I have been in Glendale AZ for about half a year now and this is the first time I tried the area's BBQ. To be fair I am used to "great" BBQ from around the country, Texas, KC, South Carolina, etc. So trying out a local BBQ place is not exactly fair. But I thought I would give it a try. There is the usual selection of meats at Tom's but that's about where it stops comparing to a "great" BBQ place. Walking in the place I noticed it was pretty much empty for a dinner crowd.
I ordered the half slab with Mac n chees and corn on the cob. The ribs texture felt as though they were boiled in water, not properly cooked the way ribs should be and the sauce tasted like it came out of a bottom shelf bottle of BBQ sauce from Food City. I had just a couple of the ribs before I had to toss them in the trash. The Mac n cheese and corn on the cob were "OK".
Overall, I will never return to Toms BBQ. If anybody can truly recommend a great BBQ place in the Phoenix area I would be happy to try it out.