Shemwell's Barbecue 1102 Washington Avenue, Cairo, IL 62914

"Got catfish dinner, was decent. But fish tasted like was cooked in old cooking oil. Service was great. Needed working light in ladies restroom"

"I love the barbecue here. I have driven from North Little Rock, Arkansas just to get this amazing barbecue. I have eaten here since the early 70’s, and it is just as good now as it was then. Best barbecue in the world…amazing sauce!"

"Clean and bright, the orange BBQ sauce seemed to be popular and was tasty sort of like a buffalo sauce. Had the sliced Turkey sandwich with bbq beans and Cajun fries. Looked like the only restaurant open in town."

"Great little find. Found this little place on the way to Branson. Very clean and our sweet little waitress was wonderful and very attentive. The food was excellent. Brisket, pork was amazing.. so tender you can cut it with a fork and very flavorful. We left full and happy. It's so worth stopping by."

"Asked for the barbecue plate to go as I was working in the area and had more than an hour drive back. Place looks run-down but the service and the food and the cleanliness was great. I didn't really like the barbecue sauce as it was more of a hot sauce so I had them put some of their vinegar coleslaw on the BBQ which was freshly cut off the brisket and served has a sandwich that was toasted on both sides. I got sweet corn nuggets and the crispiest perfect fries I've ever got. Under 9 bucks steal"