Bobby Bradley – Memphis Flyer

Updated: According to the Cozy Corner Facebook page, they are now opening on Tuesday.

Cozy Corner is set to reopen in its original location tomorrow. It will be in a soft-opening phase for a two-week period, with a grand opening set tentatively for October 22nd.

Bobby Bradley, grandson of Cozy Corner matriarch Desiree Robinson, says they need the soft-opening time to work out the kinks.

Cozy Corner, at 745 N. Parkway, closed after a fire on January 8, 2015. In March of that year, the restaurant moved across the street to share space with Encore Cafe. It eventually took over the space.

Both Bradley and Robinson say they are excited to be back in the old space, though Robinson notes she’s no longer involved in the day-to-day operations. Bradley and his mother run the show, and says Robinson, “I let them.”

Encore Cafe opened last Monday and serves a menu filled with what owner Monroe Ballard calls healthier choices — chicken, fish, and veggie wraps, salads, sandwiches, smoothies (mango and strawberry!), and coffee.

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And starting next Tuesday, it will serve Cozy Corner barbecue.

“We’re helping a neighbor in need” says Ballard.

According to Bobby Bradley, grandson of Cozy Corner matriarch Desiree Robinson, the pits will be moved to the Encore Cafe, which is across the street from Cozy Corner. Much of the menu will be served, including ribs, barbecue sandwiches, wings, and the cornish game hens.

Bradley says that fund-raising efforts are going well and work on the Cozy Corner building should start next week.

“Memphis has been really kind to us,” says Bradley.

Cozy Corner’ Go Fund Me page