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Hampton Inn Memphis-Poplar £69 0.7 mi 1.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Hilton Memphis £94 1.6 mi 2.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Holiday Inn Select Memphis-East Poplar & I-240 £79 1.7 mi 2.7 km 3 of 5 stars
Hyatt Place Memphis Primacy Parkway £77 2.1 mi 3.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Hampton Inn & Suites Memphis - Shady Grove £73 2.1 mi 3.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Houston's 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Corky's BBQ 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Brother Juniper's College Inn 2.8 mi 4.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Dixon Gallery & Gardens 1.2 mi 2.0 km 4 of 5 stars
American Dream Safari 4.5 mi 7.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Memphis Zoo 6.2 mi 10.1 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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 #262 of 880 restaurants in Memphis
  • Cuisines: American, Cajun & Creole, Seafood
  • Average price*: £ 11 ($ 20)
  • Neighbourhood: East
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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
14 May 2008

This used to be a great Memphis restaurant but since the opening of the Winchester location, the quality of the food has gone down. Only a drink place for me at this point. more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
17 Apr 2008

Just went there today for the first time, and everything was 100% amazing!!!! more

“Not my favorite.”
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3 of 5 stars
CarolynKP
Memphis
18 Jul 2006

The food here is not bad but you will smell like an ash tray when you leave. It is so smokey. There is always a wait at night. The place has lots of regulars. It is in the heart of East Memphis at the intersection of Poplar and Mendenhall. There is a new location on Winchester which is south east... more

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688 S Mendenhall Rd, Memphis, TN 38117-5213
Tel: (901) 682-3966
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