Pappy's Smokehouse

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About

Voted #1 Best Ribs in America by The Food Network, we serve the best Memphis Style BBQ. All of our meats are smoked fresh daily over applewood and cherrywood and never reheated. You may encounter a line, but don't let that intimidate you. It moves quickly and we'll have you seated and eating before you know it.

3106 Olive
St. Louis, MO 63103

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4127 Reviews | Write a Review
Amazing BBQ!
Reviewed By derrickwg36 April 2025

Pappy's Smokehouse serves some of the best barbecue in St. Louis. I ordered the baby back ribs, burnt ends and hot links, for sides I ordered fried corn on the cob and baked beans. Every portion of...

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Fantastic BBQ
Reviewed By Penny_is_picky March 2025

We stopped here on our way to the Cardinals game. The line was long, but they move the line very quickly. You order at the counter and then they seat you I had smoked chicken sandwich and added their...

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Top Tier BBQ
Reviewed By tclements73 March 2025

All I can say is wow. When planning our vacation we wanted really good BBQ. This was our first stop in St. Louis. The line was long but moved pretty fast. Placed our order and found a place to sit...

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Hours

Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. or 8 p.m. (we sell out around then) Sun., 11 a.m.around 4 p.m. (we sell out fast on weekends)

Handicap AccessibleMidtown/ClaytonMidtown

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TripAdvisor Rating:

4127 Reviews | Write a Review
Amazing BBQ!
Reviewed By derrickwg36 April 2025

Pappy's Smokehouse serves some of the best barbecue in St. Louis. I ordered the baby back ribs, burnt ends and hot links, for sides I ordered fried corn on the cob and baked beans. Every portion of...

Full Review
Fantastic BBQ
Reviewed By Penny_is_picky March 2025

We stopped here on our way to the Cardinals game. The line was long, but they move the line very quickly. You order at the counter and then they seat you I had smoked chicken sandwich and added their...

Full Review
Top Tier BBQ
Reviewed By tclements73 March 2025

All I can say is wow. When planning our vacation we wanted really good BBQ. This was our first stop in St. Louis. The line was long but moved pretty fast. Placed our order and found a place to sit...

Full Review