text: I have to preface this with saying that I have a pretty extreme bias against Gilbert Almost everything about this place and what it stands for annoys me And just so you know Gilbert everyone else in the Valley hates you Yeah even AJnThis little homogenized carcentric Mayberryish strip crammed onto Gilbert Road is often where I lead tourists if they are for whatever reason not interested in leaving the Southeast Valley and have no interest in Downtown Chandler which I think is a great area But it may be easy to miss this strip because there will be at least four of Gilberts finest waiting for you to tick up to and that in itself may distract younBut I had never actually stopped here Finding the wellrated independentlyowned Joes open on a Sunday was a good excuse to take the back way up from Tucson on my way to an airport pickup and grab a brisket sandwichnThe brisket sandwich itself comes at just and includes one small not a size but a descriptor side item They also have homemade cornbread and a few homemade desserts on the menu Impressive It is cafeteria style so you wait with your little tray while people in front of you act like they have never worked a soda fountain before and order at the counter That is a good little scam because people are much less likely to get a refill if there is a crowd blocking them And at I would expect a couple of free refillsnAnd that sort of set the tone for everything in that aside from my sandwich the other menu items seemed overpriced The piece of cornbread that I ended up trying I cannot pass up homemade versions ran me and the deserts were like for some pretty small servingsnI also should point out something I saw in another review which mentioned the homemade root beer and red cream soda the root beer is homemade probably outsourced locally but close enough but the red cream soda is BarqsnThe sandwich was relatively small Maybe three slices of brisket present on a hamburger bun with just a little bit of sauce And that was a good thing because the sauce was far exceeded by the brisket which itself was a little dry and oversmoked The sauce tasted like a bottle of Krafts BBQ sauce with ketchup added Very little spice way too tomatoey At least for my standards but I know that everyone has their own opinionsnThe cornbread was a mistake Dry flavorless and it probably would have made my mema turn in her grave It was hot and served with a slop of butter stuffed into a SOLO cup but I did not end up opening it Maybe I am crazy but I always eat the first piece of cornbread with no butter just to get an idea of the flavornThe side was probably the best thing that I got out of the deal The cheesy potatoes were a little overcooked or had been sitting for too long but they were a nice blend of cheese cream and green chile nice touchnAtmosphere reminded me a bit of some of the places I used to go to in Texas with the high ceilings big tables and outdoor patio another nice touch And maybe because of that something just seemed too deliberate about this placenIf you like this place feel free to continue coming here But I am going to keep searching for a decent BBQ place in this state