Worth the drive: Hop in the car and give one of these Mid-South restaurants a try
Blackberry Molasses is at 1014 E. Broadway Ave. in West Memphis. (Ellen Chamberlain/The Daily Memphian)
Getting in a vehicle and driving far away to indulge in a tasty meal is a choice.
But one makes these kinds of choices because someone swore the food was worth it. And because, at some point, convenience stops mattering and adventure takes the wheel.
Across West Memphis and DeSoto County, a small but mighty collection of restaurants has earned that kind of loyalty — the kind that sends Memphis diners over bridges, past exits and into far-flung parking lots.
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Ellen Chamberlain
Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.
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