Handlebar J BBQ Restaurant & Bar

Great BBQ in Scottsdale AZ. The decor is is totally country. The ribs, beans, fries, onion rings, burgers, ice cream sundae, apple pie burrito with ice cream and the drinks were delicious. The service was great!!! Then there was a live country band. They were amazing. If you are craving bbq and country music, this is the place to go.

Wow...what a disappointment. I have always wanted,to go here and finally for my bday along with 2 other bdays to celebrate my friends and I went. Holy cow, definitely bring your credit card, cash etc bcuz it's gonna set ya back. 1 Tito's/cranberry, $11, $14 after the band starts. Even the food was expensive!! $19 for 9 wings? Then one of the ladies brought cupcakes to celebrate the b-days, they charge a $25 cake cutting fee!!!!! What!!!! I have never heard of this. Was to.d because they have desserts? Soooo! I've been to a lot of bars and restaurants where I've brought in my own nothing but bundts, or cupcakes or homemade cakes never had a problem. This is the first time I've ever ran into anything like this absolutely ridiculous. Once we found that out we finished what drinks we had and we left, as much as I love the atmosphere, and it's probably the only bar that has country western live music and dancing Probably won't go back.AND there is a cover charge on top of the crazy prices!!!My suggestion: go have dinner and drinks somewhere else and then just come for the live music and dancing.

Nice Ambiance. Indoor and outdoor seating. Nice vibe. Just stopping in for a cocktail. Huge selection at the bar and a huge dance floor. One of the best Old fashions we've had. Bri and AJ were great waitresses

This is the Arizona country bar in my opinion. There is live music, dancing and I even had a dance lesson here one time! I had a blast. There is a cover charge (only during peak hours to pay for the great live entertainment) so be prepared- bring some cash and a good attitude. The crowd is always friendly and the patio is large. I always enjoy myself here. Fun spot. If you love country- this is not to miss! If you even like country a little- not to miss. *closed on sundays*Last night, I noticed that they sell some fun merch too.... Pictured here the "welcome to the "shitshow" hats! Cute.

Love this place. Always have. Great food and amazing music. It sounds good. Not to loud and not distorted. This place is a gem

The Place To Go for Excellent entertainment , food, fun & celebration! or just a great time to make it through the week! I love Handle Bar J's! Exceptional Music & a great vibe! If you haven't been lately you need to check it out again & a great place to be a regular!Thanks Handle Bar J for great memories & the future ones too!

I've always loved this bar, but lately since a new manager (Miley), started, the ambiance and "vibe" of the bar has gone down hill. She is rude and passive aggressive with the other staff. The bartenders are all so nice and talkative, except for when the manager is there. They seem very unhappy and the toxic manager definitely makes the vibe in the bar uncomfortable. People come here to unwind and be happy. This gal needs to mosey on out!

I rarely actually leave reviews, but this was phenomenally bad. Like I get it - it's primarily a bar, so I give leeway on food service at establishments primarily based around drinks. But if you run out of an entree, it's not rocket science to put the replacement order at the front of the line so the food comes out at the same time as the rest of the table. And when asked about it, the server isn't supposed to say "oh yeah, since we were out of the ribs it will come out later."Also, as a recovering alcoholic, I don't usually feel actively ignored by servers. Not here; they'll let you sit without a drink indefinitely. And they were out of CO2 (???) I can't really think of anything they could have done worse.Food was okay, but due to their deranged policies on when they put in tickets, was seasoned with a healthy pinch of one person at the table saying "no thanks, I'll wait" as everyone offered half of their food and made awkward conversation as they decided to wait 20 minutes until the last person's food arrived or eat now. So it may as well have been bad.Edit:Since business responded: this was tonight, 2/3/24 and I left about a half hour ago. (8:30) Thanks for the quick response; interesting choice to respond to customer reviews during business hours. That might explain some things.

Food service and ambiance is absolutely fantastic. I'll be bringing my wife back for date night all the time. The live music is the best and the bbq is fall off the bone melt in your mouth! Great bartenders and servers too

We called ahead to check about country dance lessons. The answering message said the classes were line dancing Tuesday @ 6pm and 7:30p for 2 step classes. We made arrangements around their message and when we got there, they were closed. Very disappointed, and too much had to be arranged for nothing. They should have updated their answering machine, so we would not waste our time and money.