There are 7 article(s) tagged The Half Shell:

• 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