I finally got to give A&R Bar-B-Q at Third and Court a try this afternoon. I took home a huge box of rib tips, baked beans, and seasoned fries for $9.29. Not a bad deal at all compared to other BBQ joints in the Downtown core.
Their posted hours are lunch until 10 PM weekdays. No closing time is posted for Friday and Saturday, and I’m not sure if that means they close earlier or later than 10. On Sundays they open for lunch and close at 5. So there’s plenty of opportunity for those who live but don’t work Downtown to still get up there and try some of their food. This is the only A&R in the city that serves beer.
I want to come back and try some of their other stuff, particularly their brisket, pork ribs, beef ribs, and BBQ nachos.
I also got a flyer for the club next door, off Third in the entrance to the parking garage, called Memphis Sounds. It says that A440 plays there every Friday night. Showtime 8 PM, $5 martini specials, happy hour until 7, $10 cover.