Torchy's Tacos, Memphis, TN

Torchy's

MAP 

Torchy's is a fast food Mexican restaurant on South Mendenhall Road at the corner of Spotswood Avenue just south of Poplar Avenue. It's a chain and I usually don't review chain restaurants but it's the only in the area and it's pretty new.

It's a lot like Moe's or other places like that. You order then they bring it to you. I was there two Sunday's ago and ordered a burrito (which was bigger than it appears in the picture) and some queso. Everything was pretty good and prices were decent. I don't remember exactly how much it was but it was around $22 including a drink and tax.

I will definitely go back when I'm in the area.

Other trips the last couple of weeks.

 

Ajax, Oxford, MS

 

 

 

Caminos de Michoacan, Memphis, TN

Catfish Country, Hernando, MS

 

Central Barbecue, Memphis, TN

Central Barbecue

MAP (Poplar Avenue location) 

Central Barbecue is a local chain with several location in Memphis. I haven't been to any location in several years after horrendously bad customer service from the owner at the Summer Avenue location a few years back. I normally avoid Central but a friend wanted to meet at the one on Poplar a back this past Wednesday for lunch and I didn't want to be the "difficult" friend so I went.

The food was reasonably good and the prices were about the same as any other barbecue place. It's not one of my favorite places to go obviously but it's okay.

I ordered a sausage and cheese plate and a barbecue sandwich. Both were decent any my total was around $21 with a drink and tax.

The customer service was reasonably good also and as I said, the issue I had at the location on Summer a few years back was with the owner who was a complete jerk basically because they had just opened and didn't have a menu board yet and he thought for some reason I should have known everything that was on the menu. It's a long story but I'll just leave it at that.

Other trips this past week or so.

Los Picosos on Summer Avenue.

 

Payne's Barbecue on Lamar

 

The Happy Mexican on Primacy Parkway

Poke Bros. Memphis, TN

Poke Bros

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Poke Bros. is a sushi bowl restaurant in on Poplar Avenue east of Massey Road in the strip mall where Subway is. I had never had this type of sushi but went there Tuesday for lunch.

They have a set menu or you can create your own bowl. I got "The Duke" which had tuna, salmon, shrimp, seaweed, jalapeños, onions, edamame, cucumber, and other vegetables. There was a choice between regular and spicy fish and I got spicy.

Everything was really good and the prices were pretty reasonable. My total was about $17 for a pretty large bowl of food.

I will definitely be back to try some of their other bowls.

Other places this past week or so.

Boure, Oxford, MS

Queso, artichoke Dip, steak and shrimp

Cafe Ole, Batesville, MS

Quesadilla

 

Huey's, Poplar Avenue

Club sandwich

AC's Steakhouse, Hernando, MS

Fried cheese bites, chicken tomato basil tortellini