There’s a BBQ food truck in Murphysboro, Illinois that has a permanent location you can hit up four days a week. While many thought this place was out of business for good, you can still get southern Illinois’ best BBQ at this food truck. Scroll on for more details.

Kilby’s in southern Illinois is a famous small-town BBQ joint that residents once thought was gone for good. This dynamite restaurant had been known far and wide when it closed its doors after 50 years of business.

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This popular place reopened as a BBQ food truck in the spring of 2019 and is stationed in Murphysboro, or sometimes at brewhouses or events around town.

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It originally opened in 1947 and is under the ownership of the original owner’s son 20 years after the first restaurant went out of business.

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It is known as much today as it was decades ago for its sliced pork and BBQ sandwiches. You can also get smoked turkey, cheeseburgers, catfish, smoked chicken sandwiches, patty melts, and so much more.

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Pair any meal with a side like tater tots, fries, fried mushrooms, baked beans, coleslaw, or fried cauliflower.

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There’s something for everyone at this classic BBQ joint that is open four days each week for lunch and dinner.

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People come from far and wide for the food at this BBQ food truck that people just can’t resist. Here’s hoping this legendary business sticks around for years and years.

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Kilby’s is open Wednesday through Saturday between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., and you can get more details on its Facebook page.

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For more like this, check out 10 more BBQ restaurants in Illinois that will make your mouth water.

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Address: 1801 Walnut St, Murphysboro, IL 62966, USA