Shemwell's Barbecue Downtown

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1102 Washington Ave
Cairo, IL 62914

Phone: (618) 734-0165

Neighborhood: Cairo

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  4.1 stars - Based on 28 votes

#1 out of 3 restaurants in Cairo

#1 of 1 Barbecue in Cairo

5 star				11 votes	39%
4 star				12 votes	43%
3 star				4 votes	14%
2 star				0 votes	0%
1 star				1 votes	4%

Top Reviews of Shemwell's Barbecue Downtown

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Try to stop by everytime I'm close to Cairo.

02/19/2021 - Sue Dever - Kelly Masten
My father was born in Cairo. As an adult, my father was a chef. Opened his BBQ in Indianapolis, IN ( Red Pig BBQ Pit...and The Island was open in 1958 in Palo Alto CA. But to me, dad's best was BBQ, which he " learned " in Cairo. Hands down great. Small place. Mom/Pop type place, not fancy, but if you want BBQ, this is it. Any time I'm going to travels the 4 hours to get there, I take about 10 orders back with me.!!

04/30/2020 - Jermane
Great place to eat bbq

01/01/2009 - Starquest
Sorry, but this is one place you should write off your list to visit. The food is bad the service is worse and the price is way to high for the small sides they offer.