On Mondays after 4 p.m., two burgers and two beers come in right at the limit when you take advantage of the buy-one, get-one offer.

Little Bettie is a tiny kitchen in an enormous brewery, but the pizzas are top notch, the menu is clever and fun, and the beer at Wiseacre is good as ever.

Maciel’s in Cooper-Young delivers the same fresh Mexican favorites as the original restaurant Downtown. For the time being, it all comes on paper and with plastic for our safety — but the food is still great.

Ty’s Smokehouse in Bartlett offers a daily special for $5 and change, and a “Hungry Man” meat-and-three comes in under $10 with drink and tax included.

New Mexican place on Summer is really a few miles past the official end of the avenue, but it’s close enough and the food is good.

Good gas station food is one of the lesser-acknowledged advantages of Southern life and gas stations aren’t just for fried chicken anymore. 

Alex Grisanti’s Elfo Pizzeria, part of Elfo Grisanti Northern Italian Cuisine, opens Friday in Southaven; here’s a sneak peek of what you’ll find.

If you’re in pursuit of good outdoor walks, good outdoor dining and quick browsing/shopping, you’ll find plenty in Little Rock, just a two-hour drive west of Memphis.

Add another Mexican restaurant to the stretch of Summer Avenue we all love for our tacos and tortas. La Unica has finally opened in an old Wendy’s.

Rock’n Dough has opened in the former Fox Ridge Pizza in Cordova with the same favorites, from pizza to beer and more, that it has in Germantown, and it continues to expand.

From chicken to tacos, this street food stroll has some mouth-watering treats in store. 

New Asia, a favorite Chinese restaurant known for its authentic dishes and a large Chinese-American selection, has finally reopened its Germantown dining room.

As a new recurring feature, I’ll be on the hunt for street-food finds in the Memphis area: good stuff from food trucks, farmers markets, gas stations, walk-up windows and the like.

Outdoor seating on Huling outside Puck Food Hall needs to be enjoyed while the weather begs you to get out and eat, work a bit, maybe even have a cocktail. And you can order from neighboring restaurants, like Grecian Gourmet, too.

At Tavern 018 in Cordova, the plate lunch is a remarkable bargain at $7; the food is good and most of it is from scratch.

Global Café opened in 2018 to give immigrant food entrepreneurs a place to cook. Two of us split empanadas and Juan’s tacos, and it was more than we could finish.

A Summer Avenue taco truck scene has bloomed through the summer, with at least eight regular trucks around the wider neighborhood and several others that seem to pop up more infrequently. If you live near Summer or Macon avenues between Highland and White Station, there’s a good chance you can walk to a taco truck. 

Hazel’s Lucky Dice Delicatessen, Karen Carrier’s restaurant named after her mother, opened Monday in her Cooper-Young corral. 

Southall Café is open and serving breakfast and lunch in the heart of East Memphis; the chicken sandwich is top-notch.

Yeah, you read that right. You can eat a meal for $10 at Las Tortugas, and if you’re sharing, you can even have guacamole.

Three ‘new’ burger specials around town are special ones indeed: One of them has been gone more than three times as long as it was served.

Lobster Exotic is the new special sandwich at Elwood’s Shack and it’s a winner with tenderloin, lobster and Hollandaise.

River Oaks Restaurant has reopened and chef/owner José Gutierrez is relaxed, his food is excellent and the restaurant as comfortable and welcoming as ever.