Papa Bears Barbeque

1200 W Apache Trail, Apache Junction
(480) 982-1096

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Three Meat Combo with Papa Beans & Mac and Cheese
Smoked Turkey Breast Per lb
Papa Bears Sampler Platter
Smoked Sausage Per Link
Smoked Turkey Plate
Pulled Pork Per lb
Beef Brisket Plate
Carne Asada Fries
Pulled Pork Plate
Brisket Sandwich

Menu

Sandwiches
Pulled Pork
Slow smoked for 12 hours our juicy pulled pork is a perfect combination on our delicious, freshly baked brioche bun. Take it wet with our signature homemade barbeque sauce or keep it all natural! Served with 1 side or bag of chips.
Beef Brisket
Our smoked beef brisket is slow smoked for up to 16 hours! Then we generously slice and layer it on our freshly baked, delicious brioche bun. Whether you make it wet with our signature homemade barbeque sauce or take it in its naturally juicy state, you can't go wrong with this crowd favorite. Served with 1 side or bag of chips.
Turkey Breast
Our juicy smoked turkey breast is sliced thick and layered on our delicious, freshly baked brioche bun. A perfect pair with our house made white bear sauce, its guaranteed to make your mouth water! Also available with our signature homemade barbeque sauce. Either combination is sure to leave you satisfied. Served with 1 side or bag of chips.
The Grizzly
This ginormous sandwich is piled high with our slow smoked pulled pork, sliced beef brisket and sliced smoked sausage. Then topped with our homemade slaw and wet with bear sauce. Guaranteed to concur the most colossal of appetites, this best seller is sure to please.

BBQ Plates
Papa Bears Sampler
The Papa Bears Sampler is an enormous serving of pulled pork, brisket, smoked sausage and turkey breast along with 3 sides of your choice! This plate is big enough to feed a small army!! OK maybe not an army but definitely 2 people or maybe 1 person if you're really really hungry!
Pulled Pork Plate
Slow smoked for 12 hours our juicy pulled pork is a perfect combination with any of our delicious homemade sides. Plates are served with 2 sides.
Beef Brisket Plate
Our smoked beef brisket is slow smoked for up to 14 hours! It pairs perfectly with any of our homemade sides. All plates are served with 2 sides.
Turkey Breast Plate
Tender smoked turkey breast and hand sliced with your choice of bear sauce or BBQ sauce. Served with 2 sides.
Two Meat Combo
Choose any 2 or our delicious juicy slow smoked meats. Then combine that with any 2 of our homemade sides and you have a match made in heaven! Well actually made in our kitchen but still definitely made with love! (Brisket additional $2) Served with 2 sides.
Three Meat Combo
Just like our 2 meat combo but with your choice of any 3 of our delicious juicy slow smoked meats. Then combine that with any 2 of our homemade sides and you have a match made in heaven! Well actually made in our kitchen but still definitely made with love! (Brisket additional $2)

Baby Back Ribs
Baby Back Ribs
Dry rubbed fall off the bone smoked baby back ribs. Slow smoked and seasoned with our own secret blend of spices, every full rack of baby backs comes with no less than 10 meaty, juicy pork ribs and the half rack comes with no less than 5.

Meat By The Pound
Brisket (1 lb)
Our smoked beef brisket is slow smoked for up to 16 hours! We keep it simple. Seasoned with only salt and pepper, our premium hand picked briskets bathe in their natural juices to produce pull apart melt in your mouth goodness!
Pulled Pork (1 lb)
We slow smoke our bone-in pork butts for 12 hours to produce our juicy, delicious pulled pork. Seasoned with our own secret blend of spices and injected with love!
Turkey Breast (1 lb)
Juicy tender smoked turkey breast. Slow smoked to perfection seasoned with our own special blend of spices. Pairs extremely well with our house made white Bear Sauce!

Homemade Sides
Corn On The Cob
Butter soaked mini corn on the cobs sprinkled with our secret blend of spices.
Extra Sauce
2oz of our homemade delicious barbeque sauce.

Desserts
Chocolate Cake Bites
Four big bite-sized chocolate cake mixed balls, dipped in chocolaty icing and topped with chocolate crumble sprinkles.
Red Velvet Cake Bites
Four big bite-sized red velvet cake mixed balls, dipped in white chocolaty icing and topped with red velvet crumble sprinkles.

Drinks
Can Soda
Bottle Water

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Recent Reviews

We ate at Papa Bears BBQ while staying in Apache Junction. A friend, also from NE recommended this place to us. What a gem! The best food, cold beer (bottle with a frosty mug no less) and amazing service! The owner was at the counter when we ordered and had some great recommendations for us! You can tell he is fully vested in his restaurant and truly cares about his customers' experience! If you are looking to support a locally owned business instead of a chain, go to Papa...
May 2025
The brisket was really really good, they ask you if you want more fatty or lean, which is nice. The only complaint I have is the cornbread is extra. Your meal comes with two slice of regular sandwhich bread. I would definitely come here again. The young lady at the cash register was kind and did her job very well.
May 2025
I travel here once every couple months but this is the best brisket I’ve ever had! I love that you can choose if you want a leaner or fattier cut of brisket. I always get the mix. It literally melts in your mouth. And the house smoked sausage is delicious as well.
May 2025

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Papa Bears Barbeque

1200 W Apache Trail, Apache Junction, AZ 85120
(480) 982-1096