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Joe's Real BBQ
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301 N. Gilbert Road Gilbert AZ 85234

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  • American, Barbecue, Dessert
    Daily 11am-9pm
    $$ $$
    All Major Credit Cards, cash, check
  • Casual
    Catering, Delivery, Family Style, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Lunch
    None
  • Not Accepted
    Lot Available
Description

Ribs: Think of them as meat lollipops thick with tangy barbecue sauce, tender from being lovingly slow-smoked over pecan logs, and served up with mac 'n' cheese, sweet corn, coleslaw, and/or any of a number of other sides. At least, that's how you'll be chowin' down on Porky Pig at Joe's, unless you prefer your hog flesh pulled, or as ham or hot links. And if you're not fine with the swine, Joe's has beef brisket, chicken and turkey breast, too. Set in a large, historic building with a restored 1948 John Deere tractor and a mural commemorating Gilbert's agricultural heritage. Great for family outings.








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  • Joe\'s Real BBQ in Gilbert Celebrates Free Barbecue Day on May 1

    Joe's Real BBQ in Gilbert Celebrates Free Barbecue Day on May 1

    The only thing we like more than barbecue from Joe's Real BBQ is free barbecue from Joe's Real BBQ. And just our luck, it's once again time to celebrate the restaurants Customer Appreciation Day on We... More »

  • Chow Bella\'s Gift Guide for the Meat Lover

    Chow Bella's Gift Guide for the Meat Lover

    What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we've been making lists -- and checking them twice -- and we've got some suggestions for the nice people on your list. Today, Chow ... More »

  • Screw Pumpkin, Give Me Joe\'s Real BBQ Sweet Potatoes!

    Screw Pumpkin, Give Me Joe's Real BBQ Sweet Potatoes!

    The Guilty Pleasure: Smoked Sweet Potato Where To Get It: Joe's Real BBQ Price: $5.49 ($8.49 with meat on top) What It Really Costs: It's practically health food, until the magic words: Cinnamon butt... More »

  • 10: Joe Johnston

    10: Joe Johnston

    From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others,... More »

  • Ten Favorite Places in Metro Phoenix to Dine After You\'ve Worked Up a Sweat

    Ten Favorite Places in Metro Phoenix to Dine After You've Worked Up a Sweat

    See also: Phoenix Best Coffee House, North Valley, and Breakfast Sunny Side Up at Scramble in North Phoenix. Arizona is a pretty relaxed place. Still, when you feel hungry after a workout, dog walk... More »

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  • Kelsee
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    | Phoenix, AZ | 189 Reviews

    One of my favorite things about joe's is the red cream soda! I don't know why it being red makes it better...but it does! The food is also great, fun country-like atmosphere right in the middle of downtown Gilbert

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  • 2010 | Best Pulled Pork

    It's not the primo location on Gilbert Road that keeps us coming back to Joe's Real BBQ. It's not the old-fashioned charm of this 1929 building, decorated with '40s-era Arizona ephemera, or even the dapper style of hat-loving founder Joe Johnston, who's become a local foodie icon. As much as we'd like to say there's something unfair about the appeal of this place, our love for Joe's all comes down to the scrumptious food -- and, in particular, the impeccable pulled pork. Heady with the... More »

  • 2009 | Best Old-Fashioned Charm

    To walk into Joe's Real BBQ, right in the middle of downtown Gilbert, you'd think you'd stepped right back in time to the 1940s. The building itself, all gorgeous red brick, was constructed in 1929 as a Safeway Pay'n'Takit (ah, they just don't make 'em like they used to), while the restored John Deere tractor in the middle of the dining room is an authentic '40s relic. And just like an old-fashioned cafeteria, you grab a tray and get in line to order up plates of slow-cooked meats smoked... More »

  • 2009 | Best Thing to Ever Happen to Gilbert

    Maybe it's the affordable housing prices or the constant sunshine that attracts transplants from all over the globe, but whatever the reason, Phoenix has become the melting pot of the Southwest. It's rare to find a native Phoenician and even rarer to find one like restaurateur Joe Johnston, who manages to make even the newest desert dweller feel at home in his trio of Gilbert restaurants: Joe's Real BBQ, Liberty Market, and Joe's Farm Grill.Johnston grew up in the slump block ranch that... More »

  • 2007 | BEST BARBECUE RESTAURANT

    You never know when a good idea may strike. For Joe Johnston, inspiration struck on his frequent business trips to Texas, where he sampled the goods at every barbecue joint he stumbled upon. By the time he found the perfect spot to open a barbecue restaurant in his hometown -- a 1929 brick building in downtown Gilbert -- he'd already perfected his business plan. And now Joe's Real BBQ stands as a testament to all the good grub he had in the Lone Star State, hawking the best barbecue... More »

  • 2005 | BEST BBQ RIBS

    Just in case you forgot, spareribs are not supposed to be health food. And no, that white stuff on 'em that tastes so good is not granola. That's pork fat. Each hunk you suck off that rib bone is equal to a pack of unfiltered Camels and is sure to slice 365 days off your life span. Okay, we're exaggerating, but you get the point. Still, what would ribs be without a little gristle on 'em? They wouldn't be ribs from Joe's Real BBQ in Gilbert, and they wouldn't make you want to lick your dining... More »

  • 2001 | Best Barbecue Beans

    What's more way-out West than barbecue beans? No self-respecting cowboy, after all, could make a meal without his trusty sidekick of beans. But they've got to be real beans -- not that canned, bright-orange stuff ladled out at tourist traps. They've got to be treated with respect, as they are at Joe's. Here, the side dish salutes kidney, lima and navy beans, thickened with shards of cooked-on-site sausage, chicken and beef. Insist on sopping up every last bit with Joe's terrific caraway... More »

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Main Menu
Bbq Favorites
One Side $11.99
Two Sides $12.99
Bbq Sampler Plate
over 3/4 lb. of ribs, chicken, pork and beef
One Side $9.49
Two Sides $10.49
Meat Plate
1/2 lb. of one or two meats, bread
One Side $8.49
Two Sides $9.49
Jumbo Sandwich
over 1/3 lb. of one or two meats
One Side $7.49
Two Sides $8.49
Bbq Sandwich
1/4 lb. of one of our meats
$4.99
Kid's Sandwich Meal
(12 & under only). one meat, side, homemade cookie
$5.99
Kid's Rib Meal
(12 & under only) ribs, side, homemade cookie
Pecan-smoked Meat Choices
1/4 Lb $4.79
Chicken Breast
1/4 Lb $4.79
Chicken (bone-in)
1/4 Lb $4.79
Pulled Pork
1/4 Lb $4.79
Beef Brisket, Sliced
1/4 Lb $4.79
Chopped Brisket (in Sauce)
1/4 Lb $4.79
Pit Ham
1/4 Lb $4.79
Hot Link Sausage
1/4 Lb $4.79
Turkey Jalapeno Sausage
1/4 Lb $4.79
Pork Ribs
1/4 Lb $4.79
Turkey Breast
Joes Homemade Side Choices
$1.99
Cole Slaw
$1.99
Potato Salad
$1.99
Garden Salad
$1.99
Applesauce
$1.99
Jello With Fruit
$1.99
Sweet Cut Corn
$1.99
Cheesy Potatoes
$1.99
Bbq Pit Beans
$1.99
Mac N Cheese
Pork Ribs
One Side $18.99
Two Sides $19.99
Full Slab
(12 ribs), bread
One Side $11.99
Two Sides $12.99
Half Slab
(6 ribs), bread
$5.49
Add-a-rib
3 ribs
Specialties
$5.49
Add A Portion Of Chopped Meat On Top $8.49
Jumbo Baker
1 pound baked potato loaded with butter, sour cream, cheese and chives stuffed
$4.99
Add A Portion Of Chopped Meat On Top $7.99
Chopped Salad
chopped salad, bbq ranch dressing, bread stuffed
$2.29
Cornbread
made in-house, topped with honey butter
Homemade Desserts
$2.99
With Ice Cream $3.99
Sweet Potato Pie
$2.99
With Ice Cream $3.99
Apple Crisp
$2.99
With Ice Cream $3.99
Pecan Brownie
$2.99
With Ice Cream $3.99
Root Beer Cake
$2.99
With Ice Cream $3.99
Lemon Cake
$1.49
With Ice Cream $2.49
Chocolate Chip Cookie
$1.49
Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop
$2.99
Root Beer Float
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