1 Meat Package
$13.99per person
Includes:
- 1 meat for each guest, or your guests can choose between 2 meat options
- 2 side dishes
Example: Choose Beef Tri-Tip ONLY, or let your guests choose between Beef Tri-Tip (OR) Grilled Chicken.
Serving All Of Phoenix Metro, Arizona
Wood-Fired Catering Menu
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Qfire is Phoenix Metro's premium caterer for the #1 wood-fired menu for: weddings, corporate and private parties — Led by Chef Terry Matthews a Food Network veteran!
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2,500+ Events Catered
Weddings · Corporate · Private
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400+ reviews across multiple review platforms
Phoenix Wood-Fired Pricing
Phoenix BBQ catering, per guest.
2 Meat Package
$18.99per person
Includes:
- 2 meats for each guest, (OR) 1 meat for everyone plus a choice between 2 additional meats
- 3 side dishes
Example: Everyone gets Brisket, then each guest chooses either Pulled Pork (OR) Chicken.
Premium Package
$26.99per person
Includes everything in the 2 Meat Package, plus:
- Any salad option
- 2 appetizers
This is our most popular package for weddings, corporate events, and larger celebrations.
Phoenix Service Options
Food Services We Offer
The prices above are for the food. Then you pick how you want it handled. Here is what each choice costs.
- You pick it up
You come get the food from us. Nothing extra to pay.
Free - We drop it off
We bring the hot food to you. You serve it yourself.
$20 – $60 - We serve a buffet
We set up the buffet, keep it full, serve your guests, and clean it up.
Add 20% - We serve family style
We bring big platters right to each table so guests pass the food around.
Add 35% - We plate every dinner
Each guest gets their own plate made in the kitchen and brought to their seat.
Add 45%
The percent is added to your food total. Your final price also adds state tax and an only 10% gratuity.
Step 1
Choose Your Meat(s)
Additional meat $5.99
Tap the picture to select your meat. (GF)
Step 1B
Premium Meat Options
Additional meat $5.99 + premium charge
Tap the picture to select your premium meat. Upcharges are per guest. (GF)
Meat Substitutes
Vegetarian & Vegan Options
$4.99 per selection (VG, V, GF). Orders of 10 servings minimum.
Step 2
Choose Your Sides
Tap the picture to select your sides.
Step 2B
Premium Sides
Tap the picture to select. Upcharges are per guest.
Add Bread
Butter Bread Rolls
Would you like to add butter bread rolls for $1.99 per guest?
Add-Ons
Appetizers
$3.49 per selection unless noted.
Add-Ons
Desserts
$2.99 per selection.
Add-Ons
Drinks
$0.99 per selection.
Your Phoenix Metro Selections
Review your picks & request your quote
Scroll up and tap any dish to add it to your selections. You can still submit without picks if you'd like us to walk you through the menu on a call.
BBQ Catering Planning Guide
How to Plan BBQ Catering in Phoenix Metro
BBQ catering in Arizona lives or dies on timing. Heat, venue rules and the dinner hour decide how the cook is scheduled long before anyone picks a sauce, and the plan below is how we build a Valley event.
Chef-Attended Buffet
Our most-booked format for BBQ catering. Meats are sliced to order on the line, sides stay hot in covered holding, and guests move through quickly without the food sitting out.
Family Style
Platters of brisket, tri-tip, chicken or pork land on each table with the sides beside them. It keeps the table social and the pacing relaxed, and it plates well for photographs.
Plated Service
Individual portions are composed in the kitchen and served by staff. The right choice when the reception runs on a tight timeline or the room is formal enough that a buffet line would break the mood.
How Much To Order
Portions and staffing by guest count
20–50 guests
One or two meats plus two sides is usually plenty. Expect roughly a half pound of cooked meat per adult. A single chef-attended line serves this group in about 20 minutes.
50–120 guests
Two meats and three sides gives guests a real choice without slowing the line. Plan on two service staff plus the chef, and a double-sided buffet if the room allows it.
120–250 guests
Three meats and three to four sides, served from a double line so nobody waits more than 15 minutes. Staffing typically runs one server per 35–40 guests.
250+ guests
Multiple wood-fired rigs, staged cook times and two or more buffet stations. At this size the timeline matters more than the menu — we build the cook schedule backward from the dinner hour.
Booking Timeline
When to lock each decision
6–12 months out
Peak-season Saturdays — especially weddings — get claimed early. Lock the date first; the menu can be finalized much later.
2–3 months out
Choose your meats, sides and service style, and confirm the venue's live-fire and load-in requirements. This is the right window for a tasting.
30 days out
Certificates of insurance go to the venue, the rental and staffing plan is confirmed, and dietary needs are added to the kitchen sheet.
15 days out
Final guest count and timeline lock. Changes before this point cost nothing — after it, we cook to the confirmed number.
Choosing Your Meats
Which menu fits your crowd
For the crowd-pleasing table
Wood-fired brisket and pulled pork are the safest pair on any menu. Between them, almost every guest finds something familiar, and both hold beautifully through a long service window.
For a more upscale menu
Tri-tip and Wood-Fired Prime Rib read as steakhouse rather than backyard. Both slice to order on the line, which is part of the show.
For mixed and lighter eaters
Mesquite-grilled chicken and cedar-plank salmon give guests a lighter entrée without breaking from the live-fire menu, and they cover most pescatarian requests.
For dietary restrictions
Most of our sides are naturally vegetarian, and we prepare gluten-free and vegan plates on request when they're flagged before the 15-day count lock.
Phoenix Logistics
What changes in Phoenix Metro
Cooking around Valley heat
In summer we time the cook to the service window rather than the load-in, run covered hot-holding on everything, and stage the grills and buffet out of direct afternoon sun. Shoulder season and winter — the Valley's busiest stretch — run outdoors start to finish.
Resort, estate and HOA paperwork
Scottsdale and Paradise Valley resorts and most Valley HOA communities want a certificate of insurance, a defined load-in window and fire-marshal setbacks before live fire goes on property. We carry the COI language venues ask for and stage to those setbacks.
Backyards with no kitchen
A large share of Phoenix work is backyard and estate events where the kitchen is whatever we bring. The mobile rigs run on their own power and fuel, so a Cave Creek acreage property gets the same food as a downtown venue.
Events we cook for most
Arizona weddings
Wood-fired BBQ suits the desert wedding look better than a hotel buffet, and a carving station gives cocktail hour something to gather around.
Corporate and team events
Company picnics, client appreciation days and holiday parties where the food needs to feed a crowd fast and still feel intentional.
Private parties
Milestone birthdays, graduations and backyard gatherings across the Valley, cooked on site instead of delivered in foil pans.
Serving Phoenix Metro
Find BBQ catering near your event.
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Cities We Cater
Phoenix Metro BBQ catering — every city.
We cater weddings, corporate events and private parties across all of Phoenix Metro.
Phoenix Scottsdale Mesa Tempe Chandler Gilbert Glendale Peoria Goodyear Avondale Surprise Queen Creek Paradise Valley Buckeye Cave Creek
Fountain Hills
Litchfield Park Apache Junction
Why Phoenix Books Qfire
Chef-led, wood-fired, and built for Phoenix venues.
Qfire is chef-led by Terry Matthews, a Food Network veteran (BBQ Brawl with Bobby Flay, Cutthroat Kitchen champion), and we cater from full mobile wood-fired kitchens purpose-built for Phoenix events.
Our Phoenix BBQ menu spans wood-fired brisket, tri-tip, cedar-plank salmon, mesquite chicken and pulled pork, alongside the full Steakhouse Experience for premium receptions. Every event is executed by chef-attended staff — no drop-off, no chafing-dish shortcuts.
We know the region's venues cold: The Wrigley Mansion, El Chorro, The Royal Palms Resort, The Phoenician, Sanctuary Camelback, Andaz Scottsdale, The Farm at South Mountain and Saguaro Lake Ranch.
Built for desert heat. Valley summers change how food has to be cooked and held. We time the cook to the service window rather than the load-in, run covered hot-holding on every job, and stage the grills so the line never sits in direct afternoon sun. Shoulder-season and winter events — Phoenix's busiest stretch — run outdoors end to end.
Resort and HOA ready. Scottsdale and Paradise Valley resorts and most Valley HOA communities want a certificate of insurance, a load-in window and fire-marshal setbacks for live fire before they will let a grill on property. We carry the COI language venues ask for and stage to those setbacks, so your coordinator is not chasing us for paperwork.
Backyard to ballroom. A large share of our Phoenix work is backyard and estate events where the kitchen is whatever we bring. Our mobile wood-fired rigs run on their own power and their own fuel, which means a Cave Creek acreage property and a downtown Phoenix venue get the same food off the same equipment.
Real 4.9★ track record. 400+ reviews across multiple review platforms. See them on our reviews page — every one is real, none are curated.
The Chef Behind The Fire
Chef Terry Matthews.Food Network champion. Your event's chef.
The same live-fire instincts tested on national television guide every brisket, rib, steak, and flame-kissed side served at your event.
Chef Terry is a Cutthroat Kitchen winner, Camp Cutthroat winner, and BBQ Brawl competitor with Bobby Flay. He has catered professionally since 2011 and led more than 2,500 events.
Food Network Two wins 2,500+ events Live-fire expert
4.9★ Client Rated
What our clients say
4.9 / 5 · 400+ reviews across multiple review platforms
"Terry and his crew helped to make our special day magical. We did a food tasting a few weeks prior to the ceremony, and we were instantly sold! The food portions were more than plentiful!! There was enough food left over from the food tasting to share with our friends. On the day of the ceremony, his staff arrived on time, and they were so professional and friendly. The food was amazing, we heard about it from our guests all night long."
Tene
Wedding · 8/20/2025
"These guys were absolute rock stars at our wedding! We had to reschedule our wedding due to COVID-19, and they were so compassionate and easy to work with when making plans to change. The day of, they showed up early, set up, and provided a meal that was better than we could have imagined. The baked potato bar was so impressive! They were such professionals. By the time my husband and I picked our heads up from grace, Terry was sliding our plates in front of us. The pulled chicken was so flavorful and juicy, and the brisket was a crowd favorite!"
Brittany D.
Wedding · 7/23/2020
"Terry's BBQ is a crowd pleaser and the way to go! All of our wedding guests are still talking about the BBQ from the wedding and how to get it! Not to mention, Terry's provides a great personal presence and energy to events. People said he could have easily been the MC! Terry was so fun and flexible to work with. He truly cares about how to make the guests happy and holds his employees to high standards that he plans ahead to fulfill. We hope to have his bbq every year on our anniversary, it is so dang delicious!"
Mindy T.
Wedding · 11/15/2021
"We had BBQ Daddy for an 85 person wedding shower that was a nice event. Terry BBQ'd tenderloin, rib eye steaks, and salmon along with 2 cold and 2 hot appys (the bacon wrapped scallops were to die for). It was really a great event. The food was awesome and so was the staff. Terry was SUPER easy to deal with and had great communication throughout."
Nanette B.
Wedding Shower · 85 guests · 8/30/2023
"Best 50th Birthday Dinner EVER! HUGE shoutout to Chef Terry and his amazing assistant, Leslie! We hired them to cater my 50th birthday, and they literally brought the steakhouse to my backyard. Seriously, he brought his own grill! When Chef Terry says, 'We bring the steakhouse to you,' you better believe him. Every New York Strip, chicken, and salmon was grilled perfectly to temperature. What a FEAST!"
Tangy Robinson
50th Birthday · 1/20/2026
"Terry cooked up a feast for my bachelor party and delivered it right to our backyard of the Airbnb. Food was amazing!!! We got the brisket, the BBQ chicken, mac n cheese, broccoli, and baked beans. The brisket was cooked perfectly and was more fatty pieces (which is great for me cuz that's my preference)."
Michael C.
Bachelor Party · 5/25/2022
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