dj's Recommended Grits & Grub
Memphis Food Links:
Memphis Restaurant Menus
Downtown Area
#1 Beale St. - Address: 1 Beale St. -
Recommended: Lobster and crawfish bisque, grilled vegetable ravioli, lime-grilled quail, sole meuniere, sea bass Caribbean, coconut- macadamia tart. -
Telephone: 523-1404 - Dress: Casual
Automatic Slim's Tonga Club - Address: 83 S. Second -
Recommended: Lunch: Pumpkin seed-crusted tuna, crab bread salad, all sandwiches; dinner: tuna carpaccio, ravioli of the day, stacked tenderloin, roasted chicken, grilled salmon - Telephone: 525-7948 - Dress: Casual to fairly dressy
Elvis Presley's Memphis - Address: 126 Beale at Second - Recommended: Fried dill pickle chips, Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches,Pecan-crusted catfish, cheeseburger, mashed potatoes, desserts -
-- Telephone:527-6900 - Dress: Casual - Gospel brunch on Sundays
Hard Rock Cafe - Address: 315 Beale - Telephone:901-523-0003 Dress; Casual
King's Palace Cafe - Address: 162 Beale Street - Telephone:901-521-1851 - Recommended: Cajun food; ribs - Dress: Casual
Cozy Corner - Address:745 N. Parkway - Telephone:901-527-9158 - favorite dive of Cybill Shepherd (a Memphian) - Recommended: barbeque; Cornish game hen - Dress: Casual
The Cupboard Too - Address:149 Madison Avenue - Telephone:901-276-8015 - Home cooking; Recommended: smothered pork chops, meat loaf, corn pudding - Dress: Casual
Yellow Rose - Telephone:527-5692 - Address:58 N. Mid-American Mall - Blue plate specials (lots of veggies to choose from) - Dress:Casual
Erika's - Address:52 S. Second - Telephone:526-5522 - Good German food - Dress:Casual to business
Sleep Out Louie's - Telephone:527-5337 - Address:88 Union Ave - Laid-back atmosphere for lunch; good sandwiches
Rendezvous - Address:52 South Second - Telephone:901-523-2746 - Recommended: dry ribs, of course! - Dress: Casual - Enter from alley across from Peabody. Go upstairs for appetizers of grilled sausage and cheese with a beer while you wait for a table since no reservations are taken.
Green Beetle Deli - Address:325 South Main Street - Telephone:901-525-3354 - Food chosen from Miss Barbara's glass counter - Friday lunch special is barbeque pork, catfish also available - Recommended: fried chicken - Dress: Casual
Huey's - Address: 77 S. Second (across from Peabody) - Telephone:901-525-4839 - Recommended: Senor Huey burger, fried onion rings, fried mushrooms, tamales with chili/cheese/onions, Chick-Stick-Snak, Steak-Stick-Snak - Dress: Casual - Ask for toothpicks and a straw so you can add to the ceiling decor - Nice blues folk art in the gift shop
Leach Family Restaurant - Address:694 Madison - Telephone:901-521-0867 - Soul food - Recommended: pork chops, catfish, fried chicken - Dress: Casual
Cafe Samovar - Address: 83 Union - Telephone:901-529-9607 - Recommended: Armenian pasta, sandwiches - Dress: Casual - Belly dancer on weekends
Uptown Deli - Address:94 S. Front - Telephone:901-572-7057 - Recommended: Sandwiches - Dress: Casual
Arcade - Address:540 S. Main - Telephone:901-526-5757 - Recommended: Pizza, breakfast - Go early in the morning and watch the train travelers come through about 7:45am; ask for the Elvis booth (the Aracade is featured in the movie "Mystery Train" - that's Rufus Thomas in the booth)
Butcher Shop - Address:101 S. Front - Telephone:901-521-0856 - Cook your own steaks
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