Memphis Blues BBQ House

Do you remember the "Not Just Desserts" cafe located by Broadway and Commercial drive in Vancouver? The bruschetta was the best I'd ever tasted, the desserts were to die for and the coffee was great. The owners decided to retire and sell, and it went downhill from there.

Well, with the success of Not Just Desserts under his belt, one of the owners of Not Just Desserts paired up with a partner and started the Memphis Blues BBQ House restaurant. It's got such a great reputation that people from the US when visiting Vancouver make Memphis Blues BBQ House a must see.

Yesterday I sold off some old junk jewelry and with the proceeds decided to take my family to Memphis Blues BBQ House, as I had never gone there before.

The restaurant is located at 1342 Commercial Drive. We had a lunch meal called "The Elvis Platter". This is a gigantic platter. It is big enough to feed 6 - 8 people, there were only 4 of us. Needless to say we took the leftovers home. The southern comfort food style of this restaurant is great. The food selection is good. If you're a vegan this is not the restaurant for you.

Now to the nuts and bolts. How was the food? Well the sausage was good and the fries were good. The rest of the meat, chicken, ribs and beef was dry and overcooked. The potato salad and the coleslaw needed more seasoning. The cooked beans seemed "old".

Wow, now that doesn't sound like a great review does it? To be honest my wife and I were really disappointed. In hindsight we should have said something to the staff but we didn't. Our fault.

I would give our visit to this restaurant a disappointing 6 out of 10.