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    Memphis Barbecue

    4.0 (1.3k reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    MEMPHIS BARBECUE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Classy
    Outdoor seating

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    Cheese Fritters - so good I hardly got a picture before we finished them!
    Charly P.

    My husband and I were craving some BBQ so we decided to head over to Memphis BBQ and try them out. It was absolutely delicious! We split the cheese fritters as an appetizer. They were so delicious with the sauce at the bottom. My husband greatly enjoyed his burnt end cheddar melt, and my Pitt master sampler was delicious and left me enough food for a whole other meal! The fries, Cole slaw, and baked beans were also delicious. For dessert, my husband enjoyed the apple cobbler, and I had the banana pudding - y'all, this banana pudding is some of the BEST I have had! It was so yum that I almost hurt myself on it because of how full I was (lol). The service was also very hospitable, pleasant, and quick! I highly reccomend Memphis BBQ! Pro tip: the Pitt master sampler is absolutely enough food to split, especially if you get an appetizer!

    Full slab ribs
    Tanya K.

    We came here from Graceland just to have the BBQ because it was the highest rated on Yelp in the area. We were pleasantly surprised by the experience. From the outside it looks like a chain but according to our really great waitress Morgan, it is not. The owner is a BBQ champion and she has won lots of awards. We really enjoyed the ribs and brisket the best. We also had the burnt ends. The sauces and seasonings were delightful too and we bought some to take back with us.

    Queso and cheese
    Teresa D.

    We were on our way through MS, when we stopped for some BBQ. Let me start by saying there is no shortage of food when you eat here! For the table, we started with Cheese Fritters, Queso and chips and Rib Basket (pictures), all very good. My son and I shared the Pitmaster sampler (a half slab of baby back ribs plus sliced brisket, and pulled pork. Plus cornbread and two sides (we chose the veggies and mac & Cheese). I highly recommend the pulled pork - the rest was good, but the pork had really good seasoning. We got the ribs Muddy (seasoned and with sauce). One of my sons got a bacon cheeseburger and my husband had read a review about Guy Fiery being there and had a burger off the menu - but basically it was a bacon cheeseburger with fried pork rinds, Oh and they serve pork rinds to the table! Our service was good, our server was attentive. The ambiance is casual and consistent with other BBQ places (music can get a little loud, but all good)

    Burnt Ends Cheddar Melt
    Amanda V.

    Just over the state line from Memphis, I stopped at Memphis Barbecue Co for dinner. I'm a sucker for grilled cheese and brisket, so I went with the Burnt Ends Cheddar Melt. The Texas toast and melty cheese were great, and the brisket was nice and tender. Grabbed banana pudding to go, and it was the start of the show. Service was quick, and there was plenty of seating even at dinnertime without a reservation.

    Stephen C.

    A decent on the road stop while headed south on I 55 to Nola. Good for a quick bite. Not at all bad just not as memorable as I thought even some casual MS joints might be. The main hit with this spot was the service. The server Cordaryl was excellent. A super nice guy with that southern hospitality I hoped to find. He knew his menu and knew his town. He helped out with my order choice and some local info as well. Great service always make the food taste better. Kudos to the guy!

    Having watched Melissa on BBQ shows I had high expectations, which weren't met. Food was ok but not anything that stood out. Ribs were the best of the three meats we tried (plus pulled pork and sliced brisket). Sides (onion rings and red beans/rice) were bland. Service was good. Waitress was friendly and attentive.

    Front
    Liz J.

    We were in Memphis and wanted to have barbecue for dinner. Memphis Barbecue came out as one of the best barbecue restaurants but it's located in MS. It's about 11 miles so we went. Glad we did because everything we ordered were very good. The server brought us complimentary chicharon which was freshly cooked because it was still warm. I ordered brisket with green beans and red beans and rice. Husband ordered chicken barbecue with coleslaw and turnip greens. For dessert, we had cherry cobler with vanilla ice cream. The brisket and chicken were tender and very tasty. All the sides were good, but my favorite is the red beans and rice. I wasn't surprised to see how busy this place is on a late Sunday night! Glad we came! Server was very attentive and girls in the front desk were very sweet. The restaurant has a great ambiance and some cool decorations.

    Mac and cheese (aka noodles in cheese broth)

    Food was MID I ordered half rack rib, I used classic sauce which was very flavorful but I've had better ribs, was hoping they'd fall of the bone but did not. Mac and cheese was very runny and had no taste. Greens were ok but when I asked for vinegar waitress looked shocked?? Guess that's just a Southern thing first time at this place and most likely the last.

    Vanessa F.

    Found this spot thanks to Yelp reviews. We ate here after visiting Graceland. Good friendly service. Originally had no idea this was by a 10 time world champion pit master! Melissa Cookston! We tried the gumbo, muddy ribs, sausage, Mac n cheese, side salad, cornbread. Was the best meal while I was on vacation from San Diego. The ambience had a good casual hometown aesthetic.

    Peach Cobb
    Brendon B.

    I'm religious now because Jesus Christ have mercy on my tastebuds that was outstanding. The ribs peak came right off the dang bone, that cornbread what a surprise I didn't even know she was coming to the party.. moist. The dry rub and sauce insane. I was legit moaning. Ps the Peach Cobb... to die for.

    Pulled Pork
    Marissa J.

    This will be my go to spot every time I come to town! We visited again and I couldn't leave without stopping here. This time I got the ribs and they were heavenly!

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    Ask the Community - Memphis Barbecue

    Is there beer and wine?

    yes there was beer

    How many peoples can be seated to a table?

    We were able to seat 7 last Fri

    What about large groups like party of 12?

    Yes, There are big enough tables for large parties.

    Does this restaurant still allow smoking or have they finally moved to the 21st century?

    Yes, smoking is allowed in the Bar area, but not the restaurant. Although they do have places to sit outside and you can smoke out there too if desired.

    Do they allow dogs? Maybe in their outdoor seating?

    They didn't allow any animals besides service animals when we went just a few weeks ago. I don't think they had any outside seating, the front area is for guests waiting for their table to be ready. Hope this helps!

    Is smoker indoors or outdoors?

    Indoors. Separate section

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    Applebee's Grill + Bar

    Applebee's Grill + Bar

    1.7(75 reviews)
    0.0 mi
    $$

    Well we thought we lucked out going on a Saturday night and it was dead inside but nope…read more They sat us next to the speaker and the music was so loud the waitress got the order wrong from not being able to hear all that good ( the service sucked by the way) my wife and her best friend ordered the shark bite adult drink and it was just a blue slush , did not have anything else in it , no rum , no gummies , nothing but the blue slush part , the food was subpar at best and lacked flavor on some things, the appetizers we purchase were the only good things and the fish I got was a little overcooked but it was still pretty good. Spent well over $100 at this place and the table when we sat down had stuff all over it, One of the supply vents for the HVAC system was falling out of the ceiling, there was stuff all over the floors, and did I mention the service actually sucked. It was so bad I wanted to get up and walk out the first 20 minutes I was there. They brought mine and my wife's food out and our friend had to wait another 20 minutes on hers when we all ordered at the same time. I do not recommend this establishment. We had to wait forever just to get silverware because they forgot to bring it out in the beginning. PS don't bother ordering anything to go on their app and driving up there and picking it up because it's all going to be lackluster, this place has gone so far downhill it's not even funny and I can see why over half of their locations have closed their doors if this is the way they are going to be

    My experience here was absolutely horrible…read more I was seated and it was nearly 20 minutes before I was ever greeted by a server. The waitress I had was sweet and overwhelmed. Once I placed my order it was another 45 minutes before we received our food which was hard and inedible and even the dips had a hard film over them .. they'd clearly been under the heat lamp. On top of that the manager was going off on her serving and kitchen staff all night.. it was Applebees you don't expect a 5 star experience. But this location was horrible.. go somewhere else.

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    Applebee's Grill + Bar
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    Dan McGuinness Pub - BBQ Potato Skins.  Surprisingly well done!!

    Dan McGuinness Pub

    4.0(85 reviews)
    4.6 mi
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    We ate in here last night for the first time. I got take away once a long long time ago, like 5-6…read moreyears or so. It is a divey bar/Irish pub. There was music playing the whole time but not loud at all - loud enough you could hear it but it didn't impede upon your conversations in the slightest. And by the way the music they had playing last night (Tuesday Feb 10 2026) was EXCELLENT!! I felt like I was at a bar from my youth with that soundtrack. We started with 2 appetizers, pub pretzels and the Celtic queso dip. The pretzels came with honey mustard and some of the queso. The Celtic queso has tortillas and what appeared to be house made potato chips. Both were very good! The 2 adults had some beer on tap. A Yeungling and a 201 Hoplar. Kid (well he is 21 but doesn't drink) had a coke. Entrees were a smash burger with fries, a Buffalo chicken sliders with onion rings, and a shepherds pie with mashed potatoes and gravy and okra. Everything was very good! Often fried things are either over or under done and come out not great however whoever was working the fryer was on it because the onion didn't pull out of the rings when you bit it and the okra was still nice inside the breading. Excellent waitress who kept checking on us and nice environment. What's not to like!! Definitely will return.

    Deeeeeelicious and fun. We had never eaten in here although we'd talked about it dozens of times…read more (I think we picked up here once many years ago but I don't have strong memories of it.) But I was super impressed with the quality of the food! I expected a dive. And it is. But the food was fabulous!! Also, our waitress was excellent. Kudos to her. The inside is fun. Definite dive bar energy. We went all in. Appetizers, drinks, entrees. I regret nothing. We started with the queso appetizer and the pub pretzels. Both were very tasty. My one and only critique is that I wished the queso appetizer included some veggies like celery or carrots or something other than just chips. My son ordered the smash burger. Husband got the shepherds pie. I got the buffalo sliders. I like my buffalo chicken to be saucy. So I requested extra sauce. The kitchen seemed to misunderstand and instead of extra saucy, they put my sauce on the side and none on the chicken. Our waitress offered to send it back. That was not necessary. So she brought me lots of extra sauce. Incredible. The sauce was excellent. The chicken was excellent!!! Superb quality. Honestly, quite possibly the highest quality piece of chicken I've had on a chicken sandwich. Tender, moist, flavorful, and a large piece of meat. Very very impressed. I got the onion rings, at the suggestion of our waitress. They were fantastic. Washed it all down with a Yuengling. Truly, I can't say enough about this place. I was highly impressed. Most of the other customers appeared to be regulars who were seated at the bar. There were only a few groups seated at traditional tables. It was a Tuesday evening so I'm sure it's much busier on a Friday or Saturday. Oh - and just as we were leaving, they were setting up for karaoke. Apparently Tuesdays are karaoke night. Oh! And! The check was $77. That's with three beers, a Coke, two appetizers, three entrees! Not bad. Not bad at all!!

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    Dan McGuinness Pub - The bar was busy

    The bar was busy

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    Shepherds pie

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    Game Over Arcade Bar - pinball

    Game Over Arcade Bar

    5.0(7 reviews)
    2.2 mi

    Mom and pop bar, restaurant and arcade. Great for birthday parties! Lots of drink options, pizza,…read morechicken tenders, etc available. I had a good time at a friends birthday party hosted here!

    Free play Friday . $20 per person cover charge, pepperoni pizza $14, 2 cokes $5 then tax and tip…read morecame to $69.82. The pizza is handmade even the dough is rolled out. They have other food and drinks so check it out. The atmosphere is great. I felt safe and it's a family friendly environment with people of various backgrounds there just to engage in arcade pinball play, eating and drinks and meeting people. Free play of games until midnight. If you have any problems with the games you just let them know and they will fix it. We rotated between pinball, arcade, shooting games, skee-ball, car racing and air hockey game. The bathrooms were clean and well stocked, I loved the metal wood game inspired decor. A great customer mix. When we first got there it was older crowd and middle agers with some family then as the night progressed families then the younger generation. It's good to see the younger generation coming in and playing the old school games. All in all we had a blast. The staff was amazing. The atmosphere so much fun and the graphics and visuals for the games were great. We will definitely be back. Oh and they do have a couple of dogs that wander around for a bit visiting and hoping to catch a crumb if you drop it but they were friendly and I hardly even noticed them. Just thought I'd mention in case you are afraid of dogs.

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    Beer selection.

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    Memphis Barbecue - bbq - Updated August 2026

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