I was excited to try beef ribs from a Memphis restaurant. Extremely uncommon in the area. Unfortunately, they're not plate or short ribs, but rather beef back ribs which have very little meat on them. They still charge $7 per bone for them, though. The ribs were also tough. We also got pulled pork and brisket. The pork was very dry and the brisket was cut deli sandwich thin. Real BBQ brisket should be sliced about the same width as a pencil and should be pull apart tender. This failed both of those tests. The sides were mediocre. My barbecue bonafides: KCBS Certified Master Barbecue Judge with more than 10 years judging experience. read more

Stopped in recently.... Man. This place left the whole family disappointed. We stop in Memphis a few times a year for amazing Memphis BBQ. We drive from Texas to North Carolina and make a long ass detour, just to get fat in Memphis BBQ. WHY?!?! Because Memphis BBQ is the shiznit. Started off with the BBQ bologna plate which is a staple all over Memphis. Who knew smoked bologna would be so wonderful?! Well, ours came out at room temperature. Have you ever had room temperature bologna? Don't try it. It's gross. We send this back after our waitress noticed we hadn't made a dent. We ordered the ribs and three meat platter in order to try a whole bunch. And let's be honest, take some leftovers home because I'm a fatty and wanted Memphis to go back with me! The sausage is cooked, sliced and then grilled a second time, and at some point coated in a dry rub. Never experienced sausage like this before. The double cooking left the sausage dry. Good flavor, just dry. Have you ever been to Arby's and gotten a beef and cheddar?! They serve their "brisket" the exact same way. It's sliced on a meat slicer, thinner than a slice of Kraft American Cheese. I know you can envision that. Now scrunch up your face. You are now making the same face I did when that plate touched our table. That mess was NOT brisket. For giggles I tasted it. NOPES!! All the nopes. Do not order brisket here. I'm telling you, it looked EXACTLY like beef from Arby's. I wish I had taken pictures for evidence! Ribs were ordered half wet, have dry rub. Oddly, an entire rack of ribs came out. One side dry rub, the other side with BBQ sauce on it. How in the...?!? That's not how this works. That's not how any of those works. Those should be cooked separately. The ribs were NOT fall apart, and a little dry. Pulled pork wasn't bad, but needed sauce. The mac and cheese was soupy. The smoked wings were pretty good. The wings and the sweet tea were the best our of everything we ordered. Honestly, based off our experience pretty danger shocked this joint has more than one location. Won't be stopping here again on my road trip detour. BBQ Shop and Central BBQ will forever have my service. I'm sorry I ever cheated on them. read more

The service is always great and fast. This just makes the food even more satisfying. I've treated my out of town relatives to their wonderful meals and always get raves about the taste. I have even ordered the game packs for my trips to Clarksville and Gulfport so I know I'll have a good meal there. The staff and managers are very friendly and accommodating. I recommend that you try the pulled smoked chicken and wet ribs. read more

Went for a Friday night dinner at 7:00 with a group of 10 others. Business was brisk but it didn't take long for them to pull some tables together to seat us. There seemed to be ample parking and the wait staff were very helpful and friendly. I tried the brisket and pulled pork combo with Texas toast (that the waitress raved about), mac and cheese, and baked beans. The thinly sliced brisket was flavorful but not as tender as I would have liked it to be. Mine was lean but my colleague's was very fatty. Perhaps you might want to specify whether you prefer lean or fatty, as I know some people do when they order BBQ. The pulled pork was very tasty and not at all oily, excellent! They have 3 sauces: regular, spicy, and extra hot (whatever their name for it is). The spicy and extra hot seemed similar in heat but the spicy tasted sweeter. The regular was like the spicy but sans the peppers. The mac and cheese was good but not outstanding. The toast was ... well ... toast. The baked beans were excellent but not vegetarian: generous pulled pork in it. Their manager comped banana pudding for us since were all from out of town. It was like vanilla pudding with sliced bananas, and topped with merangue. I really liked it although another colleague wished there were more bananas in it. read more

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We ordered delivery (through a third party) because we were too tired to go out to eat after driving all day. I have never been to Memphis before so I didn't know what I wanted, I just knew I wanted BBQ, so I started looking at menus, reviews, photos, etc. and landed on One & Only because they were one of a couple of places that offered "wet ribs" (as opposed to dry rubbed) which is what I wanted (I know this is a sin to many, sorry!) and I could not be more happy with my decision to order from here. We got the ribs, pulled pork sandwich, sausage, mac and cheese, baked beans and the twice baked potato salad--I don't even usually like potato salad but everyone was raving about it in reviews I read so I decided to see what the rave was about: holy crap...it did not disappoint. I hate the hard chunks you sometimes get in regular potato salad, I assume because this one is twice baked is why it was so creamy & delicious (not mashed potato creamy, just heavenly creaminess around the soft potatoes with hints of bacon flavor) I can't believe I'm saying this but it was probably my favorite thing we ordered. I'd venture to guess you can't go wrong with anything you order here! read more

I'm more mad at myself than One and Only. This is the 3rd or 4th time they've messed up my order. When they get it right the food is delicious. It's rolling dice each time - depends on how the staff feels that day. Today, the lady repeated my order back to me correctly. Get home and there's no slaw on my sandwich and no side of slaw like I ordered. I'm either going to get out of my car and go inside so I can check behind them because at this point I'm positive they're illiterate and incompetent OR just stop going altogether. read more

Pros: option for vegetarian sides like baked beans and green beans, various meat options like pork or beef ribs and smoked wings. Cons: making sure the vegetarian sides that are ordered is what's delivered to the table. Both diners that ordered vegetarian sides got sides with meat on them. Suggestions: if you love Texas toast, you will have to ask for it to get extra buttered and tasted. read more

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Went on a Saturday at lunch time. 3 of us. Restaurant was half full. I got the "FRIED CHICKEN TENDER DINNER (5) $11.99, lightly breaded & fried crisp" Preface this to say that One and Only has been my favorite BBQ place in Memphis for years (Payne's aside). I've been to this location 5 times, and would think this was anomaly except for the experience that the food has gradually gone downhill with each visit. When you go to a BBQ place that describes many of its meat dishes as "fresh" "never frozen", and you pay $12 a plate for it, you kind of expect that food to be fresh-made. See the photos of the chicken tenders I got. They were described as "lightly breaded and fried crisp." They were not crisp by any stretch of the imagination. Every one was uniform. Same size. Same shape. Same thickness of breading. Same thickness of chicken. Every one had been pulled frozen from a bag and fried a few minutes before being put on the plate. If I had wanted from-the-bag chicken tenders, I would have gone to a fast food joint or just went to the store and bought a bag to cook at home. All that might have been excused if they were tasty. They were awful. The breading was bland and the chicken itself was just there. Not even their wonderful GG sauce could do anything for it. The portion was generous, but what good does that do when the food was inedible? Beans were good. Fries were good after adding seasoning. The Texas toast, which we only got 1 extra piece of despite ordering 2, had been made long before we ordered. It appeared to have been "toasted", but it was as soft as it was the minute it was taken out of the bag. The liquid butter was not applied before it was toasted, but right before it was brought to our table. It was literally puddled on top of the bread, making the "toast" even softer. They had many workers milling about while we were there. If the restaurant is going to charge $12 for a chicken tender dinner, it might task one of those workers with cutting fresh chicken into tenders. read more

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Omg ... This aint yo regular BBQ juint! These aint yo grand mas beans. This is the best beans ever ever ever ever. I'm just being honest. And the BBQ is slap yo mama good. Try the mac & cheese. You will be more than glad that u did. I give this place five stars. read more

Best food in Memphis! Sweet potato fries are amazing. And oh my gosh the BBQ .....Smoked Sausage read more

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I really like the food and the service is friendly and the ambience is good. The barbecue sandwiches are delicious.

My favorite bbq spot in Memphis! I love their ribs and their service is always quick and friendly!

In the words of the lovely hostess with the fabulous blue eyelashes "This is how we do it" and she was exactly right. This restaurant is a well-oiled machine from start to finish which included the amazing greeting at the front door. I was visiting Memphis on a business trip and I knew I couldn't leave without trying Memphis barbecue so we stopped at One and Only BBQ. The waitress came over and quickly took our drink orders and had a great personality. There are a lot of options on the menu but I settled on the Barbecue Quesadillas and the Twice Baked Potato Salad which were voted by the Yelp community as one of the dishes in Memphis you must eat before you die lol. I love quesadillas and to me it's honestly hard to mess up but I haven't had barbecue quesadillas before and I thought they were really good. I didn't really need any salsa or sour cream just good old fashion barbecue sauce was just fine. The potato salad was rich and creamy which what seemed like dill included yet very heavy so you may want to share it. Everyone at my table loved their food and there were no complaints. We all definitely cleaned our plates. The highlight of this visit was the banana pudding which Mrs.BlueLashes told me was made daily by one person for all of their restaurant locations. The banana pudding reminded me of how my mom use to make banana pudding before she started using cool whip and pudding mix. This banana pudding was made on the stove and was delicious with vanilla wafers and a meringue on top. I'm going to be honest I didn't like the meringue however this banana pudding still knocks it out of the park on taste. This restaurant was the icing on the cake on my last day of Memphis. The great customer service and amazing food was just what I needed before jumping on a flight. If I'm ever back in Memphis I would definitely try this restaurant out again. read more

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This place deserves 5 stars for flavor for sure! Service was good and the atmosphere was a bit noisy and lively. It was really busy... Like only a few tables available and there was a line of cars around the building. They had an attendant directing traffic so it wasn't too bad just surprising to see how busy they were. But then we got our food and understood why so many people were clamoring to get in. They have Seriously delicious food. We had 4 varieties of meat, all were great. The sausage was just as it's supposed to be-juicy and flavorful, cooked to perfection. The brisket was red and sliced super thin. Awesome! The sides were all amazing. Deviled eggs, the loaded twice baked potato salad was heavenly. Haven't had potato salad like that since New Hampshire years ago-I know that sounds odd. The ribs with barbecue sauce were great, but we wouldn't do the dry rub again. And to top it off - they serve a large portion of delicious banana pudding and it had meringue. 3 of us shared it and it was plenty. Yep, awesome barbecue and we will be visiting often! read more

Ribs were good, nachos with chicken were decent. I did like the drummetts, but maybe bc I ordered them without sauce.

This is very good BBQ, well I can at least attest to the chicken and brisket being very delicious. This is the most moist and tender bbq. The sandwiches are delicious and there are choices of bbq sauces at the table The banana pudding is sooooo delectable and delicious I have gone three times and I have visited a few times and the food had been consistently good. The price is a bit higher than most places, but you wit regret anything about your meal. read more

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I ordered the bbq pulled pork sandwich combo, my sandwich was cold. I normally order nachos, but a week ago i attended an event where this location catered with pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, slaw, rolls etc. I was so impressed from that event that today on my cheat day (I am currently expecting) I decided to stop by for lunch. It took 5 minutes before anyone acknowledged us on the speaker, and my sandwich was cold. I was disappointed! Otherwise, food taste was great the sandwich just seemed thrown together. read more

I've been wanting to try this place since they opened but I never really find myself on this side of gtown parkway. Tonight we decided to drive over and give it a try. The restaurant is nice and clean and the server was really nice and efficient. We ordered 1/2 rack of rib dinner with baked beans and fries, And the turkey dinner which was grilled turkey slices and two sides. I chose Mac and cheese and twice baked potato salad. We also ordered a side of deviled eggs. We had pink lemonade(which was super sweet) and sweet tea(delicious). Our food came out in like 5 minutes which made me a tiny bit nervous bc it means all of the food is just sitting back there done. The ribs seemed like they were boiled and then put on the grill. They were tender but had no real flavor other than the bbq sauce on them. The baked beans tasted like they came out of a can and they had little bits or pulled pork in them. The fries were good! The turkey was tender and I liked the flavor but they were a bit dry. I liked the Mac and cheese, it reminds me of KFC Mac and cheese which takes me back to child hood lol. I hated the twice baked potato salad which surprised me because everyone loves them from the reviews I read. They had way too much mayo in them. The deviled eggs weren't the best, they didn't have that flavor that you get when your auntie brings them to the bbq. I was disappointed. Our bill ended up being $38 which was okay I guess. So, I may go again if someone really wanted to go but I'd never go out my way to come back. read more

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I so wanted it to be better My wife and I went with some friends to One and Only BBQ recently - because it is their favorite BBQ place. Well, I'm glad for them - it simply did not cut it for me. I will say that my wife truly enjoyed her Pulled Chicken; I did taste it, and it was quite good. I only wish my Pulled Pork dinner had been better. The meat was served dry, no problem; however, my serving didn't have enough smoke flavor for me. I was able to enjoy it better when I added sauce - it took the Habenaro sauce for me to get a good taste. Now, I did enjoy the BBQ baked beans, especially when I mixed in some of the pulled pork. I also ordered the Mac and Cheese, at my friend's recommendation. It was, okay - but not "the best I've ever had". I know many people enjoy this place, but it simply did not do it for me. I would not go to One and Only if I wanted BBQ, likely someplace else. If I do go back, though, I will try the Pulled Chicken. read more

Highly recommend the food here....great BBQ! Have been visiting this BBQ place since they opened and get the same quality food but the best part is the service. Codie is just such a nice person and delightful to be around. She serves us most of the time and it only adds to the enjoyment of coming here. The hostess lady is always kind and considerate and we love talking to her too. Keep up the good work One and Only....we will always come back for more:) read more

Everything was amazing! Brisket was so smoky and the pulled pork was seasoned perfectly. The cheesecake was awesome too!

Service was good and place was clean! I would go again definitely but the chicken was a little dry. I would probably order something else read more

One & Only BBQ - Pork Shoulder and Chicken Combo - Chicken Wings Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

This is my first visit, take out. I'll start by saying they have the best baked beans I've had in Memphis.. Tastes like my dads baked beans. I ordered a smoked wind dinner with sweet potato fries and baked beans. The smoked wings were absolutely delicious! They looked and tasted like they came off the grill in someone's back yard who really knew how to grill... read more

This is my next visit after my last unhappy go around. The management responded very quickly to my last review wanting to know more about my food review and when it happened. To their credit they gave me a lot more insight into their cooking methods and desire to make customers happy. Credit to management for that effort and for the invite to come back and give them another try. So tonight is the night and I brought my son, who loves barbecue, along with me. Here we go. I've been very nicely greeted by Adam who stepped outside in the edge of the rain to hold the door open, warmly greeted us and showed us to our table. Everything smells great and it's very clean, warm and inviting. We were promptly greeted by Virginia who was very friendly and an absolutely fantastic server. She took our drink orders and was back right away with them and taking our order. Man the food was back really fast, like 3vminutes fast. We both had the ribs with one meat combo $26, both of us getting ribs (half dry/half wet) and brisket, but we got different sides. My ribs were very good both wet and dry with a nice smock and tender with some great moisture and taste. Unfortunately the brisket was a serious disappointment again. First of all it's not very warm and the meat us very well done, thin, off color and room temperature. I did try it with and without bbq sauce but the biggest let downs were the lack of smocky flavor and shockingly that one medium sized bite took me :75 seconds to chew. I looked at my plate and realized that could take me fifteen minutes just to eat the brisket only. I asked my son about his and he agreed with me. I explained all of this to Virginia and she offered to redo the brisket or to bring something in its place. I opted for the whole chicken wings as did my son. We received our nice and hot chicken wings, with ranch on the side, very quickly. Wow these are some big fat delicious chicken wings, seriously. They're really tasty and juicy and simply some of the best, like top 10, chicken wings I've had. I had the really excellent sweet potato fries and cole slaw and Matt had the twice baked potatoes and the simply mac and cheese. I throughly enjoyed my sides and so did my son. We were pretty full but we decided to split a banana pudding, why, because that have an excellent banana pudding that is also in my top ten. (we brought home the brisket for the kitties, and they loved it) Finally as we were leaving a nice gentleman at door thanked us for coming and told us to drive safely. Very pleasant , professional staff that are welcoming and efficient. Overall I am putting them back up at 4 stars and I will be back again, just not for brisket. read more

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Front the moment we walked in, true SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY! The food was good and the service was even better. Ms Gloria had my family in stitches on a busy Sunday afternoon. They are already prepping to return when they are back in Memphis. Thanks read more

My husband and I a decided to get something to eat after me being at a doctors appointment all morning. I was so hungry so when he pull in to this place I was pretty hyped. Well...1st we pull in to go drive through.We found ourselves repeating our order a few times because the women was very busy laughing and playing around with her coworkers. We finally get our total which was ridiculous for "drive thru". Once we get to the window the same person then ask again about the order‍ my husband got a turkey burger and vegan baked beans and I got smoked chicken wings,mac and cheese,baked beans and their alleged "Banana Pudding". Lawdddd! Keep in mind we live in Tipton County(Atoka) we get all the way to Tipton county and I ready to tear in when 1.No Baked Beans 2.Mac Cheese was AWEFUL! It was for sure "Box" quality and it looked and tasted just like a "box" 3.The"Alleged" Famous Banana Pudding had to be famous in the "Gerber" baby family,because it was AWEFUL and looked liked vomit or poop and baby food My husband was surprised because he has eaten here before and says they were good before COVID. 4.My wings...we're not cooked throughly and was very raw Normally I am "Paparazzi" with my food but I was so angry there was no moment for me to take photos of the hot mess express! Very Nasty!Very Disappointed! I am sick and tired of paying for jacked up service. I really am. So first time at The One Only and Last Time read more

Nice extensive menu and quick service. I like the BBQ sauce and there's lots of side items to try too. Not a fan of the BBQ Nachos as the chips were stale and greasy, but I'll give it a try again. They have a Vegan burger and vegetarian options as well. Friendly staff and clean atmosphere. read more

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Great lil find while in Memphis for the weekend. If you are a ketoer. This place is perfect! You can get ribs with dry rub. Brisket and pork is great. The smoked sausage was fantastic! read more

One & Only BBQ - We got the ribs n 3. We chose pork brisket and sausage. None disappointed. Deviled eggs were a bonus! - Chicken Wings Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

I usually visit the one off of Perkins, however my Aunt lives near this one and wanted to celebrate her birthday at the shiny new location. Staff is above par, food is great, and the decor is cute. They definitely don't want you to linger, though. Those metal chairs are THE single most uncomfortable chair I've ever encountered. Only a sado masochist could have designed them. I know it sounds petty, but I will definitely be letting someone know. read more

Service was great and the waitress was very helpful i suggestions. The food was excellent and had a great experience with my family of 5.

The Manager opened the door for me & greeted me. Host greeted & seated me. Server Raven was covering several tables, & her full attention was on us. 1/2 Rack (6 Bones) Dry Ribs * *Twice-Baked Potato * 4 *Deviled Eggs * *Texas Toast * $16.99 * More than I could eat ~ enough for Lunch tomorrow. One & Only has not yet mastered the art of "Dry Rub." Their Mild Sauce & Spicy Sauce are very good ~ didn't try the Hot Sauce. I'll be back to try the Pulled Pork, Brisket, etc. Brand new building with an inviting Dining Room in a "bare" location between the Agricenter & Koger Center Office Towers. read more

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Great spot with great prices, the total package. Memphis is famous for its bbq and this place stands out from the crowd which says a lot. The pulled pork is out of this world, no matter how you get it served up. I had never had banana pudding prior to going, but got it here and it ruined all future banana puddings for me. So good. read more

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Love this place, but I got a problem...girth is a problem when sitting in the booths and chairs. I sat my butt down and slipped forward, unable to remain seated. So I squeezed into a booth and thought twice about the menu options. Yeah....a salad...definitely. So Dear One and Only...reconsider your seating. read more

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We were welcomed in by Ms Gloria who made us familiar with the restaurant and menu, she was the nicest hostess and made sure our table was clean and spotless! We were extremely surprised to see a vegan sandwich on the menu! Good food and atmosphere read more

The food is delicious & Ms. Gloria is a real delight! She has such a great attitude! She stayed busy keeping the place clean and making the customers feel welcome. She made us feel just like family! We'll be back and hope to see her friendly face again! read more

The food was good but it's over priced. I like the twice baked potato salad. & you would think they would include drinks with the meals.

Went back with my gift card; was disappointed AGAIN. BBQ nachos were ordered with request of chopped meat. Meat was not chopped and chips were stale. Im fact chips from here are always stale. I will not be back, at least not this location. read more

We ordered a plain cheese burger, pulled bbq chicken, and a bbq sandwich with NO COLESLAW. They gave us a cheese burger with lettuce, tomato, pickle, and onions on a disgustingly soggy bun, the pulled bbq chicken had bone-shards all throughout it, the bbq sandwich had coleslaw all over it, AND THERE WAS A HAIR IN MY POTATO SALAD!!!! I wish I could make this up but unfortunately, I can't. The only thing that wasn't wrong was the 7 big sides of bbq sauce they gave us. Corky's and Commissary are so much better taste wise so go to one of those instead if you don't want to waste your time and money on a disappointment. read more

Great food for purchasing in bulk for parties or company meetings. Nothing spectacular and nothing detrimental. 3/5

Worst ribs I have ever tasted BY FAR. Overly smoked, very tough and very tasteless. After two bites I had to throw the rest of the slab away. What a waste. I've enjoyed other items on the Menu but definitely don't buy the pork ribs read more