MMM… Memphis Blues BBQ…
Posted by Stephen on
March 8, 2007
When it comes to food, I’m weak for a lot of things. One of the two things on my weak list is Potato Salad and GREAT BBQ and yesterday, I had BOTH! MMM!
Apparently, Leo has the same weaknesses so we took a trip down to Memphis Blues last evening for some slow cooked BBQ goodness. Memphis Blues makes the best BBQ in Vancouver by far, and everytime I go there, I feel filled to the brim with warm BBQ goodness. The platter you’re looking at is called the Memphis Feast and we couldn’t finish it. Initially, I was concerned that we wouldn’t have enough food, but I’m glad Leo talked me out of it. That Elvis Platter would have had me hailing to the King in the throne room.
Our Memphis Feast was so impressive that we had fans. It was this guy’s birthday, so he decided to pose with our food. Good thing he didn’t touch it. Leo was getting ready to smack him in the face with the plate if he did. That was some good grub! I think I’m still full. I haven’t been hungry all day 
Man, I need to get out to Vancouver to sample some of these restaurants. The food you guys talk about and show pictures of looks fantastic.
MMM! Their pulled pork, ribs, and sausage are my favourites! Oh and their fries. And their poutine.
Jeez, here I sit at my desk, hungry as anything, and you post that photo. Thanks a lot!
You’re welcome
Did you at least get a doggie bag?
How come I’m never invited? *sniffle*
All that yummy meat! And the price isn’t bad either! Which memphis Blues did you guys go to?
Yes, but someone ate it
We went to the one on Commercial Drive.
Do we need to have a Stephen Fung DOT NET Memphis Blues Mini Meet?
Leo Chiang DOT COM will be there with the clan Mongol.
If I’m ever in the Vancouver area I would be humbled by an invite to meet everyone for a meal at Memphis Blues.
You have an open invite. Now get yer ass movin’ then
Some of us aren’t Dot Com Moguls and still have to *work* for a living. But I’ll be looking for any convenient reason to get out to Vancouver now. Hmm, maybe I can find a conference that applies to my job so my company will send me out there.
We could make something up? Call it the “Dot Com Finance Conference and BBQ Cook Off?”
Lol, I’d have to come up with something a little more applicable as I am not in finance. I sling code for a living so I am sure I can find some kind of technical conference in the area.
Interesting story. My parents owned the location on West Broadway before it became Memphis Blues. The guys bought it from my mom and pops, did a major renovation, and Memphis Blues was born.
I’m eating the leftovers right now
Yum!
contest prize…..lunch?
Good idea, but it would only be good for people in Stephen’s local area. Which is fine for me really, so okay!
It might not be edible by the time it gets to you. Maybe kinda stinky
Wow… I’ll be waiting for your blog post from the Elvis or Priscilla platter! Feeds 10-12 people, holy !@#
That would be a days worth of feasting! I’d have to start slow in the morning and sit there till I shut the place down to finish that!
Just take a laptop with you and you can do a remote day of blogging while stuffing your face all day long.
The thought crossed my mind MANY times
Yeah, if we get enough people we can get an Elvis platter. then you can take pictures of me slamming a plate into the head of anybody who gets too close to my rib ends.
Woo TylerIngram DOT COM will be there!
With the recent fine dinning everyone else has been having I wrote a small review on a fine dinning experience I had tonight: http://www.tyleringram.com/blog/Dine-Out-Vancouver:-Mums
Lol, I’m inspired to do a review of frozen microwave meals now.
There’s your niche!
Oh yea, that’s what I should become an conisour (sp) of frozen entrees?
Your blog would be like a supermarket…with a frozen food section
Mmmm memphis blues, how I miss you and your heart clogging ways!!! It’s sad…i’m on a low fat kinda diet, and there is a memphis blues like 3 blocks from my house on lonsdale. I walk past it some days with a small tear forming in my eye… seriously the beef brisket, pulled pork, sausages…all of it is the BEST. When I hit my target weight ima celebrate with a memphis blues feast!
lol then you are going to have to start all over again
what a vicious cycle.
I don’t believe in diets. A diet should be something you could sustain over the period of your life, its a lifestyle choice of self-control that most people need. Besides, I’d rather be slightly overweight and happy than skinny and miserable.
Hey man, posted this over at Leo’s blog too. I was born and raised in Memphis (live an hour from there now), anyway if you really wanna sample some REAL Memphis goodness, try Corky’s BBQ
http://www.corkysbbq.com/
They even deliver, although im not sure if they do to Canada heh… If nothing else, get your hands on the Corky’s BBQ sauce… sooo good, have 2 bottles in my fridge now!
Well, if they can Vacuum seal it and overnight it over, it might still be OK…albeit expensive as hell! Probably enough for a whole month of Memphis Blues!
What is there to do in Memphis anyways? I’m not a huge Elvis nut
OMG! They ship!
http://www.corkysbbq.com/store.htm
Ribs Ribs Ribs $99.99
3 Slabs of Ribs
1 Bottle Bar-B-Que Sauce
1 Bottle Rib Seasoning
Price includes FedEx 2-day delivery
Drool….
Lol, yeah but Canada Customs will slap on duties to make you cry.
For a $100, I could have fresh Memphis Blues for a week. Remember, variety is the spice of life. Next time I wanna try their catfish.
Awesome, yeah if you feel like splurging id say get some buddies together and make a weekend of it!
Memphis is.. eh… kinda ghetto? lol Downtown is a happening place if you are into clubs and stuff, and Beale Street is where its at. Other than that, nothing special to do in M-Town…
Mmmm. I miss a good bbq meal.
Caught this earlier, thought you might be interested:
Caught this on tv earlier hehe
http://www.shawn-knight.net/travel-channel-bbq-challenge/
hehe
uhm not sure what happened in the last post, just ignore my double post lol
Nice strategy to up your post count