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Pete & Sam’s still serves up the favorites, but it does it better

By , Daily Memphian Updated: September 21, 2018 1:52 PM CT | Published: September 20, 2018 1:39 PM CT
<strong>Pete &amp; Sam&rsquo;s Famous Italian Salad with lettuce, tomato, black olives, olive oil and vinegar.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Pete & Sam’s Famous Italian Salad with lettuce, tomato, black olives, olive oil and vinegar. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

<strong>An order of Pete &amp; Sam&rsquo;s fried chicken with coleslaw.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

An order of Pete & Sam’s fried chicken with coleslaw. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

<strong>A traditional Pete &amp; Sam&rsquo;s ravioli with meat sauce.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

A traditional Pete & Sam’s ravioli with meat sauce. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

<strong>Pete &amp; Sam&rsquo;s 24-oz New York strip sirloin.&nbsp;</strong>(Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Pete & Sam’s 24-oz New York strip sirloin. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Pete & Sam’s celebrates its 70th anniversary this year in a spiffed up restaurant, thanks to the Bomarito brothers taking on local investor partners and a late 2017 fire that caused the place to close for almost five months for cleaning and updating.

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Jennifer Biggs

Jennifer Biggs

Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.

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