Earnestine & Hazel's

Memphis


One of the great dive bars in Memphis has a 2nd floor full of claw-foot tubs and tattered old furniture, remnants of its brothel past. The Soul Burger is the stuff of legend – watch them rub the cheese over the greasy skillet. Or not. But it tastes oh-so-good. Things heat up after midnight.


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