Go Tigers Go to The Blue Room Restaurant

Chicken and waffles? They’ve got it. Bayou shrimp and grits? Um, yes please. And their menu is filled with options for meat-lovers and beloved vegans. 

If you’re anything like me, you’re always on the lookout for a good brunch spot. To me a good brunch spot consists of: great food and drinks, a nice ambience, and exceptional customer service.

Between the perfectly seasoned Salmon Benedict and the on-going Jazz music playing in the background..this was a great brunch experience.

Head-chef and former culinary student at the UofM, Martavious McGee, took a moment from the kitchen to talk to me about the Blue Room and their intersection with the University of Memphis.

“It was Spring ‘22 when we built the hydroponic garden that we now have here. Students from the culinary program intern throughout the entire restaurant. Any herbs that we need, we get from them. We make different syrups, oils, concentrates, all different types of things with what they grow.”

If someone were to come in here and order the “Chef’s Special,” what would that be?

“Whatever our fish is for that day for sure. My favorite thing on the menu is our Halibut Special, its pan-seared halibut with mashed potatoes paired with a little bit of basil oil.”

So THAT’S why the salmon was so good, gotcha.

Chef McGee also let me know that within the next upcoming years the restaurant will slowly evolve into a more fine dining experience, as they plan to expand on both the menu and the ambience.

And get this, if you stop by on a Friday or Saturday your meal is accompanied by a local live band, that’s a two-for-one special if you ask me.

So, Go Memphis..Go..to the Blue Room.

GO THERE:

The Blue Room Restaurant
1245 N Germantown Pkwy Suite 101
Memphis, TN 38016

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