American Way Smokehouse: Mouthwatering BBQ in Chandler, AZ

I love this place ! It has been a hidden gem but it’s about time the community takes notice! Super delicious bakery and barbecue. Fun and nostalgic assortment of cold bottled sodas to shop. Love the location inside merchant square as it makes for a lovely outing paired together with the food and browsing!

Six of us eating lunch now and all of us are rubbing stomachs and grinning! My American Harvest salad is packed with beets, feta, and butternut squash and I’ll be taking half of it home. Husband’s BBQ chicken sandwich was likewise, ample and very tasty. This is our third visit; we love to recommend this place because it’s unique and always reliably satisfying.

Come for the shopping stay for the bbq! I’d honestly give this a 7/10 on the smokehouse scale. Delicious treat when you need a break from shopping. But be prepared if you go on the weekend, this place is a big deal!

This place is my happy place! The food is amazing plus the shopping is fantastic. I can always find something for my home. The people here are kind and very helpful.

Wasn’t expecting to stop in for lunch on a pickup for a vintage coffee table, but I’m glad I did. It’s a cute little spot tucked away in the corner with fitting decor, my favorite soda on the soda machine, and oldies hits playing. The charming, nice lady behind the counter had some good quips, and great hospitality. A rockstar in her field. They boast the best barbecue, but I wouldn’t know. My partner and I both had the smoked egg salad sandwich, which absolutely slapped me silly (in a good way). The bread was soft but crusty on the outside, had a perfect texture to carry the delectable, moist egg salad that lay between the pieces of bread and fresh leafy greens. The smoky flavor added a certain je ne sais quois to this sandwich that set it apart from other egg salad sandwiches. The menu offered many other smoked meats. However, the method of cooking was a topic of debate between my partner and I- which begets the question… are the eggs smoked?

Super casual cute vintage place with great food. Love the tri-tip sandwich on sourdough bread with chimichurri sauce!! Excellent salad options, great barbecue, good variety of sandwiches that are made mostly on bread baked in house and killer Cookies! Some of the best in town!

The food was better than I expected. We received a free large bottle of BBQ sauce because we spent 40 on lunch. The bakery items, which I didn't get to try this time around, looked soo dang good!!

We tried this place for lunch one afternoon while going shopping at the Merchant Square. We were greeted and they took our order. This is a walk up style restaurant then when the food is ready they bring it out to your table. The cashier was very helpful and friendly we ordered the Smoked Brisket sandwich, Smoked Pastrami sandwich and the Tri-Tip sandwich. They all were fantastic and so delicious. They also sell backed goods like Brownies which are delicious and Cookies also very tasty. Very rustic seating area with old school chairs for seats. The restaurant was very clean as were the restrooms. Everyone was very helpful and friendly. We cannot wait to return.