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| - First visit, 12/30/14. I ordered the beef brisket and pulled pork to go. I also got a container of cole slaw. The service was great, prices average for this menu.
One of my containers came with their sweet BBQ sauce, the other with a vinegar based slightly spicey BBQ sauce. I tried the sweet one with my fork but didn't care for it. I've had store bought vinegar based BBQ sauces in the past but wasn't a huge fan.
Eating at home I also used Stubb's Spicey BBQ sauce from the grocery store.
Their pulled pork is served dry with only a shaken seasoning on top. The brisket the same. Both looked rather dry but actually tasted quite good dry, the beef had better flavor dry (plain). This is of course just my opinion, your actual mileage may vary.
I tried both the pork and beef with their vinegar based BBQ sauce (three small cups came in each to-go container) and some of my own Stubb's sauce. Theirs actually changed my mind about vinegar based BBQ sauce, it actually tasted really good on their beef but was so-so on the pork, my Stubb's bottle was better on the pork.
So I give their sliced beef brisket an enthusiastic thumbs-up and the pulled pork a "more than acceptable" score. And their coleslaw is quite nice, very creamy and crunchy, well above average.
The restaurant is at one end of a slightly dumpy looking strip mall on the (NW) corner of Power and Main in eastern Mesa, near the Arby's (why anyone would go to Arby's with this place nearby is beyond me). The inside looks worn and slightly dirty-ish, even a little divey. Get the food to-go if the interior bothers you. Do not be in a hurry if you come here.
It's probably not a good place to take a date but for top notch smoked meat and good service it's worth the drive. I'll be back for more beef.
I would recommend Allison's for beef brisket but for pulled pork just a few miles to the west is Waldo's BBQ about 4500 E Main, Mesa I think is best for pulled pork. Allison's cole slaw is much better.
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