4 Rivers Smokehouse

4R has the best fries ever. The pulled chicken quesadilla has a phenomenal smokey taste. The hot bbq sauce in the bottles is some of my favorite bbq sauce. The workers are very kind. This is our second visit in a month. It's a little pricey but delicious.

All the meats were phenomenal. I've just arrived back in the south after 22 years, and finally got some BBQ. Plus the employees heard me ask about vinegar for my collards, and they walked some.out to me without any request. Excellent service- excellent food, and I definitely recommend!

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.

We went here this past Friday (12/05/25) and both had a really good meal and all around great experience. I had the 2+2 combo which lets you choose 2 meats and 2 sides. I had pulled chicken, burnt ends, collard greens and cheesy potatoes. Both of the meats were really good. I particularly liked how the chicken was so tender and not over sauced. The greens were the weak link, but still 7 out of 10. Kelli got the burnt ends too along with sweet potato casserole and baked beans. She said it was all really good. The best part was one the employees, Daje. She was fantastic! She checked on us several times and brought us a couple of samples of other items that we will now have to return to try. She is the ideal employee; super sweet, attentive and knowledgeable about the restaurant. Management needs to recognize her because we will be back partly because of how wonderful she was. Go try this wonderful business.

I had heard about 4 Rivers Smokehouse but never tried it but my friend had been here previously and liked it, so we went there. We both had St. Louis Ribs seasoned with 4R All Purpose Rub, smoked and finished on the grill with a Honey BBQ sauce. You can get either a 1/4.1/2, or full rack. Very good ribs. Choice of 2 sides; 4R BBQ Beans, Mac & Cheese, Texas Cornbread, Collard Greens, Southern Coleslaw, Baked Cheese Grits, Southern Green Beans, Fried Okra, Sweet Potato Casserole, Smokehouse Corn, Cheesy Potatoes, or French Fries $2.99 extra. Got the baked beans and corn, nice size portions . Definitely would come back .