rolls (8-Pack) — $6

🍯 BBQ Sauce Bottles — $8

🔥 5-Pound Backyard BBQ Bundles
All bundles include 16 buns, sauces, pickles, and onions.

• 5lb Beef Brisket — $125
• 5lb Smoked Turkey Breast — $100
• 5lb Pulled Pork — $100
• 4 Full Racks of Ribs — $100

⭐ Important Ordering Information

• These Prices are only good for pickup July 3rd orders.
• All orders are smoked fresh, chilled, and packaged for pickup.
• Complete reheating instructions are included.
• Orders must be placed by July 1st.
• No orders will be accepted after July 1st.
• Pickup is available Friday, July 3rd only from 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
• No pickup will be available on July 4th.

📧 [email protected]

📞 or call : 309-670-0336

Spend less time cooking and more time making memories this Independence Day. 🇺🇸🔥

Happy 4th of July!!

06/12/2026

Turns out you can’t run an entire restaurant on wood and fire alone.

Last night’s power outage sent our team into a frenzy to protect product and keep everything safe..and thanks to some local restaurant friends we were able to do that. But as a result, Slow Hand will be closed for lunch today while we work to get everything back up and running for dinner service.

A huge thank you to Brightside Kitchen, Frank’s, and the 3300 Event Center for stepping up and helping us save thousands of dollars in product and hours of labor!!! That’s what small business is all about. Go take care of these awesome people.

We’ll be back open for dinner at 4 PM. Then head downstairs and help Pour Bros.’ celebrate their 10-Year Anniversary with some barbecue and a Tom Petty show by The Damned Torpedoes in the courtyard tonight!

Thanks for the support—we’ll see you at 4!

Frank's: Home of Frank's Famous Italian Beef
BrightSide Kitchen
3300 Event Center

06/04/2026

At Slow Hand, we pride ourselves on keeping the hard craft of BBQ simple! Centered on consistency—quality, and friendly service, and delivering a consistent menu you know and love is a big part of what we do.

But every once in awhile it’s good to listen to our regulars and add a few change-ups.

So We’ve added some new shareables, a few non-carnivore options, and a little pitmasters kids menu 💥.

The barbecue isn’t changing. We’re just adding a few more ways to enjoy Slow Hand with friends and family.

Stop by, check out what’s new, and as always, thank you for supporting us over the last eight years.

05/24/2026

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood!! ☀️🍻

Heading out to Bust’d Beer Bash today? Fill up first at 10am with some BBQ brunch at Slow Hand before the beers start flowing! 🔥🥓🍳. We’re proud to sponsor this growing beerfest in the Heights with our pals at Bust’d.

Briskets & Gravy, biscuits sandos, breakfast burritos… basically the breakfast of champions and your fuel to take on the 23 breweries at Bust'd Brewing
See ya soon!

Bust'd Beer Bash would not be what it is without the people who show up for us behind the scenes. 🙌

We want to give a huge thank you to two of our incredible sponsors this year.

Pour Bros. Craft Taproom Peoria Heights is sponsoring our stage and general admission glassware. If you have not been to Pour Bros yet, what are you waiting for? These are our people and we are so grateful for their support.

Slow Hand Craft BBQ is sponsoring our VIP experience this year. If you snagged a VIP ticket before they sold out, you already know you are in good hands.

It takes a village to pull off something like this and we are so lucky to have the best village around. See you all on May 24. 🍺

Get your tickets now > https://www.bustdbrewing.com/bustd-beer-bash

05/23/2026

There’s two ways to catch Slow Hand today…of course at the restaurant or Evergreen Farm Brewing!

Tonight we’re heading to the farm! 🌅🌽🔥

Slow Hand is fired up and ready for Season 2 of the Midwest Skies Music Series tonight at Evergreen Farm Brewing in Metamora! 🍻🎶

Come enjoy an evening of live music, cold farm-fresh beer, and oak-smoked BBQ at one of the most beautiful farm settings around.

🎸 Isaac Durst & The Midwestern Charm 6-7pm
🎸 Brody Vancil & The Burners 7:30-9:30pm

🕔 Gates Open: 5pm
🎶 Music Starts: 6pm
💵 $15 Cover
👧 Kids 12 & Under FREE

Bring a chair, bring your friends, and come spend a summer night under the Midwest skies with us!

05/15/2026

Zootini is always an amazing event and we were honored to be a part of it this year! 🦓🍸🔥

We teamed up with our pals at El Bandido Yankee Tequila and created the Serengeti Smoke Show Martini… and apparently people REALLY liked it 👀 Because the BBQ guys and gals brought home some hardware 🏆 3rd Place Favorite Martini at Zootini 2026!

Not too shabby for a BBQ Joint. Turns out we can clean up and get fancy from time to time too 😎🥃

05/08/2026

We’re incredibly excited to team up with our good pals again at Evergreen Farm Brewing on their beautiful family farm for The Midwest Skies Music Series!!

You’d be hard pressed to find a more authentic Midwest experience anywhere… original live music, locally brewed beer, locally oak-smoked BBQ, and good local folks gathering together over the good stuff.

That’s what this series is all about. 🌾🍻🎶🔥

We hope you pick a few shows and come spend some summer nights with us under the open Midwest Skies.

To all the Slow Hand faithful… we’d love to see you outside the smokehouse for a few evenings this year. We have a feeling you’re going to love Evergreen as much as we do.

Check out this lineup of amazing artists…We can’t wait!!

Here it is! The much anticipated Midwest Skies Music Series 2026! We had an absolute blast last year providing you with great music alongside excellent barbecue and of course pretty awesome beer! We have some new groups heading to the farm this year, as well as some familiar favorites. Big thanks to Slow Hand Craft BBQ for helping organize the series and bringing in their delicious food!

This year we are going to a pre sold ticket option, but will also accept payment at the gate unless sold out online. Tickets online are $10 per person plus the cost of incurred fees, gate price is $15, and kids 12 and under as usual are free. We are excited for this season and can’t wait to see you all there! The summer stage is set!🍻🌲🎶

https://evergreenfarmbrewing.ticketspice.com/midwest-skies-music-series-2026

05/04/2026

🌮🔥 WE’RE HAVING A LITTLE FUN THIS WEEK…

Pairing our Smoked on Oak Texas-inspired BBQ with Cinco de Mayo flavors—a little smoke, a little spice, and a whole lot of respect for the culture that inspired it 🇲🇽

📅 May 5th–9th

Here’s what’s coming in HOT:
🌽 Smoked Street Corn Dip & Tortilla chips (don’t skip this one)

🌮 BUILD YOUR TACO LINEUP:
🐖 Smoked Pork Carnitas
🐄 Smoked Brisket Barbacoa

*Taco Platters served w/ Tajín fries

🍰 Smoked Cinnamon Tres Leches

🍓 Smoked Strawberry Margaritas made with El Bandido Tequila — just $8

🔥 Texas-style BBQ + tacos + El Bandido margs = a combo that just hits different and let’s be honest…it’s the perfect combination…

Slow smoke. Bold flavor. Cinco vibes all week long.

Show up for “one taco”…
leave with 6, and a marg in each hand, with zero regrets 🌮

05/02/2026

FULL TRAY SATURDAY 🍖🔥

We didn’t come to play… we came to load trays.

Oak Smoked Brisket with that bark…
Juicy Pulled pork piled high…
Meaty Ribs falling off the bone…

Mac Scooped heavy…
Beans No leftovers…
Slaw That cool sweet crunch…

Yep, we’re ready to throw down if you are!!