Jake Schorr’s legacy: Trust, hard work — and Westy’s
Jake Schorr is the owner of Westy’s. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
In 1978, when Westy’s owner Jake Schorr opened his first restaurant in Downtown Memphis, he knew it needed to stay open late into the evenings and the wee hours of the morning.
“You stayed open because people needed somewhere to go,” Schorr said. “It was about being available.”
Schorr was the first Downtown Memphis business operator in the ’70s to keep his doors open until 3 a.m., something Westy’s, his long-time Pinch District restaurant, is still known for.
But now the future of Westy’s hangs in the balance. Earlier this month, Schorr announced the restaurant building was for sale.
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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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