Li'l Porgy's Barbeque

Champaign, IL · Barbecue restaurant

Rating
4.3/5
★★★★☆ 4.3
Reviews
20
Rank in Champaign
#60
of 264 restaurants
City Percentile
57%
rating percentile
Address
Li'l Porgy's Barbeque, 1917 W Springfield Ave, Champaign, IL 61821
Phone
(217) 398-6811
Website
www.lilporgysbbq.com
Status
Closed · Opens 10:30 AM Sat

Li'l Porgy's Barbeque is a restaurant located in Champaign, IL. It is one of 264 restaurants listed in Champaign. Its 4.3-star rating is above the Champaign city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday10 AM–9 PM
Saturday10 AM–8 PM
Sunday10 AM–8 PM
Monday10 AM–8 PM
Tuesday10 AM–8 PM
Wednesday10 AM–8 PM
Thursday10 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Gary Hamm · Dec 2025

If you love to eat ribs that are tuff like Shoe leather Full slab of ribs all in the garbage. Stay far away from this place. It must be new owners. Full slab of ribbs over half was all garbage over cooked and burnt hiding with extra sauce. The sauce isn't that good anymore...YUCK This must be different owners from the last time we were in. This slab of ribs was to go had the fries underneath the ribs. Li'l Porgy's Bar-B-Q - Champaign. I am glad that I didn't leave a tip.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Alexander Cowan · Dec 2025

Really sad to say this place is not what it once was, and I probably won’t be back. I had a serious craving for their rib tips and made a 20 minute drive just to get them. Everybody knows you can’t have Little Porky’s rib tips without that signature sauce, so I ordered mine with extra sauce too. Unfortunately, I trusted them and didn’t check the bag before leaving. It was stapled shut and I figured it would be fine. I drove the 20 minutes home, got back, and realized they gave me zero sauce. Nothing at all. The rib tips were completely dry. I called them, let them know I had driven 20 minutes just to get these tips, and they said they would make it right. So I drove another 20 minutes back to the restaurant. After all that, they only handed me the sauce I originally paid for. No apology,

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Gib2Fly G · Nov 2025

Literally these people do not care for the customer. They are very skimp on the food portion, and I do not recommend anyone give them any business. Order a large order rib tip and it looks like a small. Then when I called to complain, I received no apology, no empathy whatsoever. All I got was “we weigh them out” not once did they think they maybe the bones give more weight than the actually meat. I can’t wait till this place closes down.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 andrew t · Jan 2026

Beef ribs weren't cooked enough for the rub to even set up on them. Super tough. Been eating here for years and never once called to complain. When I called there was no apology or complimentary order for next time. The only thing I was told was to bring them back and they would give me a refund. Being at work, 20 min away, this isn't an option. $15 thrown in the trash but it won't ever happen again.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Alondre Wilson · Jan 2026

Service was friendly and food was out quick. I got the beef brisket sandwich with mixed sauce. The sauce was mildy sweet and mostly hot, sort of overwhelming. The sandwich bread was mushy from the sauce and honestly the meat had no flavor.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Delivery ✓ Serves Local Specialty ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Comfort Food ✓ Quick Bite ✓ Catering ✓ Seating

Services

Barbecue restaurantFast food restaurant

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