Blues City Cafe Menu – Memphis, TN

Type : Barbecue restaurant

Location : Memphis, TN

This old-school juke joint/eatery specializes in the blues music & soul food of the Delta region. Based on 5 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Blues City Cafe 38103

Address:
138 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103

Phone: (901) 526-3637

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Hours

Sunday 11 AM–1 AM
Monday

(Labor Day)
11 AM–1 AM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–1 AM
Wednesday 11 AM–1 AM
Thursday 11 AM–1 AM
Friday 11 AM–3 AM
Saturday 11 AM–3 AM

Menu

Beale Street Appetizers
Sausage And Cheese Platter
“The Beale Street Throw Down” – Hickory smoked sausage, assortment of cheeses, kosher dill pickle chips, crunchy bread and butter pickle chips, & mild pepperoncinis w/ BBQ sauce for dipping.
$14.99
Cheese Fries
A mound of steak fries smothered with our melted Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheese blend.
$11.99
Chili Cheese Fries
Our cheese fries topped with our homemade chili.
$13.99
BBQ Pork Fries
Our cheese fries topped with our Famous BBQ Pork and BBQ Sauce.
$14.99
Gumbo Cheese Fries
Our cheese fries smothered in our World Famous Seafood Gumbo. NBA Great Chris Webber has tweeted about these babies…
$14.99
Seafood Stuffed Mushrooms
A cast iron skillet filled with fresh button mushroom caps stuffed with a shrimp and crabmeat mix and sauteed in garlic butter.
$10.99
Seafood Au Gratin
Lump crabmeat, shrimp, and crawfish in a white cream sauce topped with bread crumbs and mozzarella cheese. Served with garlic croutons.
$12.99
3 Way Skillet Shrimp
Four jumbo mouth watering shrimp served 3 ways! Your choice: Cajun garlic broiled, BBQ seasoned, or Golden fried.
$10.99
Soups, Stews, and More
Cup Of Memphis Soul Stew
Delta stew made with strip steak, onions, carrots, potatoes and more. Served with Texas toast.
$6.50
Bowl Of Memphis Stew
Delta stew made with strip steak, onions, carrots, potatoes and more. Served with Texas toast.
$8.50
Cup Of Seafood Gumbo
Very spicy! Roux based gumbo loaded with veggies, shrimp, crawfish, catfish, and more. “You’ll either Like it, or Love it!”
$7.99
Bowl Of Seafood Gumbo
Very spicy! Roux based gumbo loaded with veggies, shrimp, crawfish, catfish, and more. “You’ll either Like it, or Love it!”
$9.99
Cup Of Chef Larry’s Turnip Greens
Turnip greens, Italian sausage for flavor, hot sauce, and a special blend of spices make these greens something you will never forget. Served with hushpuppies.
$6.50
Bowl Of Chef Larry’s Turnip Greens
Turnip greens, Italian sausage for flavor, hot sauce, and a special blend of spices make these greens something you will never forget. Served with hushpuppies.
$8.50
Cup Of Homemade Chili
Our world famous homemade chili with Texas toast
$5.99
Bowl Of Homemade Chili
Our world famous homemade chili with Texas toast
$7.99
World’s Best Tamales
3 Tamales And Cup Of Chili
Blues City’s own blend of choice beef, peppers, and spices, rolled in cornmeal, wrapped and steamed. Served with a cup of Homemade Chili
$8.99
6 Tamales And Bowl Of Chili
Blues City’s own blend of choice beef, peppers, and spices, rolled in cornmeal, wrapped and steamed. Served with a bowl of Homemade Chili
$14.99
Salads
BBQ Chopped Salad
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onions, carrots, bacon bits, and an egg with a side of dressing of your choice. Topped with a mound of our famous BBQ pork and garlic croutons.
$15.99
Southern Fried Chicken Salad
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onions, carrots, bacon bits, and an egg with a side of dressing of your choice. Topped with a mound of our chicken tenders and garlic croutons.
$15.99
Skillet Shrimp Salad
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onions, carrots, bacon bits, and an egg with a side of dressing of your choice. Topped with a mound of four jumbo shrimp and garlic croutons.
$16.99
House Salad
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber and onions served with a side of dressing and garlic croutons.
$7.99
Marinated Salad
Our fresh salad mix smothered in our secret lemon garlic marinade and topped with tomatoes, parmesan cheese, and homemade garlic croutons.
$7.99
Side Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce chopped and tossed in Blues City’s Caesar dressing and topped with parmesan cheese and garlic croutons.
$7.99
Entree Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce chopped and tossed in Blues City’s Caesar dressing and topped with parmesan cheese and garlic croutons.
$11.99
Hand Cut, Oven Broiled Steaks
Cowboy Cut Ribeye
“So good it’ll make a bull dog bust his chain!!”
$48.99
Memphis Strip Steak
Over a pound of choice hand-cut strip loin cooked to perfection.
$37.99
2 LB T-Bone $52.99
3 LB Porterhouse $77.99
Shrimp, Fish, and Chicken Entrees
Golden Fried Catfish Plate
A generous portion of our “Simmons Brothers” Mississippi farm raised catfish, filleted and hand battered with our own cornmeal and spice breading, then golden fried. Served with coleslaw, new potatoes or steak fries, homemade tartar sauce, hushpuppies and Texas toast.
$20.99
Southern Fried Chicken Tenders
Ripped, stripped, and hand battered. Served with steak fries or new potatoes, coleslaw, and your choice of honey mustard, BBQ sauce, or ranch.
$14.99
8 Jumbo Skillet Shrimp
Served 3 ways: Cajun Garlic, BBQ Seasoned, or Fried. Served with coleslaw, new potatoes or steak fries, and Texas toast.
$19.99
12 Jumbo Skillet Shrimp
Served 3 ways: Cajun Garlic, BBQ Seasoned, or Fried. Served with coleslaw, new potatoes or steak fries, and Texas toast.
$27.99
Legendary BBQ Ribs
Half Rack Of Ribs
A half rack of tender, juicy pork ribs rubbed with our secret seasoning, hickory smoked & basted with our maple BBQ sauce. Ribs are slow-cooked to perfection so the meat slips right off the bone. Served with baked beans, steak fries, coleslaw and Texas toast.
$22.99
Full Rack Of Ribs
A full rack of tender, juicy pork ribs rubbed with our secret seasoning, hickory smoked & basted with our maple BBQ sauce. Ribs are slow-cooked to perfection so the meat slips right off the bone. Served with baked beans, steak fries, coleslaw and Texas toast.
$32.99
The Best Meal On Beale
Can’t make up your mind??? Get the best of the best. A half rack of our world famous ribs and a catfish fillet served with baked beans, coleslaw, new potatoes or steak fries, Texas toast, and tartar sauce.
$25.99
Down Home Desserts
Apple Dumpling
Baked apple wrapped in pastry seared with butter in a cast iron skillet. Drizzled with cinnamon and served with vanilla ice cream.
$9.99
Hot Fudge Brownie
Brownie and vanilla ice cream drizzled with hot fudge.
$8.99
Southern Pecan Pie
Generous portion of pecan pie. Served with vanilla ice cream and a cinnamon caramel drizzle.
$8.99

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Reviews

Ashley Brown
If you are ever in Memphis on Beale St this is a MUST try! The service is fast and friendly. The food was so good I went 2 days in a row. Lol The gumbo is some of the best gumbo I’ve ever tasted. The shrimp was so huge! My brother enjoyed the ribs. He said they were falling off the bone. I was not disappointed!

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Barbara V
Stopped in here from previous reviews alone. They serve huge portions. We ordered gumbo fries as an appetizer and not disappointed-soooooo delicious! We had 5 in our party and seated immediately, we arrived in the late afternoon. Our server never let us sit with an empty drink. Our food didn’t take too long to come out. We had the Best Meal on Beale, the shrimp skillet, catfish, and steak and everyone enjoyed their meal! So delicious and so glad we chose to come here our one night in Memphis while on Beale St.

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Jessica You
The only place that could take our last minute request of our 15 person group! We only waited outside for about 15-20min.

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Isabela Sasaki
We had an amazing time at blues city cafe and I can’t recommend it enough! The food was incredible, the ribs were falling off the bone and their coleslaw is to die for. Overall had a really great time and staff and live music only added to our overall experience.

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RICHARD BURNHAM
Service was the best about this visit as the food was not world famous in my opinion. I will say it was good but not great for BBQ and maybe I am being tough because I owned a BBQ restaurant and have had the chance to taste great BBQ over the years at competitions but it was really great service and I am sure when the drinks are pouring the place is hoping and good times are happening. Check another thing off our bucket list of things to do in Memphis.

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Brent Campbell
Stopped in for an beer and apps. Had the Seafood gumbo and 3 tamales with cup of chili.

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Craig Thomas
The atmosphere is one full of energy. The music, the constant movement draws you into that soul air that Memphis is know for. The customer service is top notch. I cannot recall a time where a server was more attentive. I felt as if she was reading my mind. Bravo! The food is the weakest aspect. Maybe the meal I ordered. The chicken was sturdy. The salad was dry. I was dissatisfied.

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Elia W
While looking for a great BBQ place to eat while visiting downtown, I stumbled upon BCC. It was a short walking distance from the hotel, so I ventured over.

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Jennifer Cale
WOW. Killer ribs! The seafood gumbo is also amazing. You should at least get a cup of it. Steak cut fries taste good with their seasoning. Coleslaw and beans also tasty. Five-star meal.

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Dan H
Food was at our table sooo fast – no waiting.

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