4 Rivers Smokehouse

Reviews

• CW

  Caleb Ward

  Jan 3, 2026
  2.0
  This location doesn't hold the standard to what 4R is known for. The meats are not moist, and mostly rubbery. The burnt ends are mush. Sonny's is regrettably a better choice in Tallahassee. But they'll at least serve it to you with a smile...they just don't know what they're doing in the kitchen. The slaw was the highlight of the meal.
• JQ

  Jim Quinn

  Dec 27, 2025
  2.0
  Ordered 3 meals and a kids meal. They only had enough fries for one side at the counter but gave us a b number for the table so they could deliver the other sides when they were ready. Apparently, that meant after we were finished eating everything else. After complaining they offered me another side. Mediocre food, terrible service. It'll be a while before I go back there
• TG

  Teri Gage

  Dec 23, 2025
  5.0
  We ordered on a very busy pre holiday evening. I was expecting my wait to be a bit longer than it was. The food was ready when I approached the pickup window, I was greeted with a smile and they gave us a couple of extra treats because why not. Oh and the food was still hot when we got home !☺️ Second time getting BBQ from here and it won’t be the last.
• AY

  Amaya Y

  Dec 22, 2025
  4.0
  Not as great as I was hoping it would be. I have celiac (no gluten!) and am a vegan, so it's often a struggle to find somewhere to eat. I was very excited to try here, however, because they have gluten free and vegan burnt ends. I ordered this, along with smokehouse corn (their only gluten free and vegan side), but didn't get much. The cup of corn was full, but I got very little burnt ends - perhaps because I ordered it without a bun? Service was great, and it tasted pretty good, I was just hoping for more, in terms of how much food I got. The other two people I went with got much larger portions, it seemed (no dietary restrictions). Overall, I was underwhelmed.
• RR

  ricecube348

  Dec 21, 2025
  2.0
  Passing through Tallahassee and I was in the mood for BBQ. Google recommended mission and 4 Rivers. I've had mission before so I'd figure I'd try 4 Rivers Smokehouse. This was clearly a disastrous mistake. While I wouldn't call it busy, there were only 4 orders before mine, I noticed too late that none of those orders were for the St. Louis style ribs, but that was what I was in the mood for so I ordered it. It looked okay it wasn't until I started eating them did I find out why no one was ordering them. Can you tell from the second photo? Dried and burt to smithereens! There are pieces of rib that are melted on the bone. Not "fall off the bone" here. Every rib presented a challenge in guessing if it was so dry and burnt that I could eat it. I ended up leaving two ribs completely untouched because it was just terrible. I don't live here so I don't have to worry about coming back but you, would be diner, you should avoid the ribs here completely. People seemed to enjoy the other food offered so if you have to eat here, order something else. I paid $40+ for this level of disappointment. Employees were friendly enough, greeted me and remained pleasant during my brief encounter. The don't offer wipes for your hands and instead provides a sink for you to wash your hands in which I found interesting. Sides were good though. I've reviewed maybe a dozen BBQ joints over the years, and this is by far the lowest rating I've ever given. Huh regional chain... no clue. It's funny as I sit and write this review, I can watch a dozen or more people enter, they clearly doing something right, just not the ribs.

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