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Best Memphis BBQ off the interstate.

Posted on 7/1/21 at 3:38 pm
Posted by scott8811
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 7/1/21 at 3:38 pm
Pretty much asking what the title states. We will be driving from Hot Springs to Nashville later this month and wanted to stop in Memphis for lunch. Would love some recommendations's on solid BBQ that doesn't put us way off the interstate or at least is an easy short detour. TIA
This post was edited on 7/1/21 at 6:50 pm
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
43781 posts
Posted on 7/1/21 at 3:44 pm to
Neely’s is right of the interstate but I have no idea if it’s any good
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
18093 posts
Posted on 7/1/21 at 3:58 pm to
Coming in from Arkansas, you can get to Cozy Corner pretty quickly in the downtown area. There is a Central in East Memphis not far off of 240 where you will be driving by. Rendezvous wouldn't be too much of a detour either. BBQ Shop in Midtown wouldn't be too much of a detour either. Neeley's Interstate too
Posted by NewBR
Member since Sep 2008
768 posts
Posted on 7/1/21 at 4:00 pm to
Neely's is good BBQ. Nothing extraordinary. Services was really slow, if that's a consideration.
Posted by RonFNSwanson
1739 mi from the University of LSU
Member since Mar 2012
23862 posts
Posted on 7/1/21 at 4:26 pm to
My one and only interaction with Memphis bbq was at Leonard’s pit barbecue. I got the dry rub ribs, they were excellent.
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
Member since Nov 2010
14538 posts
Posted on 7/1/21 at 5:36 pm to
I am a horrible person. To me, This is one of the best places to buy whatever you want.

Corky's on Poplar, easy on and off interstate
Posted by moontigr
Commanders/LA Kings/Detroit Tigers
Member since Nov 2020
6140 posts
Posted on 7/1/21 at 9:15 pm to
I personally never cared for Neely's. BBQ Shop and Central BBQ have always been my go-tos
Posted by Chatagnier
Member since Sep 2008
6851 posts
Posted on 7/1/21 at 9:37 pm to
Is the I-40 bridge fixed yet?
Posted by Burlee
Memphis, TN
Member since Aug 2006
7324 posts
Posted on 7/2/21 at 7:02 am to
The I-40 bridge is still closed so you will have to take the south loop. This will take you right by the I-240/Poplar exit. There is a central BBQ a half mile east of this exit on Poplar. Central is my favorite all around BBQ joint in memphis.
Posted by Johnny Carson
Member since Jul 2010
1121 posts
Posted on 7/2/21 at 7:26 am to
Central BBQ in downtown Memphis
Goggle Map of Central BBQ downtown
Posted by scott8811
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
12442 posts
Posted on 7/2/21 at 9:01 am to
Ok guys...I think the case has been made for central off poplar. Thanks for the help!
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
126091 posts
Posted on 7/2/21 at 9:19 am to
Memphis BBQ company in Southaven on 55 is actually solid

But best are BBQ Shop and Germantown Commissary
Posted by ndtiger
vicksburg, ms
Member since Aug 2004
8702 posts
Posted on 7/2/21 at 9:22 am to
Memphis baroque company in Southaven
Posted by mingoswamp
St. Louis
Member since Aug 2017
970 posts
Posted on 7/2/21 at 9:44 am to
quote:

Memphis baroque company in Southaven


I've found Memphis BBQ Company can be really good or mediocre based on the handful of times I've been there.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
18093 posts
Posted on 7/2/21 at 1:45 pm to
quote:

.I think the case has been made for central off poplar.


Whatever else you get, get an order of the dry rub wings
Posted by Burlee
Memphis, TN
Member since Aug 2006
7324 posts
Posted on 7/2/21 at 2:54 pm to
Memphis BBQ Co is good but it’s way out of the OPs way. Central BBQ would be a half mile off the interstate he’ll be driving on.
Posted by michael corleone
baton rouge
Member since Jun 2005
6201 posts
Posted on 7/2/21 at 7:26 pm to
Been to Memphis 100 plus times over the last 15 years. Germantown Commissary is the best and worth a little detour.
Posted by prostyleoffensetime
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2009
11995 posts
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:46 am to
quote:

Been to Memphis 100 plus times over the last 15 years. Germantown Commissary is the best and worth a little detour.



Definitely. I don’t remember it being more than 7 or 8 minutes off the interstate, but it’s been about a year since I’ve been.
Posted by KISS ARMY
Da parish brah
Member since Jan 2015
434 posts
Posted on 7/3/21 at 9:10 am to
Central and the Rendezvous
Posted by TheWalrus
Land of the Hogs
Member since Dec 2012
44758 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 12:48 am to
I live less than 5 minutes from that Central on Poplar. I honestly don’t understand the hype about Central, I’d put it in the lower half of bbq I’ve ever had. I’ve liked chains in Chicago and random places not known for bbq more than it. And they haven’t served brisket for a while since prices are so high, not that it’s any good. It is fast casual which makes it pretty convenient and you shouldn’t be stuck there too long unless you go at a super busy time.

I like One n Only better, but again nothing special. My favorite place was Jerry Lawler’s on Germantown but they had no idea how to run a restaurant and it shut down mercifully.
This post was edited on 7/4/21 at 12:51 am
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