Central Texas BBQ · Near Sky Harbor · Eater Phoenix 38
Scott Holmes's barbecue shed near Sky Harbor runs Central Texas-style smoke on offset rigs he built himself — fatty brisket, homemade sausage, and a smoked pecan pie that has its own following. Counte...
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Mr. Baan's Bar and Mookata
Thai / Mookata Hot Pot-BBQ · Roosevelt Row · Eater Phoenix Best New Fall 2025
From Alex and Yotaka Martin (Lom Wong) in the former Khla space behind Lom Wong's bungalow — charcoal-grilled ping yaang skewers and mookata (a communal hot-pot-and-barbecue mash-up) that few U.S. res...
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Joe's Real BBQ
BBQ / Southern · Gilbert
Joe Johnston's Gilbert barbecue institution since 1998 — the anchor of the Johnston family's Gilbert restaurant trio (Joe's Farm Grill and Liberty Market are the siblings). Smoked brisket sliced thick...
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Bobby-Q BBQ
Barbecue / Steakhouse · Glendale
Operating since 1999 on the West Valley side — part BBQ joint, part steakhouse, part prime rib house. Smoked brisket and prime-rib carving station under one roof, family-style portions, and a dining r...
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Trapp Haus BBQ
BBQ / Soul Food · Downtown Phoenix
Trapp Haus Philip 'Trap' Haus-Thomas's BBQ joint on Roosevelt Row — Texas-style brisket, burnt ends, and the kind of dining room energy that turns a BBQ visit into a community moment. One of downtown ...
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Honey Bear's BBQ
BBQ / Southern · Central Phoenix
Operating since 1986 — a Central Ave BBQ and soul-food institution that predates Phoenix's current Q renaissance by two decades. Pulled pork with the right shred, ribs with the bark, and sweet-potato ...
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Bryan's Black Mountain BBQ
BBQ · Cave Creek
The Cave Creek BBQ pit that Valley smoke hunters drive an hour for — proper Texas-style brisket, dark-bark burnt ends, and a sauce program that respects the meat rather than covering it. The kind of p...
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The Horny Toad
American / BBQ · Cave Creek
The Cave Creek roadhouse that's been slinging fried chicken and cold beer since 1975 — planked wood, neon, a long patio, and a crowd that rides in on Harleys and sedans alike. The desert-town anchor n...
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Phil's Filling Station Grill
American / BBQ · Ahwatukee
Ahwatukee's converted-gas-station grill — a local-favorite on Warner Road with a smoked-meat menu that doesn't try to pick a BBQ-style fight, and a room that turns into a sports bar on Cardinals Sunda...
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Buffalo Chip Saloon
American / Steakhouse · Cave Creek
The Cave Creek honky-tonk — rebuilt after the 2014 fire, still running live bull riding on Wednesdays and Fridays, still the Valley's answer to "where do you take out-of-towners for something the...