No American regional food quite “compares to barbecue in Memphis,” said Francine Maroukian in Travel + Leisure. Everything from ribs to Cornish game hen is serious business here. But nothing quite makes a pit master’s reputation like a pork sandwich. Elvis’ hometown has plenty of barbecue places to choose from. Here are a few to start you off:
A&R Bar-B-Que
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