This is the Memphis po-boy from Soul Fish Café in Memphis. It’s got smoked pork Ioin, BBQ sauce, bacon and slaw. Yes it is as tasty as it appears. I got mac and cheese, but you really can’t go wrong with any of the sides there. Or the Cuban. Or the catfish. Or the wings, which are some of my favorite in town.

There are two locations — the original is in the Cooper-Young neighborhood in Midtown, and there is a newer, bigger one in Germantown at Poplar and Forest Hill Irene. And my house is right smack in the middle: lucky me.

This is the Nashville Dog, of Hot Diggity Dogs in (get this) Nashville, TN. 

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Pork plate with baked beans, fries and slaw — and a fried pie — from Three Little Pigs, Memphis, TN.  As you can see, my cats were quite intrigued by this meal for some reason. For the life of me, I couldn’t get them to leave it alone long enough for me to take the picture.

Free-food-at-work lunchbrag: Every year my company gets BBQ catered from Rendezvous the day before Christmas Eve. This one’s a little sentimental because it was my last “Rendezvous day” before I start my new job in January. On my plate are pulled pork, sausage and cheese, and slaw. And don’t worry, I didn’t eat it all. 

Smoked turkey & ham platter from Burge’s in Lewisville, AR

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Slawdog and fries from A&R BBQ, Memphis, TN.

A&R is a stone’s throw from my office. It’s not my first choice for barbecue but it’s cheap and convenient. This (including my Diet Coke…I know) cost $4.89 and I couldn’t even finish the fries.

This is the pork tenderloin sandwich from Joensy’s in Solon, Iowa.

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After some research I’ve deduced first that Iowa is noted for their breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches and second that this place purports to have the biggest and best. The “biggest” part appears to be true, as you can see one bun does not come close to containing this slab of breaded pork. 

My immediate, knee-jerk, unabashedly Southern opinion on this sandwich is that it looks like it could use some BBQ sauce. 

Third Period Smoking Birds (Slow smoked Black Cherry Wood pulled Cajun Turkey, Molasses Chicken Succulent Duck and Veggie Slaw are stacked on Fresh Baked 7 Grain Wheat Bread served with Tri-Bird Pan Liquor) and Mac & Cheese from Lunchbox Eats, Memphis, TN

This place just opened about a block from FedExForum. I love it. You hand in your menu with your selections on it like a quiz. If you’re dining in they serve your food on a little red lunch tray, and if it’s to to it comes in a pretty cardboard box that looks reminiscent of what I would have toted every day in 2nd grade. I think having a clever concept will really make the difference for these folks in the long run. The staff are incredibly nice and my food was top-notch.

Catfish po-boy and slaw, Cockadoos, Memphis, TN

3-piece tender meal, Gus’s, Memphis, TN