Corky's Bar-B-Q

(901) 685-9744

5259 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN 38119 35.1081 -89.8864

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Neighborhood: East Memphis/Colonial/Yorkshire

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Corky's Bar-B-Q

Corky's Bar-B-Q

What People Are Saying About Corky's Bar-B-Q

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The Scene – This retro-fitted restaurant (think 1950s-style neon and waiters in bow ties) consistently wins accolades for serving Memphis' best barbecue. It's become so popular over the years that Corky's now ships meat around the country and markets its own line of barbecue sauce. – – The Food – This restaurant specializes in pulled-pork that's doused in barbecue sauce, topped with a scoop of creamy cabbage coleslaw, and served on a bun. This combination of flavors may seem strange to the uninitiated, but nothing screams Southern barbecue quite like it. Corky's…

3 Star Rating: Average

11/10/09

Ok Not Great

by KevMed at Citysearch

This place is to much of franchise taste. The ribs were tough and dry. No comparsion to the Bar-B-Que Shope.

Service was good. You can get the same ribs in Atlanta at O'Charlies.

  • Pros: Service is Good
  • Cons: Ribs Try
4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/22/08

Great dry ribs, sometimes too dry though

by Davidandd at Citysearch

I had great ribs. The meat fell right off the bone and the dry rub was really good. However, my co-worker ordered the same and his were way overdone, meat totally dried out. So, on the same day, same time, it just goes to show that consistancy is hard to achieve. If they were too dry the first time, tell them and try again. They definitely got my order right. Parking is scarce even on Mon night.

  • Pros: Dry ribs, service
  • Cons: Parking, consistancy
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/27/08

Great BBQ

by amelia07 at Citysearch

My husband and I were in Memphis touring their graduate school and we decided that since we were in Memphis we had to have bbq. I looked online for probably an hour trying to choose a restaurant. Finally we went with Corkys because it has good ratings and was close to our hotel. All I can say is WOW. I am a very slim woman and don't normally finish everything on my plate but I did that night. I even was drizzling bbq sauce on the rolls they brought us! The service was great and the ambience of the restuarant was very nice. Be prepared to wait a long time though especially if you are going on the weekends. It is well worth it though. Their pulled pork bbq sandwich was easily the best I've ever had!

  • Pros: Fantastic BBQ, Good Service

The Details on Corky's Bar-B-Q

Category:

Restaurants, Marketing Consultants, Barbecue Restaurants, Catering

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Carry Out

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