Ken's Food Find

Bahama Breeze

Curry In A "Breeze" With my baby sister visiting last week, my Mom wanted to take us to dinner. Usually, that means one of two places: Houston's or Bahama Breeze (her other favorites are take-out specialists Adline's Hot Wings Express and Cozy Corner , …

Thoughts About "Chain" Restaurants

Ken's Food Find 6:00 AM

While heading home with my family after having dinner at Bahama Breeze , my Mom lamented about the "lack" of restaurants in Midtown. Given the number of establishments within Overton Square alone, it was an unusual assertion from her. When I mentioned restaurants suc…

Miss Polly's (CLOSED)

Ken's Food Find 6:00 PM

Waffling Opinion One of the benefits of working near Memphis’ Beale Street is having access to the assortment of touristy honky-tonk joints that mostly serve Barbecue, Cajun/Creole and Soul Food. Among this group is Miss Polly’s Soul City Cafe, whose signature dish is the Ch…

Alchemy (CLOSED)

Ken's Food Find 11:00 AM

Burger Gold When it comes to reviewing restaurants, inspiration (or coincidence in some cases) can come from many sources. With regards to Alchemy, guess who/what inspired it. Word of mouth from friends? Nope. An online review? Nah. A chance encounter while on a temporary jo…

Second Street Shoppers

Ken's Food Find 1:56 PM

Side Note on Roids For those who follow this blog on a regular basis, you know that I occasionally go off-topic while writing reviews. Whenever I do this, I put it in a separate paragraph (or two) and designate it as a “Side Note.” About 95% of the time, the commentary is at least som…

City Market

Ken's Food Find 11:00 AM

Curry In A Hurry About a week and a half ago, while hanging out at the Flying Saucer , one of my favorite Saucer Girls wanted me to run an errand for her. Kelly , one of the sexiest, most knowledgeable and hardest working bartenders/servers (or as I like to call them, “wait…