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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
TripAdvisor Rating:
4139 Reviews | Write a ReviewWorth Any Wait!
Reviewed By tgainer03 March 2026Be prepared to wait in line if you come for lunch. But the food is worth any wait. Once you get to the front of the line, the process is extremally smooth, food comes to your table almost as soon as...
Full ReviewSadly Average
Reviewed By thesmellwiltell December 2025We have gone to Pappy’s for our trips to St Louis dating back to 2016. All prior ratings would have been Awesome. This go around 4 full slabs ordered and the review unfortunately way over peppered...
Full ReviewYour Only Choice for BBQ
Reviewed By Paul S July 2025We had over a hour wait in line, very popular. The line was out the door. The food was fantastic, I would wait a second hour. We had eaten at Salt and Smoke the previous day, no comparison! Pappy's...
Full ReviewHours
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)
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TripAdvisor Rating:
4139 Reviews | Write a ReviewWorth Any Wait!
Reviewed By tgainer03 March 2026Be prepared to wait in line if you come for lunch. But the food is worth any wait. Once you get to the front of the line, the process is extremally smooth, food comes to your table almost as soon as...
Full ReviewSadly Average
Reviewed By thesmellwiltell December 2025We have gone to Pappy’s for our trips to St Louis dating back to 2016. All prior ratings would have been Awesome. This go around 4 full slabs ordered and the review unfortunately way over peppered...
Full ReviewYour Only Choice for BBQ
Reviewed By Paul S July 2025We had over a hour wait in line, very popular. The line was out the door. The food was fantastic, I would wait a second hour. We had eaten at Salt and Smoke the previous day, no comparison! Pappy's...
Full Review