If you like barbecue, as in slow cooked southern style ribs and all the fixings, then run, don’t walk, to Memphis Blues. They have two locations, one on Broadway near Granville (east of Granville), and one on Commercial Drive north of 1st. I live closer to the latter and although the former is the original restaurant, I think the latter does it better. Don’t know why that should be, but there you go.
Memphis Blues is not a place to be a vegetarian. Everything has meat in it. The collard greens (the one thing I’ve tried there I haven’t liked) have meat in them. The beans have meat. The coleslaw and potato salad don’t have meat, but I wouldn’t risk feeding it to a vegetarian even so. It’s a carnivore’s paradise!
If you’re on your own, I highly recommend the classic pulled pork sandwich with all the trimmings. If you’re feeding a small group (4 say), get the Memphis platter, which has a sampling of everything – sausage, ribs, short ribs, roast chicken, pulled pork, beef brisket, beans, corn bread, seasoned fries, coleslaw, potato salad, and barbecue sauce. Larger groups, say 6-8 will get by with the Elvis platter, which is the Memphis platter with double the meat.
The food there is delicious! Serve with lots of beer and a stack of napkins.
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