Trasimeno’s pizzas are Neapolitan-style, roughly 10-inch with thin but doughy crust cooked quickly at a very high temperature, charred in spots but soft and flavorful throughout.
At City Silo’s two locations, the menu is mostly vegetarian, but you can add farm-raised chicken breast to an otherwise meatless meal.
At Corky’s, you can order from the bargain Swine Dining under $10 menu until 4 p.m. daily, and it’s full of full-size servings of restaurant favorites.
Who doesn’t love bread? But, at Fino’s, it takes a tug, and sometimes you don’t want to work as hard. Or eat as heavy. A time like, say, August.
StickEm’s owner and chef, Ermyias Shiberou, opened his food truck in 2012; when the pandemic began, he decided to streamline his business by converting his Blue Nile restaurant into a StickEm brick-and-mortar location.
Lucchesi’s Beer Garden has a selection of $10 Deals for lunch or dinner, including great falafel sandwiches and meaty ones too, plus a huge selection of beer.
Ribs and well-sauced pork sandwiches are serious business in Memphis. Two of the best examples of each may be at a weekend wonder “taco truck” on Macon Road.
With 18 daily vegetables plus a couple of specials to choose from, you can create a vegetable plate just the way you like it at Patrick’s.
Pho So 8 serves Vietnamese food at the corner of Ridgeway and Winchester roads, and you can shop in the attached global market after your meal.
Flaky kathi rolls and savory, crunchy samosa chaat are part of the “Nawab’s Specials” menu. The restaurant’s street food dishes range from $6.99 to $8.99 each.
The Castle has a bargain-priced menu across the board, it’s all made from scratch, and it’s all delicious.
A-Tan offers lunch specials daily, but be warned: The hot mustard is the real deal.
There are 10 sandwiches for $8 on the menu at South Point Grocery, plus a $5 special most days and plenty of good grab-and-go.
From red beans and rice on Monday to a po’ boy and gumbo on Tuesday to Cajun meatloaf on Thursday, Bayou Bar & Grill has a $10 Deal every weekday.
New Asia, long a favorite for authentic Chinese food, also offers a solid lunch special.
Pop’s Comfort Kitchen in Bartlett has fried chicken livers with two sides and cornbread every Tuesday for $9.99. It also sells its chicken and dumplings by the gallon.
Neil’s $8.95 home-cooking lunch special fits the $10 budget and if you’re not looking for that, you can find some mighty fine fresh onion rings there.
Happy Greek Café has plenty of economical choices, and you can’t go wrong with a hummus bowl topped with protein and a tangy little salad.
The crawfish étouffée is spicy, creamy and flavorful, the best of a bundle of good $10 (or less) bets at Parish Grocery.
These empanadas are large, well more than a handful each, about the size of a typical Southern fried pie. They’re sold from a food truck on North Germantown Parkway.
Las Delicias is a solid choice for Mexican food and a destination for guacamole and chips. It’s also a real bargain.
Pho Saigon has been sold, but it’s staying in the family and you can still get a hearty lunch for less than $10; try $7.99.
With empanadas, arepas, cachapas and more on the menu, Sabor Caribe has been a tasty Edge District anchor through a period of profound neighborhood change.
At $2 apiece, packed with beef and spice, Pop’s Tamales are one of the city’s best deals. And getting them, from Pop’s cash-only little Orange Mound shop, is an experience unto itself.
Home-style cooking is served up quick and for $9.99, drink included, when you order the ‘fast lunch’ special at Wally Hatchet’s.