Very good food. Great atmosphere, and very delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terri Pittman
Last 2 experiences here have been terrible. One with the chopped brisket being all fat and no meat and today my chicken sandwich tasted like the chicken came right from the refrigerator. Ice cold! I had about 4 beans in my sides bowl and the rest was tough sausage ends. The lady I was with left most of her salad so I am thinking her meat wasnt good either. What a change over the years in the quality here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Dan and Polly Frank
Excellent food, service, and professional staff. Tables cleaned immediately. Highly recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dervla Fowler
Tasty bbq, canteen style, fresh food and a Photo Booth !!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cornbread, Mac N Cheese, BBQ
Phoebe Larsen
This is my favorite restaurant in Arizona. I had brisket and cornbread and I don’t remember what else, and loved it ALL. The honey butter is BEYOND! It’s definitely worth stopping here, and worth the wait in line!Dietary restrictions: They have lots of options for lactose-intolerant folks! It was easy to find things without cheese and milk in them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ, Chopped Brisket
TacoBebs
I've been coming here for years now. Haven't found a better place for bbq in the whole of AZ. The line is usually long, but it goes down quickly. I get their sliced brisket. It's very tender and falls apart and has an amazing smokey taste. My husband gets the ham because it's one of the only places he can get smoked ham. Don't forget they also give you free food on your birthday!
I had a few good experiences here and usually got the jackfruit sandwich, however, last time I went they looked confused and said they couldn’t do that. I’m not sure how that could be, considering that’s what I usually get and it states that you chose the meat or, “meat” in my case, and put it on a roll. I ended up with just a lump of jackfruit on a plate… that turned me off and haven’t been back since. Props on the root beer and cream soda tho ?
I was pleasantly surprised with how good the food was and everything was good! I ordered the Mac and cheese, braised greens, chopped brisket, and pork ribs, and then a peach cobbler.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Steve Byfield
That family there had their ribs and some sausage. Sausage had really tough casing on the outside. Never had the barbecue place with tough sausage like that but the ribs are great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cornbread, BBQ
Spencer Heaton
Great place in Downtown Gilbert! Some of the best barbeque around. Parking is plentiful around the area (basically just some big parking lots for Downtown Gilbert itself. Then everything is walking distance). My favorite part about this place is that they give you a ten dollar (now $14) credit for you meal on your birthday (you have to show your driver's license or other identification)! So basically every time I or one of my friends has a birthday I'll go. The Big Bad Wolf sandwich is delicious! They also have great outdoor seating area. Great place to take the family.However, not everything on the menu is fantastic. Things like the cheesy potatoes or jackfruit are sub-par in my opinion. The root beer is also not the greatest. I got a root beer float last time I was there and was disappointed by it (you do get to choose your soda though so I just made the mistake of choosing root beer). Overall though this is a great place to go! Definitely recommend!Vegetarian options: Jackfruit
Very good food. Great atmosphere, and very delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Last 2 experiences here have been terrible. One with the chopped brisket being all fat and no meat and today my chicken sandwich tasted like the chicken came right from the refrigerator. Ice cold! I had about 4 beans in my sides bowl and the rest was tough sausage ends. The lady I was with left most of her salad so I am thinking her meat wasnt good either. What a change over the years in the quality here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Excellent food, service, and professional staff. Tables cleaned immediately. Highly recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tasty bbq, canteen style, fresh food and a Photo Booth !!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cornbread, Mac N Cheese, BBQ
This is my favorite restaurant in Arizona. I had brisket and cornbread and I don’t remember what else, and loved it ALL. The honey butter is BEYOND! It’s definitely worth stopping here, and worth the wait in line!Dietary restrictions: They have lots of options for lactose-intolerant folks! It was easy to find things without cheese and milk in them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ, Chopped Brisket
I've been coming here for years now. Haven't found a better place for bbq in the whole of AZ. The line is usually long, but it goes down quickly. I get their sliced brisket. It's very tender and falls apart and has an amazing smokey taste. My husband gets the ham because it's one of the only places he can get smoked ham. Don't forget they also give you free food on your birthday!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Potato, Sliced Brisket, BBQ, Potato
Classic Gilbert!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cornbread, Joe's Real BBQ
The food is very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had a few good experiences here and usually got the jackfruit sandwich, however, last time I went they looked confused and said they couldn’t do that. I’m not sure how that could be, considering that’s what I usually get and it states that you chose the meat or, “meat” in my case, and put it on a roll. I ended up with just a lump of jackfruit on a plate… that turned me off and haven’t been back since. Props on the root beer and cream soda tho ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Nothing special
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Great BBQ and good service. However the lines are INSANE. Be prepared to stand in line for a while.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Always love the food at Joe's! Just wish the wait were shorter. It was super long even on a Thursday night...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Sliced Brisket, BBQ, Beef Brisket
I was pleasantly surprised with how good the food was and everything was good! I ordered the Mac and cheese, braised greens, chopped brisket, and pork ribs, and then a peach cobbler.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
That family there had their ribs and some sausage. Sausage had really tough casing on the outside. Never had the barbecue place with tough sausage like that but the ribs are great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cornbread, BBQ
Great place in Downtown Gilbert! Some of the best barbeque around. Parking is plentiful around the area (basically just some big parking lots for Downtown Gilbert itself. Then everything is walking distance). My favorite part about this place is that they give you a ten dollar (now $14) credit for you meal on your birthday (you have to show your driver's license or other identification)! So basically every time I or one of my friends has a birthday I'll go. The Big Bad Wolf sandwich is delicious! They also have great outdoor seating area. Great place to take the family.However, not everything on the menu is fantastic. Things like the cheesy potatoes or jackfruit are sub-par in my opinion. The root beer is also not the greatest. I got a root beer float last time I was there and was disappointed by it (you do get to choose your soda though so I just made the mistake of choosing root beer). Overall though this is a great place to go! Definitely recommend!Vegetarian options: Jackfruit