The Bar-B-Q Shop
Home of Dancing Pigs sauce and Memphis's best BBQ spaghetti
The Bar-B-Q Shop is a barbecue restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Bar-B-Q Shop on Madison Avenue is a Midtown institution known for two things above all: its famous Dancing Pigs sauce and what many locals rank as the best BBQ spaghetti in the city. It has held its stretch of Madison for decades, a room where the sauce is as much a signature as the smoke.
The BBQ spaghetti is the destination order, pulled pork folded into a rich, smoky tomato sauce that clings to every strand of pasta, a version widely regarded as the city's finest. The dry-rub ribs come off firm and smoky, the pulled pork sandwich stays juicy, and the Dancing Pigs sauce, now sold in grocery stores across the region, ties the whole menu together. This is Midtown barbecue with a signature you can taste and take home.
- Style: Memphis Style
- Price: $$
- Neighborhood: Midtown
- Serving since 1987
What to order
- BBQ Spaghetti
- Dry Rub Ribs
- Pulled Pork Sandwich
- Dancing Pigs Sauce
How it scores — 9.0/10 overall
Visiting
- Address: 1782 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone: (901) 272-1277
- Website: https://www.thebarbqshop.com
Hours: Mon–Sat 11am–8pm
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