Wing Guru closes final Memphis partner location
Kim and Tim Ware were the final restaurant partners of The Wing Guru. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Friday, Aug. 15, was the last day of service for The Wing Guru’s Whitehaven location.
But it was also a day of celebration.
A steady line formed at the counter throughout the night, patrons filled the bar and the Elvis Presley Boulevard restaurant sold all its food. The day was so successful, in fact, that although the restaurant was supposed to be open the next day, too, there was no need. The staff had already been paid in full, including all wages and tips.
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Ellen Chamberlain
Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.
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