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3757 E. Van Buren St. Phoenix, AZ 85008

602-275-2107 

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  • American, Barbecue, Brunch, Steak House, Steakhouse
  • Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery
  • Accepted
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  • 2006 | BEST PLACE TO WAX NOSTALGIC ABOUT PHOENIX

    Fifty years ago, former circus trapeze artist Bill Johnson threw open the doors on what would become one of the best-known and longest-running restaurants in the Valley, and the place that bears his name has been dishing out chops and barbecue ever since. The rustic interior of Bill Johnson's Big Apple is still hung with Western memorabilia, its servers still dress in cowboy drag, and it's still run by the Johnson family (Bill died in 1966, after which his kids took over). All these things... More »

  • 2004 | BEST DEEP DISH APPLE PIE

    Bill Johnson's Big Apple harks back to a simpler time in American culinary history, an era where the men were men, the sheep were scared, and the women were in the kitchen -- chained to the stove, cookin' up some apple pie. We're not sure who's chained to the stove at BJ's, but whoever that poor schlub is, he's baking up the best durn deep dish apple pies in the Valley. You've heard of individual pizzas, right At BJ's, they serve individual apple pies, with a golden brown crust, filled to... More »

  • 2000 | Best Place for a Grease-Soaked Hangover Breakfast

    Your head feels like it's going to wrench itself violently from your body. Your stomach's threatening to eject its contents all over your shoes. You shouldn't have had that last drink.Now, you need grease. The kind of good, old-fashioned, fatty, dripping grease served at Bill Johnson's to coat your stomach.The Big Apple means big breakfasts, served country style in a setting so casual it doesn't matter that you look like you've been dragged behind a truck all the way to the restaurant.... More »

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Main Menu
Starters
$9.00
Grand Canyon Nachos
beef, black beans, jalapeno’s, avocados, green onions, cheddar cheese and sour cream piled high.
$11.00
Big Bill’s Sampler Platter
onion rings, zucchini, potato skins, buttermilk-breaded popcorn shrimp and hot wings.
$6.00
Classic Potato Skins
deep fried and stuffed with cheddar, bacon and tomato. served with sour cream or ranch dressing.
$10.00
Big Bill’s Buffalo Hot Wings
seasoned with bill’s special hot sauce.
$6.50
Silver Dollar Zucchini
served with ranch dressing.
Salads and Soups
Salads Include Homemade Dinner Rolls and a Choice of Bill Johnson’s Own Dressings: thousand Island, Blue Cheese, Ranch, Bill’s Cinnamon French and Sweet Italian.
$9.50
Southwest Chicken Salad
southwestern grilled chicken breast, black beans, pepper jack cheese, corn and tomato.
$9.00
Chef Salad
ham, turkey, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, hard-boiled egg and pickle spear.
$11.00
Serious Sirloin Steak Salad
sirloin steak strips, green onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, cucumbers and bell pepper. served with homemade croutons.
$9.00
Sonoran Cobb Salad
grilled chicken, bacon, tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, blue cheese, avocado, corn and red sweet peppers.
$8.50
Chicken Salad
choice of grilled or crispy chicken breast, cheddar cheese, tomatoes and hard-boiled egg.
Fish and More
Meals Include Choice of Potato, Soup Or Salad, Barbeque Beans, daily Vegetable and Homemade Dinner Roll.
$14.00
Baker’ S Dozen Breaded Shrimp
golden fried shrimp with our famous shrimp sauce.
$15.00
Broiled Salmon Filet
flame cooked pacific salmon – 8 oz. topped with our lime sauce.
$14.00
Crispy Icelandic Cod
golden cod – 9oz. with tarter sauce.
$15.00
Steak & Endless Popcorn Shrimp
sirloin – 6 oz. with endless buttermilk-breaded popcorn shrimp. no doggie bags, please.
Burgers
Fresh – Never Frozen – All-Beef Patty, Toasted Sesame Bun, Lettuce, Tomato, Pickles, Red Onions And bill’s Secret Sauce. Choice of One Side: Soup, Salad, French Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Coleslaw, barbeque Beans Or Mashed Potatoes with Gravy.
$7.00
Choice of American, Cheddar, Pepper Jack Or Swiss. Add Bacon $8.00
Make It a Double $9.00
The Cheeseburger
$7.50
It’s-a-Fiesta Burger
pepper jack & roasted green chilies.
$7.50
Patty Melt
american & pepper jack, with grilled onions on rye bread.
$8.50
El Diablo Burger
jalapenos, pepper jack cheese, avocado & spicy ancho mayo. hot! hot! hot!
$8.50
End-of-the-Trail Burger
pepper jack & cheddar cheese, grilled mushrooms & onion with hickory barbeque sauce.
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