Hello all you foodies out there :)\n\nToday I will give you our opinion of JOES BBQ.\n\nAnd I do realize food is a preference and I am a very picky person.\n\nI realize Joes has its local following, however from a girl who has tried many of the BBQ joynts here in the greater Phoenix area I have to say.... I DONT GET IT?\n\nI was being fair in trying Joes twice.....just to make sure it wasent an off day.\n\nWe first went to Joes pick up window a few weeks ago and tried a slab of ribs and a combo plate with chicken, ribs and some bbq beef and bbq pork.\n\nI enjoy some good \""fall off the bone\"" ribs but what I got was a slab of \""pry off the bone\"" ribs.\n\nI must say the bbq sauce was ok but the meat was tough and chewy and I was extremely dissapointed.\n\nOn the combo place the chicken was dry as were the meats.\n\nI would like to compliment the MAC and CHEESE which is better than most and the BBQ BEANS were also tasty.\n\nI called  Joes to ask if I could bring back the ribs, of which I ate 2 bones, and get our money back and I was transfered to a very friendly manager who talked me into letting her send us a gift card so we can try again.\n\nShe insisted their ribs are normally \""fall off the bone\"".\n\nI told her I would prefer to bring back the food so she can see for herself what we spent good money on, but she talked me into trying again.\n\nOk, so here it is a few weeks later and we happen to be on Gilbert Rd and decided to  try again.\n\nWe got a 1/4 pd bbq beef sandwich and a 1/3 pd bbq pork sandwich.\n\nThe order taker gave a choice of sliced pork or chopped of which I prefer chopped.\n\nWhen we got home what we had was a bun and in a seperate styrofoam container a slop of what I am assuming was the bbq beef that looked disgusting and tasted equally as disgusting.\n\nNO bbq sauce on the side!\n\nThe bbq pork was plain, dry,  big hard hunks of pork and only one small side of bbq sauce, not nearly enough to wet the pork or even cover the pork.\n\nBoth sandwiches were thrown away... \n\nFor dinner we ate mac and cheese and a small side of bbq beans.\n\nSo now I have to ask again.....PEOPLE..... PLEASE get in your car and drive into Phoenix to BOBBY Q's BBQ and give their food a try.\n\nI realize we all want a good place close to home but Joe's simply doesn't do it for us.\n\nLuckily the gift card we received is also good at JOES farmhouse grill...which is a fun place to visit, otherwise we would have sent the card back with a \""thanks...but no thanks.... even free it's not worth it!\n\nWe would rather drive 1/2 hour to BOBBY Q's and enjoy some real good BBQ.\n\nYou can look back at my review of BOBBY Q's.  \n\nWe went there many times and have NEVER been dissapointed and I am a TOUGH critic!\n\nI would suggest if you decide to eat at Joe's, try the root beer...it is quite good!\n\nIf you enjoy corn bread..... dont eat it here...it is $2.29 for a small square of thin corn bread.  The taste is ok, but not at all worth the price.\n\nAnd so I repeat.... I DONT GET IT!  nor do I like it! Nor will be back or recommend  Joe's to anyone.\n\nThis is just 2 peoples opinion, but as I always suggest.... give it a try and see what you think, and before you make a decision...try BOBBY Q's and compare.\n\nAnd until you do......\n\nBon Appetite'