Shakedown BBQ
Shakedown BBQ is a cafe with an outdoor smoker and a Thursday-through-Sunday schedule. When it is open, diners will find some tasty challenges and barbecue favorites, including a sandwich called "The Shakedown Showdown," an extra large sandwich heaped with brisket, pulled pork and pulled chicken and topped with cole slaw. Shakedown also offers smoked baby-back ribs and chicken breast.
Shakedown BBQ
7972 Linglestown Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112
(717) 580-2338
shakedownbbq.com
Memphis Blues
Memphis Blues focuses on bringing the Memphis style of music and food to the Harrisburg area. The restaurant is across the river from Harrisburg in Mechanicsburg. The restaurant, which is full of Memphis souvenirs on the walls, with lots of Elvis and B.B. King posters, makes ribs its specialty. Most are smoked pork ribs with a spicy sauce. Dinners are served with corn and cornbread. Live blues music performances makes for a great atmosphere on the weekends.
Memphis Blues
5202 Simpson Ferry Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-3566
(717) 790-9949
The Wing Man
The Wing Man is a small, hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Camp Hill, a small town west of Harrisburg. Specializing in barbecue and soul food, the Wing Man offers smoked wings of various levels of heat and spice, depending on the sauce. The Wing Man also has boneless wings, which are a popular choice for the takeout menu.
The Wing Man
4614 Trindle Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 761-2175
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