Old Style Bar-B-Q

DeSoto County's old-school pit since 1976

Old Style Bar-B-Q is a barbecue restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee.

Old Style Bar-B-Q has smoked in Olive Branch since November 1976, a longtime DeSoto County favorite repeatedly voted the best restaurant in the county. It is the kind of unpretentious, decades-deep pit that anchors a suburb's barbecue identity, the address locals name first when someone asks where to eat south of the line.

The cooking is classic and honest: hickory-smoked pork shoulder in generous portion, slow-smoked ribs built on old-fashioned dry-rub technique, and plate lunches rather than novelty. The BBQ beans come smoky and slow-cooked, the slaw plays cool counter to the smoke, and nothing on the menu is chasing a trend. Nearly half a century in, Old Style still cooks like a pit with nothing to prove and a county full of regulars to keep happy, one plate lunch at a time.

• Style: Memphis Style
• Price: $
• Neighborhood: Olive Branch
• Serving since 1976

What to order

• Pulled Pork Plate
• Ribs
• BBQ Beans
• Slaw

How it scores — 7.8/10 overall

• Smoke: 7.9/10
• Bark: 7.7/10
• Tenderness: 7.8/10
• Consistency: 7.7/10
• Value: 8.1/10
• Atmosphere: 7.4/10

Visiting

• Address: 8920 Expressway Dr, Olive Branch, MS 38654
• Phone: (662) 895-9932

Hours: Mon–Thu 6:30am–9pm, Fri–Sat 6:30am–10pm, Sun closed

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