Food Files: Soul food restaurant coming to former Ms. Girlee’s
The new owners don’t want to replicate Ms. Girlee’s, but with the crowd the former soul food staple attracted, they said they knew the community needed a restaurant. (Sophia Surrett/The Daily Memphian)
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New soul food restaurant in former Ms. Girlee’s
The Gourmet Gallery owners will open a new soul food restaurant at 629 Chelsea Ave., the former Ms. Girlee’s Soul Food.
Helen and Marlon Hammond will open the restaurant in the North Memphis market in addition to their Downtown eatery at 412 S. Main St.
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Sophia Surrett
Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers small business, nonprofits, restaurant real estate, hospitality and tourism, manufacturing, and transportation and logistics.
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