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MEMernet: Music Fest, Mongo, and Mulan

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Music Fest

Beale Street Music Festival brought thousands to Liberty Park this weekend for the first time in two years. But Nextdoor user Ben Nelson didn’t know.

“Lots of loud noise near the Liberty Bowl,” he wrote. “I didn’t think there were football games this time of year…. Anyone know what the heck is going on??”

Commenters answered the question many times, complained about the noise, complained they weren’t notified of the event, complained about the complainers, and, of course, complained about the redesign of Tom Lee Park.

Tweet of the Week

Posted to Twitter by @MayorMongo

“I will be announcing my full intentions on buying MySpace tomorrow,” tweeted Mayor Prince Mongo.

Big Bad What?

Posted to Facebook By Mulan

News broke last week that a Nashville company bought Cooper-Young buildings now housing Mulan and Margaritas. Owners plan to install a Big Bad Breakfast restaurant where Mulan is now.

But Mulan responded on Facebook with this: “Big bad nothing but a sad rumor going around. Mulan isn’t going anywhere. Don’t you worry your pretty little heads.”

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Holiday Eats: What’s (and Who’s) Cookin’

There’s much to look forward to during the holidays. Warm camaraderie to keep the cold outside at bay. Toasts with family, friends, and coworkers to raise the spirits. A seasonal smorgasbord. Of course, no one looks forward to the extra cooking, shopping, and dishes, though. That’s where we come in. For some ideas on how to help get the holiday gathering started (and avoid the extra cooking), read this special message from our advertisers. 

62 South Front Street

62 S. Front, (941-0784) • 62southfrontstreet.com

Come celebrate with us! Located on Historic Cotton Row, at 62 South Front, you can host your corporate meetings, receptions, and special events in style — with 3,000 square feet and a full kitchen for the caterer of your choice. Free wifi and free use of 20 tables and 40 chairs. Please call us with any questions regarding pricing or history of the venue.

Boscos Squared

2120 Madison, (432-2222) • boscosbeer.com

Looking for a private party room, banquet room, or event space where guests can enjoy local, handcrafted beer while dining on chef-created specialties like Boscos wood-oven shrimp, smoked pork chop, or wood-fired oven pizzas? Boscos Restaurant & Brewing Co. has everything you need to host your holiday party, birthday celebration, banquet, or office party for up to 30 guests. Boscos Restaurant & Brewing Co. can meet all of your private dining needs.

Call us at (901) 432-2222 to create your private dining experience at Boscos.

Char Restaurant

431 S. Highland, #120, (249-3533) • memphis.charrestaurant.com

Bring Char to your holiday table this year! Family-style sides and whole pecan pies are available to order for pick-up for all of your holiday celebrations. Order by November 25th for Thanksgiving and December 20th for Christmas. Call us today to place your order.

The Curb Market

1350 Concourse Ave, Suite 163, (453-6880) • curbmarket901.com

Curb Market makes all hot dishes from scratch, with fresh ingredients, and we cater! Make sure your holiday parties are something to remember, whether at home or at the office. Contact catering@curbmarket901.com today!

El Toro Loco – Mexican Bar & Grill

2809 Kirby, #109 (at Quince), (759-0593)

Now booking holiday parties and special events. With karaoke and DJs every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. For catering and event booking, please call us.

Jack Pirtle’s Chicken

jackpirtleschicken.com

Memphians have enjoyed our delicious fried chicken, steak sandwiches, and all the trimmings since 1957. Come see what keeps the Mid-South coming back for more! It’s down-home delicious. For catering information and pricing call (901) 372-9897 or visit one of our eight Memphis locations.

Molly’s La Casita

2006 Madison, (726-1873) • mollyslacasita.com

Bring your family to our Molly’s family for some good fun, food, and drinks. Margarita Monday and Taco Tuesday are a good start to your Thanksgiving week. Ask about our party-size dips for your holiday parties.

Mulan Asian Bistro

Mulan offers traditional Chinese and authentic Szechuan cuisine, as well as sushi and hibachi. Mulan provides catering, delivery services, and has a private party room available for special events. Contact us today to start planning your holiday celebrations.

• Mulan Asian Bistro East

4698 Spottswood, (609-8680)

• Mulan Asian Bistro Midtown

2149 Young, (347-3965)

• Mulan Asian Bistro Collierville

2059 Houston Levee, (850-5288)

Pueblo Viejo – Mexican Restaurant & Buffet

3750 Hacks Cross, (751-8896) • puebloviejorestaurantandbuffet.com

Let us host your holiday parties and special events. We have karaoke and DJs every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We offer catering and event space.

Restaurant Iris / Second Line

Place your Iris order for the holidays — herb-brined chicken, $25 (serves 4); roasted honey duck, $35 (serves 4); and sides, which include fettuccine casserole (no veggies), stuffing with sage, sausage, and apples, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, apple cobbler, $20 each (serves 8-10). Book your holiday event for the main room or entire restaurant. Email pgilbert@chefkellyenglish.com for orders or reservations.

• Iris, Etc.

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• Second Line

2144 Monroe, (590-2829) • secondlinememphis.com

• Restaurant Iris

2146 Monroe, (590-2828) • restaurantiris.com

Soccer City 901

5560 Shelby Oaks Drive, (240-1415) • soccercity901.com

Soccer City 901 has you covered for all your holiday festivities. Play soccer in our indoor and outdoor soccer fields. Enjoy food and drinks throughout our spacious restaurant. Watch your favorite games on our many TVs. Our mission is to provide the No. 1 spot in the city where all communities come together to embrace sports, Latin culture, and quality time with their families and friends.

The Guest House at Graceland

3600 Elvis Presley • guesthousegraceland.com

2019 Thanksgiving Day Buffet at Delta’s Kitchen

Celebrate with friends and family and enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving Day feast with all the favorite trimmings at The Guest House at Graceland.We look forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with you and your loved ones!

To make reservations, please call (901) 443-3000.

The Vault

124 GE Patterson, (591-8000) • vaultmemphis.com

Give us a call to plan your holiday party needs. We have an upstairs space available that will hold up to 70 people. We can create a menu for you, or you can choose items off our menu. Happy holidays!

Young Avenue Deli

2119 Young, (278-0034) • youngavenuedeli.com

Pick Young Avenue Deli for your holiday parties this season! We have pool tables, games, and great food, and we can accommodate large groups — we will rent out the entire restaurant. Please email tessa@youngavenuedeli.com for details.

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Bar Guide

Alchemy

Game Days at Alchemy Memphis: Happy Hour with $1 off domestic beers and discounts on featured items from our specialty cocktail list. The game isn’t over until we say it is!

940 S. Cooper • 726-4444 alchemymemphis.com

Bardog Tavern

Ignore the cold in our cozy downtown bar, but don’t ignore the cold beer! $2.50 Buds and Bud Lights, $3 Yuengling drafts during every Tiger and Grizzlies game. The sound is on on the upstairs and downstairs TVs, including the 60-inch HDTV in the Underdog Room. Open for those brunch games starting at 11 a.m., Saturdays and Sundays.

73 Monroe • 275-8752 • bardog.com

Belle Diner 

Looking for a great new place to eat and have drinks before the game? Look no further than one of downtown’s newest restaurants, Belle Diner. With decades of bringing Memphis great food, the team of Roger Sapp, David Johnson, and Joe Ferguson have teamed up to bring an upscale Southern diner to downtown Memphis. Come in Game Day and try any appetizer prepared by Chef Johnson for only $8 and $1 off all drinks.

117 Union • 433-9851 facebook.com/BelleDinerMemphisTN

Blind Bear Speakeasy

Game Day specials start one hour before and last throughout every Griz and Tiger game: $2.50 Miller Lite, Miller High Life, and Coors Light bottles and $4 24-oz. Coors Light Griz cans! While you’re here, check out the new menus by Chef David Scott Walker, and be sure to mark your calendar for Bean’s Birthday Bash on October 25th and our Halloween Party on October 31st.

119 S. Main • 417-8435 blindbearmemphis.com

Celtic Crossing

Join us Monday nights at Celtic Crossing for the ultimate Game Day, featuring football, giant board games (Jenga, Cards Against Humanity, and lots more), and beer. Beginning Mondays at 5 p.m., all drafts are just $3.

903 S. Cooper • 274-5151 celticcrossingmemphis.com

Central BBQ

When Memphians want great barbecue and fun times, they head to their nearest Central BBQ location. Before Tiger and Grizzlies home games, visit the newest location just minutes away from the Forum and try one of our many draft beers featuring local microbreweries. For away games, come celebrate with other fans at the Summer or downtown locations, where there are plenty of large HDTVs.

4375 Summer • 767-4672


147 E. Butler • 672-7760


2249 Central • 272-9377


cbqmemphis.com

The Cove

The Cove offers too vast an array of expertly hand-crafted cocktails to single out just one as our “signature” concoction, but Town & CountrySouthern Living, and Urban Spoon proclaim our authentic Sazerac as the perfect accompaniment to a sultry summer evening. For more outstanding cocktail options, see thecovememphis.com. Come by the Cove after games for the best late-night eats and treats! 

2559 Broad • 730-0719


thecovememphis.com

Dan McGuinness

Dan McGuinness is your Game Day HQ with great specials for both college and pros: $3 pints and $9 pitchers of McGuinness Pub Ale, $11 buckets of longnecks. On Mondays, it’s 2-for-1 domestic beers and $3.95 burgers and fries.

4698 Spottswood • 761-3711 danmcguinnesspub.com

Dejavu Restaurant

Let the good times roll before and after Grizzlies and Tiger basketball games! The newest location at 51 S. Main is four minutes from FedExForum and is filled with all the extras you would expect in New Orleans. Check out the new bar and try some award-winning soul food and vegan/vegetarian cuisine. 

51 S. Main • 505-0212


dejavurestaurant.org 

Happy Mexican

Join us before, after, or during the game to watch with us! Happy Mexican has a Happy Hour for its award-winning margaritas Tuesday through Sunday 3 to 7 p.m. on the lime flavor only. Special pricing includes small for $4.25, medium for $6.99, or large for $8.99.

385 S. Second • 529-9991


6080 Primacy Parkway • 683-0000


7935 Winchester • 751-5353


happymexican.com

Hard Rock Café Memphis

Stop by Hard Rock Café Memphis on Friday Game Days for a Hard Rocking Happy Hour! Now featuring a new Happy Hour every Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. with a special “Bar Bites” menu. $2 domestic drafts; $3 import drafts; and $4 margaritas (bar area only).

315 Beale • 529-0007

Local Gastropub

Local has specials going on just about whenever there’s a game to watch. Happy Hour is Monday through Friday 4 to 7 p.m. Game Day specials run Monday (starting at 6:30 p.m.), Saturday (11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.), and Sunday (11 a.m.-11 p.m.) and include domestic beer buckets, five for $10, $25 table taps of draft, and small-plate food specials. Tuesday is half-off bottles of wine from 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesday is Pint Night with $2 off pints. Thursday is Ladies Night with $5 “tini’s” and tier-one wines. Join us Sunday for late-night Happy Hour starting at 11:30 p.m.

95 Main • 473-9573


2126 Madison in Overton Square


725-1845 • localgastropub.com

Los Comales Mexican Restaurant

Watch the game while enjoying our authentic Mexican food and unique drinks. Buy one margarita and get a second half-off every Monday and Thursday, and get $5 off any order over $20 when you mention our ad in the Flyer!

2860 S. Perkins • 369-0528 loscomalesrestaurant.com

Molly’s La Casita

Molly’s has the ultimate Game Day drink. It’s our first-place award-winning margarita (Memphis Flyer readers poll 2013). Be sure to try our new low-calorie Nectar Girl Margarita if you are trying to watch your darling figure. Molly’s has an ice-cold one ready for you that is sure to please.

2006 Madison • 726-1873 mollyslacasita.com

Mulan Asian Bistro

Sports and sushi are a great combination! Enjoy Mulan Asian Bistro’s Happy Hour for sushi and drinks from 3 to 6 p.m. daily. Try the Mulan Martini for only $7.95.

2149 Young • 347-3965


2059 S. Houston Levee • 850-5288


mulanbistro.net

Newby’s

Newby’s has all your Game Day specials. Monday is Ghost River $10 Beer Bust. On Tuesday, we have $2 burgers and beer. On Whiskey Wednesdays, it’s $3 whiskey drinks. The Always Happy Hour is $1 off bottle beers and mixed drinks every day ’til 9 p.m. Start early and stay late at Newby’s.

535 S. Highland • 452-8408 newbysmemphis.com

Paula and Raiford’s Disco

Come party after the game at Memphis’ best dance club! Paula and Raiford’s Disco is your one-stop shop for fun in downtown Memphis. Enjoy music, drinks, and dancing every Friday and Saturday night just minutes from FedExForum.

14 S. Second • 521-2494


paularaifords.com

Pearl’s Oyster House

Come watch the game with us! Happy Hour is Monday through Friday, 4 to 7 p.m. There are daily draft beer specials as well. Try the famous chargrilled oysters, only $1 each on Wednesdays. Pearl’s also features daily fresh fish specials and free parking too.

299 S. Main • 522-9070 pearlsoysterhouse.com

The Pumping Station

We have just the right stuff to enjoy your games every week. Friday Beer Busts: $3, Ghost River and Blue Moon $8. Sunday Beer Busts: PBR $5 and Ghost River and Blue Moon $9. Happy Hour specials all week long.

1382 Poplar • 272-7600 pumpingstationmemphis.com

The Slider Inn

Wow! During every Tiger and Grizzlies game, get your Bud and Bud Light longnecks for only $2.50. Come enjoy our great atmosphere and our heated deck this winter, complete with outdoor TV. It’s perfect for catching up with your Midtown friends. Who loves you, baby? We do.

2117 Peabody • 725-1155


thesliderinn.com

Tamp & Tap

Offering hand-poured coffees, sandwiches, and local beers all close to FedExForum, Tamp & Tap gives Game Day specials of 10 percent off your food purchase with the same-day ticket or stub.

122 Gayoso (Second and Main)


207-1053 • tampandtap.com

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