Puny John's BBQ - Tombstone, Arizona

Shuanna Fuentes

We had a big group and it was great food and they have group discount with other places. You can buy tickets and they give a discount. We got a Family deal and it was a great price with the right amount of meat to have some to take home! Loved the BBQ sauces and the variety!

Alicia J

Staff was great. You order your food at the counter and they bring it out to you, super quick. Ordered the sampler platter which came with chicken, riblets, pulled pork, sausage and brisket with two sides. We chose the spicy Mac n cheese and spicy baked beans and then two rolls. Everything is a dry rub and there are about six different bbq sauces to choose from. Everything was absolutely fantastic. I will make this a stop any time I am in town. I highly recommend this place.

John Paul Jones

We got the sampler plate, and it was more than enough to feed me, my wife, and my 3 year old. I am a big guy too. The portion size is well worth the price. The food was delicious!

Julianne

UPDATE 03/10/2023

I just removed another star because whoever responded to my review just slandered me when my visit to this restaurant was over a month ago, so they don't even recall who I was. I never raised my voice while in there. In fact, I was very polite and kindhearted, as I always am. I did not complain. And calling me a "Karen" shows they are very immature. I'm surprised they didn't call me a "boomer," too! LOL To be clear, the young lady who helped me the day I was at the restaurant was polite. But the responder on this review is lying, and clearly slandering me.

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Original Review:

Disappointing food, especially for the price! See photos. That is honestly all that we got.

I love brisket, but not this "brisket." It is shredded beef. They do not carry sliced brisket.

The chicken was mediocre at best and a small portion.

The coleslaw was good, but a ridiculous price for the tiny amount. They didn't even serve butter with the Kings Hawaiian rolls (they aren't complimentary). I had to stand in line again to get it.

The bathrooms and dining room appeared to be clean.

Chu Chu

Me and my coworkers were greeted by the wonderful staff they have, we immediately took our sits and went through the menu. I had pull pork with three sides and a rootbeer. The BBQ here was super delicious! ?
My buddy also had the BBQ ribs and man I wished I would've changed my order lol. Great place and they also have a pretty set-up for outside dining which I think would be great for evening dinner.
All I know is whatever you order here will make you happy!
Thank you guys for your wonderful services!

Jenn

We paid $51 for two people. The portions were tiny for that price. The pulled pork was flavorless and soggy. The burger was too pink to finish. The Mac and cheese had a layer of grease floating on top. What a waste of a meal and money!!!

UPDATE AFTER RESPONSE FROM OWNER
Meat portions were not tiny. Side portions were, especially when paying $4+ each for a small cup of greasy Mac and cheese and mediocre beans and potato salad. Maybe the Mac has 5 lb of cheese, but making it that greasy is not a good thing. I totally understand the burger being pink on the outside, but the inside was WAY too pink! Also, the burger and mac were the only things that had flavor. The rest was tasteless!!! Even when doused with sauce (which shouldn’t be necessary with good bbq) it was bad. Furthermore, I think that the owner should be able to take a little bit of constructive criticism rather than getting defensive and insulting customers when responding to reviews. Wish we had checked reviews before we came here!

Robert Cabico

I came to AZ to celebrate my sons birthday for the weekend. He'd never been to Tombstone so we did a day trip from Tucson to enjoy the history. When asking folks which of the places would be best, we were directed almost exclusively to Puny John's. My first thought was: "they're doing paid referrals"...... Well, perhaps, but they weren't lying.
There were 4 of us for lunch. We got the ribs, brisket sandwich and boneless Rib sandwich.
This was absolutely the best BBQ I've had in more than 10 years. The ribs were smoked to perfection. My son said the brisket was perfect (he refused to share with anyone else it was so good).
Serving to compliment the perfectly tender meats were some pretty amazing bbq sauces. All were delicious and the spicy ones weren't solid heat. Don't get me wrong, they were hot!!! They were also layered with smoke flavor which served to enhance the heat, not overpower it.
Amazing meal!!! 10/10

Nathaniel Boyea

Though off the main boardwalk and somewhat out of sight, if you're wanting BBQ anywhere in the area, this is worth a stop.

The pulled pork was excellent, the spicy mac-and-cheese was unique and awesome. The coleslaw was what you'd expect and very good. I don't put sauce on BBQ if it's awesome and smoked properly, but I sampled them anyway and they're very good.

My buddy had the beans and chopped brisket and said both were amazing.

The patio is shaded and nice to sit outside if the weather is good. The dining area and outdoor patio don't have the same old-timey set up as the main strip, but the BBQ is well-worth the stop.

Note: a lot of reviews say this BBQ is expensive. Those people must not eat much good BBQ because good BBQ is never cheap and literally takes more than 12 hours to prepare. I assume the people saying this is expensive have never started a smoker up at 8:00pm so their family BBQ was ready by noon the next day.