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Pig flies to Mesa

Comments (0) By Stephen Lemons Thursday, Jul 28 2005

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Jackie Mercandetti

Mesa's meat maestros: Big City BBQ marketing director/owner Len Wechsler (left), with executive chef/owner J. Rasshad Brown.

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Big City BBQ

5118 S. Rural Road
Tempe, AZ 85282-7045

Category: Restaurant > American

Region: Tempe

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One meat dinner (with two sides and cornbread): $8.99
Rib tips with white bread: $5.99
Beef brisket sandwich: $5.99 (large)
Pecan pie: $2.99

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Tempe location: 480-756-5702. Hours: Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 9 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.

Mesa location: 480-844-1010. Hours: Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 9 p.m.; closed Sunday.

5118 South Rural Road (northwest corner of Rural and Baseline roads), Tempe;
1425 South Alma School Road, Mesa

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The cornbread is okay, though I'd prefer it with a crisper crust, perhaps baked a bit longer. Desserts are hit or miss. My personal faves were the pecan pie and the sweet potato pie, the filling of the latter being so creamy you could almost pass it off as cheesecake. BC needs to do something about the peach cobbler, though. It's blah as is, not sweet enough, and the crust doesn't taste completely done. "Sugar biscuits" are hunks of fried dough rolled in cane sugar. I liked them, though not enough to choose them over the pies next time I go.

Because go again I will. The Mesa location does have a grill section that the Tempe location doesn't, but basically the draw is the same: the barbecue. With both outlets in operation, you could say Greater Phoenix is finally a "big city" for BBQ at long last.