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Originally Posted by ecl38117
Bbq would be central bbq or rendevoix.
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Well... the problem in asking "where is the best BBQ in" Memphis is that if you ask 10 random Memphians that question, you're likely to get up to 10 different answers. (I'd be shocked if you didn't get at least 7.)
Central (
https://cbqmemphis.com/) is definitely in the conversation, and they have 3 locations in the city, so the likelihood that you'll be pretty convenient to at least one of them is pretty good. The Rendezvous (
https://www.hogsfly.com/)... I'm of mixed feelings. It's sort of statutorily required that Memphians at least recommend to their visiting friends that they visit the Rendezvous (if not just outright take them there), but of the last 5 or so visiting friends I've made that recommendation to, at least 4 have been less than impressed by their experience, to the point that I'm hesitant to recommend it anymore. (One possible explanation: my sources suggest that the Rendezvous's ribs are charcoal grilled vice slow smoked Memphis style--nothing wrong with that (I grew up in St. Louis, MO, where "barbecue" was synonymous with "charcoal grilled" and few of us would have known what a smoker was if one came up and kicked us in the balls), but it's not what the Memphis BBQ aficionado considers true "barbecue".)
My personal favorites for local 'cue are either Central or The Bar-B-Q Shop on Madison (
https://www.facebook.com/TheBarBQShop/), which has something few (if any) Memphis BBQ joints have: the endorsement of Nobel Prize Laureate Bob Dylan.
Other places you'll hear mentioned favorably: Jim Neely's Interstate Barbecue (
http://interstatebarbecue.com/), Payne's Bar-B-Que (
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Payne...57672144255356), Leonard's Pit Barbecue (
http://www.leonardsbarbecue.com/), Cozy Corner BBQ (
http://www.cozycornerbbq.com/, highly recommended for their smoked Cornish game hen if you want a change of pace from the usual smoked pork you find here), and... hell, I know I'm neglecting some worthy candidates for "Best 'cue in Memphis"... I'm sure others will weigh in here, because there is nothing Memphians like to argue about more than what is the best 'cue in the city.
Enjoy.
Cheers,
bcg
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). I tend to forget about the Commissary because it's so far away from my normal haunts; I really can't justify driving close to 40 miles round trip when I can get 'cue of at least equal quality much closer to me. But Madeline, if you wind up staying in East Memphis or Germantown you might find the Commissary quite convenient, and the quality of the grub there is certainly more than satisfactory. 
