Ken's Food Find

The Battle of the Downtown Memphis Sliders, Part 5

One More Time It's time for another installment of the blogosphere's most useless series, "The Battle of the Downtown Memphis Sliders." When I wrote the initial review , I was curious about how two bars with similar sounding names would compare to each othe…

Local (CLOSED)

Ken's Food Find 6:05 PM

A Pleasant Surprise On beautiful day last month, I decided to go out for lunch at Local Gastropub, a bar/restaurant that I rarely visit. I walk past it often when I'm going to places like the Flying Saucer , The Blind Bear or Bardog . For some reason, its social scene d…

Bahama Breeze

Ken's Food Find 8:23 AM

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…