Eric's Family Barbecue

12345 W Indian School Rd, Avondale
(623) 248-0148

Recent Reviews

Bell

Loved the music and service was great. The turkey sandwich, elite, mac and cheese was good, I didn't care for their BBQ sauce. They need a sweet and spicy sauce.Had the Banna pudding that was delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Coleslaw, Mac N Cheese, Banana Pudding, Burgers, Turkey, Turkey Sandwich, Pudding, All the Sides

David Greaves jr

Absolutely

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Megan OToole

Food was delicious, staff were friendly & helpful. Will definitely eat here again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mac N Cheese, Pork Ribs

Victoria Allred

I almost don't want to give them such a good review because they close early if they run out of food and I greedily want all the food for myself.If you haven't tried it, do. You'll be back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Banana Pudding, Potato Salad

Brandon Devahl

Made a trip all the way there, they randomly closed early and made no online updates. What a complete waste.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jared Reynolds

Best BBQ in Arizona. Maybe even the whole US! Not said lightly. I travel for work and I go all over the US. I loved everything I tried. Best smoked Turkey I ever had. Brisket 10 out of 10. Pulled pork. On point! Now all of my coworkers fight over who gets to go to Phoenix. Good stuff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Turkey

Rhonda Mathews

Hands down the best bbq I've had in Arizona. Ssatff was friendly, pullpork sandwich was served on a buttered/toasted bun, side were great! Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hosni Dene

Arguably the best BBQ spot in all of Arizona, and there’s no doubt it’s the best spot in the West Valley. I wish I would have known about this place long ago. The brisket is amazing and the mac and cheese is really good. Super cool and friendly people. I wish them continued success.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kenneth Clayborn

Amazing beef ribs and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marcie Newhouse

The BEST bbq!! We are never disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Frauenhoffer

Had the brisket sandwich and fried taco. Some of the best BBQ I’ve ever had. Quick service and very friendly staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

William Grutter

Fives stars as a delicious barbeque place! 5 stars for friendly helpful servers.Very basic folding chairs, bench seats and 2x6 tables - but it's a barbeque place! Well worth our 15 mile drive! Brisket sandwich, pulled pork sandwich, mac n cheese, and Elote. ALL VERY GOOD! Fun find if you want barbeque! They sell it by the pound too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Barbecue 11am Tuesday-Sunday, All the Sides

Kim Bahorich

One of the best brisket sandwiches I've had in a long time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shawn Strachan

Didn't give me any buns or condiments. I got some meat with a side of mac and cheese. Called the restaurant and the guy claimed he asked me for a bun and told me it went in one of my ears and out the other..... yum who doesn't love meat all alone.

Cakez_D

I was really looking forward to this place. We had heard alot of good things. When we arrived, the line was wrapped around the counter to entrance of the door. First great sign! The line was moving along so I had no complaints. The music was upbeat and a little loud for me but other than that the vibe was nice. Let's get to the food.I specifically went for the jalapeno cheddar sausages and brisket.They were out of sausages for the weekend [we went on Friday]. So I settled for extra brisket for me. The brisket was juicy and Dripping when he pulled it out of that brown wrapping paper from heaven. When I seen it jiggle I knew the fat to meat ratio would please my pallet with all its delights.Now moving on to all the other options... my husband ordered the beef rib. That monster was 1.6 lbs. When I seen it, I knew it was going to be a hefty price just based on size alone. This beef rib was more of a temptation to the eye rather than the pallet. It was a bit dry and was more fatty than usual. I know that beef ribs do come with a fat cap on top and that is to be expected, but when you take a bite and expect the meat to slide off with the fat only to see more fat underneath, it was disappointing to say the least. Especially when paying $52 for 1 rib. But I digress , moving on to the pastrami.The pastrami had a decent smoke ring and when combined with their spicy mustard was a pleasure to my taste buds. Not a finger pressure tender piece but was more of a pull apart tender.My father ordered the pork ribs and truly enjoyed them. He was able to take a bite from the side of the rib and had the meat slide off the bones for him. The seasoning on the pork ribs was not spicy but very flavorful. I reccomend it with the house bbq sauce.The sidesMac & cheese needs work. The noodles were very soggy. Not holding up well, not creamy and not alot of flavor aside from smoke. I understand it's a bbq spot but all items sold should reach a flavor standard no matter how big or small they are on the menu. The one thing we did enjoy was the cheese crust. Some pieces of the crunchy cheese were delicious!The potato salad was nothing to write home about. More of a mustard flavor than any type of seasoning. I enjoyed the fact that there was egg in the potato salad which added to the creaminess of it but once again, there was not much seasoning to help it along.The coleslaw was delicious! A vinegary & saucy slaw that had a great crunch! Some pieces of the Cabbage were more along the lines of thick slices with the core still in place but I didn't mind since the flavor and crunch added some texture with the smoked meats. This slaw was a highlight to my plate.My favorite side was THE FRIJOLES!! There was chunks of different meats mixed in and it tasted like a bbq sauce was added or something sweet but either way it was delicious. The fact that they were whole beans instead of refried smashed beans made the experience better. Let's move to desserts.My father got the banana pudding which we all ended up sharing. That was great and totally worth the $6 dollars. The pudding definitely tasted like they made the custard themselves and not from a box. It was BOMB!The peacan pie was meh... the filling was very thin. Not to sweet. The crust was dry with more of a burnt flavor then a smokey flavor. It was not worth it.Over all, I would rate this place a 3.5 but since Google does not allow half star they get a 4. Our over all bill was $152.19. Reasonable for everything we ordered. If we did go again I would just get a sandwich and hopefully some sausages. Give this place a try if your in the west valley and looking for decent bbq.Vegetarian options: NoneParking: Handicap parking close to door.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Barbecue 11am Tuesday-Sunday

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