Q Joint.

    It's time perhaps to talk about the fact that, We are a Q joint.  Desert Magnolia BBQ is no hi class place like the big chain down the street, We are a joint.  Where I come from there are the nice places down the street that you go because its someones birthday and you need a place that can sit 25.  Then there are places you go because your in Memphis and the place is well known all over the country, and, you just have to know what the hubub is about.  Then there is the place that you go to when you need your Q fix, the Q joint you found by accident.  There almost always hidden and the way you find them is either, by accident, or a local lets you in on it. The place that makes your mouth water when you think about it.

The Q joint is what it is, and does what it does, and most people like it that way; a few don't and well you can't please everybody, but for the most part the food is what you are craving, not the scenery.

 When you come in look up. The menu is on the wall in chalk (if they have one) where you will order and pick up your food. Feel free to take your time and look but it's pretty easy:  Pick a meat or two, sandwich or plate, and sides. Trust me, its all good - if it wasn't it wouldn't be on the menu. a Q joint is just too small to keep something up there that doesn't sell.  Most first timers go for the Pulled pork and beans. This seems to be the universal way to judge a BBQ place.  The people in the know go for the Ribs. For the big eaters there is the sampler and here you get a bit of most of it. Either way don't stress, it will take a trip or two to try the entire menu, but thats about it.

Just keep in mind that Q joints only cook so much at a time. So if you need 5 slabs of ribs for Friday afternoon you might want to call on Thursday and make sure we have them for you.  After you order, the sauce is on the table behind you. Try more than one if you like. Your welcome to sit down if you can find a spot. If you by yourself its nice to offer to share a table, after all you might make a new friend.

   At Desert Magnolia, we are nothing big to look at and kinda hard to find, but like most people you will be back to our little garage, hidden on the back of an office building, in the back of a Technology park on the opposite end of town than the other restauraunts. Thats just what Q is.