Hey,

One of my employees is heading for customer visits in Nashville and
Memphis tomorrow....

Where should I send him to get some good restaurant 'Cue?




-Chef Juke
"EVERYbody Eats When They Come To MY House!"

Chef Juke wrote:
>
> Hey,
>
> One of my employees is heading for customer visits in Nashville and
> Memphis tomorrow....
>
> Where should I send him to get some good restaurant 'Cue?

Ribs or sandwich?

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:23:01 GMT, cl > wrote:

>
>
>Chef Juke wrote:
>>
>> Hey,
>>
>> One of my employees is heading for customer visits in Nashville and
>> Memphis tomorrow....
>>
>> Where should I send him to get some good restaurant 'Cue?
>
>Ribs or sandwich?

Yes.

(any and all suggestions welcome....)


-Chef Juke
"EVERYbody Eats When They Come To MY House!"

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:01:02 -0800, Chef Juke
> wrote:

>On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:23:01 GMT, cl > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>Chef Juke wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey,
>>>
>>> One of my employees is heading for customer visits in Nashville and
>>> Memphis tomorrow....
>>>
>>> Where should I send him to get some good restaurant 'Cue?
>>
>>Ribs or sandwich?
>
>Yes.

Aren't Corky's and the Rendezvous the two mainstays in Memphis? I
believe the former is dry ribs; the latter, wet.

"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote:
>
> On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:01:02 -0800, Chef Juke
> > wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:23:01 GMT, cl > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>Chef Juke wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hey,
> >>>
> >>> One of my employees is heading for customer visits in Nashville and
> >>> Memphis tomorrow....
> >>>
> >>> Where should I send him to get some good restaurant 'Cue?
> >>
> >>Ribs or sandwich?
> >
> >Yes.
>
> Aren't Corky's and the Rendezvous the two mainstays in Memphis? I
> believe the former is dry ribs; the latter, wet.


Rendezvous and Corky's are mainstays if you want to stay in the better
parts of town. They are typical ad most famous but not necessarily the
best.

Rendezvous is has a nice atmosphere and the dryribs are different thna
most are used to (get a cheese plate first).
Corky's is good but there are better.

If a hole in the wall is fine then we have many great places.
Leonards BBQ has a great sandwich (the slaw makes it).
Central BBQ being the newest addition to the mix of recommendables.
Paynes is pretty good but a crummy places to go to.
Interstate is good if you want to try the BBQ spagetti.
Lots of people are fond of the joints on Beale Street but I can't say
that I have ever eaten at BBs or Blues City.


***For a tourist on their own, I'd say go to Rendezvous first (barhop
down Beale afterwards) and then go to Corky's (main location on poplar
ave) the next day.***

(I left a few typos in there just fer Denny)

"Chef Juke" > wrote in message
...
> Hey,
>
> One of my employees is heading for customer visits in Nashville and
> Memphis tomorrow....
>
> Where should I send him to get some good restaurant 'Cue?
>
>
>
>
> -Chef Juke
> "EVERYbody Eats When They Come To MY House!"

Here are my recommendations ---- I have tried them all.

For the food alone------

Central BBQ has the most authentic BBQ ribs in Memphis (IMHO).

Interstate BBQ has the best sandwich in Memphis.

The BBQ Shop on Madison Avenue may be the best all-around BBQ place in the
whole city.

For an experience in a Great Rib Joint-----

Rendezvous is the place to go in Memphis for the atmosphere alone. Their
Ribs are not Barbecue Ribs. They are Char-grilled for about 2-3 hours and
then dipped in a water and Vinegar Bath-- followed by a liberal covering of
Dry spices (the famous Memphis "Dry" Rib).

These are just my opinions. As always, the best barbecue in Memphis is in
somebody's backyard.

Matthew

In Nashville for Q I'd go to Mary's Pit BBQ if you want real q and are
not concerned about a nice sit down meal.


There's a photo and other info at:

http://nashville.citysearch.com/prof...bar_b_que.html

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:15:08 GMT, cl > wrote:

>(I left a few typos in there just fer Denny)

Note the comment I made to Kevin in a post a couple minutes ago--I
mostly ignore typos and such on Usenet. )

--
-denny-
"Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth unannounced?"

"It's come as you are, baby."

-over the hedge

Denny Wheeler wrote:
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> On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:15:08 GMT, cl > wrote:
>
> >(I left a few typos in there just fer Denny)
>
> Note the comment I made to Kevin in a post a couple minutes ago--I
> mostly ignore typos and such on Usenet. )


You mean the one that I saw that came up with this? -> Compiler Error
10067: Mismatched Parenthetical Expression

On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:25:12 GMT, cl > wrote:

>
>
>Denny Wheeler wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:15:08 GMT, cl > wrote:
>>
>> >(I left a few typos in there just fer Denny)
>>
>> Note the comment I made to Kevin in a post a couple minutes ago--I
>> mostly ignore typos and such on Usenet. )
>
>
>You mean the one that I saw that came up with this? -> Compiler Error
>10067: Mismatched Parenthetical Expression

This one was meant to be a smiley. Mah finners din't git the ":" key
raht.

--
-denny-
"Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth unannounced?"

"It's come as you are, baby."

-over the hedge

Bryant's on Summer has great pulled pork as well as Topp's on Union.

Thanks all for the suggestions...

My guy will be back on Monday, I'll post his report...

-Chef Juke
"EVERYbody Eats When They Come To MY House!"
www.chefjuke.com

Kevin S. Wilson > wrote in
:

> Aren't Corky's and the Rendezvous the two mainstays in Memphis? I

If you're a tourist who doesn't know real BBQ.

cl > wrote in
:

> If a hole in the wall is fine then we have many great places.

Anyone who's not happy woith a hole in the wall will never eat truly
great BBQ!

> Leonards BBQ has a great sandwich (the slaw makes it).
> Central BBQ being the newest addition to the mix of recommendables.
> Paynes is pretty good but a crummy places to go to.

One of my favoprites, and its not really as scary as it might look. Just
don't go on Saturday night.

> Interstate is good if you want to try the BBQ spagetti.

I don't like their thick ketchupy sauce.

> Lots of people are fond of the joints on Beale Street but I can't say
> that I have ever eaten at BBs or Blues City.

Go there for music and a party. BBQ isn't bad, but it isn't good, either.

Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:01:02 -0800, Chef Juke
> > wrote:
>
>
>>On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:23:01 GMT, cl > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Chef Juke wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hey,
>>>>
>>>>One of my employees is heading for customer visits in Nashville and
>>>>Memphis tomorrow....
>>>>
>>>>Where should I send him to get some good restaurant 'Cue?
>>>
>>>Ribs or sandwich?
>>
>>Yes.
>
>
> Aren't Corky's and the Rendezvous the two mainstays in Memphis? I
> believe the former is dry ribs; the latter, wet.
>

Corky's doesn't sell BBQ. Sonny's in Florida likewise does not.

I would recommend to your friend to look for smoke when in between
Memphis and Nash-Vegas. Should be plenny roadside pits rollin' smoke.

The best BBQ in Tn is located on Hwy 431 between Joelton and
Springfield. Just a shack in the man's driveway. He's an old black man
and he made the news more than once as the best Q in Tn.

Gotta get there early on a Saturday as that's the only day he sells. He
sells from the time he opens until he runs out.



One more place would be between Ashland City and Clarksville. More
toward the Clarksville end than the other.

Don't know if it has a name or not, but it was just a gas station /
eatery last time I was there and that's been a few years.

Hwy 12 runs supposedly north/south. Heading north, this joint is on the
left.

Both these places take a little looking for when you're not from there.
That's part of the fun though. BBQ was never quick, fast and convenient.



--
TFM®

>
> Corky's doesn't sell BBQ. Sonny's in Florida likewise does not.
>
> I would recommend to your friend to look for smoke when in between
> Memphis and Nash-Vegas. Should be plenny roadside pits rollin' smoke.
>
> The best BBQ in Tn is located on Hwy 431 between Joelton and
> Springfield. Just a shack in the man's driveway. He's an old black man
> and he made the news more than once as the best Q in Tn.
>
> Gotta get there early on a Saturday as that's the only day he sells. He
> sells from the time he opens until he runs out.
>
>
>
> One more place would be between Ashland City and Clarksville. More
> toward the Clarksville end than the other.
>
> Don't know if it has a name or not, but it was just a gas station /
> eatery last time I was there and that's been a few years.
>
> Hwy 12 runs supposedly north/south. Heading north, this joint is on the
> left.
>
> Both these places take a little looking for when you're not from there.
> That's part of the fun though. BBQ was never quick, fast and convenient.
>
>
>
> --
> TFM®

TFM,
The place on Hwy 12 is called Excell Grocery. It used to be known as
Big Daddy's. The q is still excellent. A Korean couple bought the
place a few years ago, and they were smart enough to learn to cook the q
just like Big Daddy did. I go out there almost every Friday for lunch.
They have q every day, but it's fresh on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Also, there's a place called Baggett's BBQ on Stroudsville Road near
where it intersects Trough Springs Road just inside Robertson county.
Again, just a shack in a yard, but great q. It's open on Friday and
Saturday only.

Both of these places are authentic, and cook on wood only.

I'm not familiar with the place on highway 431...can you tell me more
about it? I'd like to find it and sample the q. I bet that's the guy
that does parties for people with his portable pit. If so, he's the man.

Chef Juke wrote:
> Thanks all for the suggestions...
>
> My guy will be back on Monday, I'll post his report...
>
> -Chef Juke
> "EVERYbody Eats When They Come To MY House!"
> www.chefjuke.com

Is the report ready yet?