Bluff City Vegan Eats: Arnold's Smokehouse

There's a new vegan restaurant in town! Well, kind of. Arnold's Smokehouse serves meat barbecue, but it also has a full page vegan menu that's about the same size as its meat menu. So I'm counting it as a vegan restaurant.

Just look at this huge menu! Because the restaurant has a smoker, there are lots of dishes with smoked mushrooms or smoked jackfruit. I especially love that most of the dish are veggie-forward without a lot of plant meat. They do offer Beyond Burgers if you're in the mood for that. And I love a Beyond Burger as much as the next gal. But we have plenty of plant meat options at other vegan restaurants in town. This is something different!

I stopped in last week for the first time and went with the BBQ Jack Flatbread. This had smoky BBQ jackfruit, corn, onions, vegan cheese, and a tangy-spicy cue sauce. It was perfection. I'm pretty picky when it comes to jackfruit because it tends to be moist and briny when not prepared properly, but Arnold's dries the jackfruit out for the perfect meaty texture. 

Arnold's is located in Castalia Heights in South Memphis. There's a big dining space with a cute neon light wall for your Insta shots. 

But here's a pro tip: If you're ordering takeout, call ahead or order in person. There is an online ordering system, but there's an upcharge on all items when you order that way. You'll save quite a bit by calling ahead.