Some of the best barbecue in Tennessee is not found on the crowded strip everyone talks about. Just south of the city, past the tourist crowds and the downtown parking headaches, sits a wood-paneled spot that has been smoking meats low and slow since 1974.
Regulars have been coming back for decades, some driving in from across the country just to grab a table. There is a bright pink limousine involved, walls covered in Elvis history, and ribs that pull apart with the lightest nudge.
Curious yet? Stick around, because this half-century-old kitchen near Graceland has a story worth telling and a menu worth planning a trip around.
A Half-Century of Smoke on Elvis Presley Boulevard
Right at 4381 Elvis Presley Blvd in Memphis, Tennessee, sits Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant, a barbecue institution that has been part of the neighborhood since 1974. The address puts it a short hop from Graceland, which makes it a natural stop for anyone touring the area…