Big Bad Wolf

I was visiting Tucson along with my brother to visit family. I looked up to see if the old Big Bad Wolf food truck was still around since we were just looking for some bar food and possibly visiting a brew pub. Yelp alerted me that it's no longer a food truck, but a bar and grill now. It had taken the place of the old Rockabilly Lounge. I had never been to the Rockabilly, but Big Bad Wolf is a pretty interesting place. I would probably label this as a dive bar or possibly a biker bar, but don't be fooled. They have live entertainment every day, open early and stay open late. There's plenty of parking in the back. There are also 2 entrances--the back is where the motorcyle over the entrane is and there's also a front entrance. The stage area is pretty large. There are 2 pool tables ---no cost to play. They also have a smoking area in the back which has some tables and a small horseshoe bar type area--no bar though but you can take your drinks food etc out there. A TV to watch sports. Now why you might want to try this--- very friendly staff, around 20 beers on tap, and exceptional bar food. I had the Big Bad Wolf which is a pulled pork sandwich with cole slaw served on a hamburger bun with seasoned fries. My brother ordered the Cubano which he said was awesome--pulled pork, ham, pickle and cheese. We shared a basket of loaded fries which come with real bacon pieces, cheese and diced jalapenos. We also wanted to share a plate of wings. The wings and sauce are exceptional. Wings are pretty big and crispy -- no breading. They have a late night happy hour reduced pricing on drinks. Overall we were very impressed. A place to go for great comfort food, watching sports on the TV's or just chilling to some music. I hope they do well since I'll probably look them up again the next time I visit the Tucson area.

Food : Adequate at best and dint depend on the menu when you get THERE all the food on the menu they show HERE is not THERE and WAY WAY OVERPRICED ‼Ambiance : This used to be ROCKABILLYS, not much difference at all. Seems like they threw a couple of walls of orange paint and thought that was a REMODEL. We were there Friday 11/29/24 we are seniors and our party had 7. We got there and all they had was those HIGH TABLES with NO BACK. They need to add shorter tables to accommodate different age groups some people can't sit with their legs dangling all night and could be injured so ADD MORE SHORTER REGULAR TABLES. Service :ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE, they've been open a few weeks from what we hear but no one comes to the table you have to go to the bar to order and this was the rude bartenders ( owner /wife ) recommendation DUMB IDEA, and if you DO get service plan on waiting 30-45 minutes even for 1 order of onion rings. The owner/s don't seem have the experience nor rational IMO to run a place like this. Should have done more research especially with age groups some people being mostly 55+. TOTAL WASTE OF OUR TIME AND $$$!The ONLY reason we went was to enjoy music , but based on the SERVICE, FLAT BEER and unsafe location we will NEVER COME BACK. This place is absolutely horrible and you can't post negative or truthful information on their Facebook page : they delete it cuz it's the TRUTH !

This is a friendly place to stop for a beer any time of day or night. In the day it's a quiet shot and a beer joint. At night with live music they do a good job setting the volume - loud enough to enjoy, but you can still talk. Haven't had the food yet, but it looks good. Interesting menu. Bartenders are attentive, and sitting at the bar, my beer never gets all the way empty before I'm politely asked if I'd like another. That's a rare thing in Tucson!

Very disappointing. Not really much of change with new owners. Same bad slow uncaring staff. Had a party of 12 and never got a waitress to come to.our table. We were told to go to bar even to order food. Other tables got wait staff. Food is better. They now charge for bands you can see for free at much better places. Parking lot not lit well .Not the best neighborhood. And you have to past smoking room to get to restrooms so you inhale the smoke. It's 2025 smokers should go outside. Overall not a great experience. They just don't care.

Well. The beer was stale and rancid. I still got charged for it. Not much has changed. It was too warm in there. Even in the open air smoking area. It was dead. I mean dead. I hope they succeed as they just changed owners. Best of luck.

I first learned of the Big Bad Wolf from Lil Red Riding Hood. I think she had a grudge tho - Because the 3 Little Pigs must have been Dee-Licious! At least they are at this cool new bar just down the street from where I built my house out bricks!Seriously, yummy Bar-B-Q Pulled pork Sandwich was the Special of the Day when I first stopped in for a Nice Cold Beer, it was Huge & Tasty enough to blow a house down just to get a bite. Tons of Fries & Slaw comes with it - And Not too pricey! Friendly Staff: Michelle was bartending, as was the Co-Owner Carrie (hope I spelled that right). The other Owner Bill makes up the Husband & Wife Team that put it all together there. It's a fun place with plenty of room and a stage for 2 or 3 bands a week & Karaoke and Trivia events too. It's even big enough for Private Events, or just watching the Game! I switched from beer to Vodka and Sprite tall - and Surprise! The Special of the Day was ANY Vodka in the House for $4! So no Tariffs on Vodka yet - I went straight for the Grey Goose - which would've been $10 anywhere else or at least $7. The friendly Staff was working on as many Green Drink St Patty's ideas as they could come up with - even let me sample some of them! This is a Friendly Bar! Can't wait to try them again! Five out of Five Stars - Lit Parking on the side entrance and Yes... Clean roomie bathrooms. Fave new Dive Bar for me with lots of room. Man in the Moon says Twist & Shout and check them out! You'll like it.Kevin Greene / Oro Valley

This place was packed for fire code because of some of the best musicians in town. It is becoming the go to place for good food, good music and a great venue. It is a dive bar by tradition, but is immaculate and I feel perfectly safe there. Didn't with previous owner. The food is always good but I know there were some issues last night. Even with that it was a great night and we stayed an hour longer than we had planned. Keep up the good work. See you again soon.

Everything is so yummy in my tummy!! Drinks are so bomb! Music is amazing! Cooks are so cute!!

This is a review of the soft opening 10/5 of the new Big Bad Wolf, formerly Rockabilly's Grill. A soft opening is just that, and one hopes that they do get the bugs worked out if any, to go forward. . Rockabilly's has been in Tucson for a long time and in dire need of better management ,cleanliness, better service, better food, etc. That being said, even the soft opening of the new bar was a major improvement. The place was cleaned up and had a fresh coat of paint on the inside, the music was good, and the food seemed excellent. The one problem we had was that we tried to make a reservation for 20 people and they wouldn't take it. They said they couldn't do that yet. They weren't set up for it. OK so it was a soft opening and they aren't completely open yet, no problem, so we arrived early enough that we could get two tables to cover our group and they seemed glad to see us, There were two servers working the floor and niether of them would serve us. We asked for a waitress, to no avail. The bar was packed and we had to wait in line at the waitress station to order, all drinks and food. They missed a lot of drink and food sales, as most of the group couldn't or wouldn't wait long enough to get a second or third drink, so they just went back to dancing. They probably just did not anticipate the turn out. Aside from needing more servers, all in all not a bad soft opening.