Restaurant Iris opens for lunch: ‘Another hill in front of us’
On Monday, Oct. 3, Restaurant Iris will reopen with limited hours at the former Grove Grill location in Laurelwood shopping center. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Executive Chef Russell Casey works with Executive Sous Chef Ronald Johnson on Saturday Oct. 1, 2022. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Light fixtures hang like party balloons in the main dining room at the new Restaurant Iris. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A wooden light fixture in the shape of two swimming koi illuminates a private dining room decorated in a swamp theme. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Wallpaper in a private dining room features fun-loving characters including a woman merrily swinging. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A multipurpose room can be used for standard seating, chef dinners, cooking classes and private events.(Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
After months of supply-chain delays, Restaurant Iris opens Monday, Oct. 3 in its new, redesigned and much larger space in Laurelwood; meal services will phase in over the coming weeks.
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Restaurant Iris Kelly English Russell Casey Laurelwood Shopping CenterJennifer 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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