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Central BBQ

Central BBQ is a dog-friendly eatery in Memphis, TN. Central slow-smokes their ribs, pork, chicken, turkey, beef brisket, sausage, and bologna. Premium meats are rubbed with a secret combination of dry spices, marinated for 24 hours, then smoked low and slow in the pit over a combination of hickory and pecan woods. Be sure to try all of their BBQ sauces, too. Live music on the porch rounds adds to the appeal. Dogs are welcome at outdoor tables. Visit Website

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Central BBQ has received a rating of 4.4 out of 5 bones by 20 canine critics on BringFido and 4.5 out of 5 by 4,195 guests on TripAdvisor.

  • Jennifer
    Sep 20, 2022
    Excellent BBQ

    yummy food, they brought Yosh a bowl of water with ice on the patio.

  • Eric
    Jun 28, 2022
    Great Patio

    Great place to have dinner when traveling with the dog. Patio was large and the staff was extremely friendly! I would definitely go back and recommend to anyone.

  • Joy
    Jun 4, 2022
    Excellent!

    big patio, great food. highly recommend. bring water for your pups though.

  • Pete
    Jun 2, 2021
    Pretty Cool Spot

    We liked this place. We were the only ones outside on the patio with our dog. It was October but it was not cold. The food was good. You have to order inside and then they bring it out to you. It was a closed in area so since we were the only ones out there, we were able to let Ziggy off his leash for a couple minutes. We enjoyed it

  • Andrew, Jodie and Maggie
    Dec 14, 2020
    Worth The Wait!

    We ate here with our dog. The food was great. Highly recommend the banana pudding too.
    Patio seating was ample and my husband could go inside to order, so no issues there.
    My only comment would be that there is no heating under the patio, so would recommend rugging up!

  • Joan
    Sep 24, 2020
    Good BBQ

    We ate here a couple of weeks ago with our dog. Sat on the patio and social distanced. I was able to request water for the dog.

  • Paige
    Jul 13, 2020
    Great Food

    We ate lunch here and the food was wonderful! The outside patio is dog friendly, but you do have to go inside to order your food. This wasn’t an issue for us. I ordered our food and my husband watched our dogs, but it would be impossible if you were alone.

  • Michele
    Jul 2, 2020
    Great patio

    The outside patio was great, even had some grassy areas. The food was fantastic, plenty of local beer on tap also !!

  • Emily
    Jun 30, 2020
    Unfriendly

    Went because we were traveling and needed a place to stop with our dog. They seemed super annoyed we had a dog and the staff was altogether unfriendly. They all acted like they would rather be closed. The food was ok but nothing special at all. We all walked away very underwhelmed

  • Corie
    Jul 28, 2019
    Friendly and accommodating

    Had plenty of room on their 6 picnic table patio. There was even a grass area for him to chill.

  • Aima
    Jun 13, 2019
    Great patio

    Needed a quick lunch stop as we drove through Memphis with our pup. Patio had plenty of seating and space for our dog to eat/drink and hang out while we enjoyed smoked ribs. Food and service was great. Thx for welcoming us and our furbaby!

  • Jacque
    Nov 6, 2018
    Okay Place

    There was plenty of room for us and our German Shepherd outside with even a little grass area, but the BBQ was not really what we were expecting

  • Charlsie
    More than a year ago
    Great choice

    We are so glade we came. Fabulous food & friendly staff. My pup enjoyed the covered patio and a few samples.

  • Karen
    Mar 7, 2018
    Great place for lunch!

    First, the food was incredible. The pulled pork sandwich was delicious and the banana pudding was awesome (even as someone who doesn't like banana pudding). On top of that, they were so great about our puppy. He was allowed on the covered patio and the staff were just really friendly.

  • Annabelle
    Feb 20, 2018
    Bring the Whole Family

    Great ribs! Nice patio for the dog. They even let me bring wine cuz they only serve beer. We’ll be back!

  • Ellen
    More than a year ago
    friendly & hot!

    Our dog was grateful for the water puddle in the back patio - which has a generous grassy area. Food was good. Beer excellent. Very enjoyable

  • Cara
    More than a year ago
    good location, good patio

    Food was pretty good, though I don't recommend the brisket if you're used to TX brisket. Potato salad and pulled pork are delicious. Patio was nice, but there were a ton of flies.

  • Katie
    More than a year ago
    Outside seating

    Food is great but the outside seating area was full of flies. We had to get out of there quickly!

  • Jennifer
    More than a year ago
    best Q in Memphis

    Repeatedly voted #1. If you want the best BBQ in Memphis, go to Central. They have three locations: Central, Summer and Butler (downtown). The smoked turkey is way underrated and the portobello mushroom is delicious. I've taken my dog to the Central and Summer locations.

  • Cyndi
    More than a year ago
    Good

    Truly enjoyed the pulled pork and ribs - very well done, especially the dry ribs. The mac n cheese is awesome, potato salad a nice simple flavor, decent sauce. The brisket was pretty lame in comparison to Texas but we understand that's not what Memphis is known for so cant really compare.
    Loved that they were dog friendly on the patio - it was hot and they brought a bowl of water, then checked up on us a few times. Very nice.
    Not sure what the gun toting security guard is about...?

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