Central BBQ
The downtown home of Memphis's modern barbecue boom
Central BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Memphis, TN. Listed categories include fast food, restaurant.
Central BBQ's Butler Avenue location plants the brand downtown, within reach of the ballpark and the river, and it carries the same reputation for smoke that does not slip from counter to counter. It is where the modern Memphis boom Central helped start meets the crowds who come to the city center for it.
The cooking holds the line: dry-rubbed and wet, tomato-glossed ribs plated together so a single tray covers the whole Memphis argument, plus a chopped pork sandwich that stays juicy and smoked turkey that rewards a break from pork. The award-winning pork nachos remain the order visitors chase, a loaded pile of pulled pork worth the walk from the river. Convenient without cutting corners, the downtown room is the easiest introduction to why Central changed the city's barbecue expectations.
- Style: Memphis Style
- Price: $$
What to order
- Dry Rub Ribs
- Wet (Sauced) Ribs
- Pulled Pork Nachos
- Chopped Pork Sandwich
- Smoked Turkey
Visiting
- Address: 147 E Butler Ave, Memphis, TN 38103-4399
- Phone: +19016727760
- Website: http://cbqmemphis.com/
Hours: Daily 11am–9pm
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