
Arnold's BBQ & Grill-Memphis TN
$$The Edge District's smoke-filled secret-alley handshake

“Cordova's neighborhood link in the One & Only family”
This Timber Creek Drive storefront is the Cordova face of One & Only BBQ, the local brand that grew from a single Memphis smokehouse into a small family of locations. It is a counter-serve neighborhood pit, the sort of place east-side regulars fold into a weekly routine without a second thought. The cooking follows the One & Only playbook: smoky dry-rub ribs with a clean bark, wet ribs sauced for the other half of the debate, and pulled pork chopped for sandwiches. The barbecue wings carry real hickory rather than a fryer's crutch, and snappy smoked sausage gives the tray range. There is no destination-dining pretense here, just the brand's dependable smoke translated to a suburban corner, which is exactly what keeps the Timber Creek counter busy through a working week.
The Cordova storefront of a local brand that grew from one Memphis smokehouse, serving the One & Only playbook of dry-rub ribs and hickory-smoked wings. It is the suburban counter east-siders fold into the week.
Regulars point to Dry Rub Ribs, Wet Ribs, Pulled Pork Sandwich, and BBQ Wings.
Daily 10am–10pm
One & Only BBQ is mid-range ($$).
One & Only BBQ serves Memphis Style barbecue — Memphis BBQ is rib country. The great debate is wet vs. dry: dry ribs are coated in a paprika-heavy spice rub and served without sauce, while wet ribs are glazed with a tomato-vinegar based sauce. Memphis also claims BBQ spaghetti and the BBQ nachos.