The Thumb BBQ

Fantastic Dining Experience!The food at The Thumb is great, but the service truly stands out!There are a lot of great people who work at The Thumb. Full stop AND If you're looking for exceptional service, look out for Everett. He is incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, and exudes positive energy. The Thumb is lucky to have such a stellar employee.Everet, you are destined for great things. Excellent job, sir!Kudos to The Thumb for hiring such an outstanding young man. And be careful someone might steal him away since he's destined for greatness

Talk about out of the way good food spot.Heard about this place from someone I follow on Insta.Great food.Great BBQ.Great service.And it's all inside of a gas station..!Yep. It's wild.But if you're looking for great BBQ, and are up near North Scottsdale area, this is a place to visit..!

It has been some time since we were here but we were in the area and ribs sounded good. The ribs were just as tasty as I remembered, although a little fatty. But we were able to scrape that layer off. The meat was tender and so flavorful.The loss of a star goes to the sides. We tried the mac & cheese, cheese and coleslaw since we loved them the first time. Fortunately, the coleslaw was too mayonnaise tasting, and the mac & cheese was very grainy and gritty. Coming back will definitely try burnt ends, just don't know what sided pick.

About a year and half later and craving for some BBQ, I decided to give this place a second chance. Maybe I missed something the first time around, I mean 1700+ reviews and 4+ stars can't be wrong? Well they are!Service: After placing the order, cashier said the wait will be 25-30 min. Umm ok, I guess we are already here. I mean you're not cooking anything except the fries, the rest get pulled from a holding bin (after the smoker)? Not many people in here, so I bit perplexed. Turned out the wait was more like 45 min. It was later in the day, so they were out of some proteins and sides.Food: Maybe the food will make it all worth it. Nope. - Pulled pork was good. - Pulled chicken was not edible.Both items were pretty cold. Wife had the pulled chicken sandwich and ended mostly just eating the bun. I told her to take it back and she said there is no way she's waiting 45 min for something else. - Fries were lukewarm and greasy. - Mac and Cheese, which was an upcharge on the combo, lukewarm.Probably even worse than the chicken was the disgusting BBQ sauce. Not sure if it was the vinegar or whatever else they use, but it was bad. So when you encounter bad bbq, at least maybe the sauce can save it: nope not here.We were both joking that even Dickey's does a better job. What's not funny is the good $ we spent here.So I guess for us, this was a last visit. The rest of you five star reviewers, hmmmm. I do see a lot of them with 5 or less reviews; some just the one. It makes you wonder.....

Heard about this place through the grapevine. Never would have thought there was a great place in a gas station!! I was worried at first too because it doesn't smell like bbq outside or inside!Ordered the toms brisket stack which is brisket on hash browns, covered with over easy eggs. Yum!!I ate the eggs and hash browns separate, poking the eggs so the yolks flowed into the hash browns. Mmm!Then I tried the brisket. WOW!!It was moist and tender. The bbq taste was awesome too!! I could not believe it. I think it's the best brisket I've had. I will definitely come back and recommend this place to everyone!

First time eating here with my family. Loved it everything was great!The nachos were great and I got a salad withChicken was so good. Got 3 meats platter and the meat was so good. Everyone enjoyed their food. Got the churro donuts there good. Got a chocolate chip muffin was very good. Staff was very friendly! Will be coming back here for sure

We love this place, it's so unique and the BBQ is great. The pulled pork burger had the perfect amount of juicy pork in it and the hangover is our other favorite dish here--a runny egg and brisket over fries. They have their own house BBQ as well as chipotle BBQ options that you can pour on yourself or put off to the side. The service is ALWAYS super friendly and this place doubles as a fun souvenir shop/gas station!! Couldn't help but walk out with a bunch of stickers. We haven't tried their desserts yet, but we will be back :)

During arizona bike week we stopped in for dinner. A random find but so good. They were out of moist brisket, pulled pork and ribs, so we did the sausage, pulled chicken and lean brisket. All of it was so good. The mac and cheese was definitely fresh and the fries were cooked perfectly. The chicken was the star. Moist and super flavorful, with a kick but nothing too much! The brisket looked dry but was so good! And the andouille sausage was spicy but perfect! Also! Don't miss the shopping in the gas station! So many cute things! There is ice cream and coffee which we didn't try, but it's so cute! Worth a visit! Also, service was great!

4 STARSThe food here is good! Their chicken crunchy tacos were stuffed with chicken and very flavorful. Kids cheeseburgers and fries were perfect portions. Long line and it took about 20 minutes to get the food after we ordered but they were very busy as well. 3 STARS car washWe had to ask them to clean the rims in which they said it was dried in the sun but clearly it was never touched. They vacuumed but it wasn't great. They dusted the dashboard but only did half..

My food was fantastic! I ordered the 2 meat and 2 side plate. I got pulled pork and brisket with Mac and cheese and baked beans. I thought the flavors were spot on. My friend got the Thumbs stack which was supposed to be homemade potato cakes but ended up being premade looking hashbrowns. So that wasn't what we thought it was gonna be. That's the only negative I'd say.... Inside the gas station was soooo much more than what I thought it was. What a surprise!I ate scrumptious BBQ, enjoyed a little Christmas shopping at their huge gift store. So many options to choose from. Prices were a little more than I wanted to pay. But....Staff was very polite and helpful when I asked questions about food options. Inside the restaurant area was nice and clean. Plenty of inside and outside tables to sit at. If you're looking for a different experience I'd highly recommend this place!!