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Charles Vergos' Rendezvous vs Central BBQ
Charles Vergos' Rendezvous and Central BBQ are both endorsed by professional travelers. Overall, Charles Vergos' Rendezvous is preferred by most professionals compared to Central BBQ. Charles Vergos' Rendezvous comes in at #1 in Memphis with approval from 9 publications including Travel + Leisure, Tasting Table and Concierge.
Charles Vergos' Rendezvous
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52 South 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103-2628
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Concierge
"If you only have time to hit up one Memphis barbecue pit, Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous should be it."
Frommer's
"The Rendezvous has been a downtown Memphis institution since 1948, and it has a well-deserved reputation for serving the best ribs in town."
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Travel + Leisure
"They’re not wet; they’re not dry. They’re “’Vous-style” ribs and they’re famous."
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"It is best known for its pork ribs, which are basted with a vinegar-based juice while they are being cooked and served with sauce on the side."
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Fodor's
"They sell plenty of dry-style barbecued ribs in this downtown restaurant in an 1890 building, in an alley just north of the Peabody Hotel. "
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Central BBQ
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147 Butler Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103
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Gayot
"Saucy ribs and piled-high pulled pork sandwiches are the stars on the menu at this Memphis barbecue favorite."
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Frommer's
"The menu at Central is full of all the usual suspects—pulled pork, ribs (wet or dry), brisket—with all the usual sides (macaroni and cheese, potato salad, turnip greens)."
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Gayot
"Central offers a nice assortment of Memphis-made craft brews. Desserts include cheesecake, banana pudding, or the cool and creamy peanut butter pie. "
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Afar Magazine
"It's hard to say what are the best items to order; it all depends on personal preference. But one positive about Central is that it caters to non meat-eaters, too, with a portobello mushroom sandwich."
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"Memphis wings, smoked turkey, smoked hot wings, barbecue pork, fresh coleslaw laced with red bell pepper, homemade potato chips and a slab of ribs that's half wet, half dry."
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