These Memphis Restaurants Will Appear on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
After an 11 year drought, the Mayor of Flavortown Guy Fieri is back in Memphis featuring a series of Memphis restaurants putting the 901 on display.
After an 11 year drought, the Mayor of Flavortown Guy Fieri is back in Memphis featuring a series of Memphis restaurants putting the 901 on display.
Keep reading to see which Memphis restaurants will soon appear and which ones previously made appearances on the acclaimed show.
ALCENIA'S
Alcenia's will once again be under the Flavortown spotlight. The beloved soul food restaurant will be featured on "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives: Triple D Nation." Triple D Nation episodes revisit restaurants that previously were featured on the show. The episode "Triple D Nation: From Streak to Seafood" aired on Feb. 9. The description said, "a soul-food spot in Memphis, Tenn., is dishing out a fierce fried sandwich."
LAS TORTUGAS DELI MEXICANA
The owner of Las Tortugas Deli Mexican was born in Mexico City before opening his 100% authentic Mexican restaurant in Memphis. The restaurant, which has two locations in East Memphis and Germantown, will be featured on DDD's Feb. 23 episode titled Bird, "Belly and Beef." The episode description mentions "Mexican pork sandwiches" as the featured dish.
STICKEM
StickEm, a food truck turned Midtown brick-and-mortar, appeared in the Feb. 16 episode titled "Flavor World." The episode description reads, "Plus, a kabob spot in Memphis, Tennessee, is marinating meats with Ethiopian flavor." StickEm still operates its food truck, which got its start back in 2012. As described, you can find a menu filled with a variety of savory kabobs or opt for one of their entrees like lamb stew or General Tso's Chicken.
LOAF - MODERN MEMPHIS CUISINE
LOAF was the feature restaurant on the January 26th episode titled "Great Taste, Surprising Place" described as "culinary masterpieces nestled in a Memphis art museum." The restaurant specializes in New American food blending Memphis cuisine with cuisines of immigrant communities. The episode was recorded and aired prior to LOAF's exit from the Brooks Museum. A new location will be in the works. Until then, they do offer catering.
TRAP FUSION
Trap Fusion was the first to be featured in this series of Fieri features. The restaurant appeared in the December 15th episode “Southern, Western & North of the Border.” The episode description states “Guy Fieri's digging dishes from across the map… while in Memphis, Tenn., a Southern-Caribbean mashup is serving oxtail and lamb chops with extra spice.”
Trap Fusion is described as “where the pulse of Memphis meets the sizzle of global flavors.” Founded by Markeith W. McCoy and Chef JGardner, Trap Fusion infuses Caribbean flavors into their signature dishes such as the Caribbean Oxtails and Lamb Chops.”
GOOD FORTUNE CO.
The restaurant, which specializes in made from scratch noodles and dumplings, appeared in the Jan. 5 episode titled "From Noodle to Strudel." The episode descriptions mentions, "In Memphis, Tenn., a power couple is bringing big flavor to killer crawfish dumplings and noodles." I surely hope Guy got a taste of their delicious GFC wings too.
LITTLE BETTIE PIZZA AND SNACKS, WISEACRE BREWING CO.
A little pizza stand located inside the downtown Wiseacre Brewing Co. affectionately known as Little Bettie Pizza and Snacks was also a DDD feature. Wiseacre was also a focus of the episode.) The episode originally aired on Jan. 12th titled “Hearty Handfuls.” The show's description says, “This trip, Guy Fieri's digging into hearty handfuls of major flavor. First up, a funky joint in Memphis, Tenn., is taking pizza and wings to the next level.” One of the featured pizzas is the Thud Butt which is made with mortadella, ricotta cream, black pepper honey, pistachio, and stracciatella cheese.
Word is Guy Fieri visited more Memphis restaurants and more appearance announcements are expected which is very exciting. We’ll keep adding to this list as they are.
Memphis Restaurants previously featured on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives:
Cozy Corner
The Farmer (formerly Elegant Farmer)
Marlowe’s Ribs
Alcenia’s
Maximo's on Broad (formerly Three Angels Diner)
Tom’s Bar-B-Q
Leonard’s Pit Barbecue
Uncle Lou’s Fried Chicken
South of Beale
Rizzo’s Diner (rip)
Little Tea Shop (rip)
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