Well known BBQ giant Tops Bar-B-Q Inc is setting up a new location in East Memphis, marking the 15th retail store for the brand. The new store will be located at 5144 Poplar Avenue, and the space has signed a 20 year lease on a yet-to-be-built 2,772 square foot restaurant space. The general manager for the company says he feels the new location will be the brand’s strongest, and current traffic has an estimated 33,000 automobiles passing by the pending location daily. Strong traffic patterns can certainly have a strong role in making the east Memphis location strong.

The Cordova local movers have learned that the company was attracted to the area because of the large population of nearby offices, residential properties, and other big bin retailers like Home Depot and Kroger.

The actual site was a struggle to plan with, but the final blueprints for the store show that there will be room for a drive thru and a parking lot with 16 spaces. The contractor who built the last three Tops locations will be in charge of this project’s construction as well.