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Texas-style barbecue · South Nashville, Davidson County

Tex's World Famous Bar-B-Q

Weekday-lunch Texas-style barbecue in South Nashville since 1979.

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Tex's World Famous Bar-B-Q has been open in Nashville since 1979.4 It's lunch only, 11am to 2pm Monday through Friday, and the meats are smoked and pulled on the premises, Texas-style.4 The Infatuation calls the barbecue bologna the dark horse and suggests getting it on a combo plate.3

What to order

  • Barbecue bologna

    Recommended by The Infatuation, $9.50.

    Source: Tex's World Famous Bar-B-Q, The Infatuation23

  • Combo Plate

    $11.75 on the house menu.

    Source: Tex's World Famous Bar-B-Q2

What people are saying

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What we don’t know yet

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  • Photos
  • Wood and pits
  • Cash or card
  • The pitmaster

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More barbecue nearby

Nearest trail: Nashville in a Weekend, about 2.2 miles away.

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  1. Home · Tex's World Famous Bar-B-Q · Checked Oct 27, 2026
  2. Food menu · Tex's World Famous Bar-B-Q · Checked Oct 27, 2026
  3. Tex's World Famous Bar-B-Que review · The Infatuation · Checked Oct 27, 2026
  4. Nashville south nashville tex s world famous bar b q about · Tex's World Famous Bar-B-Q · Checked Oct 28, 2026
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