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Four Memphis BBQ restaurants remain in The Commercial Appeal's Best BBQ in Memphis 2025 bracket. Current matchups include The Bar-B-Q Shop vs. Commissary and Memphis Barbecue Company vs. Central BBQ.

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We've finally reached the finale of The Commercial Appeal's Best BBQ in Memphis bracket. Sixteen restaurants have become two, and they're so close that they can almost taste victory. You, the reader, ...

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We asked and you answered: Your top picks for restaurants you would like to see featured on Guy Fieri's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" are in. Memphis restaurants have appeared on the show 19 times, ...

Planning a barbecue road trip, map out Tennessee around these smokehouses and let the ribs, shoulders and sides decide where ...

You might not expect a national news outlet like USA TODAY to include such a specific category among its annual "10BEST Readers' Choice Awards" polls. But, in fact, readers of USA TODAY this year were ...

Round 2 of voting for the Best BBQ in Memphis bracket is open until noon on May 22. Eight restaurants remain in the competition, including The Bar-B-Q Shop, Payne's, One & Only, Commissary, Memphis ...