Memphis Championship Barbecue

I have eaten here probably four or five times in the last few years. I decided to finally write a review.
Tonight’s dinner was excellent! Our server approached us right away, bringing us starving (hey, we’d skipped lunch!) guests bread and asking what we wanted for drinks. We ordered our drinks and appetizer right away — you know, because we were hungry!
Wine was brought promptly to the table, as were our appetizer and entrees. Our server told us our entrees would be done quickly and asked if we preferred to wait or if we wanted them quickly. We really appreciated that he would ask how we preferred our food to come out. Of course, we were starving. We wanted it all. We wanted it now :-)
Everything was absolutely delicious, except for one exception. And, this is just a taste preference. I don’t care for the coleslaw. Other than that, everything was great.
We both got the Burnt Ends. Yum, yum, yum!!!
Service was absolutely excellent.

We frequent his BBQ joint when we gets the craving for some decent BBQ and have always been satisfied. The service is wonderful as the waiters and waitresses frequent our table and are very nice.
I’ll start with the desert first because it is oh so good! We always end our meal with the strawberry shortcake. Two warm biscuits topped with strawberries and strawberry syrup and a large scoop of vanilla ice cream… oh yea once you have that you’ll never have another!
Onto our meal. Hubby had the smoked BBQ chicken with 2 sides (Loaded baked potato and BBQ beans). My son and I shared a full rack of baby back ribs with a side of creamed corn and French fries. The chicken was nicely smoked, juicy and tender. Our ribs were tender and perfectly smoked with the meet falling right off the bones. The creamed corn left me wanting more and the rest of the sides were nothing to complain about.
I’d say we hit the jackpot with this place and can only hope they decide to open another closer to home. We never leave without ringing the bell for great food and service!

This spot didn’t quite live up to the hype for me. The food is okay, but not the best BBQ I’ve had. I would definitely still eat here if someone else had interest or I was in the area, but I wouldn’t seek it out on my own.
My office ordered from here last week and we were able to order a variety of items to try. I was able to try four different meats, five sides, and cornbread muffins.
Let’s start with meat since that is the main reason one would visit a BBQ restaurant. The sausage was my favorite meat. It was slightly spicy and smoky with a nice amount of moistness. The chicken was moist and had a nice flavor. The burnt ends had a nice flavor and plenty of tasty sauce, but the pieces were inconsistent on moistness. Some of the pieces were most, but others were dry. The brisket had okay flavor, but was some of the driest brisket I’ve had from any BBQ restaurant. I liked the flavor of the BBQ sauce that came on the side.
My favorite sides was the baked beans because they had a nice sweet taste. The beans were also a variety of kinds which made it a little different. The fried okra was awesome and I liked that the breading was light. The macaroni and cheese was sufficient, but not amazing. Mashed potatoes seemed instant. The steamed vegetables were good for a healthy side. I liked the cornbread muffins. They were moist when warm and the honey butter was a nice touch.
The takeout order was well packaged. The BBQ sauce came in individual cups and anything that could leak was inside of a plastic bag. They also included plates and utensils.

What happened??? This used to be my favorite BBQ restaurant but haven’t been here for years. Went back in last nite and what a difference. Our waitress was wonderful, but the food was so bland. My friend had the BBQ pork sandwich w/​coleslaw on top. The meat was tender, but no flavor and very little coleslaw. I had the chopped pork salad, and again, no flavor. Had to drown the salad in BBQ sauce to taste anything. I ordered a side of fries to share, and at $ 2.75 I would have expected a basket. Instead it was about 20 fries on saucer. The salad greens were cold and crisp though.

Wow! This place has the laziest people working for them. The food took forever to be delivered. The staff puts very little effort into service. It wasn’t as if they were busy. Getting a beer wasn’t easy. My husband ordered a beer with his food. The waiter didn’t bring it until the food was delivered. I decided to order one with the food and it took over 10 minutes to get it. After 10 minutes, I walked over to the bar to remind the bar tender that it was ordered. He was not tending the bar. Maybe the bar tender was pulling double duty with another position, or perhaps he was away doing his side work. I’m not sure, but after waiting a few minutes for a bar tender to show up, I asked the bus boy if they had a bar tender and if he could find him. I then asked the hostess if we could have some wipes for our hands to eat our ribs. She handed us a couple of 2“x2″ packets of wipes. Wow! What has happened to this place? This was a bad experience.

This was recommended by a local friend as one of the good BBQ places in the area.
I had the baby back ribs, was wanting beef but they had dropped those awhile back, and also had burnt ends.
The burnt ends were good, the baby back ribs really didn’t seem like anything special to me. I did try both of their BBQ sauces, which I’m pretty particular about and didn’t love either. In the end I ate both with just a little of their original sauce preferring the rack dry with seasoning.
Service was good and friendly.
I just wasn’t blown away, I think the back of the house needs to step it up with consistency and do more with improving items on the menu or bring back beef ribs.

This place is just OK. I came here to avoid going to a chain like Lucille or Famous Daves. I regret that decision. My food came out almost immediately after I ordered it and it was lukewarm. A few of my beans were undercooked. The service was fine and fast, but the place overall is mediocre. I would not recommend it.

I am visiting my mom in Las Vegas and I wanted some ribs, leaving the mall driving down warm springs we happen to see Memphis ribs and decided to eat there.
The baby back ribs and burnt ends were very good ! We will Never go there again ! because while we were trying to enjoy our dinner the roaches were trying to enjoy it to. A roach ran across our table twice ! The waitress saw it also, we told the manager but he seem not concern and we still had to pay the bill !
So when you sit at a table there the roaches are trying to eat with you !

Food is ok, but not great. I got the king which is at the top of the menu and a specialty or something. It’s a pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw. The coleslaw had good flavor but the pork was VERY bland. Didn’t taste barbecued all. Since the flavor was lacking I used some of their bottled sauce that was at the table. I don’t know how this place has become a Las Vegas legend with sauce like this… it doesn’t even taste like bbq sauce and it’s way too sweet. The sides (Mac and cheese and fried okra) were decent… but nothing too exciting. I’ll probably come back to see if their ribs can make up for the sandwich… but I’d rather eat Lucile’s Barbecue if I’m wanting bbq.

This was the worst service (Shawn) and the driest meat (pulled pork) that I have experienced in a long time. There was a second server (Shelley) who was fabulous! I waited over 15 minutes to talk to the manager about the meal. While she did offer an apology, she offered nothing in the way of compensation. Not likely to ever go there again.

I was really craving some BBQ today, and this place popped up on my search. Walking in the front door I realized I had made a good decision. I was on the early side of the dinner hour and got a table right away. Service was excellent and my dinner came quickly– but not before three of their delicious rolls with honey butter somehow disappeared… I ordered the 2 meat combo plate with Memphis ribs and burnt ends they were both excellent and so were the side dishes. I only regret eating a wonderful meal and not having enough room in my stomach for dessert. I’ll have to come back and try some of their desserts on my next visit.

This place has really gone down. I remember when the parking lots and the restaurant use to be packed, those days are long gone. Please pay attention to the Unilocal reviews (I wish I had). I had the baby back ribs and smoked turkey with the most awful collards that looked and tasted burnt (the waiter even said most people don’t like them — so why do you serve them?). My husband had the chewiest pieces of burnt ends. The best thing was the sweet apple blossom tea and when that’s the case just go somewhere else, which is exactly what I’ll do next time. You’ve been warned.

I have been coming here my whole life. No matter what any one says mike mills knows how to make bbq. He has one championship after championship for his ribs. Don’t come to this place if you’re looking for crappy famous daves style bbq. Come here for the best ribs you will ever find.
They have the best ribs and smoked bbq you will find in Las Vegas. We have catered from Memphis for almost every occasion. Their rolls are baked fresh and served warm with their awesome honey butter. The nachos are a family favorite served with crisp chips, pulled pork, cheese, red beans, green onions, sour crème, jalapeños and most importantly their sauce. The original sauce is my favorite, though the spicy is pretty good too. We always get a rack of ribs along with other items. Pulled pork shoulder sandwich or just the meat is my favorite. My father loves their potato salad and coleslaw, along with the red beans and rice.
If you’re looking for great service and great ribs this is where you go.

So very disappointed. Nice ambiance. Impressive pedigree but it has been awhile since they were Memphis in May champions.
I had the pork shoulder. Description claimed it was shredded but it was mostly chopped in to small pieces. The meat was moist but it was missing that smokey flavor. Others had the BBQ chicken and burnt ends. Nobody raved about it.
The biggest disappointment was the sides. Mashed potatoes did not seem to be house made and were covered in what seemed to be canned beef gravy. One person ordered chicken. Beef gravy doesn’t fit. Hush puppies were overcooked. I had the Mac and cheese and it was clearly from a box. In a BBQ joint, that’s completely unacceptable.
The proprietors had a good legacy and they let it go.

I highly recommend this place! Great for groups! Service is always amazing. Thank you Pat for taking care of us!

I ordered at the drive thru, so I wasn’t near by when I discovered not only did they forget to include a fork, the collard greens were too sweet, and they forgot the slaw on the sandwich. That’s what makes the sandwich! Highly disappointed.

When we lived in Vegas from 2007 — 2011, we frequented Memphis once or twice a week. It was totally satisfying. The food and portions, amazing. We’d tell everyone we knew. In 2015, we have to admit that Memphis has changed dramatically. The last few times we’ve been there — about 4x per year since 2012 — it’s been more and more mediocre, so I’m updating my review.
We had the barbecue chicken and baby back ribs combo a couple weeks ago. This used to be served as a half chicken with about six ribs. Now, they give you a quarter chicken with four ribs — a lunch portion in comparison — but at the same price or more. The quality is good but not great like it used to be. The cornbread muffins were a tad stale, which is unacceptable. And I don’t know what they did to the collard greens, but they have this overbearing molasses taste. I threw them out. They don’t have breakfast anymore or the fried chicken Sundays either.
The bread pudding is still good, but Memphis is not special anymore, so we can’t recommend it, which is a bummer. We heard John Mull’s is good, except that it closes early. We’re going to try there next.

This use to be my favorite BBQ place. Too bad it is barely eatable now.
I had the St. Louis rib and hot link combo. 4 stars for the hot links! The Red Beans and Rice was good but lacking? The St. Louis Ribs UCK! Did they boil these right before we got there? They were fatty and barely done. NOT slow cooked all day or even an hour.
I ordered a beer to try and wash it down and had to go looking for the server after waiting 15 minutes. No bartender in the bar (and no customers surprise!) there were only 5 or 6 tables with people and 4 or 5 servers. No excuse for service to be this bad!
BTW. Sam Schmidt’s photo is gone. (local Indy Racer) Did he remove it because the food is not up to standards?

best bbq I’ve had in forever.
AMAZING ribs, definitely were slow cooked all day and full of flavor. Classic.
All of the sides were really home made tasting and super good.
Service was prompt and super accommodating.
Go here!

Ate here on Friday. Had the burnt ends, and beans.
The plate comes with a muffin and honey butter. The honey butter is delish.
There were 12 ½″ cubes of meat on the plate smothered in sauce… very meh… good taste, not enough meat. The beans remain good, although there was a LOT of sauce in the bowl this time.
They remain 3 star, and severely disconnected food wise from Memphis’s best.