Southern Belle, Memphis' newest Cajun-inspired soul food joint, opened last week, and good news - they deliver. The premise at Southern Belle is simple. There's one entree offering every day, and you get that plus your choice of side item and a roll for $7.50.

The Majestic Grille is a deceptive little place. From the looks of it, it's an upscale, fancy, expensive kind of place, the kind you'd reserve for a special occasion. In reality, it would be a mistake to only think of the Majestic that way. Yes, the restaurant - which is housed in one of Memphis' first movie houses -oozes class, but the menu is full of unpretentious classics like sandwiches, steaks and salads.

Look out, Young Ave. Deli - the Brass Door has only been open for a few weeks, but I think they're already trying to claim your "best fries in Memphis" honors. Check out this paper cone full of tastiness that I got at the Brass Door:

It's a good time to review restaurants in Memphis. In the past week, the city has gained at least three new places that are worth trying. I went to Thai Bistro's new downtown location for an early dinner last night. Because we were there so early, my dinner buddy and I had the place to ourselves. Maybe it's because the restaurant just opened, but the atmosphere is a little weird. I think it's because there's nothing on the walls - no art, no posters, just lots of peachy paint and one giant mirror. There is a bar, but it's not set up yet because their liquor license hasn't kicked in yet.

Competitive eaters have tried it. The "Man vs. Food" guy has tried it. And last night, I Love Memphis tried it. My assembled team of four attempted to take down the 7 lb. Kookamonga Burger at the Kooky Canuck downtown. Here it is, a great tower of sandwich rising about four inches above its plate:

I've got some good news for those of you who still miss Erika's German Restaurant - there's another place in Memphis to get your schnitzel fix. Mary's German Restaurant is in Collierville, but it's more than worth the drive if you've got a craving that can't be denied. A warning though -  it's almost impossible to find if you're going off of Google Maps or Mapquest.

There are a lot of bold claims being made at the Green Beetle. A placard outside boasts that the bar has been "healing broken hearts since 1939". Inside, a sign says "Have a beer here, your grandfather did."

If you're not normally a fan of salads as a meal, Andrea's lobster Cobb salad from Circa might change your mind. I'm not sure who Andrea is, but her name is on an awesome salad. The salad ($13) is a plate piled with romaine tossed in tangy house-made dressing flanked

When I think about where to go for a big night out, I don't generally think about heading east. But, my nighttime plans may have to change a little bit now that East Tapas & Drinks is open. While East is part of Wang's Mandarin House, it's housed in its own space in the storefront next to the Park Ave. location. Yes, it's a bar in a shopping center in East Memphis, but the important thing is that it doesn't have the sort of sad vibe that permeates so many other storefront watering holes.