Tom’s BBQ

Stopped in for a quick lunch. I had the pulled pork and my husband had the brisket and it was all great! We will definitely be back!

The food is great, a little pricey but what BBQ isn’t! I love the sauce and the service too. The location is great at Alma School and Queen creek. The place is always clean, and you never have to worry about parking.
They do great at carry out and always offer different deals around the holidays like smoking turkeys etc.
Love it!

This was my first visit and after hearing nothing but great things about Tom’s BBQ, I realize why. Wow, their great selection on the menu, the special requests they will create, fantastic customer service and their enthusiastic interaction with the guests creates a wonderfully unique dining experience. Today they are taking orders to smoke Turkeys for Thanksgiving. Who knew, I have to try this next year.
A new favorite spot.

Great service, price and quality! Hard to find real BBQ, this place is great!

The chopped beef sandwich was only so-​so, but the fries were out of this world — I’d go back just for them! Also, I usually ask for sauce on the side and I forgot this time so the sandwich was slathered over with BBQ sauce. Next time I’ll try the pulled pork.

We gave toms BBQ another whirl last night and I’m so glad we did. I had a chopped beef Sammy, my bf had pulled pork and a side of mashed potatoes .we shared a combo basket of fried pickles, zucchini & mushrooms it was to die for yeah! We will definitely keep this place in the weekend restaurant rotation
Came back tonight for dinner– even better than the last time

Attention to detail in the kitchen. Curly fries are hand-​peeled before frying, beef-​steak sandwich is amazing. BBQ sauces and dishes are excellent, finally a hot BBQ sauce that’s actually HOT! So much goes into perfect BBQ, there is so much risk because of the time to prepare the meat. They pull it off here. Nothing’s reheated.

This is a great place to go for lunch. I’ve had the Italian Beef, Brisket and fish recently and everything was very good. I like the spicy BBQ sauce.

We tried Tom’s BBQ for the first time. Not the best BBQ I have ever had. Not the worst BBQ I have ever had. The ribs were ok but not a lot of meat on them. The rest of the meat was salty. Corn was terrible as also the mash potatoes and gravy, real bad. The rolls were fresh and the BBQ beans were very good. The Lady who took our order was very pleasant. The place itself is bland but they do have a tv with sports. I have to agree with someone else’s comment, how do you smoke meat in a strip mall? If I was at the strip mall and hungry I might go back, maybe for a hamburger but I would not drive out of my way for the BBQ.

Understated, no-​frills kind of place, but REALLY good BBQ. Their brisket is melt-​in-​your-​mouth delicious!

Location: plenty of parking and the restaurant is super open, clean and spacious. They even have few TVs on the wall.
Food: I came here to try the beef brisket last night. I agree with other Unilocalers, it is just average and a bit dry. Their corn bread is too sweet and wasn’t the type that I am used to. Service is excellent. I believe the owner/​manager was a lady and she was super friendly to check on everyone.
I might come back here again to try something else.

I’ve only had the pulled pork sandwich with fries/​mashed potatoes. Not a fan of the potatoes but the fries seem to be a safe choice. It was tasty, but it’s nothing spectacular. The brownie was also dry.

Save your money. The brisket was average. The pulled pork was not good. The mashed potatoes were dry, lumpy and not good tasting. The Mac and cheese was awful and had a tin taste? The cheese is fake, not good. The biscuits they give you come in a plastic bag from the grocery store. They are Aunt Hattie’s potato biscuits. Overall just not tasty at all. There was no homemade flavors. It was bad.

Cashier was annoyed when I asked if they had gluten free options. He told me they don’t so we left.

The main reason I ever go here is because they have fresh cut fries. Their food is so-​so for me and the BBQ sauce is not very enjoyable. I always hope I am remembering the quality of the food wrong but end up being disappointed again.

I will not be back. I am offended that I ordered Catfish and was sold Basa (Swai). Born and raised in Chicago and lived there 44 years until 2 months ago when I moved to AZ, and I feel cheated that I wanted catfish and ribs but was sold Basa, which costs less and doesn’t taste the same, not even the same texture and quality of fish. Disappointed! I guess if you don’t know better, you would know the difference. They offered me a different meat, to which we took ribs but I’m turned off at the fact that they advertise catfish but give you something else. Basa is not Catfish! When you buy it in the store, they are not the same and they don’t cost the same! I find it tons issue of ethics and false advertising! Just stick with the whitefish! Corn meal breaking does not make it Catfish!

Disappointing. I haven’t been to Tom’s in Mesa for many years. Unfortunately, this location is not the same. We have ordered take out twice here, and the family has been disappointed both times. This second time actually made my stomach churn and convinced us that we wouldn’t be back.
My husband’s brisket was nothing but fat. He couldn’t even eat half of his meal because it was fat. They forgot my son’s french fries, which caused nothing but drama and sheer disappointment once we got home from picking it up. There was no extra bbq sauce, which is just wrong to send take-​out home to customers without extra sauce. Finally, my pulled pork was mostly soggy bun, not appetizing.
Clearly, it’s frustrating when you get home and you are missing items from your order and one of the main entrées isn’t edible.

So delicious! I love that this location opened up because I would drive to the Tempe location from Gilbert just because it is so delicious. I order the pulled pork with jalapeño mac and cheese almost every time. My mouth is watering just writing this review. You can get hot or mild bbq sauce depending on your taste and there are pumps with extra in case you want to drown your meat like I do. The people working are always super friendly and treat you like you’ve been friends for years. Love it and it’s definitely one of my favorite bbq places ever.

Tom’s BBQ is good. I am a fan of the pulled pork sandwich. Not a big fan of the Chicago style hot dog. I am a true midwest girl and I like a nice snap to my hot dog. I did not get that at Tom’s. I did however get a nice sweet but smoky sauce with a very tender pulled pork on a soft bun. The mac and cheese was just okay. Cole slaw is good.
I would like to try in the future the pulled pork nachos as well as the Italian beef sandwich with hot peppers. Service was wonderful. The nice lady at the counter gave us suggestions on what to order on our first visit and was very welcoming. Overall I had a good first impression of Tom’s. I will be back.

Was a bit nervous going here after seeing the mixed reviews. Went tonight with my roommate and we were both very pleased! Restaurant set-​up is simple and décor is all new-​looking. Staff was very nice and helpful even though the main employee seemed very frazzled since it was a bit busy — he was still very kind and attentive!
Food came out within 5 – 10 minutes of placing our order and was brought directly to our table rather than having to go back up to the counter to get it. I got the rib tips dinner with corn on the cob and cole slaw. The portion was absolutely huge — I needed help to finish it! Cole slaw was creamy with just the right amount of mayo and the corn was sweet and not overly buttered. This was my first experience eating rib tips and I was not disappointed. The pork was tender and had phenomenal flavor. It was not excessively fatty as some people have said. The sauce was very tasty — sweet and brown sugary but with a little tang. My roommate had the pulled pork sandwich with the spicy sauce and the baked beans. He loved it all and raved about the baked beans. Desserts looked good but we were way too full. Overall, I would definitely recommend this place!