Blues City Cafe, Memphis

me and my family went on Beal st.to have luch at the BB King cafe ,but was stoped by a gentlemen at the blues city cafe across the street he asked me have we had lunch i said no he ask were we looking i told him i was going to bb king he said are you going over thier because of the bb king name i said no i had eaten thier before he told me that they also have very good food with some good prices so i said sure why not ,but if i dont like it i will not be paying for it he said and you should'nt when i tell you that food was delicious the prices were right you did'nt have to wait long for your order to come out i just want to thank the greeter at blues city cafe for conviencing me to try them out i still like BB.King but this cafe is giving them a run for their money i will defently be coming back !

Went to blues cafe looking for good ribs in Memphis (was disappointed by the dry ones at Rendezvous). Was very satisfied. Got the "best meal" special with moist, tender ribs with a semi-sweet glaze. Comes with catfish (deep fried but not greasy at all), steak-cut fries (a bit soggy), porknbeans, coleslaw (very good-sweet), and unremarkable toast. Service was way fast... Walked in on a busy night, got seated in seconds, ordered and was eating ribs in 7 minutes- no kidding! Waiter was very professional and recommended the apple dumplings dessert which came in a sizzling frypan with a scoop of vanilla. Delicious.

We were in Memphis and wanted some local food. Went to Blues City Cafe and it was great. The ribs were tender and meaty. Just fell off the bone. Pries were reasonable as well.

I just completed my dining experience at Blues City Cafe and it was not impressive at all. The ribs looked like they came off of an oversized sow. They were tough and had no sauce to speak of. All of the hype about this cafe is way overrated. I asked for a piece of bread and never got it. I will be glad to be leaving Memphis because the food where I come from is much better.

The food was great! The atmosphere and the waitress weren't amazing, but the food made up for it.

The man at front door rushed us through our meal..was rude I would not recomend this place to anyone unless you like bad behavior from staff

Make up a great day! We visited with Elvis and received the recommendation to eat at the Bules City Cafe. It was very nice. We enjoyed the fried pickles very much. The rest of the food was great too.

We had a great time at Blue City Cafe. It has amazing southern BBQ and they even had homemade tamales! Their portions are huge. It is also in a great location, Beale Street.

The good: The best ribs I have ever eaten, reasonable prices. The bad: It basically has the decor of a diner, and it gets a lot of traffic from the Beale Street tourists, so it could be cleaner. The ribs, however, are a must-try item.

i was in memphis this week and enjoyed the music at blues city! gary hardy and the memphis 2 were amazing!!! drinks were good and the place is smoke free!!