A mish-mash of a few places I've been in the last few months that I've already posted about previously.
Atan Memphis
The Hollywood Cafe
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Another Mish-Mash
Atan Memphis
The Hollywood Cafe
The Blue Monkey, Memphis, TN
The Blue Monkey is a bar and grill with two Memphis locations. I've been to the one on Madison a few times but had never been to the one on Front Street until two nights ago. It's located on Front Street just north of G.E. Patterson about a block behind (just west of) Earnestine and Hazel's. The one on Madison has always been great but the one on Front Street did not impress me. Now, to be fair, it may simply be what I ordered because I've heard a bunch of people say the one downtown is the better of the two.
I ordered the country fried steak with macaroni and cheese and a side salad. The salad was reasonably good but they charged me extra for a second small container of dressing. This isn't a big deal, but most places I've been don't charge extra for a little more dressing.
That aside, the country fried steak was "average" and the mac and cheese seemed to be instant out of a box mac. None of it was bad it's just that none of it was particularly good. I saw a few things at other tables that looked great so I will definitely be back and try it again. Like I said, the one on Madison has always been great.
It was a little pricey. The total was about $21 before tax but for a downtown restaurant that's probably not really too bad. The service was okay but not great. I left a little smaller tip than I usually do. I didn't stiff the waitress but I left right at 15 percent and usually I leave at least 20.
Friday, November 13, 2020
Pop's Comfort Kitchen, Bartlett, TN
Pop's is a family style diner on Kirby Whitten Road near Stage Road in the same parking lot as the Kroger. I went there last night for dinner after running an errand in the area. The food was pretty good and the service was excellent.
I started with an order of queso and chips which was really good although it was $6, and my entree was the country fried steak with a side salad and macaroni and cheese. Everything was pretty good although the mac and cheese and gravy for the steak needed a little salt. It's worth mentioning that the salad was really good and had a lot of stuff on it for just a "side" salad. They also have Diet Doctor Pepper which is a big plus for me. It's worth noting that the drink was really good, and not watered-down tasting like some places even though it had plenty of ice in it.
The total was around $23 before tip but for everything I got that wasn't too bad. There was a $1.99 up-charge for substituting a side item for the salad but the like I said it was was pretty large for a "side" salad.
A friend of mine met me there and he ordered spaghetti and he said it was good. Interestingly enough, the spaghetti looked more like pasta than spaghetti.
I would definitely recommend it. There were a couple of burgers on the menu that sounded pretty good so I may try one of those next time.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Yamato Sushi and Steakhouse, Batesville, MS
This past Tuesday I was in Batesville, MS for a work related training class and we went to lunch at Yamato which is on Highway 6 west of Keating Road across from the Panola Country Club.
I ordered the chicken teriyaki bento box and it was really good. The price was reasonable for what I got. I ordered a side order of spring rolls not realizing the box came with one. All together with tax it was around $20 but would have been a couple of dollars less if I hadn't ordered the rolls. I will definitely be back when I'm in the area.
We also were in town Monday and ate at a Mexican restaurant called El Mariachi which was pretty good too but I didn't get a picture of the food. It was pretty standard Mexican food and average prices. I would probably go there again next time I'm in town but there's another place I want to try also.
Soul Fish Cafe, Memphis, TN
Soul Fish is a local seafood restaurant with three locations. I went to the one on Poplar Avenue just east of South Perkins Road this past Sunday for lunch and it was really good. I ordered the shrimp and fish combo with a side of macaroni and cheese.
The food seemed fresh and well cooked and it tasted great and the service was good. It came with tarter sauce and their own sauce which was similar to thousand island dressing. They aren't cheap but the price wasn't bad for what I got. My total including a drink was around $21.00 before tip.
Someone told me they were owned by the same people that own Young Avenue Deli but I don't know for sure about that.
I will definitely be back.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)