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Memphis eats on beale recs
Posted on 12/12/19 at 11:55 am
Posted on 12/12/19 at 11:55 am
Wife and I are taking a train from hammond to memphis after christmas. NO KIDS. Going to be relaxing and fun.
Staying on beale.
Any suggestions on restaurants? I havent been to rendezvous in 20 years.... so that will be on the list unless its really gone to shite.
would prefer stuff we could walk to eat...
Also anything fun going on the few days after the 25th?
Staying on beale.
Any suggestions on restaurants? I havent been to rendezvous in 20 years.... so that will be on the list unless its really gone to shite.
would prefer stuff we could walk to eat...
Also anything fun going on the few days after the 25th?
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Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:01 pm to TheEnglishman
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Also anything fun going on the few days after the 25th?
i would imagine that xmas at graceland is pretty cool
Posted on 12/12/19 at 1:15 pm to TheEnglishman
Try the The Majestic Grille on main street, good restaurant in an old movie theater.
Majestic Grille
A more upscale restaurant is Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar, also on main street.
Flight
Another good restaurant McEwen's on Monroe
McEwen's
If you haven't had Gus's Chicken before go to the one on Front Street.
Gus's
Majestic Grille
A more upscale restaurant is Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar, also on main street.
Flight
Another good restaurant McEwen's on Monroe
McEwen's
If you haven't had Gus's Chicken before go to the one on Front Street.
Gus's
Posted on 12/12/19 at 1:16 pm to TheEnglishman
Flight for higher end. The food is good, but honestly not mind blowingly so. I’ve heard good things about Gray Canary but didn’t get a chance to try it out.
Not walking distance, but if you find yourself in midtown, Central BBQ for ribs was really good, Lucky Cat for excellent ramen, City & State for pour over coffee. Other mentions: Aldo’s pizza is pretty solid and KnifeBird for wine and charcuterie. Those are all the places we tried last weekend.
Memphis Zoo is great if you want something different to do. Get there early to see the big cats up and moving.
Not walking distance, but if you find yourself in midtown, Central BBQ for ribs was really good, Lucky Cat for excellent ramen, City & State for pour over coffee. Other mentions: Aldo’s pizza is pretty solid and KnifeBird for wine and charcuterie. Those are all the places we tried last weekend.
Memphis Zoo is great if you want something different to do. Get there early to see the big cats up and moving.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 1:21 pm to TheEnglishman
Go to one of the Hudman/Ticer spots downtown (Grey Canary or Catherine & Mary's, drawing a blank on the new spot). Besides some places already mentioned, Itta Bena above BB King's on Beale St is pretty good. Go to Earnestine and Hazel's one night after drinking and get a Soul Burger
Posted on 12/12/19 at 1:35 pm to TheEnglishman
Itta Bena and Flight are two I highly recommend in Memphis. Itta Bena is on Beale and Flight is only a couple blocks away. I love the concept at Flight, and the food is pretty solid.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 1:40 pm to Johnny Carson
Excellent suggestions.
Definitely will check out flight. THat looks fantastic.
Any suggestion for a couples massage?
Definitely will check out flight. THat looks fantastic.
Any suggestion for a couples massage?
Posted on 12/12/19 at 2:18 pm to TheEnglishman
Catherine and Mary
Grey Canary
Bishop
All of these are Ticer/Hudman spots downtown. These are the hotshots in Memphis. You should go to one if not all of these.
Gus’s for chicken
Central for BBQ
Felicia Suzanne’s or Itta Benna or McEwens for fine dining
Flight is way overrated.
Gould’s for massages.
All within walking distance of Beale.
Grey Canary
Bishop
All of these are Ticer/Hudman spots downtown. These are the hotshots in Memphis. You should go to one if not all of these.
Gus’s for chicken
Central for BBQ
Felicia Suzanne’s or Itta Benna or McEwens for fine dining
Flight is way overrated.
Gould’s for massages.
All within walking distance of Beale.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 3:04 pm to TheEnglishman
Gray Canary, Flight, Itta Bena, Felicia Suzanne's. Can't go wrong with any of them. Get a drink or two at Mollie Fontaine's, Peabody lobby is pretty nice around Christmas.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 3:10 pm to Johnny Carson
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Try the The Majestic Grille on main street, good restaurant in an old movie theater
This. Old school decor in a classic romantic setting. Maybe ask for balcony seating to really take it all in. You will get laid after cocktails and dinner here.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 3:27 pm to TheEnglishman
go to Gus's
Also, you have to go to graceland. walking into his house is like getting in a time machine and going back in time.
Elvis was a total boss. even if you're not a fan, its a must see.
Also, you have to go to graceland. walking into his house is like getting in a time machine and going back in time.
Elvis was a total boss. even if you're not a fan, its a must see.
This post was edited on 12/12/19 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 12/12/19 at 9:23 pm to TheEnglishman
Flight... It’s not overrated. But it’s not like there’s one thing on the menu that’s the greatest thing ever. It’s really really solid food with a cool concept. It’s worth the experience.
We ate at 117 Prime in March and it was really good. I think it had only been open a couple weeks or so. It’s like half a block from the Peabody so you could do drinks in the lobby before and/or after.
The ducks march out at 5 I think so it’s crowded as shite, but it’s fun seeing the kids being honorary duck masters. I like to get up on the Mezzanine and look down so you can people watch.
Never been to Itta Bena, but have heard good things.
Majestic Grille has an excellent brunch. Never been for dinner.
Automatic Slim’s has good diner type breakfast. They got some cinnamon roll pancakes with cream cheese icing or something that are awesome, but sit quite heavy. It’s across the street from the Peabody.
I don’t know who’s playing in the Liberty Bowl, but there will be some fans of those teams around.
It’s a pretty decent time to be in town. Not too crowded, but not dull either.
See what’s going on at the Orpheum.
If all else fails, Graceland.
Don’t get that huge arse bucket drink at Silky’s.
I’ve been mildly shocked I didn’t fear for my life the last couple times I’ve gone to Memphis.
We ate at 117 Prime in March and it was really good. I think it had only been open a couple weeks or so. It’s like half a block from the Peabody so you could do drinks in the lobby before and/or after.
The ducks march out at 5 I think so it’s crowded as shite, but it’s fun seeing the kids being honorary duck masters. I like to get up on the Mezzanine and look down so you can people watch.
Never been to Itta Bena, but have heard good things.
Majestic Grille has an excellent brunch. Never been for dinner.
Automatic Slim’s has good diner type breakfast. They got some cinnamon roll pancakes with cream cheese icing or something that are awesome, but sit quite heavy. It’s across the street from the Peabody.
I don’t know who’s playing in the Liberty Bowl, but there will be some fans of those teams around.
It’s a pretty decent time to be in town. Not too crowded, but not dull either.
See what’s going on at the Orpheum.
If all else fails, Graceland.
Don’t get that huge arse bucket drink at Silky’s.
I’ve been mildly shocked I didn’t fear for my life the last couple times I’ve gone to Memphis.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 9:47 pm to jordan21210
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Not walking distance, but if you find yourself in midtown, Central BBQ for ribs was really good,
There’s one not too far from Beale Street
I walked to it from the other side of Beale Street a couple of months ago
Rendezvous is better though IMO. I think the owner died recently (a few weeks ago- last time I was up there)
This post was edited on 12/12/19 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 12/12/19 at 9:50 pm to Johnny Carson
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f you haven't had Gus's Chicken before go to the one on Front Street.
There’s now one by the NOLA convention center. Never knew it was a Memphis thing
Posted on 12/13/19 at 9:08 am to TheEnglishman
Rendezvous was still as good as I remembered when I was there about 3 months ago.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 9:52 am to TheEnglishman
You can go to Dyer's Burgers
Posted on 12/13/19 at 8:50 pm to jennyjones
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There’s one not too far from Beale Street
The one by Lorraine Motel where MLK Jr got shot?
It’s probably like 6-8 blocks from Beale.
If you don’t want to walk the whole stretch, you can go one block to Main St and get on the street car to get back to Beale.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 8:32 am to prostyleoffensetime
I've eaten a ton of Memphis bbq and can honestly say that the only reason to go to rendezvous is the cool factor. Bbq is just not that good comparatively.
Gus's is t bad but growing up with a grandmother from the delta makes me view it as good but nothing amazing. If I'm going for chicken I want uncle lou's. Just be prepared to druve through the hood.
If your willing to drive a bit hog and hominy is one of my favorites
Gus's is t bad but growing up with a grandmother from the delta makes me view it as good but nothing amazing. If I'm going for chicken I want uncle lou's. Just be prepared to druve through the hood.
If your willing to drive a bit hog and hominy is one of my favorites
Posted on 12/14/19 at 8:55 am to smoked hog
The Spaghetti Warehouse has great food. It's located in a old historic train depot building and is a short taxi/Uber ride from Beale Street.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 11:15 am to prostyleoffensetime
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There’s one not too far from Beale Street
The one by Lorraine Motel where MLK Jr got shot?
It’s probably like 6-8 blocks from Beale.
If you don’t want to walk the whole stretch, you can go one block to Main St and get on the street car to get back to Beale.
Yep. That’s the one.
It was a nice little hike over there, but I decided to Uber back after eating all of that BBQ
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