Amazing experience! The server we had did a great job. He always filled our glasses up and was very attentive to everything. They give you free cornbread at the start of tante meal which was awesome. I got the pulled pork sandwich and my wife got the brisket sandwich. We both loved it! The meat was tender and melted in our mouths. The Mac and cheese was also great! We didn't have anything that we didn't like! If you check in on Yelp they give you 10% of your meal. The manager came over and talked to us. She was super friendly. Overall we had a great experience and we are def coming back. Also, at the end of the meal they give you fresh made cinnamon donut bites!! read more

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Love love the food here. Definitely recommend. My boys love the corn bread and we get the wild hog feast.

I made a reservation here for a dinner with my family. We had seen the place before when driving north on I-17 and were interested in trying it now that it made its way closer to our house. First off, I have to call out the macaroni and cheese. It was one of my side dishes and I had to protect it, lest it get consumed by someone other than me. It is creamy, flavorful and amazing. The beans were my other side. They were fine, but I would get double mac and cheese next time. My wife had the pulled pork and I had the brisket and sausage plate. We shared, so we each tried several of the barbecued meat options. All of it was good, but I don't think anything was AMAZING. I might be a more harsh critic of barbecue than others since I, too, cook large slabs of meat for hours on end. In my book, the meat gets a solid 4 stars with marks for good smoke flavor. The sausage had a LOT of smokiness, which is something to know if you like yours on the lighter side. My brisket was a little less firm than I usually make it, but the flavor was good and it wasn't buried in a pool of sauce like at some places. Their signature appetizer, which consisted of brisket wrapped up like eggrolls was tasty, and everyone enjoyed the barbecue sauce. They have a collection of handcrafted cocktails (honestly, who doesn't these days?), and a good selection of beers, including some local offerings. I was here for the food, so I had water. I had the two meat platter (2 meats, 2 sides, cornbread)... and think I piled down the whole day's calorie intake at one sitting. They brought corn bread (lots of butter in it and not sweet)... I like all kinds of corn bread, even if it has sugar in it. No doubt, I left a little too full. After we got the check, they brought a little bag of cinnamon-sugar doughnuts to close things out. Apparently, they're fresh-made by the hostess stand. Dang... it's just wafer-thin! The oil may have been just a touch under temperature, or maybe I was just trying to find an excuse to give away one of them to the kids... but, they were miniature DOUGHNUTS and I had to eat at least one. Despite the crowd and the inrush of large groups of people while we were there, the service was very good. Although the up-sell was a little harder than at some other places, I'll give them a pass since us saying no to the upgrades did not seem to affect the attention we received. read more

Ordered the 2 rib combo and got St. Louis and beef ribs. Taste was very good for both, but I found the St. Louis too wet with BBQ sauce. Should have ordered them dry and sauced them myself. The beef ribs were tasty but they were mostly bone. I expected a lot more meat on them. For $31.50 I was a bit disappointed. read more

Growing up I remember Bobby MaGees as our families "fancy dinner out" place. We always went for my parents birthdays. So it was fun seeing Bobby Qs open up in Mesa. They've been open for almost a year. I strongly recommend doing reservations. Anytime we tried to walk in before it was a long wait. There was a line of people when we got there and when we left. Food was decent. Husband ordered three meats. Brisket. Ribs and sausage with Mac n cheese and baked potato. I ordered the ribeye with fries and Mac n cheese. BBQ sauce was on the sweet side. Ask for a side of the spicy BBQ sauce. It was pretty good. I even put it on my steak. Fries were thin and crispy. Mac n cheese was homemade and creamy. No blue box here. We started with the Cajun shrimp and it was tasty. Didn't look pretty but it tasted good. They also bring you cornbread to start. After filling up on dinner, they gave us a brown bag filled with donuts after. Overall food was good. Service was great. read more

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Cameron was awesome, very attentive and great experience. Being from KC, good BBQ is hard to compare but Bobby-Q definitely feels like home. Will be coming back. read more

Probably my most fav BBQ place in the east valley. Love that you can make reservations. Love the mini donuts... read more

Amazing meal! Super filling with generous portions. Kenny was the best! My drink was delish too read more

Bobby Q - Mesa - New American Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Omg!! New bar b que place for sure Beats EVERY OTHER place in town. GREAT service. GREAT food! Kind of on the pricier side but worth every single penny. Great atmosphere too read more

Bobby Q - Mesa - Omg! It is hog heaven!! - New American Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Had a wonderful Father's Day dinner at Bobbyqbbq, we had made reservations and got to the restaurant about 5 minutes early, the place was slammed. I was amazed that they had our table ready within minutes. The service was fantastic, Trevion was our server and I must say he was outstanding. He was fast and considerate and actually took time to explain all the food options answering our many questions, because we were visiting for the first time. We will definitely make this one of our monthly stops as we eat out about three to four nights a week and like to mix it up. read more

I'll pass. The ribs were not seasoned or smokey at all, the Mac & cheese tasted like it came from a box, and the potato salad tasted store bought. This was very upsetting, considering the $25 I paid. The only thing that was decent was the cornbread. I don't think I'll be back. read more

Unable to make a reservation for 8 online. So I call and am put on hold. After holding for 11 minutes, time to hang up. If this is indicative of in house service, I'll pass. read more

Our to go order of the Whole Hog was sooo good!!! This was our 4th of July meal. Compliments to the cooks and staff. I always recommend this place to go eat at. Bobby Q you never fail us Thank you! read more

Best bbq ever! Do not eat breakfast of lunch if coming here for dinner. The BBQ is amazing but so are the sides! Can we say Mac&Cheese? YUM!!! The when you are stuffed to the limit and ready to leave, they give you a bag full of mini cinnamon doughnuts that you have to eat because they are melt in your mouth warm. "Drool." Clean restaurant and friendly staff to boot. I highly recommend Bobby Qs! read more

This was our first visit to Bobby Q's and it won't be our last! Ryan was our server and he was extremely knowledgable and personable. He was very helpful in guiding us through the menu. Highly recommend Bobby Q's and asking to sit in Ryans section! read more

First time eating at this awesome establishment and we couldn't say enough good things about our experience! The atmosphere was great, the food was the best I've ever had and I can't say enough about the incredible service we received from our guy Kenneth. Absolutely the best experience and most enjoyable meal! read more

Great ribs. Warm friendly service. Wonderful meal and warm, fresh donuts as a perfect finish. We will be back soon.

Mark the "chef" replied and said I must have been mistaken and nobody in the same section I was in would have been offered happy hour prices when I wasn't.. ask Caleb... He literally admitted to me he did it and kinda somewhat apologized for 'his inconvenience' or some bs. I am not mistaken at all here... I asked about happy hour.. was told I couldn't get it.. the booth right behind me asked about it and Caleb verbatim said "anything you want" to them. Nice try Mark. PS I love how you say "you may have been confused" lmao. I am not confused about anything..I've been in the industry and have dealt with below-par managers like you Mark for way too long. I just want y'all to know who might read this on yelp.. these are the types you're dealing with here at Bobby Q's. Avoid if possible. read more

I called and asked how long the wait for a party of 6, I was told no wait just come on in. We got there 15 mins later and when my wife walked in she was asked to please wait. When I finished parking the car she was waiting for the hostess to take our reservation and another party walked in and he started to help them first. I told him my wife was still waiting to be helped. He got an attitude and asked ok how many and what's your name. So I told him and he just says ok it will be about 30 min I asked about the lady I just talked to said just come In no waiting. He then just said ok 30 mins you can wait outside or in your car in a rude manner. This is the third time I've been to this location. Didn't stay to eat tonight. It's never been a good experience at this location. The Phoenix location was great. Maybe they should take some pointers. read more

This could have been a five star review, but it also could have been a two star review ... I'll lay it out, you decide what's important. Let me start with I travel a lot and I try barbeque everywhere. I've tried 4 or five places in AZ and this place had the best brisket I've had in the state so far. Quality of barbecue is definitely on point. More on the food in a minute, because I want to back up and paint an experiential picture for you: You enter to a host station that's next to a small doughnut machine. Cool little machine adding to the ambience as you enter this dimly lit rustic modern feeling place with dark walls and mainly accent lighting. It feels like an upscale barn like you're in for something special ... The next part of our special experience was getting seated ... where we were led back out the front door, around the side of the building, past a splashing contraption that was decor, through a large puddle, and into an outside dining area so overheated by overhead heaters that the table surface was actually hot. The space was very interesting, well lit, brick wall on one side with rough mortar protruding from between the bricks laid in a wavy manner rather than flat level courses, adding to the rustic nature of the space in juxtaposition to the opposite wall of glass through which we could see one of the interior dining rooms that we weren't even walked through ... The host left menus with us when we were seated, and then we were left to read them for ten-plus minutes before anyone else came to offer a drink or anything... "roast them first so they're good and thirsty" My friend ordered a three meat platter, brisket, pulled pork, and sausage, with ranch beans and loaded mashed potatoes minus the chives. He decided a brisket platter and mashed potatoes with extra chives. The server fixed it with a new round of mashed potatoes and the additional meats. I got what I ordered, brisket with mac'n'cheese and ranch beans. We both agree, the meats were all impressive. Great flavors and textures, as well as nice sauces having fried both their original and spicy. The ranch beans aren't like you'd get at Cattleman's in El Paso, or most anywhere in TX, but they're ok. The mac was very cheesy, but almost like velveeta or cheese whiz rather than a cheese with character like a sharp cheddar or gruyere. Again, ok, but these two sides won't be what draws me back. The brisket has a chance of drawing me back. But then, while getting close to finishing dinner one of the employees comes out with a squeegee looking up over our heads and starts to raise it to use it to adjust the heater. Apparently we weren't the only people noticing the food was still being cooked at the table. But as he started to lift it he realized it was dripping and went to look for something else to use. After a few minutes he returns with a broom and a cloth of some sort and begins wrapping the bristle end of the broom with the cloth and then uses the handle to flip the power switch to off by raising this above my friends head and our table where we're still eating. Add to the above that while sitting in the outdoor oven there were multiple times our glasses were empty for long periods. But keep in mind, the brisket was fantastic. After dinner we walked through the inside and it's very nice, would have been a lovely place to eat, and without being so remote maybe we'd have had enough to drink too. There's another outdoor eating area that's less remote and probably easier for them to properly service. The donuts brought with the bills was a nice touch and they were delicious. read more

Great place. Appetizers were way yummy. Food is excellant quality. Had the onion strings. Really good. Get the horsey sauce and BBQ instead of catsup. The cornbread has a great texture. Ranch beans and the slaw is very good. Half rack is OUT OF THIS WORLD. read more

Bobby Q - Mesa - Half rack - New American Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Just before heading to Sky Harbor to fly home, I happened to stumble upon Bobby Q's after a Yelp search of the area. I sat at the bar and ordered a golden lager while deciding on what to order. I ended up getting the Brisket sandwich with a side of Mac & Cheese. The first thing that came out were 2 pieces of cornbread. I asked for some honey, but after taking a bite, realized that it wasn't needed as the bread was already so moist. All it took was one bite to realize I had made a great choice. The Brisket was very tender and melted in my mouth. I asked for a side of the spicy BBQ sauce, which I liked slightly more than the regular. I enjoyed every bite of the Mac&Cheese. It was rich and creamy and came out piping hot. To top it off, I received 4 complimentary mini cinnamon sugar donuts for dessert. I was stuffed, so I ate 2 there and saved 2 for the next morning. The service and food were top notch. Highly recommend to anyone in search of good BBQ in the East Valley. read more

Bobby Q - Mesa - BBQ brisket sandwich w/Mac and cheese - New American Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

The food was delicious and the service was excellent but it was a bit over priced. I would recommend the rib tips.

Great for groups even during COVID. I brought our club basketball team there after a tournament (with their big appetites). When we arrived the table was fully set with waters, menus, place settings and everything we needed for each person. The manager was very easy to work with and the waiters were young, friendly and intelligent. Food was liked by all the players and parents especially the ribs and brisket. Most of all the boys enjoyed the free fresh made cinnamon donuts. read more

Not a fan anymore sorry, went for a birthday with family and manager was a tool, food was bla, something dripped from the ceiling on arm and then the table time to go and havent been back. Covid ruined another place! read more

Our 1st visit here, they came highly recommended!! I loved the decor.. kinda rustic french provencial. The staff welcomed us and sat us quickly. Our waiter was Joseph strubel. He was very polite and professional. I started with asking for his recommendation ans he replied baby back ribs or the 3 meat combo..we ordered sweet tea, and a 3 meat combo, cornbread . The food portions on our combo were slightly enough for 2. I would say skimpy for 28.00 I took notice of the different tables around us for what type of food they ordered. Our meal paled in comparison. I was sooooo dissappointed. The brisket was a double portion so maybe 6 oz total, the sausage was 5 verrry thin and overcooked pieces . The roasted corn was just okay and the baked potato was leathery! I have found barbecue at other joints to be a higher quality for less money. Probably wont go back for a 2nd trip. read more

Bobby Q - Mesa - The 3 meat combo split between 2. - New American Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Legit, flavorful BBQ. That was cooked to perfection. Sides were delicious as well. Received some donuts at the end of the meal, they as well we delicious. The donuts reminded me flavor wise as a churro. read more

Ok.... here we go again, hopping for a new place to enjoy brisket. Reservation for 3:45... latest available, we arrived at 2:30, settled in the spacious bar... awesome decor, great place to relax, affordable happy hour, nice outdoor dining area. Over the top cleanliness. $5.00 pitcher of beer...not swill but microbrews. Brisket tacos 3/$5 delish, wait staff awesome..... Dinner time, 3:45 table of choice. Very light crowd, we wondered way we had to come in so early??? All is good we got the"early bird special" Brisket covered in barbecue sauce, that is all I could taste, wife had a filet mignon, all spiced up... sent back...#2... same thing, 3 baked potatoes all cold....not good food for a person whom cooks dinner every night....food is fair... awesome place for happy hour, I guess that I have been spoiled by home cooking Bon Appetite... read more

OMG THEY SERVE A DRINK IN A PINEAPPLE!!! It's $15 but how many people can say they drank out of a pineapple? I mean coconuts are pretty common but pineapples?? It was absolutely glorious! Did I mention that it comes with an extra bendy, bendy straw? Because it does! The food was also very good! They start you off with some cornbread which is very good, not at all dry and they serve plenty of butter. The staff is amazing, there was a bit of a snafu with my order but absolutely no trouble the server took care of it. The meat does come with sauce already on it but they also offer other sauces that you can have. I tried the carolina one and both the house and carolina were very good and flavorful. I ordered the 3 meat platter and it's huge, plenty to easily split with another person. read more

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Bobby Q's never disappoints. We brought my in-laws to the restaurant today and they thoroughly enjoyed their shrimp dish. I had the ribs and my husband had the sirloin. Everything was cooked to perfection and seasoned nicely. Our server, Jesus, was exceptional. he went out of his way to make sure that my in-laws dietary requirements were met. Bobby Q's is always a great choice. read more

Great early bird dinner for my wife and I! We both had the 6 oz. Filet Mignon and a potato. They also throw in some fried onion strings on the plate. Early bird special is from 3:30 to 5:30, Monday thru Friday. Great meal and the steak was delicious. The takeaway donuts are a nice treat as well. read more

Bobby Q - Mesa - Early bird fillet mignon dinner - New American Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

This is my new favorite place in the area for great BBQ. The service is excellent and the food is outstanding. They started us with complimentary warm corn bread and soft butter which was very tasty. I had the smoked shaved prime rib sandwich (only available on Wednesdays) What can I say about how tender and delicious this was! Mind-blowingly delicious! The pecan Cole Slaw was also a bit hit. My wife had the brisket sandwich. She gave me a taste and it was honestly the best brisket I've ever had anywhere. Period! Sadly, there was no room to try one of their delicious desserts. That will have to wait for another visit and planned leftovers. Our wonderful server Joel sent us off with a few of their freshly made mini-donuts leaving us happy and ending the meal on a sweet note. We will hopefully be back soon! read more

so on a whim we decided to try this out for lunch today and it didn't disappoint. From the moment we walked through the door and saw the donuts being made from scratch we knew we might be on to something here. Our server Jae made the whole experience stellar. She was knowledgeable on the menu and steered these newbies in the right direction. The brisket eggrolls and the cornbread were to die for! We will be back for sure. read more

Arizona is great. The people, the shopping and all the One thing that Arizona has that I look forward to returning for is Bobby Q!!! Bbq ribs, sides, and more sides! The food is as great as the workers are friendly. No mater the size of your party, they will accommodate. They even have a secret, not so secret anymore, room for larger parties of 20 to sit like you're having a meeting! A meeting with your belly when it blows up!! The cornbread is AMAZING! Some of the best I've had! Warm, soft and buttery! Doesn't need to be thanksgiving to have cornbread! And nowhere else is it more true than Bobby Q! Ordered some to take home on the 6 hour drive back to la. None of them made it home! While you wait for your table, don't keep your hands off the mini . The warm smell will draw you in and you'll go back for more!! Don't fill up on the appetizers as the entrees are larger than they appear! Arizona, you have my heart but Bobby Q has my belly! Til next time! read more

Its kinda dark but every delicious! Very friendly and nice staff. We came with for my Moms 60th birthday dinner and they were very nice to us. read more

Bobby Q - Mesa - New American Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

While the service was good, the food was bland and mushy. I had the beef brisket and pulled pork. They looked and tasted exactly the same. I'm giving it a three as the server did the best he could but the BBQ here is just not very good. read more

You HAVE to try this place! All the food was so delicious and came out speedy fast. Gabriel was a great waiter and was informative about different options of the menu. All of the meat is smoked and you have your choice of more or less fat. Yes, they will actually give you a piece of meat that you want! With how speedy the food came out, I was worried about the taste and quality but it was so amazing! I could go on and on about what a great experience it was but you will just need to try it for your self. Highly recommended!! read more

Bobby Q - Mesa - Delicious Ribs!! - New American Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

I was really looking forward to eating here, well ordering some takeout. I was having trouble ordering online so I called. I was placed on hold and thought no big deal it's Friday, but then someone else answered the phone and gave me some BS on how he couldn't help me with taking an order over the phone. When someone did answered, the proceed to tell me I can't order what they have on the website cause it's old and outdated. Well, that old menu was about to have me spend about $150 worth of food for dinner. I mean to tell me I can order the family feast on a Friday should be a crime. It's Friday. Wouldn't you want to make the extra money over the family meals? Now I'll never know Bobby Q's read more

Food is great. However, we purchased one of their "refillable" bottles or bbq sauce because it is excellent. Once you made the initial purchase, you could bring the empty bottle back for a refill (about $12 at the time for 1/2 gal). Last time we went for a refill we were told they no longer did that and we would have to buy a new bottle. Cost: $32.00! Gas is a better deal than that. unfortunately we won't be returning. Sad that a good restaurant has allowed a greedy business practice lose customers. Shame on you. read more

Me and my fiancé's first time here. I've always wanted to try it and finally got too!! It was amazing! The food was fresh and delicious and delivered at a timely manner! The service was magnificent! Ana was our waitress and she was amazing and beautiful ! Very attentive and gave awesome recommendations! We WILL be back again. Thank you Ana for amazing service :) read more