Three Little Pigs Bar-B-Q

This is a nice little shop. The food isn’t anything super special, but it is good and reasonably priced. Everything I’ve tried is good, from their breakfasts to the burgers. Only thing I don’t really like is the beans, but the fries are good.

The best place this side of Memphis for breakfast hands down. Biscuits are the best you’ll have.

Great breakfast plates, great neighborhood BBQ with the best pepper sauce. One of those that make Memphis bar-​b-​que the standard.

3 Little Pigs is a great neighborhood spot that feels like it should be in a small country town, not right in the middle of the city. I stop by some mornings whenever I feel like having a hearty southern breakfast. The prices are very reasonable and the food is everything you could want such as bacon, eggs, southern style biscuits and gravy, and breakfast sandwiches. Their barbecue is also delicious. It’s probably THE most underrated barbecue shop in Memphis. Most Memphians haven’t even heard of this spot but it definitely deserves more recognition than it receives. My favorite item is the classic pulled pork sandwich with cole slaw and a sweet tea. Next time you’re in the East Memphis area, get off the beaten path and check this place out.

A nice little BBQ place. Good burgers too. It is easy to find good BBQ on almost every street in Memphis an this place is no exception. If you have never been here give it a try.

Tried this place again, but this will indeed be my last visit. Menu prices state a hamburger is $ 3.49. Make it a plate — add 2 sides, for $ 1.85. When you add the amounts, and tax, it is less than $ 6.00. So how in the H*** is is $ 7.52. When I asked the clerk, well, it’s because you added beans and fries. I said, that’s $ 1.85, it doesn’t add up. Well, the deer in the headlights metaphor applies, so I just gave up. Never again will I set foot in this place.

Even the burgers are great!!!

Their breakfast is legit! Try the big breakfast with biscuits and gravy! If lunch, go for the burger, onion rings and beans. Yes, I know its a BBQ spot but you will want to try the burger, trust me

I went in at 2 PM on a weekday and was the only guy in line. So that was nice. I ordered a pulled pork sandwich and a drink which came to just under $ 7. I forgot to say «make it a combo». My bad. Take that as a tip when you order. Food was prepared neatly and promptly. Establishment was fairly clean and maintained. No free refills on soda (especially when dining-​in which is odd!) and when I asked for a «diet coke» I was charged for the biggest cup rather than asked «what size?». Pulled pork was ok. I’ve had bbq in a dozen states and I was left feeling like the whole experience coulda been better.

Definite hole in the wall BBQ here — which is a good thing. This place is worth finding. I had the pulled pork with slaw and beans. I give them all the a-​ok for Memphis BBQ. Is it the best in town? No, but it is more than acceptable. The sauce is a little vinegary but has great flavor. The pork was tender and had great smoke flavor. Slaw and beans were better than some of the more famous Memphis institutions. Give it a try, you’ll enjoy it.

Passed this place while trying to get my daughter to fall asleep in the car. I went in and asked what was the special. It wasn’t on the menu, but the lady behind the register called it a «Burger-​Q». This is a burger patty topped with 2oz of pulled pork, cheese, bacon, and barbecue sauce. Everything about the sandwich was good. I would recommend giving the «Burger-​Q» a try.

Good barbecue! Would give 5 stars but the staff was kinda weird when I was there last time!

Had breakfast. Can not compare to Bryants. Its ok. The biscuits lack size. They taste fine. But lack fluffiness. The country ham was ok again not to bryants standard. The gravy is a simple sawmill gravy and it needs pepper. Its smooth and ok. Overall breakfast is ok its worth a try if your on this side of town.

Good BBQ but the place needs a mojor cleaning and so much clutter in the dining room. Employees were laughing and joking and looking at magazines with cuztomers present. Outside was dirty and trashy. Probably will not return.

Great place to pop in for a bite! Breakfast is actually our go to
Onion rings are the best! Nothing here is ‘homemade’ but it’s solid food. If you’re local, put this on your takeout rotation

I can’t speak to this spots BBQ (although the 3 Little Pigs in Starkville was great while I was in college) but this place has a breakfast that is outstanding. I love getting up on a Saturday morning and going to TLP BBQ for some breakfast. My favorite is the county ham with eggs and a biscuit.

This is another of the numerous small BBQ spots around the city. The pulled pork ranges from okay to pretty good depending on the day, and it’s very reasonably priced. I occasionally have work down this way and usually eat my lunches here. They’ll have ribs or other specials on occasion but I usually just get Memphis BBQ.
It’s pretty basic but usually fairly tidy inside, and I’ll be honest — I’ve had some, ah, interesting encounters with people here. Still, it’s solid barbecue for a good price, so it’s worth having if you’re in the area.

prefab sauce, prefab fries, prefab beans, lousy bbq
avoid — not worth the trip

I was here in December 2012, on a road trip from CA to VA, and had to get some Memphis BBQ. My fiancée ordered a BBQ plate which apparently we were meant to share. It was so good, I ate 75% of it before realizing I should at least offer him some!
Bar-​B-​Q Plates include Bar-​B-​Q Pork, a Schubert roll, beans, slaw, & fries.
Now I’m normally not a fan of beans, but these were delicious! Everything was the perfect combination of tastes that when I think BBQ, I’m always thinking about Memphis. My fiancée, who at this current moment is nearing Memphis and going to stop by, has me drooling over this food in good olé Cali… and I just ate!
Maybe it’s the great memory I had of driving from West to East coast that makes this place so much more exciting. Even if that’s the case, I still like this place!

This update is to inform BBQ fans that after 24 years in business, Three Little Pigs now offers ribs on the menu.
We stopped in one evening and ordered a couple of sandwich plates to dine in, when I noticed a very small sign that mentioned ribs were available.
I inquired and was told it was true, ribs are now a staple menu item. I ordered a half slab to go, with spicy sauce just to sample.
The ribs were served dry rubbed, with sauce as a side. A smart move, it gives you the chance to taste them dry or add sauce as you please. The ribs were high quality meat, cooked to perfection, and the dry rub was an excellent blend of spices and needed nothing to improve it. I knew I loved their spicy sauce, so I had to add some anyway, (= perfection.)
½ slab $ 8.99, full 16.99, the lowest price in town, for some of the best ribs in town!

Three Little Pigs is a long-​standing BBQ joint in East Memphis on Quince Road. I have eaten here a few times, but decided tonight to eat it to review it. My meal would be a standard BBQ spot meal for me: a pork sandwich topped with slaw and hot sauce, beans on the side.
The beans were quite tasty. There was pork in the beans, which is something I prefer. There was no tartiness to the side dish, and in fact, there was some nice spice to it. Many times, bbq spots ignore the beans and focus entirely on the meat. I think Three Little Pigs has done a nice job on the beans, though.
The bun was toasted. There’s nothing wrong in my opinion with a toasted bun. It’s pretty hard to screw up a bun on a BBQ sandwich.
The slaw was mass-​produced, or at least it tasted that way. This was disappointing. I know it’s much easier to order a barrel of Sysco slaw, but it doesn’t taste very good. It may have been a tub of slaw from Kroger. I expected better.
The hot sauce was excellent. It was clearly made in the store or somewhere very close by. There were red pepper flakes floating throughout the spicy red sauce, and it added a much-​needed boost to the pork.
Which brings me to the meat. Sigh. It was flavorless, dry, and was likely cooked 18 hours or more before the meat was served to me. I was extremely disappointed in the meat, especially when seeing stacks and stacks of wood sitting by the front door of the restaurant. This spot has the ability to be a truly amazing BBQ spot. It’s got history; it’s got location (right next to a bowling alley), it’s got a plethora of ceramic pigs for decorations … what it doesn’t have (or at least did not have tonight) is smoke-​infused, tasty and moist pulled/​chopped pork.
I’m beginning to think there is no excellent place to get pork inside the me city limits of Memphis other than Payne’s. I will continue looking (unless someone wants to kindly email me the name of a better spot).
I do not think I will come back to Three Little Pigs, unless it is to try their breakfast. I may come for the beans. I doubt I will come back for the pork.
Three stars, mostly for the beans and hot sauce.