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    Wild Barbecue is a counter-service Texas smokehouse near ASU, run by two Jordanian brothers who picked up the craft in Dallas and then slipped their own history onto the tray. Beef ribs and brisket are there if you want to stay in your lane. The tandoori turkey, lamb chops, and Mediterranean rice suggest you shouldn't. It started as a food truck, and the Phoenix New Times put it on its list of the Valley's top smokehouses.

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    • Brisket

      “At Wild Barbecue, you could easily order a tray filled with Texas classics done well – moist brisket, gargantuan beef ribs, snappy jalapeño-cheddar smoked sausages, smoked beans and coleslaw.”

      Phoenix New Times
    • Beef ribs

      “At Wild Barbecue, you could easily order a tray filled with Texas classics done well – moist brisket, gargantuan beef ribs, snappy jalapeño-cheddar smoked sausages, smoked beans and coleslaw.”

      Phoenix New Times
    • Tandoori turkey

      “Try the boldly spiced, juicy tandoori turkey and ask the person at the carving station to knock you off a lamb chop or two.”

      Phoenix New Times
    • Lamb chop

      “Try the boldly spiced, juicy tandoori turkey and ask the person at the carving station to knock you off a lamb chop or two.”

      Phoenix New Times

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