Have you ever dined at Sneed's BBQ in Belton MO? Which is near the old Richard's Gebauer (SP?) AFB south of KC? or Aurthur Bryants in KCMO?

MEM ribs are good, but try the two places above. Sounds like you've never left MEM. Believe it or not, there is life beyond Poplar and Beale St. :)

The fries at "Hires" in SLC are great!

And, who doesn't like that "secret sauce"?

Secret sauce...Does the word "secret", cum from secrete?

Best TX BBQ is at Joe Allen's in Abilene Texas near the muni airport. (For all those who did T-37 cross country legs through Texas)

You may be right and for the 8 guys that live near KC great, but for the 4800 others that frequent Memphis or live there good pork BBQ intel is useful. Or is KC that much better that I should drive the 10 or so hours to try it out while I'm in Memphis for the afternoon hub turning or training?

Of course this started out as a "what to order from MEM catering"
Answer: Drive to Central BBQ and get your own BBQ for the trip. 20 min roundtrip from the Democrate lot.

As you said, this thread started out as MEM catering and really had nothing to do with BBQ................but as always these threads go off on many tangents drifiting from the original subject. Back to your point, MEM has some fine BBQ places, but the locals (many of whom haven't been West of the Mississippi river or North of Dyersberg ) think that MEM BBQ is all there is..................I was just pointing out that what 4600 of the 4800 FedEx Pilots already know..............There is Life beyond MEM ( Actually a better life) and in My opinion there is Better BBQ too..........

Fortunately for me (and hopfeully you too someday) I am senior enough to never set foot in MEM except for recurrent training and an occasional Jumpseat home.

Now are you going to turn this into "Memphis is a hole" thread........:rolleyes:

We're talking BBQ in Memphis and yes I still believe it is the best and yes I have been outside of Memphis. I try to eat BBQ everywhere I go because I enjoy it so much. I will try out your joint in MO if I ever get the oportunity but so far KC BBQ hasnt come close to Memphis Q.........

Your right Redeye, should have known better about asking a pilot message board about BBQ...since I'm laying over in MEM, I'll just head over to Corky's for a sandwich, and get the salmon for the flight. Thanks for all who put in their input.

That wasn't my intent, but since you brought it up.........there is a reason that over 70% of the 4900 crewmembers choose to commute...........plain and simple MEM sux. I lived there for 6 + years.....................

Everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion.........as for MEM BBQ vs KC or Texas, let's just be gentlemen and agree to disagree. But if you are ever in KC........(actually Grandview or Belton Mo) you owe it to yourself to try "Sneeds BBQ".

It is an old farmer who opens his restaurant (an old converted barn) only during the warm weather months.
There are no reservations, they don't use plates and the parking lot is dirt and grass infront of the old farm house.
Everyone sits At big picnic style tables (in other words there are no private tables or booths).
The waiter/waitress lays down a big piece of wax paper in front of you and splats a scoop of beans and slaw on it.
They keep coming by with large cuts of BBQ beef brisket, Ribs, Chicken and Ham. Everything gets dumped on your wax paper.

Nothing elegant about it but it is the best BBQ I've experienced anywhere including MEM and I've had my share of Rendezvous dry rub ribs and Neelys and even corky's (which is overated)

When I think of BBQ elegance never comes to mind........come to think of it, nothing elegant about MEM either. Sorry, couldn't resist.

First, where do YOU live that you think is so hot? Maybe you should list the city so we can have fun poking at it too?

As for the BBQ, Memphis has a certain style. I am not sure that it is fair comparison, it is apples and oranges. If given my choice of ANY sort of bbq ribs, all of you can have your styles, I like the way they do them in Thailand better, and also Jamaica. Mexico also have some VERY good varieties of this type of food, and let's not forget Polynesia! So, you all can fight over your mid-west cities, (all of which styles are good, in their own way), and you can look for me somewhere in Southeast Asia enjoying REALLY good ribs!

I live in Evergreen Colorado......just West of Denver. No big whoop I just prefer the moutains of Colorado to the swamps of MEM and the Skiing is better. Just my personal preference.

As to Southeast Asia..........when I'm there I tend to enjoy "other " things.
And BBQ ain't one of them. :p