Marlowe's Ribs and Restaurant

Marlowes Ribs & Restaurant will be your home away from home during Elvis
Week 2017 - Our 40th Anniversary! Fans have been gathering here since 1974 for food, music, and fun.
Celebrate the King with concerts, trivia, book author signings, and charity auctions.
Ride in style down Elvis Presley Blvd in a pink limousine.

You might think that our barbecue smoker runs on just fruit wood, but here at Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant, I tend to think we operate on family tradition. My name is Melissa Gigliotti, and unlike most kids, I grew up in a restaurant. When I was nine years old, my father Tony Gigliotti fulfilled his dream and opened "The Whitehaven Ranch House". He uprooted our family from Pennsylvania to settle down into the neighborhood of the King of Rock and Roll.

My father quickly fell in love with the city and began making lifelong friends like George Klein, Richard Davis, Gene Mason, Dr. George Nichopoulos and his son Dean Nichopoulos. Just one mile from Graceland, we began noticing that we had the best of both worlds—a local joint with a base of loyal regular customers and tourists from every corner of the globe here to pay homage to the King.

One of my first memories is watching my grandmother make lasagna. I can still hear the sounds of the pans clanging together, the smell of chopped garlic, and the feel of the ripe tomatoes in my hands while I perched on the counter of her restaurant in Pennsylvania. Every day we prepare this dish at Marlowe’s, making it impossible to forget that our restaurant has a history that runs deeper than most. As a child, I watched my father effortlessly welcome every guest into our restaurant like family. When you step into Marlowe’s, you are entering our home.

In my teenage years, Dad began experimenting with barbecue. He built a pit in the kitchen and discovered the BBQ sauce and technique that would make us famous.

He renamed the restaurant "Marlowe's".

"Marlowe’s" after my sister Marlo and started a BBQ dynasty I am proud to continue today. We painted a small, retired school bus with pig caricatures and began picking up guests from local hotels. The "Pig Bus" was an instant hit, and we quickly became the unofficial cab service of Elvis Presley Boulevard. Within a year, the Pig Bus was so popular and overused that we had to retire it.

Elvis bought a pink Cadillac for his mother with his first royalty check, so we followed suit and bought a Cadillac limousine. After a fresh coat of bright pink paint, the shuttle service was reborn. Today we have a fleet of seven pink limousines ready to come bring you to our front door. Even Guy Fieri with Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives couldn't resist a ride.

While many years ago Dad claimed to retire, but just like the King, he has never really left the building. He can still be found strolling around the restaurant singing Elvis songs, telling stories, or working in our gift shop. When you walk in the front door just listen for:

"Hello my beautiful child, welcome to Marlowe's!"
That's how you know you're in the right place!

And That’s The End Of Our "Tail"