Leonard's BBQ
The century-old pit that started Memphis barbecue
Leonard's BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Memphis, TN. Listed categories include restaurant.
Leonard's is the oldest name in Memphis barbecue, a lineage that traces to 1922, when founder Leonard Heuberger traded a Model T for a seven-stool sandwich stand. This Fox Plaza location carries that century of history forward, a working pit rather than a museum, where the original Memphis pork sandwich is still assembled to spec.
The menu holds the founding recipe close: pit-cooked pork shoulder smoked whole, a tangy tomato-based sauce, and the chopped pork sandwich credited as the city's first, shoulder and slaw stacked on a bun. Rib plates and the full barbecue platter fill out a tray that would be recognizable to a diner from a hundred years ago. Eating here is a walk through the origin of an entire regional style, served without ceremony over a lunch counter that has never needed to reinvent itself.
- Style: Memphis Style
- Price: $$
What to order
- Chopped Pork Sandwich
- Pit-Cooked Pork Shoulder
- Rib Plate
- Barbecue Sandwich Platter
Visiting
- Address: 5465 Fox Plaza Dr, Memphis, TN 38115
- Phone: (901) 360-1963
- Website: http://www.leonardsbarbecue.com/
Hours: Tue–Sun 11am–7pm, Mon closed
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