Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q

Scratch-made Southern smoke off Germantown Parkway

Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q is a barbecue restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee.

This Cordova location of Jim 'N Nick's brings a respected Southern barbecue group to the busy Germantown Parkway corridor, and it separates itself from typical chain 'cue with a from-scratch kitchen. It is a sit-down, full-service room in a stretch dominated by drive-thrus, a place to settle in rather than grab and go.

The smoke covers the Southern range: slow-cooked pulled pork with scratch-made sides, dry-rubbed baby back ribs given real time on the pit, and sliced smoked brisket. The famous made-from-scratch cheese biscuits are the cult order, arriving warm and disappearing before the mains ever land. Every side carries the same scratch-cooking commitment, from the beans to the greens. It is a regional chain that behaves like an independent kitchen, which is exactly why Cordova keeps a table waiting for it on a busy night.

• Style: Memphis Style
• Price: $$
• Neighborhood: Cordova

What to order

• Pulled Pork Plate
• Baby Back Ribs
• Cheese Biscuits
• Brisket

How it scores — 7.7/10 overall

• Smoke: 7.8/10
• Bark: 7.6/10
• Tenderness: 7.7/10
• Consistency: 7.6/10
• Value: 8.0/10
• Atmosphere: 7.7/10

Visiting

• Address: 2359 N Germantown Pkwy, Cordova, TN 38016
• Phone: (901) 379-2070
• Website: https://www.jimnnicks.com/

Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat 11am–9:30pm, Sun 11am–9pm

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