Yes, I'm a fan of Arizona BBQ Shack. I have been going in there for several years, I'm on ther third owner. I go in there about once or twice a month for lunch. Scottsdale is a snooty city (they call it Snobsdale), so it's good to find a decent BBQ joint there. The restaurant is open, bright and clean. The food service is courteous and prompt.
I usually get the pulled pork or the tri-tip sandwich with a side of baked beans or red beans and rice. My vegetarian friend usually gets a salad and corn bread. Both the pork and tri-tip are genuinely smoked and finished off in the kitchen. The sandwich and side fills me up. The pork is usually juicy and tender and the tri-tip is smoked goodness. My friend's salad is a normal size, The corn bread portion is large and it is sweet and fluffy.
The prices keep inching up with each new owner. But, this is not one of those over-priced high-end restaurants typical of Scottsdale. It's like a hole-in-the-wall BBQ joint. In fact, it is tucked in a hole in the wall in the back corner of the strip mall at Granite Reef and McDonald.
Good BBQ, decent prices, good service.