Germantown Commissary

Suburban Memphis BBQ inside a 1900s general store

Germantown Commissary is a barbecue restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee.

Germantown Commissary occupies a restored 1900s general store, which makes it one of the most atmospheric barbecue rooms in the Memphis area. The low ceilings and wood-paneled walls feel like stepping back a century, and the smoke that fills them has kept the suburb loyal for decades.

The slow-smoked ribs, offered dry or wet, are the consistent draw, but the smoked turkey is the sleeper hit, moist and genuinely smoky where most versions go dry. Pulled pork plates arrive as a generous heap of smoked shoulder, and the banana pudding is the expected sweet finish that regulars still order every time. Setting and substance rarely line up this well; here the building is half the pleasure and the pit, sauce optional and smoke-forward, delivers the rest. Few rooms in the region wear their history so easily.

• Style: Memphis Style
• Price: $$
• Neighborhood: Germantown
• Serving since 1981

What to order

• Dry Rub Ribs
• Pulled Pork Plate
• Smoked Turkey
• Banana Pudding

How it scores — 8.9/10 overall

• Smoke: 8.7/10
• Bark: 8.5/10
• Tenderness: 9/10
• Consistency: 9/10
• Value: 8.2/10
• Atmosphere: 9.5/10

Visiting

• Address: 2290 S Germantown Rd, Germantown, TN 38138
• Phone: (901) 754-5540
• Website: https://www.commissarybbq.com

Hours: Mon–Sat 11am–9pm, Sun 11am–8pm

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