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Payne's Bar-B-Que

Barbecue restaurant · Cooper-Young ·

Payne's Bar-B-Que

Barbecue restaurant · Cooper-Young ·
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A humble counter with an outsized legacy, celebrated for its chopped pork sandwich crowned with electric-yellow mustard slaw. Garden & Gun and food historians point to Payne’s as essential Memphis barbecue.

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Acclaimed chopped pork sandwiches, smoked sausage, and mustard slaw

chopped pork sandwich
mustard slaw
baked beans
pulled pork
ribs
friendly staff
bbq sauce
hole in the wall
Google Rating
4.5 (796)
Yelp Rating
4.4
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1762 Lamar Ave, Memphis, TN 38114 Get directions

$10–20

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Restroom
Accepts reservations
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Acclaimed chopped pork sandwiches, smoked sausage, and mustard slaw

chopped pork sandwich
mustard slaw
baked beans
pulled pork
ribs
friendly staff
bbq sauce
hole in the wall
Google Rating
4.5 (796)
Yelp Rating
4.4
Featured in Eater
Featured in

1762 Lamar Ave, Memphis, TN 38114 Get directions

$10–20

Order delivery
See Menu
Restroom
Accepts reservations
Popular for lunch
Popular for dinner
Cozy
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