The Flying Saucer is well-stocked with a wide variety of beers on tap. They also are well stocked on Women That Are Too Young For You.

Other than that, wander down to the riverfront. High competition there would presumably lead to high quality. Try any BBQ place.

Having lived there for 12 years and being a bit of a BBQ fanatic, I'll chime in. The Rendevous is excellent and known for their dry rub ribs, almost as good is a place called Gridleys. They have several locations and all do a great job(they win hands down for best baked beans). If your interested in wet ribs or pulled pork or chicken the best bet would be Corky's BBQ. There are a couple of locations but you want to go to the original one on Poplar Ave. You can always tell a good BBQ joint by how often they have burnt down, Corky's has gone up in flames three times. Also good ribs can be had at the Germantown Commissary in Germantown (burnt down a least twice and on fire a third time) about a 15 minute drive from Corky's. Hope this helps.

P.S. All these restaurants have multiple awards from the Memphis International BBQ Contest held every May.

Just to clarify, I read about no chains. While two of the restaurants I mentioned have multiple locations, they are not chains. The original store for each of these has been in Memphis for quite a long time and provide for lots of local flavor. Also, if you're looking for a great hamburger joint you're gonna want to go to Huey's in Midtown, I believe it's on Madison. You get to spit toothpicks into the ceiling and can write on the walls.

Dudes! Thanks much.