Waldo’s BBQ Express

Solid BBQ and the price is right. Don’t be put off by the looks of the place on the outside or the neighborhood. I tried the place because it was local and have continued to return since. That’s usually the most basic test of whether a place is good or not. I doubt anyone will leave here thinking Best BBQ On Earth (because bbq snobs are even worse than pizza snobs!) but I rate it a solid Very Good and it’s a place that will definitely be in my rotation for the future. Five stars because this is the type of local shop that needs to be supported. They do a great job, serve good barbecue, and don’t charge through the nose. Not impressed with the ribs so much (could have got a bad piece) but the sandwiches are awesome. The menu prices are really good. Sides are a dollar, sandwiches are four dollars. Everything is even dollar amounts. The quality of the food is vastly better than just about any fast food place out there and is cheaper on average.
The pig sandwich with the spicy sauce is what I’m digging at the moment. The only complaint I have so far is that the fries tend to be soggy if you don’t remember to ask for fresh ones. Really cool little place. Slip through their drive-​through instead of McDonald’s and tell me you don’t regret all the times you could’ve been eating good food instead…

drive thru BBQ what I else do you need brisket sandwich in like two min for 5 $ no tax man what a deal it the the best BBQ but it’s still good if your lazy like me don’t want to vet out if the car try these guys

Love this spot and I’m picky about bbq. Drive thru is quick. You can buy ribs by the bone. Cooked to perfection, fall off the bone. Don’t even need the sauce. Do yourself a favor and go there.

very close to where i live and always satisfies my craving for bbq ribs. their macaroni and cheese is really good too. the wait isnt long at all. im thinking not enough people know how good this place is. oh well, more food for me! lol

Thank you for catering the Woman in Business Chandler Chamber of Commerce event today. The BBQ lunch of pulled pork sandwiches and all the fixins was absolutely delicious. The staff was kind and efficient and I would definitely recommend your menu and service for a catering event.

Tried Waldo’s today for lunch, as we were actually in the area grabbing tacos at Most Wanted. Since we were already having a «first» lunch down the street, we only ordered the pork ribs… and they were delicious! Super tender, smoky pink, truly fall off the bone and juicy. Great prices and love the round pricing. Can’t wait to try the other menu items another day!

Short and sweet… Awesome BBQ, clean place, fast and friendly and damn reasonable.
Spicy fries are amazing.
Try this place. I regret I only just found this great place last week. Returned twice since. Yum!

Just ok. The mac & cheese was great but the ribs where not cooked all that well. Would not recommend unless you really want BBQ fast. It truly is express!

This place is always busy so expect a long line however people are friendly so it makes the time go by fast. You can bring your dogs to the patio. Breakfast is yummy. Not your conventional way of ordering.
You order and pay first at register then your given a number for your table. Get your beverage they have a huge selection of milks!

Awesome brisket sandwich yummy!
Sweet potato fries Olord to die for.
Great food cheap prices very smart!!!
We will be back and as for customer service excellent thank u!!!

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much. I just moved here from Memphis, a city known for its BBQ. Seriously, there are over 100 BBQ joints in the city limits and it’s a much smaller city than Phoenix… they’re not messing around. But Waldo’s is close to my house and had decent reviews, so I figured why not. I’ll give it a try for a Sunday night meal, but I didn’t think I’d be that impressed.
I’m not too proud to admit when I’m wrong. So here goes: I was wrong.
The menu is simple and small, which made ordering a breeze. My husband and I split a brisket sandwich and hot fries and ordered a side of mac n cheese too. I like that they offer the sandwiches «Memphis Style» as well, AKA with slaw on top. They’re not lying – most places in Memphis make their sandwiches with slaw, but my belly isn’t cut out for cabbage, so we didn’t try theirs. The brisket itself was chopped and had tons of flavor. I didn’t put the sauce on the sandwich because it didn’t need it on every bite, but when I dipped it, the sauce proved to be as good as the brisket. It was spicy but not too intense for most. The hot fries on the other hand. man, those suckers got really spicy after a while. They seemed to have cayenne or something sprinkled on them and were really tasty dipped in the ranch that they provided. The mac n cheese was really creamy, not that gross hardened cheese, stuck together stuff you find at some other places.
Over all I was really pleased. I love the round prices: our was $ 7 even. The only thing was bugged me was that I couldn’t find the menu for this location online, only the larger location in Mesa. They have a more extensive menu, so I arrived hoping they had fried okra, which they didn’t. I’d love a menu for their location on their website to avoid confusion, but it’s a minor annoyance for such tasty, affordable BBQ.

First time I tried Waldos Express. The staff is friendly. The food was ready fast. And most important the food was awesome ! The home fries are delicious. The bbq brisket was yummy. You get a lot of food for the price. I would go back again

Gooooood BBQ & GREAT prices!!!
$ 4 pig Sand
$ 2.50 for big ass BBQ RIB
$ 1 buck for Cowboy beans & they’re freakin Bomb!
All prices incl. tax… Easy to know your bill…

I hate to admit that I have eaten here three times and every time the bbq is just really not good. My ribs were way over cooked the last time with very little flavor and lots of fat. The pork and chicken sandwiches seemed to either be a couple days old or just plain bad meat as the texture and flavor was not good.
In addition the the descriptions above, some other information that will hopefully be helpful:
Pros — drive thru (the reason I have been there multiple times), prices are very reasonable if you stick with the sandwiches, sweet potato fries are good and the staff always seems friendly
Cons — bbq is not good, Mac & cheese is chalky and even my kids won’t eat it, fries are soggy
In summary, I won’t be back and without the drive through I would have not given them a second chance.

Picked up lunch for the This Old Vape Shop crew. We are def bbq fanatics and now that we have discovered this place we will be coming back!
We are all so full and so happy with our food!
The girl who took my order was very polite and friendy. Best part was the wait time was not as long as I anticipated.
$ 10 for a plateful of meat is probably the best deal I have ever had.

Only good things to say about this place. Let’s start with something honest, though: it’s a little, one room barbecue hut, so I’m gonna go straight to the food. I’ll have to skip the friendly cashier, clean atmosphere, and quick service. Now onto the food. First course: a sweet potato fry on the way home with takeout. AKA the freshest food I have had all week. Imagine a crispy coat over a soft, fresh potato, still with the texture of sweet potato flesh. I felt loved even as it burned my mouth a bit. Then the MEAT. Authentic cuts of tender goodness (I had the sampler platter with two servings of chicken). A great little thing– no salt on the fries, no sauce on the meat because they know you’re an adult. It’s all there on the table for you to apply at your own discression. Only warning– sandwiches and sides are smaller than you may expect, so get enough if it’s your dinner.

WARNING! Waldo’s prices are $ 2 higher in-​store than currently shown on their site for the meat by the pound. Chicken and pork are now $ 12/lb.(up 20%) and beef is $ 14. That said, the take-​home bulk meats are the still the best value per portion IMO.
My $ 5 brisket sandwich was moist and tender, with a hearty beef blast and sauce on the side. However, I’d say that the sandwich was tiny, rather than small, and not a good deal, in my mind. I read that brisket is in short supply nationwide, so I guess I should be happy, just to have it at all. Yet, if you add a $ 2 ‘side’ and a $ 2 drink, you’re now at $ 9, for which you can get a more generous lunch special almost anywhere. But dang, the food is so good.
Individual ribs are also up 50 cents, which equates to a 25% increase in the past three months. I didn’t get a 25% raise on my paycheck this quarter, did you? I believe Waldo has confused the terms ‘gradual’, and ‘drastic’ in regard to price hikes.
To offset my minor pains, the spicy fries remain $ 1. Maybe the very best buy on the planet; and what you get is as many fries as I’d care to eat in any one sitting. Have a drink at hand for these.
Service was, once again, friendly.

Nice down-​home place.
I got the sampler and chose the sausage link, brisket, and ribs. I’m a big brisket fan but the sausage stole the show here. It had a softer, more uniform texture inside and it falls apart in your mouth. Juicy without being greasy. Really well done.
The brisket was good and the ribs were really, really tender. When I left I didn’t have the usual «heavy» feeling that you get from BBQ.
One thing I didn’t try (but wanted to) was the cheesecake jar. I included a picture of it.
Very friendly staff, clean, easy to order, fast, and the tax is included. They also have drive-​thru.

Very good BBQ, the sauce was incredible and the BBQ-​Baked-​Beans are the best I’ve ever had. They had that slight spicy kick to them but weren’t too overbearing. The Mac and Cheese was also phenomenal. The only reason this place doesn’t get ⁵⁄₅ stars is because their portions leave something to be desired, literally! The sides come in perfectly fine portions but the sandwiches are on the small side. Now, if you’re a smaller person with a smaller appetite OR you don’t mind buying two sandwiches then go ahead and pretend my review is ⁵⁄₅ stars.
What’s the worst that could happen from you visiting this establishment??? You might end up buying several delicious BBQ sandwiches! LOL

I have driven by this place more than a few times. To be honest we were really skeptical. At night the lighting looks straight up suicidal like in a scary movie.
I forgot my most favorite place to eat tacos, is closed on Monday. We were just driving and in a split second we decided to go through the drive thru.
Upon glancing at the prices on the drive thru menu we decided that for something this cheap if it turned out to be bad, no big deal!
We both had the bird, or BBQ chicken sandwich. Also ordered: chicken burrito, side of Mac n cheese and cole slaw and a large soda. Literally It was $ 12– $ 13 for everything. And then when it actually didn’t taste like garbage as we so wrongingly assumed we were pleasantly surprised!
The place looks old as shit and I too remember when this was a Taco Bell long ago as one other reviewer mentioned.
The woman working was very nice. Cold BBQ or cold Mac n cheese are unforgivable sins. Our food was piping hot when we got it. The sauce was a classic sauce just enough smoke, little vinegar bite, tangy and sweet.
It wasn’t the best I’ve ever had but it’s ridiculously affordable and above average in taste. I put the cole slaw, and Mac n cheese on top of my chicken and covered it with BBQ sauce accordingly. Would recommend you do the same.
The burrito was simple. Not huge. But it gave me a good excuse to eat two or three to go ramekins worth of BBQ sauce a condiment I don’t get to enjoy as much as I should.