Birth date: Jun 24, 1925 Death date: Mar 27, 2010
Charlie Vergos took an old coal chute from the wall of his smoky basement tavern in Downtown Memphis and created barbecue history. His now-famous barbecued dry ribs, currently cooked over hardwood instead of a coal chute, became a Read Obituary
Although I never met Mr. Vergos, he and my godfather, Mike Marino, were friends and business associates for years. Mike owned the Shanty Inn on November 6th Street but he never considered he and Mr. Vergos to be “competitors.” The menu at Mike’s restaura
