What to order: At Aldo’s Pizza Pies, it’s a panini
Aldo’s Pizza Pies is located at 100 S. Main St. in Downtown Memphis. (Ellen Chamberlain/The Daily Memphian)
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.
The curb appeal at South Main’s Aldo’s Pizza Pies sets the restaurant apart from some of its quieter neighbors. A sizeable patio adorned with lush plants beckons diners toward the heavy front door.
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