Outdoor Kitchen & BBQ Designs
Nine production-ready outdoor kitchens — from compact built-in BBQs to full chef-grade pavilions. Every layout uses commercial-rated appliances and Arizona-engineered framing for sun and heat.
8' island with grill, side burner, and fridge.
Three-sided kitchen with bar seating, fridge, and prep zone.
Wood-fired pizza oven + grill + prep kitchen under cover.
Wood-fired grill + brasero + parrilla wheel.
Full outdoor kitchen + dining under a tile-roofed loggia.
Built-in offset smoker + pellet grill + classic BBQ.
Pool-side bar with kegerator, sink, and ice trough.
In-pool barstools facing a covered swim-up bar.
Sleek galley kitchen with hidden appliances and slab counter.
All designs are starting points. Every AE build is custom-engineered for your lot, soil, code, and HOA. Pricing is real 2026 installed pricing — never "call for pricing."
All design librariesHow AE builds a kitchen that lasts in Arizona
A kitchen that lives outside for 20 years needs stucco-over-block or steel framing, real gas sizing, and a hood or ramada — not a wood-framed island wrapped in stone veneer.
- CMU or 20 ga steel-stud framing — never wood — with stucco or veneer skin
- Blaze, DCS, Lynx, Bull, Alfresco or Napoleon built-in grills — UL-listed only
- Granite, porcelain, quartzite or dekton countertops — sealed, heat-rated
- NG or LP gas sized for total connected BTU, permitted and pressure-tested
- GFCI outlets, task lighting, drawer sequencing planned around the cook
Frequently asked
- What's included in an AE outdoor kitchen?
- Concrete-block-and-stucco or steel-stud framing, granite/porcelain/quartzite countertops, a stainless built-in grill (Blaze, DCS, Lynx, Bull, Alfresco), side burner, refrigerator, sink, drawers and doors, LP or NG gas run, GFCI outlets, task lighting, and optional pizza oven, Big Green Egg cutout, kegerator or Kamado insert.
- Do you build under a ramada or in open sun?
- Both. In Phoenix summer sun any outdoor kitchen without cover is punishing 5 months a year, so we usually design them under a ramada, pergola with shade panels or existing patio cover. Ventilation clearance from the grill to the ceiling is code-driven (36 in. minimum for most UL-listed built-ins).
- Natural gas or propane?
- Natural gas if the meter has capacity — no tank swaps, cheaper per BTU. Propane if the run from the meter is too long or the meter is undersized. We size the line for total connected BTU (grill + side burner + pizza oven + fire feature) and pull the gas permit.
Would you build this backyard?
An AE build that pairs a full outdoor kitchen with a resort-scale pool package — the layout, the appliance spec, and the shade integration.