Memphis you say? I have fam there. whats the name and how was it? so far my fav is the germantown commissary. what is/are your fav places for grabbin Q in the area?
That place with the beef ribs was called One and Only. They have several locations around Memphis. It was outstanding. We normally frequent Memphis BBQ Company, but One and Only might have me switching it up more. Central BBQ is outstanding as well, but I’m just never in that part of town to have them often. Not a fan of Germantown Commissary, but I think I got them on an off day. Plus I went there at an off time between lunch and dinner so I’m not sure if that affected my experience. A ton of people like the Commissary though so maybe I’ll give them another try someday.
A couple of years ago I worked in Memphis for several months. I tried em all LOL! In my view Blues City Cafe right across the street from BB Kings on Beale is by far the best in Memphis for pork ribs. The Commissary in Germantown by the railroad tracks is second. Went back a year ago on R & R with the wife and went to both again. Still our 2 favs. Just our opinion. The Historic Rendezvous is not what it used to be. Tourist joint and fairly weak ribs if you ask us.
I will second this. I like using some flavor combos in ribs and often for beef incorporate some coffee and cocoa. That said I just did some beef ribs and went pretty basic. I hit them first with just a light dusting of Accent and then SPOG in a 2/2/1/1 ratio. I used granulated garlic and onion. I did hit them with a very light dusting of dark chili powder and I stress light. Anyway it made for a very nice crunchy tasty bark. I’ll be using that approach on more of my beef cooks.
Haven’t tried Blues City Cafe yet. The only place I’ve eaten at on Beale is BB King’s. They have great food, just too loud for me with the live music. I’ll have to give Blues City a try, the pics look good.
