Bi Bim Bap from the Kwik Check

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Bi Bim Bap from the Kwik Check

When Mediterranean - Korean restaurant Petra closed in Midtown [in 2009] I was worried that their bi bim bap would be gone forever. Thankfully, Petra's owner (and a lot of their most loved dishes) have moved to the Kwik Check on Madison.

The Kwik Check is one of midtown's favorite low-key lunch spots. It's part convenience store, part lunch counter. They sell the usual mini-mart goods (chips, drinks, cigarettes, newspapers, beer) along side deli sandwiches, homemade pasta salad, gyros, and the delicious bi bim bap.

Bi Bim Bap is made with savory beef (or chicken or tofu), cucumbers, carrots, bean sprouts, greens and a sunny side up egg served over rice doused in spicy red Korean sauce. It's crunchy, earthy, and the sauce gives a nice little kick in the mouth.

Don't forget to try the Bi Bim Bap burger or a sandwich. The Turk is a local favorite.

"The Turk" at Kwik Chek

Go There:

Kwik Check
2013 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104

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shaneofmemphis
Mmmmmmm.
February 2, 2010 5:42pm
scootette
their gyros are the best in the world. in. the. world.
February 2, 2010 5:47pm
richard
Kerry, can you please, please, please, help me find a good deli like Kwik Check or Fino's in the east memphis area. I use to work downtown and i so miss having lunch at a good sandwich shop. I would so appreciate the help and suggestions. BTW: McAlister's (too chain) or Bogie's (too pricy) dont count.
February 11, 2010 2:25pm
Kerry (admin)
I just emailed you!
February 11, 2010 4:40pm
I Love Memphis…
[...] me outside. I spent Saturday at Overton Park with my dog, then sitting on my porch, eating chicken Bi Bim Bop, playing the ukulele and watching movies [...]
February 22, 2010 2:09pm
LaTasha
Hi, I've just stumbled upon your blog and I love it! Thanks for sharing the info about one of my favorite dishes. I was soooo sad to see that Petra had closed. I can't wait to tell my friends!
March 8, 2010 11:05pm
Adam
I used to live right next to the Kwik Check and I used to love how it was one of those things that every Midtowner knew, but seemed strange to outsiders. I loved the looks on people's faces when we'd take them for the first time ("A convenience store? Really?").
March 25, 2010 11:36am
John
Just don't go during lunch time. It's so understaffed that it's absolutely ridiculous.
August 5, 2010 8:00pm
Kwik Chek &laq…
[...]  Or you can read one of the many write-ups about them from local sources: Eat Local Memphis, I Love Memphis, Memphis Spork, or Go [...]
April 9, 2012 3:22pm
I Love Memphis…
[...] will go down as the sad, sad day that much like Al Capone, our beloved Kwik Check was seized by the state government for tax evasion. Let this be a [...]
August 4, 2010 3:52pm
take-out class…
[...] words for it.  In addition to delicious sandwiches, they will serve up some of Memphis’ best Korean delights like Bi Bim Bop.  Again still on my list, but I hear it is better served in person that in take out so that is my [...]
June 11, 2012 9:55pm

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