Good food. Great Sauce. Friendly staff. The amazing aroma of smoking meat hits your senses going before you even have a chance to walk inside. Cave Creek Smokehouse & Pour House Patio has a wonderful small town barbecue feel to it.
My girlfriend and I decided to split an entree and starter for our meal. We wanted to try the buffalo wings, but they were out. The manager suggested that we try the chicken tenders and they'd use one of their chicken wing sauces with them. She said it would be just like having boneless wings. This was a good and suitable substitution. The chicken itself wasn't anything special, but the honey chipotle sauce was fantastic. We also asked for a suggestion from the waitress for the entree. We couldn't decide between the brisket or the beef ribs. Turns out they were also out of beef ribs. Guess that decision was easy. Good thing the brisket was awesome. It had that perfect charred from the smoke outside, but still just a little pink on the inside. The barbecue sauce was wonderful. We also had an order of corn bread which was disappointing. Very dry.
It was a Monday afternoon, which may explain why the restaurant was out of so many items. However it's a holiday (president's day), so the place should have been more prepared. Cave Creek Smokehouse & Pour Patio is a good barbecue joint. It definitely beats any barbecue chain out there. If You're up that way, check it out, but I wouldn't make a special trip.