Avery's BBQ & Pizza — Hotel in Springerville

The Gateway has probably the best brisket I have ever eaten in my life. Their smoked chicken and pulled pork aren’t far behind either. And, yes, that’s saying something because I grew up between AL & GA and I’ve had a lot of barbecue in my life. I highly recommend the barbecue sampler. We got a side of Carolina sauce, but the meat itself is so good that you won’t need a whole lot of sauce. There are plenty of delicious sides too - french fries, cole slaw, and beans for starters. The dessert looked amazing, especially the bread pudding, although there was no way we could even consider dessert after all of the barbecue we had consumed.

There’s a walk-up order counter and then lots of seating to choose from, including outdoor picnic tables, although we were there in single digit temperatures, so not many people were out. All of the employees we encountered were friendly and greeted us. We didn’t have to wait long at all for our food. And even if we would have, we could have played pool or played video games or watched football at the bar or made ourselves busy somehow to pass the time. In other words, there’s a lot to do. We saw a stage, so they obviously have live music sometimes, but understandably not in single digit weather. At any rate, if you care for barbecue and ever you find yourself in Arizona’s Round Valley area, then do yourself a favor and head on over to The Gateway! You won’t be...

We just stopped for gas trying to make it home, many states away, and smelled the barbecue outside. It has been a while since we've had barbecue and it smelled divine! During this pandemic, we're trying to be extra careful. My husband decided to order us lunch while we got gas and got everything ready for the next part of the haul. When he got back with the order we had a great spread.

So, the reasons why we read reviews are for customer service and the food. The barbecue is one of the best and we travel a lot. We are from the southeast where barbecue is a part of every family get-together, catering most meetings, and Sunday lunches after church. We know barbecue. We got pulled pork barbecue sandwiches and a barbecue chicken sandwich, slaw (which was unlike any I've ever had before with pecans! Yum!), barbecue beans that contained pinto beans and was very hearty, grilled corn on the cob, and Mac n cheese. The sandwiches were flavorful. The meat was tender and juicy. The woman that helped with the food side was kind to my husband. They served the food hot, wrapped, and fast for such good food. I cannot recommend anything from any other part of the store because we didn't use other services besides gas. The manager over the RV office was...

My wife and I went here for dinner last night as our third stop seeking a place to eat. Trail Riders was swamped and the China Garden didn't have enough staff to keep up with carryout orders. This is fundamentally a BBQ establishment and you place your order at the counter and then they give you a beeper to let you know when to pick it up - no table side service. I had the pulled chicken and my wife had brisket. Both meals were OK just not anything special. We have had BBQ many times and this was just average in our opinion. My pulled chicken was really just small pieces of chicken and my wife's brisket had too much fat on it for her liking. The BBQ sauce used wasn't bad. The atmosphere was nice in that there were many seating options and space between them for comfort. We would eat here again if in town after trying other...