2025 Centurion Award winner
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous
Best Ribs in Memphis · Memphis, TN
Best Ribs in Memphis · Memphis, TN
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous has served ribs down a downtown Memphis alley since 1948, and it made its name on a style all its own: charcoal-broiled, dry-rubbed ribs seasoned rather than sauced. Waiters in the cavernous basement dining room have the routine down to a brisk art.
The Rendezvous helped put Memphis dry ribs on the map and remains a required stop — a bustling, memorabilia-lined institution just steps from the Peabody Hotel.
Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.
Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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This page is the standing record for Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous (2025). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.
If you’ve put in the years, you may already clear the bar. Evaluation is free, private, and never for sale.