Steamboat BBQ in Wheaton

Went to try this place that got on my radar screen after hearing about some good reviews. It was very good. Had the burnt ends sandwich and it was delicious. Good fries. They also have many many different kinds of sauces to pick from and the ones I tried, even though I don't remember what exactly they were, were delicious. The bad part was they did not have ribs that day. I am not sure if its because they were sold out or what. They did have rib tips and they were really good too.

We will definitely be going back to this place. We went on Saturday evening and it was crowded, and you had to wait in line to order. Its a hole in the wall kind of place, it does have tables to eat but its quite small.

Its on Geneva Rd, in the Jewel shopping center strip mall, on the east side. Its near the intersection of Main St. (aka Schmale Rd) and Geneva Rd.

And guess what!!! They have buns!!!

322 E Geneva Rd.
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 665-6227
http://steamboatque.com/

thanks for posting the actual address.

Hi,

I regularly take Mom2 to this Jewel, so we are near. We both like BBQ, so we will be there very soon.

Regards,

I think you will like it Cathy. The burnt ends sandwich was good.

We finally made it over here the other night. They were slamming on a Saturday, though the flow of the place is very efficient with brisk counter service and steady table turn over.

Food was not bad.



I ordered three meats, my wife ordered two. The run down:

Tips: not fully rendered and not smoky. Likely a symptom of peak weekend hour and hastily pulled. Light to no smoke was common throughout the spread though.

Sausage: finer grind than a hot link, which admittedly is the only BBQ sausage I have much experience with. Lack of smoke made up for with heavy black pepper and garlic. It was served nice n juicy.

Ribs: the best of the bunch. Nice bark, discernible smoke. Served sauced (as were the tips) but just a glaze rather than a soak. The flesh was tender, though not fall-off-the-bone.

I also snuck a few stabs at my wife's brisket, which was tender and moist though lacked smoke or much other seasoning. She seemed to enjoy it.

Sides: pretty good across the board. Best fries I've yet to encounter in this corner of DPC. Beans had a few meaty chunks but might have been doctored from a can. Slaw was not gloppy nor overly sweet but a tad under-seasoned to my taste.

Sauces: of the three we tried, the hot vinegar, which was fairly simple, was the most interesting. As mentioned the ribs came pre-sauced in a sticky sweet tomato/HFCS based sauce that was similar to the other two we tried. I found these sauces unbalanced skewing in the cloying direction. All around very light heat for me, even the hot vinegar.

I'm sure I'll stop back in here, as its en route to my weekly shop at Caputo's on North. I'm curious to see if the tips would come out properly smoked at a mellower hour like late lunch on a weekday. But with WSM season around the corner, I'll likely opt to pick up a bag of Royal Oak at Home Depot across the street and smoke my own.