Uncle Lou's is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

1. Uncle Lou's

8.9
3633 Millbranch Rd, Memphis, TN
Fried Chicken Joint · 50 tips and reviews

Holland H.Holland H.: Definitely get the chicken with the amazing sweet spicy love sauce. You won't regret it. Fried okra and Cool-Aid for the trifecta of deliciousness!

Zach H.Zach Hedrick: Don't miss this place! Guarantee you'll find nothing like the "Sweet & Spicy Love" anywhere in the USA!

Denise T.Denise Twisdale: The fried chicken with the Sweet Spicy Love sauce was the best! The corruption carrots were delicious. Will go out of my way when in Memphis to go to Uncle Lou's.

Gus’s World Famous Hot & Spicy Fried Chicken is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

2. Gus’s World Famous Hot & Spicy Fried Chicken

9.3
310 S Front St, Memphis, TN
Fried Chicken Joint · Downtown Memphis · 185 tips and reviews

Geek N.Geek Noire: The chicken's a little spicy so get some of their awesome sweet iced tea to wash it down.

Krystal A.Krystal Actis: LOVE the spicy 2 piece white! But you have to try the fried pickles!! So yummy.

Tamara B.Tamara Brown: Delicious chicken- good & spicy! Wait for 2 was 25 mins, but well worth it! Also try the sweet tea and fried green tomatoes.

Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

3. Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken

8.9
730 S Mendenhall Rd (Spottswood), Memphis, TN
Fried Chicken Joint · 70 tips and reviews

Candy S.Candy Smith: Spicy Crispy and Delicious as usual.

Hayden J.Hayden Jones: Their fried chicken is amazing you have to try it with the white bread and hot sauce!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

William H.William Henderson: Great if you love spicy fried chicken. All the sides are great, but you have to try the fries.

Maciel's Tortas & Tacos is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

4. Maciel's Tortas & Tacos

9.2
45 S Main St, Memphis, TN
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Memphis · 20 tips and reviews

Jessica T.Jessica Toliuszis: Authentic! Awesome tortas sandwiches and the tacos are as authentic as they come. Spicy shrimp taco is the best

Jessica T.Jessica Toliuszis: Authentic and awesome tacos. The spicy shrimp taco is spicy and sweet- terrific. Authentic and awesome tortas / sandwiches

Leslie Z.Leslie Zamora: I loved the caldo tlapeño sopa and spicy shrimp taco with mango. Very authentic and delicious!!

Blue Monkey is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

5. Blue Monkey

8.6
513 S Front St (GE Patterson), Memphis, TN
Karaoke Bar · Downtown Memphis · 54 tips and reviews

Brian C.Brian Crider: Hot wing rolls are incredible,definitely my favorite appetizer there!

Kerry C.Kerry Crawford: Try the crabcake po boy - it's really tasty (and a little spicy). Read more.

👑Ashlee👑Ashlee: Try the florentine with blackened chicken and salsa and the hot wing rolls!

Chick-fil-A is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

6. Chick-fil-A

8.7
6282 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN
Fast Food Restaurant · 25 tips and reviews

AB S.AB Stone: Spicy chicken sandwich is heaven in a sandwich. Z

AB S.AB Stone: Spicy chicken sandwich is heaven in a sandwich.

Steffen G.Steffen Gilmer: Spicy chicken is a must.

Central BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

7. Central BBQ

8.7
2249 Central Ave, Memphis, TN
BBQ Joint · Cooper Young · 173 tips and reviews

Twirly J.Twirly J 💃: Hot sauce is delicious and not too spicy at all, but if you like sweet, stick to mild sauce. Too sweet for me but good. Mac is very cheesy and yummy! BBQ beans are great too.

First We FeastFirst We Feast: The pork is great, but branch out and try the winged creatures here: a hot-smoked, ultra-tender turkey platter, or incendiary smoked hot wings with Blondis’ homemade jerk rub. Read more.

Marlise E.Marlise Elgart: The best dry hot wings!

Ching's Wings is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

8. Ching's Wings

7.7
1264 Getwell Rd (at Barron Ave), Memphis, TN
Wings Joint · 40 tips and reviews

Drew D.Drew Daniel: Delicious hot wings near U of M! Plenty of TVs to watch all of the big games...plus I've frequently seen Tigers BB players there.

MeMe K.MeMe Kares'sa: Honey gold hot wings are delicious.

Brittani R.Brittani Rumsey: Absolutely my favorite hot wings place. The staff and owners are so nice and helpful. They have delicious food and it's fast.

O. E. C. Japanese Express is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

9. O. E. C. Japanese Express

7.8
5985 Stage Rd, Memphis, TN
Japanese Restaurant · 20 tips and reviews

michael s.michael stewart: Get the chicken and shrimp yakimesi extra spicy

BrendaBrenda: A side of steak or chicken is almost a meal by itself. Comes with meat and vegetables. Love to have that and share a role, The Spicy Tuna roll, YuM!

Erin B.Erin Boland: I love the sushi. The Spicy Salmon Roll, the Rainbow Roll, and the Tuna Cucumber Roll are my favorite. My son loves the Clear Soup and Shrimp.

Central BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

10. Central BBQ

9.2
147 E Butler Ave (at St Martin St), Memphis, TN
BBQ Joint · Downtown Memphis · 119 tips and reviews

Christopher B.Christopher Bevel: Try the High Cotton Saison while they have it..nice spicy seasonal!

Amanda M.Amanda Moloney: Pulled pork was outstanding! Beans are great, but spicy. Highly recommend!

Gary T.Gary Toriello: Tennessee Hot Wings

Sekisui is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

11. Sekisui

8.2
25 S Belvedere Blvd (Union), Memphis, TN
Japanese Restaurant · Midtown · 30 tips and reviews

Kiersten B.Kiersten Bagley: I could eat the spicy crawfish roll every meal for the rest of forever. It's a must try!

AriAri: To spice up things order the jalapeno soft shell crab. YUMM

Jada T.Jada T: Jacksonville roll is my fave - spicy crunchy crawfish with seared tuna, garlic and cilantro. I love watching them make it because they use a little blowtorch! Fancy.

Jim & Nicks BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

12. Jim & Nicks BBQ

9.0
2359 N Germantown Pkwy (at Market Plaza Dr), Cordova, TN
BBQ Joint · 43 tips and reviews

Kaleo M.Kaleo Mullen: Trick your wife into using the habanero BBQ sauce instead of the regular. Good times.

Robbie E.Robbie Eilert: The darker color sauce on the table is hot and spicy! Ask for regular and your taste buds will thank you!

Gretchen S.Gretchen Shelby: Taco Tuesday! Pork was excellent. Mac the cheese was good. Try not to eat too many cheese biscuits before the meal! Careful with the habanero sauce.

Elwood's Shack is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

13. Elwood's Shack

8.6
4523 Summer Ave, Memphis, TN
Breakfast Spot · 40 tips and reviews

Torri M.Torri M: The best fish tacos ... And that spicy blue cheese cole slaw ...

Ami C.Ami Clayton: Had a brisket taco and some bleu cheese jalapeño red cabbage coleslaw. Both were amazing!

Kelsey H.Kelsey Huse: Most amazing fish tacos!!! Get without horseradish sauce. Seriously so good.

Blues City Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

14. Blues City Cafe

8.6
138 Beale St (at 2nd St), Memphis, TN
Bar · Downtown Memphis · 154 tips and reviews

Ryan N.Ryan Nosler: whoever said try the tamales...shut up. This is memphis not mexico. whoever said try the ribs and put blues city hot sauce on fries...amen.

Liz H.Liz Harkness: Gumbo is spicy and delicious.

ConnorConnor: This place is incredible. Get the Gumbo (It's spicy and amazing). The catfish is delicious also. Wash it down with a Ghost River Golden Ale.

P.F. Chang's is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Memphis.

15. P.F. Chang's

8.4
1181 Ridgeway Rd (at Park Ave), Memphis, TN
Chinese Restaurant · 38 tips and reviews

William G.William Gray: If you like spicy food, the spicy chicken is awesome!

Stephen O.Stephen ODaniel: Dan Dan noodles are great!

Lauren A.Lauren Ashley: Get the edamame dumplings....Omg delicious