{"id":36,"date":"2007-10-11T14:40:24","date_gmt":"2007-10-11T13:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=36"},"modified":"2026-04-06T09:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:27:15","slug":"honey-bears-barbecue-phoenix-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=36","title":{"rendered":"Honey Bear&#8217;s Barbecue &#8211; Phoenix, Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 455px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 455px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 455\/342;margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 4px solid black;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/usa\/barbecue\/Images\/Honey01.jpg\" alt=\"Honey Bear's Barbecue in Phoenix\" width=\"455\" height=\"342\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Honey Bear&#8217;s Barbecue in Phoenix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Depending on the type of egg, the minimum temperature for frying an egg is said to be 144-158F and on scorching summer days in Phoenix, television news shows perennially traumatize visitors and tourists by frying an egg on the city&#8217;s sidewalks. If blistering heat is the reason the Phoenix area has so many outstanding barbecue restaurants, I&#8217;m all for Albuquerque&#8217;s temperature climbing a few degrees in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>The venerable Honey Bear&#8217;s Barbecue is easily equal to, make that superior to Hap&#8217;s Pit Barbecue which I had thought to offer the best barbecue in the greater Phoenix area. Honey Bear&#8217;s has been serving Memphis-style barbecue since 1986 when the proprietors launched the first of three Phoenix area restaurants.\u00a0 In close proximity to the airport, it&#8217;s a popular destination for people flying in and out of Phoenix&#8211;and one of the few reasons I enjoy business trips to the Land of the Sun. Two slogans define the secrets to the restaurant&#8217;s success: &#8220;<em>You don&#8217;t need no teeth to eat our meat<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Put a little south in your mouth<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 402px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 402\/332;vertical-align: middle; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 4px solid black;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/usa\/barbecue\/Images\/Honey02.jpg\" alt=\"Hot links sandwich\" width=\"402\" height=\"332\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Hot links sandwich<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One word of caution about all the sandwiches at Honey Bear&#8217;s&#8211;the bread just isn&#8217;t resilient enough to hold all that flavor (and sauce).\u00a0 Expect for that bread to crumble and for sauce and meats to tumble onto your plate.\u00a0 That&#8217;s the reason the barbecue gods invented forks.<\/p>\n<p>Among the standout sides are the &#8220;<em>Cowbro&#8221; beans<\/em>.\u00a0 Not your typical plain-Jane molasses based baked beans, they are emboldened with generous amounts of hot links, brisket and hot peppers and reside in a thin tomato sauce. The lively potato salad would be a standout anywhere else, but it&#8217;s those Cowbro beans that steal the show.<\/p>\n<p>Dessert options include traditional Southern favorites: peach cobbler and sweet potato pie.\u00a0 In all honesty, I&#8217;ve never had room for them, but based on the quality of main entrees, imagine they&#8217;re probably outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>Honey Bear&#8217;s receives criticism in that the meat is sometimes laden with &#8220;imperfections&#8221; and while I disdain sinew, a little bit of fat here and there sometimes enhances the flavor of barbecue.\u00a0 That&#8217;s the case at Honey Bear&#8217;s. Sandwiches are overstuffed with moist meats slathered with a vinegar based sauce with plenty of zip and zest.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not piquant in the style of New Mexico chile, but will tease and tantalize your taste buds.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>hot links sandwich<\/em> is practically bursting at the seams with sliced links.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re used to hot links being desiccated and leathery, you&#8217;ll be happy to bite into moist and tender links replete with spiciness.\u00a0 Marry those links with the tangy sauce and you may just have the very best hot links sandwich you&#8217;ve ever tasted.<\/p>\n<p>The beef on the <em>barbecue beef sandwich<\/em> extends beyond the edges of the six-inch buns on which it is piled.\u00a0 Similar to other sandwiches at Honey Bear&#8217;s, you&#8217;ll pick off almost as much meat with your fork as you&#8217;ll consume as a sandwich. The mesquite grilled meat is fall-off-the-bone tender and served with a thin, slightly sweet, smoke blessed and just noticeably spicy sauce that did remind me of our Memphis barbecue indulgences.\u00a0 The daily menu features pork ribs, chicken or a combination of the two.\u00a0 You can also have pork, beef, chicken or hot links sandwiches.<\/p>\n<p>Daily specials include other entrees such as fried catfish and baby back ribs.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re fortunate enough to visit on Fridays, the day&#8217;s special is burnt ends, the Kansas City barbecue style delicacy.\u00a0 Burnt ends are among the most flavorful pieces of meat on a brisket.<\/p>\n<p>My introduction to Honey Bear&#8217;s came in the form of a large <em>barbecue pork sandwich<\/em> which was easily among the best I&#8217;ve had outside the Deep South.\u00a0 The pork impressed itself upon my olfactory memories and educes a Pavlovian effect every time I think about it.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the type of pork for which you want to save the napkins you used to wipe your mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Some barbecue restaurants (Super Smokers in Missouri comes to mind), meats are like Ivory Snow soap&#8211;99 and 44\/100% pure.\u00a0 You won&#8217;t find any fatty or sinewy pieces anywhere on their meats.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 415px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 415\/313;margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 4px solid black;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/usa\/barbecue\/Images\/Honey03.jpg\" alt=\"Pulled pork sandwich\" width=\"415\" height=\"313\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Pulled pork sandwich with Sweet Potato Fries<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Honey Bear&#8217;s receives criticism in that the meat is sometimes laden with &#8220;imperfections&#8221; and while I disdain sinew, a little bit of fat here and there sometimes enhances the flavor of barbecue.\u00a0 That&#8217;s the case at Honey Bear&#8217;s. Sandwiches are overstuffed with moist meats slathered with a vinegar based sauce with plenty of zip and zest.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not piquant in the style of New Mexico chile, but will tease and tantalize your taste buds.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>hot links sandwich<\/em> is practically bursting at the seams with sliced links.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re used to hot links being desiccated and leathery, you&#8217;ll be happy to bite into moist and tender links replete with spiciness.\u00a0 Marry those links with the tangy sauce and you may just have the very best hot links sandwich you&#8217;ve ever tasted.<\/p>\n<p>The beef on the <em>barbecue beef sandwich<\/em> extends beyond the edges of the six-inch buns on which it is piled.\u00a0 Similar to other sandwiches at Honey Bear&#8217;s, you&#8217;ll pick off almost as much meat with your fork as you&#8217;ll consume as a sandwich.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 435px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 435\/265;margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 4px solid black;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/usa\/barbecue\/Images\/Honey04.jpg\" alt=\"Barbecue beef sandwich\" width=\"435\" height=\"265\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Barbecue beef sandwich<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The little bit of &#8220;ambience&#8221; the restaurant has is in the form of framed photographs of local sports icons.\u00a0 The &#8220;front&#8221; room includes a counter where you place your order and a soft drink dispenser.\u00a0 The dining room includes a few tables and mostly bare brick walls.<\/p>\n<p>If you want ambience, go elsewhere.\u00a0 If you want wonderful barbecue, go to Honey Bear&#8217;s which has been voted &#8220;Best of Phoenix&#8221; by <em>New Times<\/em> magazine practically since the restaurant&#8217;s inception.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a haven for sports fans who appreciate outstanding Southern style barbecue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honey Bear&#8217;s Barbecue<\/strong><br \/>\n2824 North Central Avenue<br \/>\n<strong>Phoenix, Arizona<\/strong><br \/>\n602-279-7911<br \/>\n<strong>LATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 11 October 2007<br \/>\n<strong># OF VISITS<\/strong>: 2<br \/>\n<strong>RATING<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Excellent<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 High quality dining experience; very good to excellent food, attentive service, and a well-maintained atmosphere; worth a detour.<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: $$<br \/>\n<strong>BEST BET<\/strong>: Barbecue Pork Sandwich; Barbecue Beef Sandwich; Cowbro Beans; Potato Salad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on the type of egg, the minimum temperature for frying an egg is said to be 144-158F and on scorching summer days in Phoenix, television news shows perennially traumatize visitors and tourists by frying an egg on the city&#8217;s sidewalks. If blistering heat is the reason the Phoenix area has so many outstanding barbecue restaurants, I&#8217;m all for Albuquerque&#8217;s temperature climbing a few degrees in the summer. The venerable Honey Bear&#8217;s Barbecue is easily equal to, make that superior to Hap&#8217;s Pit Barbecue which I had thought to offer the best barbecue in the greater Phoenix area. Honey Bear&#8217;s has been serving Memphis-style barbecue since 1986 when the proprietors launched the first of three Phoenix area restaurants.\u00a0 In close&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,8,563,553],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arizona","category-barbecue","category-rating-excellent","category-across-america"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Honey Bear&#039;s Barbecue - Phoenix, Arizona - Gil&#039;s Thrilling (And Filling) Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=36\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Honey Bear&#039;s Barbecue - Phoenix, Arizona - Gil&#039;s Thrilling (And Filling) Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Depending on the type of egg, the minimum temperature for frying an egg is said to be 144-158F and on scorching summer days in Phoenix, television news shows perennially traumatize visitors and tourists by frying an egg on the city&#8217;s sidewalks. 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