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Lisieux Community’s drop-in center, which opened in 2021, has been a temporary refuge from the streets that offered its guests hot showers, warm meals, clean clothes and a safe place to rest a while.
The owner of Maciel’s Tortas and Tacos plans to open a third location of the popular restaurant — with even more of an emphasis on tacos — early next spring.
Josh Carlucci says the food truck scene on Summer Avenue is like a slot machine: Each visit could yield a different array. But the fish tacos at Los Jarochos are a jackpot.
The star of the show at El Pollo Latino is the rotisserie chicken, available on quarter, half and whole chicken plates with fries or boiled potatoes.
Waffle House meets La Guadalupana? Two great things that go great together, it turns out, according to Chris Herrington.
Chris Herrington talks with Joshua Carlucci, a former chef and teacher who’s become a regular contributor to The Daily Memphian food section.
Yang’s Deli serves up a huge menu on Summer Avenue but the sandwich you have to try is the muffuletta.
The Summer Avenue Merchants Association president wants to protect area small businesses, but says there’s value in national chains like Starbucks and Chick-fil-A, too. Crime, speeding, reckless driving top concerns for Summer Avenue areaRelated story:
Summer Avenue and the neighborhoods that surround it have, like most every area of the city, their fair share of problems with crime.
Panda Garden on Summer has a large menu of $10 Deals, whether you order from the lunch special or elsewhere from the large menu.
Chipotle has opened on Summer Avenue, but don’t go there looking for authentic Mexican food. Whether headed east or west, drive a little farther if that’s what you want.
With some sit-down Japanese, some classic takeout Chinese and the unlikely union of meat-and-three and Thai, the second installment of our Summer Avenue food guide reaches a stretch of the street where “old Memphis” and “international Memphis” are often one and the same.
On the first day of Summer, we begin our food tour of Summer Avenue — “one long, rolling unofficial international market” — with the roughly 2-mile section on the west end where you’ll find several of the street’s best-kept secrets.
It’s National French Fry Day, our Summer Avenue series has concluded and our Friday lunch was so much fun that we’re bringing them back once a month.
Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about the Summer Avenue series and each reveal their five favorite takeaways.
Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about part three of eating their way down Summer Avenue, and Natalie van Gundy solves the mystery of the early corn harvest.
A sure sign of summer (besides 100 degree temps) is here; the Summer Avenue tour continues; and you tell us what we should do next.
Tuyen’s Asian Bistro will bring back many Saigon Le favorites, Summer Avenue Part 2 awaits you, and read about the Marmalade.
The second installment of our Summer Avenue tour takes us to diverse places such as Nagasaki, Willie Mae’s, and two favorite Mexican restaurants.
Friday lunch is back. We’ll be at Salt|Soy on July 8, so make your reservations now. And our Summer Avenue series has started with a guide to the west end of the street.
On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer and Chris talk about the first leg of their Summer Avenue tour, from East Parkway to Highland.
With two locations already in town, the fast-casual grill is opening a third in early March on a street already rich with Mexican food options.
A new restaurant on Summer Avenue has flavors of South America but is not tied to a specific country’s cuisine. Instead, it’s seafood and grilled meats.
Horn of Africa adds to the diverse food choices of the Summer Avenue corridor, offering Ethiopian food in the same strip with Kay Bakery.
The 5.5 mile section on the main thoroughfare may soon become a “complete” or multimodal street that is safer for everyone, including drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. The improvements may also attract new businesses and people to the area.