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Food Network celebrities Pat and Gina Neely are successful examples of hard work, a great opportunity and strong business savvy - and YOU get to taste the delicious results of their partnership at Neely's BBQ Parlor in New York City!

You'll enter a restaurant drenched with ‘down home’ sensibility, as rooms flow from one to the next with hand selected vintage furniture and accessories. Each piece tells a story. Exuding the charm of a southern home, the individual character of each room lays the perfect backdrop for your dining delight. From the bright Sitting Room to the lush Living Room, you will find the perfect spot to immerse yourself in the Neely’s experience of amazing food and fantastic service.

Menu standouts include Fried Pickles; Fried Green Tomatoes; Sautéed Jumbo Shrimp & Grits, Smoked Onion Hushpuppies with red pepper jelly; andCornmeal Fried Mississippi Catfish.

As co-owners of Neely’s Bar-B-Que, Pat and Gina, along with Pat’s brother Tony Neely, have turned their family barbecue restaurants in Tennessee into some of the most successful in the South. Now, partnering with Merchants Hospitality, Inc., Pat and Gina have brought their authentic barbecue to New York City with Neely’s Barbecue Parlor.

National television stars were immediately born when the Food Network launched the Neelys’ own series Down Home with the Neelys. The show premiered as the highest-rated show in the history of Food Network’s “in the Kitchen” weekend block. Now on seven times a week with an estimated 5 million people watching weekly, the Neelys are clearly on the path to superstardom.

High school sweethearts in the 80s, Pat and Gina reunited at their 10-year high school reunion and were married in 1994. For years the two have learned to balance their roles in the family as well as in business. They reside in Memphis with their two daughters, Spenser and Shelbi.

Neely’s Barbecue Parlor embraces the talents of the Neely’s, featuring authentic barbecue, as well as their highly regarded Southern Style comfort food.

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