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Corky's Barbecue

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Corky's Barbecue
5259 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38119
+1 901 685 9744
site: Corky's Barbecue
#1 of 63 restaurants rated by Real Travelers

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Featured in Bon Appetit and the New York Times, this popular restaurant serves up its popular barbecue Memphis-style: hours of smoking go into its preparation, and then the shredded meat is placed on buns and topped with cole slaw and spicy sauces. This casual yet extremely successful eatery offers several choices of barbecue, all the fixings, and plenty of cold beer to wash it all down.

Price

Main courses $4-$20, Moderate

Credit Cards Accepted

visa,mastercard,amex,diners,discover

Reservations

Reservations not accepted

Hours

Su-Th 10:45a-9p, F-Sa 10:45a-9:30p

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