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Dry-Rubbed Ribs Meet Memphis Tourist Heaven
Tucked off General Washburn’s Escape Alley, Charles Vergos’s Rendezvous Restaurant is touted as a Memphis institution. Highly recommended by both friends and websites alike, Rendevous is said to have the best ribs in town. Unfortunately, like everything else in Memphis, Rendezvous got the tourist bug and has exchanged its authenticity for a $17 plate of ribs and iced tea that is not fresh brewed but manufactured by Nestea and made of syrup. To make the tourists happy, they now serve wine. And to advertise the fact, each waiter is forced to wear a large red button which read simply “We have wine”. No self-respecting southerner drinks wine with ribs.
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in the future consider: Cozy Corner on North Parkway Sorry you didn't have a truely great Memphis experience... Posted by: ncpindc at December 25, 2004 12:27 AM Wow! I've never heard such. As a former Memphian now stuck in Atlanta, the land of Sonny's barbaque if you can call it barbaque, this is suprising. The Rendezvous has the best BBQ around, servered just the way it has been since the doors opened in 1948. The waiters are usually long timers and are terrific. The restuarant hasn't changed since I begain going in the early 70s (with the exception of the addition upstairs) and neither have the ribs. So I don't think "going tourist" is accurate. Next time your passing through, get your facts straight. Tourists get there because of local's recommedations! What better references can I give? As for your subscribers, don't let this review stop you from experiencing the Rendezvous' atmosphere or ribs. They are the best anywhere. Why do you think they do so well selling them to folks over the internet? As for the tea. No one goes to the Rendezvous for the tea. Look around. Most folks are drinking Coke and Beer with their ribs! Posted by: Tammy Simeona at July 12, 2005 9:52 AM Post a comment |
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Straight from Graceland, where we watched our money disappear quicker than a peanut butter and banana sandwich in front of fat Elvis, we fought the Tennessee Interstate system and headed back into town for the sole purpose of experiencing good Memphis BBQ. Although after Interstate BBQ, even Capitol Q BBQ would probably be a step up.
The rib plate is about 8 ribs, served with a small cup of slaw and a small cup of beans. The ribs are served without sauce but are slathered with a medium-spiced dry rub. The meat itself was good, although didn’t melt off the bone like good rib meat does, nor was there a lot of it. It was my first experience with dry rub-flavored ribs, and I’d make them as decent but not spectacular. The ribs at both Lefty’s and Whole Hog were better, although that may be as much a product of personal preference as quality. The highlight of the meal was the included starter – a bowl of red beans and rice, with sausage, served in a Rendezvous-branded Chinette-style bowl. They were well flavored and of an excellent consistency, not too soupy but not to dry. The total bill for two of us came to a resounding $44, tip included. At prices like that, Rendevous exists in the same space as the rest of Memphis, designed entirely to take tourists for all they're worth.