There are 11 article(s) tagged The Half Shell:

• April 2025

  • Food Files: A sourdough bakery, juice bar; Half Shell opens in Germantown

    Kat’s Sourdough and Juice Bar opened in the former Clean Juice, and Half Shell in Germantown has opened.

    By Sophia Surrett April 08, 2025

• August 2024

  • Half Shell to open third location

    The new owners said this project will help to define the future look of The Half Shell and should be open by early October.

    By Jennifer Chandler August 06, 2024

• July 2024

  • Table Talk: A guide to handcrafted ice cream in Memphis

    Here’s a cool fact: 11 Memphis-area ice cream shops make their own ice cream from scratch. 

    By Jennifer Chandler July 17, 2024

  • Half Shell sold as longtime Memphis restaurateur retires

    With the sale of The Half Shell, Danny Sumrall looks back at the restaurant and his more than 40 years as a part of the restaurant community, having opened or purchased several of Memphis’ popular dining spots. 

    By Jennifer Chandler July 11, 2024

• May 2022

  • Conaway: I had a wreck, and ran into Memphis

    “I had some takeout at the Half Shell on Mendenhall. I took out the corner of the restaurant with a Subaru. Completely. Spectacularly.”

    By Dan Conaway May 06, 2022

• April 2022

  • Motorist crashes into Half Shell days after renovations announced

    Though the Half Shell owner didn’t plan on doing much work to the restaurant when asked about it earlier this week, well, the universe may have had other plans. 

    By Christin Yates April 29, 2022

  • Half Shell to stay put through coming development

    The restaurant has been at Poplar and Mendenhall since 1983 and will stay where it is despite demolition of the east side of Williamsburg Village.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 27, 2022

• June 2021

  • East Memphis feels a parking pinch around Torchy’s

    With four new restaurants, Williamsburg Village might be a dining destination, but parking is tight and East Memphis neighbors are not happy about cars on the nearby residential street.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 30, 2021

• April 2021

  • Lakeland steps up recruitment of businesses, restaurants

    Lakeland officials think the continued growth of the suburb should make it attractive to potential businesses and is willing to listen to an advisory group about that recruitment.

    By Michael Waddell April 06, 2021

• November 2020

  • Spot check shows some diners abiding by new mask rules

    Adherence to new mask rules is spotty on its first day, though some diners in East Memphis restaurants seem to know they should stay masked until they start eating.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 24, 2020

• May 2020

  • Some restaurants opened as rules lifted, but tables were largely empty

    While takeout continued, Monday lunch was slow at restaurants that opened for the first day of dine-in since mid-March.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 07, 2020