Think you can't get a delicious vegetarian meal in a backwards hick town like Cave Creek? WRONG!
Bryan's Black Mountain Barbecue looks like your average barbecue joint. They have a wagon wheel chandelier and some rustic decor. But they also have a barbecue "pulled squash" sandwich that blows my mind! It approximates the texture of pulled pork, and is covered in delicious barbecue sauce on a toasty bun. When I found out about this sandwich, I finally had an excuse to take my vegetarian, sandwich-loving boyfriend to visit my lame hometown that I'm always complaining about.
The side dishes, like fries and cole slaw, are also really tasty. I can't speak about their other entrees, because I'm a vegetarian and the squash one is my only option. But it's so delicious I'm not going to complain. My only complaint is that I get nervous that they're going to take it off the menu because not enough Republican retirees are ordering it, and I will have made the 40 minute drive from Phoenix for nothing.
Definitely worth the trip for vegetarians.