Carrol Lou's Smokehouse

We are a locally owned barbecue smokehouse. We hand trim and rub our meats, which are then slow smoked over a real wood fire in our on-site smokers. Because of our cooking style, we can sell out of popular items and sometimes we sell out early. We have a full menu of meats, sandwiches, specialty items like bbq horseshoes or nachos, sides, drinks, desserts, and house made sauces. Our restaurant is casual, and we have seating, but counter service only. Feel free to come see us or call ahead for pick up.

Located at 2612 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Decatur, IL 62526, Carrol Lou's Smokehouse operates as a chinese bbq serving Decatur in Illinois. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it.

In cities with a Chinatown, weekend mornings bring dim sum carts or order sheets, and lines form early at the most popular spots in Decatur; walk-ins are standard and reservations are uncommon outside large banquet restaurants. Regional labels matter: Cantonese, Sichuan, Hunan, Shanghainese and Taiwanese kitchens cook very differently, so a restaurant's stated region is a better guide to the food than the word "Chinese" alone. Some smaller restaurants in Illinois are BYOB with no corkage fee; call ahead to confirm. A tip of 15-20% is customary for table service but not expected at counter-order takeout. Spice level, MSG and allergen questions are normal to ask before ordering, and most kitchens are happy to leave an ingredient out or tone down the heat if you mention it when ordering rather than after the food arrives.

Hours are published for 5 days a week. The most common schedule is 11 am–7 pm. Note that it does not open on Saturday, Sunday. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (217) 542-7275. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is facebook.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

Customers rate it 4.5 out of 5 on Google across 684 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded chinese bbq & roast meats in Decatur.

Decatur is in Illinois, in the Midwest, where summers are warm, winters are cold and snowy, and most errands are done by car; businesses keep steady year-round hours with the usual holiday changes. Traffic in Decatur peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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