Restaurants in Memphis
#1
Posted 18 January 2011 - 07:02 PM
I did, however, discover that there is a Spaghetti Warehouse (same chain we ate at in Dallas 2005 and Tampa 2008, and not the one we did in Portland 2010) very near a trolley stop on the Riverfront line. Seems to be a good option for dinner in Memphis, our last together before we go our separate ways in Chicago. We could board the Riverfront trolley after dinner and be dropped right at the Amtrak station in a few minutes -- to catch that night's #58 to Chicago.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#2
Posted 19 January 2011 - 07:07 AM
What about baggage while we eat dinner? Won't we have to pick those up from the hotel? Or is there storage at station where we can place them earlier?We could board the Riverfront trolley after dinner and be dropped right at the Amtrak station in a few minutes -- to catch that night's #58 to Chicago.
#3
Posted 19 January 2011 - 11:12 AM
I'm assuming we could check-out of hotels in the morning, leave our luggage with Amtrak, and then start our day from there. Of course we all know what happens to people who assume.What about baggage while we eat dinner? Won't we have to pick those up from the hotel? Or is there storage at station where we can place them earlier?
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#4
Posted 30 June 2011 - 07:36 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#5
Posted 30 June 2011 - 07:40 PM
Finally, in my travels yesterday I killed time in the stations looking online at places along Beale Street as Steve suggested. Here is the website. Most of the establishments along the street appear to be "clubs", namely watering holes that offer entertainment primarily Blues bands.
I drilled down a bit further and came up with a list of establishments that aren't strictly bars, and are open during lunchtime:
Lunch menus:
Alfred's on Beale
B.B. King's (.pdf)
Blues City Cafe
Dyer's Burgers
Hard Rock Cafe
King's Palace Cafe
Miss Polly's Soul City Cafe (.pdf)
The Pig on Beale
Wet Willie's
I left the option for Memphis lunch open, to either Peabody Place or Beale Street. I am personally not into bars, ribs, nor blues music, but others might be. We can always split up into smaller groups. Also possible if we come across any other fast food type places along the city streets, that might be another option. We can play this one by ear, and make a last minute decision based on whether we see anything we like from the trolley.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#6
Posted 03 July 2011 - 04:44 PM
Technicalities suck and legal name changes are a mess after it happens.
#7
Posted 03 July 2011 - 05:34 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#8
Posted 06 February 2018 - 02:44 AM
Yet another restaurant once patronized by this group is gone! The curse of OTOL continues. Remember Memphis in 2011, we ate dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse? IIRC it was a very nice one, with not only the obligatory trolley within the restaurant, but also some relics from a nearby train station no longer in use. Well it closed in November of 2017, as per this article.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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