Arnolds Bar-B-Que
The South Memphis pit behind the Arnold name
Arnolds Bar-B-Que is a barbecue restaurant in Memphis, TN. Listed categories include american, restaurant.
Arnolds Bar-B-Que on East Shelby Drive is the flagship behind the family's downtown offshoot, the original room where the pork-shoulder cook was worked out. It is an old-school South Memphis joint that has fed its stretch of the city for years, the kind of counter where the regulars order without reading the board.
The menu stays true to the Memphis playbook: hickory smoke, a sweet-tangy tomato sauce, and dry-rub ribs pulled straight from the pit with sauce on request. Rib tips run smoky and tender, and the chopped pork sandwich stacks hand-chopped shoulder under the house sauce. The loaded BBQ fries, an avalanche of pork and toppings, are the item that built the Arnold name in the neighborhood, and a full BBQ plate with sides and slaw rewards a proper sit-down. This is the source the downtown patio is trading on.
- Style: Memphis Style
- Price: $$
What to order
- Dry Rub Ribs
- Rib Tips
- Chopped Pork Sandwich
- Loaded BBQ Fries
- BBQ Plate
Visiting
- Address: 6721 E Shelby Dr, Memphis, TN 38141
- Phone: (901) 566-0005
- Website: https://riny.top/arnold-s-bar-bq
Hours: Tue–Sat 11am–8pm, Sun–Mon closed
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