Mr. Bob Wright
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Bob Wright
Hawkeye
Mega Twin said:
By all means. The Three Little Pigs BBQ. It is located on Quince at White Station Rd. From the airport take I-240 (towards Nashville) and take the Mt. Moriah Exit. This is an informal place, order at the counter, sit at a table or booth. I like the hot sauce, its spicy and good but won't sear the lining of your mouth.
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Bob Wright
bogus bill
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My dad told me if your traveling and want to find a good place to eat, ask a fat man.
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We'll Bob isn't fat but I think he might know a little bit about Memphis bbq. I can personally vouch for Three Little Pigs, as I have eaten there myself. I went through graduate school in Memphis and have a daughter who lives there.
Well, tell us about this place! Surly it couldn’t be better than Texas BBQ, but I’m sure it’s still very good. 
What’s their speciality of the house?
What’s their speciality of the house?
Bob Wright
Hawkeye
Kevin said:Well, tell us about this place! Surly it couldn’t be better than Texas BBQ, but I’m sure it’s still very good.
What’s their speciality of the house?
Well, as the name implies, barbecue!
Bob Wright
Bob Wright
Hawkeye
Mega Twin said:
Thank you for the courtesy of an update.
Bob Wright
Bob Wright
Hawkeye
Kevin said:Well, tell us about this place! Surly it couldn’t be better than Texas BBQ, but I’m sure it’s still very good.
What’s their speciality of the house?
Kevin,
I've traveled all over Texas and have seen places advertising Memphis barbecue. I've traveled all over Tennessee and never seen any place advertising Texas barbecue.
Some time ago I went to a place in Ft. Worth, near the Stockyards as I recall, advertising Memphis barbecue. It wasn't.
Bob Wright
P.S. Maybe near a place called "Sundance Square?"
“Memphis BBQ” in Texas??? Hmmm... I’ll have to look for that. I’ve only been to Fort Worth perhaps two times, and yes, it is Sundance Square.
I know of one bbq place, they say “You’ve never sausage such a place.” It’s “Buddy’s BBQ” South of town a ways.
I wonder if there aren’t Texas BBQ places in TN, only because the styles are so different. In TX, bbq is mostly beef, and in TN, it’s a lot more pork. Perhaps the customers don’t want beef bbq? Or they can’t get good briskets to cook?
Interesting....
I do know there is a giant difference in BBQ sauce between TX and back East. In general, our sauce is thick and sweet. Eastern sauces are thinner and have more vinegar in them.
Plus in TX, sauce is usually served on the side, not sure about how meat is sauced in Memphis.
I know of one bbq place, they say “You’ve never sausage such a place.”
It’s “Buddy’s BBQ” South of town a ways.I wonder if there aren’t Texas BBQ places in TN, only because the styles are so different. In TX, bbq is mostly beef, and in TN, it’s a lot more pork. Perhaps the customers don’t want beef bbq? Or they can’t get good briskets to cook?
Interesting....
I do know there is a giant difference in BBQ sauce between TX and back East. In general, our sauce is thick and sweet. Eastern sauces are thinner and have more vinegar in them.
Plus in TX, sauce is usually served on the side, not sure about how meat is sauced in Memphis.
Bob Wright
Hawkeye
Kevin,
We barbecue pork, but grill beef.
A pork shoulder is put on the pit around midnight, 2:00 a.m. at the latest. It is basted with the sauce periodically and smoked over hickory and oak wood and kept away from the fire, letting the meat cook in the smokebox. It is then taken out around around 9:00 a.m. and the meat pulled from the shoulder. It is chopped just as it is served, and additional sauce added. I prefer the sauce made with red peppers.
Beef, on the other hand, is cooked on a grill, over the fire with generally high temperatures. It should be done through the center but still retain the juices. Beef should be cooked with a blend of mesquite wood and oak.
We do have steak houses in Memphis, but no barbecued beef. I have seen some advertising brisket, but these places generally cater to tourists, or those who may be transplants.
Bob Wright
We barbecue pork, but grill beef.
A pork shoulder is put on the pit around midnight, 2:00 a.m. at the latest. It is basted with the sauce periodically and smoked over hickory and oak wood and kept away from the fire, letting the meat cook in the smokebox. It is then taken out around around 9:00 a.m. and the meat pulled from the shoulder. It is chopped just as it is served, and additional sauce added. I prefer the sauce made with red peppers.
Beef, on the other hand, is cooked on a grill, over the fire with generally high temperatures. It should be done through the center but still retain the juices. Beef should be cooked with a blend of mesquite wood and oak.
We do have steak houses in Memphis, but no barbecued beef. I have seen some advertising brisket, but these places generally cater to tourists, or those who may be transplants.
Bob Wright
All I can say is some of the best BBQ I've ever had was at a place called the Hard Eight in/near Dallas. Almost as good as mine.
Bob, I don’t eat much pork besides bacon occasionally, but you make that bbq pork sound really, really good.
And yes, from what you say, there are some big differences between Texas BBQ and Tennessee BBQ. Hopefully this Covid business ends someday soon. I haven’t taken a good road trip in a long time.
And yes, from what you say, there are some big differences between Texas BBQ and Tennessee BBQ. Hopefully this Covid business ends someday soon. I haven’t taken a good road trip in a long time.
Bob Wright
Hawkeye
Kevin said:
Thee are subtle differences between Tennessee BBQ and Memphis BBQ.
Bob Wright
graygun
Hunter
Cities tend to grow northward,meaning those areas should be safer due to being newer (or so I read years back).
I haven't had much web time while having company,but to expand a little about the
restaurant,the 2 ladies and myself had the rib plate that came with a half rack and 2 sides. My nephew has the full rack.
The ladies required go-boxes,while nephew and I did not.
They had the best cole slaw that I have had in years!Most places make it way to sweet around here.
As a side note,dropping Bob's name did not get us a discount,but did get us a smile from the very petite lady taking our orders.
Thanks again,Bob
restaurant,the 2 ladies and myself had the rib plate that came with a half rack and 2 sides. My nephew has the full rack.
The ladies required go-boxes,while nephew and I did not.
They had the best cole slaw that I have had in years!Most places make it way to sweet around here.
As a side note,dropping Bob's name did not get us a discount,but did get us a smile from the very petite lady taking our orders.
Thanks again,Bob
