Whole Hog Cafe
Arkansas-born whole-hog cooks with a seven-sauce bar
Whole Hog Cafe is a barbecue restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee.
Whole Hog Cafe originated in Little Rock, Arkansas, and carried its whole-hog cooking tradition east to this Wheelis Drive location in East Memphis. It brings a genuinely different approach to a pork-shoulder city, cooking the whole animal and letting diners steer the flavor with a signature lineup of seven house sauces.
The pulled pork is the consistent backbone, smoky and moist enough to stand on its own before the sauce bar even comes into play, and the whole hog sandwich makes the case for the method. Smoked chicken, turkey, and sausage broaden the tray, and the mix-and-match sauces, from sweet to vinegar-sharp, turn a single plate into an experiment. It is not a Memphis original, but the whole-hog angle and the sauce range give it a following the city has been happy to grant.
- Style: Memphis Style
- Price: $$
- Neighborhood: East Memphis
- Serving since 2000
What to order
- Pulled Pork
- Whole Hog Sandwich
- Smoked Chicken
- Smoked Turkey
- Smoked Sausage
How it scores — 8.5/10 overall
Visiting
- Address: 5145 Wheelis Dr, Memphis, TN 38117
- Phone: (901) 881-9953
- Website: https://www.wholehogcafe.com
Hours: Daily 11am–9pm
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