Pappy's Smokehouse

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| current-owner = Mike Emerson

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| food-type = Barbecue

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| street-address = 3106 Olive St.

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| postcode = 63103

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Pappy's Smokehouse (often referred to as simply Pappy's) is a barbecue restaurant located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

It was started in 2008 by Mike Emerson, who previously worked at another barbecue restaurant called Super Smokers.{{cite book | last=Purviance | first=J. | title=Weber's New American BarbecueTM: A Modern Spin on the Classics | publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | year=2016 | isbn=978-0-544-71530-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kb22CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA72 | access-date=2017-11-01 | page=72}}{{cite book | last=Planet | first=L. | last2=Zimmerman | first2=K. | last3=Balfour | first3=A.C. | last4=Cavalieri | first4=N. | title=Lonely Planet Route 66 Road Trips | publisher=Lonely Planet Publications | series=Travel Guide | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-74360-718-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S3DqCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT104 | access-date=2017-11-01 | page=104}} The restaurant was named after Emerson's late brother, Jim.

Pappy's sells Memphis-style ribs, and ribs are barbecued without sauce. The ribs are dry-rubbed and cooked over applewood and cherrywood for four hours; customers can add a variety of barbecue sauces in squeeze bottles when they eat.{{cite web | title=Pappy’s Smokehouse Is Where The Locals Go In St. Louis | website=HuffPost | date=2017-06-16 | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pappys-smokehouse-is-where-the-locals-go-in-st-louis_us_59443eace4b0f15cd5bb5244 | access-date=2017-11-01}} The restaurant sells tons of ribs daily.{{cite web | last=Elbert | first=Lisa | title=Pappy's Smokehouse: A Nation, MO Restaurant. | website=Thrillist | date=2013-09-17 | url=https://www.thrillist.com/venue/eat/nation/restaurants/pappys-smokehouse | access-date=2017-11-01}} It is noted to have long lines and the restaurant closes when the ribs run out.{{cite web | title=Pappy's Smokehouse | website=Goldbely | url=https://www.goldbely.com/pappys-smokehouse | access-date=2017-11-01}}

The restaurant has received widespread media attention. The Food Network ranked it as #1 in its list of the best barbecue ribs in America.{{cite web | title=Top 5 Barbecue Ribs in America | website=Food Com | date=2016-01-12 | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/top-5-restaurants/photos/top-5-barbecue-ribs-in-america | access-date=2017-11-01}} The ribs have been showcased on Steve Harvey in 2017.{{cite web | last=Pennington | first=Gail | title=Pappy's showcases ribs on 'Steve Harvey' show | website=stltoday.com | url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/television/gail-pennington/pappy-s-showcases-ribs-on-steve-harvey-show/article_8cb17def-5211-5274-9fbf-973f43234445.html | access-date=2017-11-01}} TripAdvisor ranked it as #10 among top barbecue restaurants in America in 2015.{{cite web | title=TripAdvisor Serves Up America's Top States and Joints for BBQ | website=TripAdvisor | date=2015-05-20 | url=http://ir.tripadvisor.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=914044 | access-date=2017-11-01}} It is listed under Zagat’s “50 States, 50 Favorite Restaurants” in 2017.{{cite web | title=Zagat | website=Zagat | url=https://www.zagat.com/b/50-states-50-favorite-restaurants | access-date=2017-11-01}} After being showcased on Man v. Food, the restaurant created a dish called “The Adam Bomb”.{{cite web | last=Karp | first=Vickie | title=Third Screen: Adam Richman, Food Athlete | website=HuffPost | date=2009-09-26 | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/vickie-karp/third-screen-adam-richman_b_268767.html | access-date=2017-11-01}}

Numerous celebrities have visited the restaurant, including Jimmy Kimmel, Willie Nelson, and Flavor Flav.

A second location exists in St. Peters, Missouri.{{cite web | last=Mahe | first=George | title=Pappy’s Smokehouse to open second location in St. Peters | website=St. Louis Magazine | date=2020-08-28 | url=https://www.stlmag.com/api/content/6472c73e-e8c1-11ea-a039-1244d5f7c7c6/ | access-date=2021-02-27}}