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Is Memphis Barbecue Co. Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 15 Horn Lake, Mississippi

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Memphis Barbecue Co. is listed open on memphisbbqco.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The restaurant's own website and a linked Toast online-ordering page were both live when checked 2026-09-08, and a Southaven Area Chamber of Commerce directory listing shows it as a current member business. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Memphis Barbecue Co., a barbecue restaurant in Horn Lake, Mississippi, for the episode 'Surf 'N' Turf Jackpot,' which aired 2012-08-27. The restaurant is owned by pitmaster Melissa Cookston, a multiple-time world barbecue champion inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame, and operates at 709 Desoto Cove near the Tennessee state line just south of Memphis. When checked 2026-09-08, the restaurant's own website, memphisbbqco.com, and a linked Toast online-ordering page were both active, listing daily hours of 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and a phone number matching public directory listings.

The Southaven Area Chamber of Commerce also carries a current business directory entry for Memphis Barbecue Company, and third-party review sites show several hundred recent customer reviews. No indication of a closure, relocation, or ownership change turned up in this check.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 15

Episode 4
Aired
Title: Surf 'N' Turf Jackpot · What was featured: Memphis Barbecue Co. on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, episode 'Surf 'N' Turf Jackpot'
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. memphisbbqco.com https://www.memphisbbqco.com/
  2. business.southavenchamber.com https://business.southavenchamber.com/list/Details/memphis-barbecue-company-4286907
  3. memphisbbqcompany.toast.site https://memphisbbqcompany.toast.site/
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Record ddd-0540 · checked by Cal Marchetti.