The 2025 edition of USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards included a "Best Memphis-Style BBQ" category. Check out who made ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In celebration of National ...

In a crowded Memphis barbecue scene, Central BBQ has earned a vaunted reputation and opened four locations in and around Bluff CIty. Without a long-term legacy other local favorites like say, ...

The fruits of a new partnership announced more than a year ago involving Central BBQ are now sprouting. The owners announced the long-awaited fourth Central BBQ — at 6201 Poplar where LYFE Kitchen ...

Collierville or Germantown will be the first new destination for the Central BBQ chain as it takes its style of smoked pork outside Memphis to cities throughout the Southeast. Memphis conglomerate ...

The scene: With a big bustling outdoor deck along namesake Central Avenue, smoke everywhere, and a constant flow of people in and out of the main part of the restaurant, Central BBQ looks more like a ...

Central BBQ, one of Memphis’ most popular barbecue joints, has officially arrived in Nashville. The 17-year-old brand, which was founded by two barbecue masters who met in the competition circuit in ...

Acclaimed Memphis-based barbecue joint Central BBQ will be opening its first Arkansas location at the site of the old Farmers’ Co-op at 417 W. Martin Luther King Blvd. in the new South Yard ...

The most crucial ingredient in barbecue, after meat and smoke, is seldom discussed: salt. It's the thing that, when properly applied, enables meat to taste like its best self. Salt is also the first ...