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$15 Deal: Hustle & Dough's 477 burger

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:36:33 -0500

Last month, writer Erica Horton noticed a new lunch offering from Hustle & Dough: a burger with white cheddar, bacon-onion jam, horseradish aioli, lots of bread and butter pickles and a potato bun.

Veteran restaurateurs to open Middle Eastern bakery

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 12:57:07 -0500

The restaurateurs behind Sam’s Main Street Eatery and La Roche Lebanese Cuisine are opening a bakery.

$15 Deal: La Roche's falafel platter

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:54:17 -0500

But if you have the opportunity to splurge, the lamb is well worth it, says writer Erica Horton.

$15 Deal: Kuya's chicken skewers but splurge on everything else

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:21:06 -0500

Erica Horton’s new instant obsession is Kuya on South Main Street and, after two solo visits, she’s already had almost everything on the entire menu.

$15 Deal: Soup, dumplings and noodles from Little Petals Chinese

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:48:00 -0500

The quick-service Sichuan-style Chinese restaurant chases away the post-tornado-watch ick with spice, crunch and warmth.

$15 Deal: Barksdale's chilaquiles fries

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:00:14 -0500

Instead of using chips as the chilaquiles’ base, the geniuses at Barksdale’s use long, crispy, shoestring fries.

$15 deal: Jerk chicken quesadilla at RP Tracks

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:57:13 -0600

“Eleven years after finishing my undergraduate degree at the University of Memphis, I couldn’t remember what I used to order at RP Tracks outside of cheap beer and lots of fries.”

$15 Deal: Sunrise Memphis' bi bim bowl

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:30:08 -0600

“Sunrise Memphis’ bi bim bowl was everything I needed to break the monotony of downing soup and hot coffee to warm myself up from the inside out.”

$15 Deal: Dirty rice bowl at Uncle Red’s Turkey Legs

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:32:42 -0600

A family dinner at Uncle Red’s meant sampling the restaurant’s turkey bowls, with spinach casserole, greens, dirty rice and macaroni and cheese.

$15 Deal: Good Fortune Co.'s roasted pork rice bowl

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:01:36 -0600

Here’s a rice bowl that’s cute, colorful and delicious.

$15 Deal: Soul Fish's crawfish tacos have crunchy inside and chewy shell

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Fri, 2 Jan 2026 20:47:06 -0600

“My main dish was everything you want from a soft taco: crunchy insides because of the fried crawfish and veggies and a chewy shell from the warm tortillas. But pick your sides wisely.”

$15 Deal: Libro's 1/2 pasta portions

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:18:51 -0600

Three things always keep food writer Erica Horton from eating at Libro. But not this time.

$15 deal: Shepherd's pie at the Brass Door

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:06:58 -0600

The dish’s seasonings are simple — salt, pepper, Worcestershire and bay leaf.

$15 Deal: Babalu's messy, savory, cheesy, crispy birria tacos

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 10:09:49 -0600

These tacos are worth birria and fat-stained fingers and au jus dripping down your chin.

$15 Deal: Karen's Maple Delight at Mitchell's Breakfast Burritos

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:13:42 -0600

Karen’s Maple Delight has two pork sausage patties, scrambled eggs and chopped hash browns drizzled with pure maple syrup and a hint of cinnamon.

$15 Deal: Malatang at 711 Social

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 6 Nov 2025 13:59:04 -0600

Malatang is similar to hot pot, where people pick their own ingredients. The key difference with Malatang is that you don’t cook everything yourself. You present your meat and veggies, and someone cooks it for you.

$15 Deal: Little Italy's sausage and pepperoni calzone

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:32:00 -0500

The cheese pull on Little Italy’s calzone is like something out of the movies.

$15 Deal: A beautiful bún on Bao Toan’s new lunch menu

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 21:31:41 -0500

The new lunch menu makes a meal at Bao Toan in Crosstown Concourse an affordable indulgence.

$15 Deal: Finding love with Abyssinia's vegetarian combo

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 9 Oct 2025 16:10:39 -0500

For writer Erica Horton, each bite comes with a flood of flavor and memories.

$15 Deal: Liquor Store launches lunch specials, including a surprising catfish

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Fri, 3 Oct 2025 10:23:51 -0500

The Liquor Store team is having fun in the kitchen while trying to stay within a certain price point for customers.