Firewater BBQ & Brew – New Lenox

Firewater BBQ & Brew - New Lenox is a restaurant in New Lenox, Illinois, serving Southern-style barbecue. The kitchen slow smokes its meats over hickory and applewood after a wet and dry rub with the house blend. The menu covers pulled pork, Angus beef brisket, smoked jumbo wings, BBQ rib tips, smoked chicken, cheddar jalapeno brats, thick cut bacon, three-bone ribs and burnt ends, along with a Grillmaster Burger of ground Angus brisket topped with gouda, pulled pork, smoked bacon and sweet home Chicago sauce, a South Sider of pulled pork and brisket piled on choice of bread, a smoke house salad, and pulled pork cheese fries. Sides include house cut fries, sweet potato fries, BBQ brisket beans, creamy slaw, bacon and chive potato salad, beer battered onion rings and fried pickle chips. The meats come from natural Midwestern farm raised pork, chicken and beef. Firewater BBQ also does pig roasts and off-site catering, and offers dine-in, takeout and delivery. The restaurant holds a rating of 4.10 from customer reviews.

The restaurant sits on East Lincoln Highway, a short walk from East Maple Street and about a tenth of a mile from the New Lenox fire and police Station 1. The New Lenox train station is roughly two tenths of a mile away, and Presence Healing Arts Pavilion and the Silver Cross Professional Building are each about three tenths of a mile from the door.

Firewater BBQ operates additional locations in Crest Hill, Alsip, Geneva and Elmhurst, and its barbecue has earned awards. For New Lenox, that means slow-smoked ribs, brisket and pulled pork done over hickory and applewood, with catering available for larger gatherings.