Pizza from Aldo’s and a Jameson slushie from Aldo Dean’s Slider Inn just down the street makes a great meal to enjoy outside on a nice evening.

Garibaldi’s family meals are good old-fashioned Italian dinners and a bargain; our experience says they serve two meals for four.

Char’s family meal for four is generous, delicious and a bargain at $10 per person; the to-go cocktail is just a sweet bonus. 

Sweet Grass offers a nice menu of chicken, fish, meatloaf and sides to go, but sometimes you need nachos. And a drink.

Crazy Cactus is a new Mexican restaurant on Summer Avenue that serves cheese enchiladas topped with carnitas. Of course it’s a favorite thing; why wouldn’t it be?

Coastal Fish Company delivers. It’s beautiful, the staff is fully attentive and while it’s pricey, you can spend considerably more for food that doesn’t approach this quality. Spectacular sunsets, sadly, cannot be guaranteed.

The pizza will set you back $8-$10, depending on which one you order. The crust was perfect, puffed around the edges, a bit of chew in the center.

Home cooking is as personal as food gets, and Robert Taylor's Daisy’s on South Third offers real soul food and home cooking that you need to add to your list of soul food restaurants.

Big food, soul food, over-the-top food: It’s what you’ll find at Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe in its new location on Union Avenue.

McEwen's offers a soup-and-salad deal for $9.50 that warms you on a cold day and gives you plenty of fresh greens on the side.

There are Grisantis all over, but only one in Collierville. David Grisanti is operating smoothly in the back of Sheffield Antiques Mall, serving up all the family favorites.

Moondance Grill is Tommy Peters’ latest restaurant, and there’s plenty to like about the new place in Germantown’s Thornwood development.

When you can’t take the beach cure, there’s always more soup. At Mosa, a bowl of yuan bao is one way to combat the gray-day sniffles.

The Grille, known for chicken on a stick and grilled hot wings, has opened a second location in Cordova.

My Favorite Things of 2019 includes some of the best foods around town, from a simple cheeseburger to a Vietnamese crepe.

Pho House on Jefferson is a new Vietnamese restaurant within shouting distance of a couple of others on Cleveland, but stands on its own.

Havana’s Pilon has a special each day that comes in well under $10.

ESPN’s Herbie Awards doled out generously to Memphis after an epic GameDay here in November.

Kohesian is a mostly Korean restaurant that opened last week in Thornwood in Germantown.

Bishop, the new restaurant by Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman, opens Friday in Central Station Hotel. It’s French from the top of the menu to the bottom.

Doghouzz opens in Crosstown with a selection of build-your-own hot dogs, and a full bar is coming soon.

Saltwater Crab on Madison offers seafood boils but has a large menu of other seafood, too.

The Happy Greek Cafe on Highland offers a tidy menu of Greek and Middle-eastern favorites that are all good; you can’t really go wrong.

Bhan Thai serves up tasty Thai and offers 10 lunch deals under $10 Tuesday through Friday.

Maciel’s Tortas and Tacos serves a chicken soup that stifles the sniffles and soothes your stuffy head.