Central BBQ (Poplar)

6201 Poplar Ave, Memphis - 38119
275 reviews
Barbecue Barbeque
(901) 417-7962

This is a fun BBQ restaurant with reasonable prices and great food! The honey gold wings are the biggest wings I have ever seen. I ordered the pulled pork plate with Mac n cheese and baked beans as my sides. The Mac n cheese had a spicy powder on the top which made it interesting and delicious! The whole meal was a large portion so I took at least half home!

Best dry rub ribs anywhere. Went twice. The mild and hot sauces were tasty and different. I tried the beans and coleslaw the first night- not anything to write about. Second night had the Mac n cheese and onion rings. Both great. Ribs were meaty with great flavor

We were not impressed. The pulled pork was extremely dry as if it was overcooked. The sausage was nothing special. They served frozen onion rings out of a bag and there was no catsup bottles or dispenser only the small packages for take-out orders even though we were eating in. The slaw was bland with no flavor, and I ate slaw three more times later in town and they were all good, nothing like this. They had very good rolls but no butter I could find. There was not one bottle of Tabasco in the building only the cheapest Louisiana offering. If a restaurant in Texas or Louisiana failed to have Tabasco I'd never go back. They could stash one or two bottles for special request from serious hot sauce eaters. They have to be getting asked frequently for it and they just don't give a hoot.

One of my favorite BBQ places in Memphis. Consistently good quality food and a nice selection of beers. Fun ambiance too, highly recommended this place.

This Branch offers outdoor seating in a very nice setting. Once you enter the restaurant The queue starts on the left hand side and the menu is big enough so you can choose what you want while waiting in the queue. They are well known for their wings and ribs. The wings come in five different flavor and you can choose the three option wings with each of them being from different flavor. It is so delicious that you might forget your table manners. If you visit around 7:00 p.m. then you'll get to watch a perfect sunset. There's also an ambient music played which adds to the quality of your dining experience.

Sorry about the messy photo, was already in my plate to start eating. I had the pulled chicken plate with onion rings and a side of slaw. We also had a ½ order of the pulled pork nachos.The nachos were good, but I wish they did a little better at layering the meat, cheese and chips. The top is always the best spot but then they got dry and skimpy just below that.My food was cooked well and the onion rings had a nice crisp, although a couple of them were empty! I never made my own rings, but shouldn't there be an onion inside? ?

The first picture is a pulled pork sandwich plate that we didn't actually order. The second picture is the pulled pork dinner that they brought it out to me. It was dry and burnt. If they had not accidentally brought out the sandwich plate and I ate the meat off of that one this experience would have been a one. The green beans had garlic but no salt or pepper. The greens had more flavor than anything. I understand that 45 minutes till closing there was not going to be much sweet tea. I'm lucky it was super sweet or I wouldn't have had a full cup. I had to put unsweetened with it. The potato salad was decent. The peanut butter pie was really good and it came with a cup of Hershey's syrup for the top. The banana pudding was weird to me because it had nuts but that's only because I'm not used to that.

Great service and the best BBQ nachos ever!!!!

Great food and atmosphere

As of the time im posting, this location no longer serves brisket due to cost. I wish i knew before i got there. 4 stars because its clean and the employees were pleasant and professional. Good portions size helps but $17 for turkey is ehh. Also their spicy sauce is more like mild.