It's difficult to give a reason why golf is so popular in Memphis, Tennessee, but players hit the courses there almost year-round. Some play tracks like The Links At Audubon, which has been around for over 50 years and is fairly easy, having a slope rating of only 111. Others step up the challenge and play courses like the one at Chickasaw Country Club, which is over 6,600 yards long and carries a slope rating of 128. Regardless of the courses you play, you're likely to be hungry following your round. Memphis has many 3-star restaurants from which you can choose.
Texas de Brazil Churrascaria
Locals come back time and again to this chain restaurant because they know they'll get a good meal and it's hard not to like the atmosphere. The restaurant has a South American theme and the waitstaff makes like Gauchos as they circle your table and display skewers of various types of meat such as sausages, lamb, chicken and highly-seasoned beef. It's plenty of food, especially if you have a side order such as fried bananas or whipped potatoes with garlic. Your waiter will be well-versed on the wine list and happy to recommend a bottle that will complement your meal.
Texas de Brazil Churrascaria
150 Peabody Place
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
(901) 526-7600
texasdebrazil.com
Erling Jensen - The Restaurant
There's more to the South than grits and fried chicken. Fine dining steps up another rung on the ladder when you go to Erling Jensen. For over a decade this restaurant has set the standard for graceful yet casual elegance. What keeps locals coming back for more is the excellent food combined with the best service in all of Memphis.
The menu with the seasons in a rainbow of flavors exemplified by such offerings as pheasant breast with risotto, black Angus filet of beef with red wine demi glace and foie gras butter and grilled bison ribeye with caramelized onion and Stilton sauce. Save room for one of the special desserts because only one word can describe them: divine.
Erling Jensen - The Restaurant
1044 S Yates Rd
Memphis, Tennessee 38119
(901) 763-3700
ejensen.com
Folk's Folly Prime Steak House
While the bulk of the Folk's Folly menu is devoted to various cuts of steak, you can also order a myriad of other dishes such as lobster tails, duck breast and various types of fresh seafood. Start your evening in The Cellar--the in-house lounge--with your choice of libation and complimentary fried pickles. Then head to one of five dining rooms where you can order dinner. Aside from the various steaks, the menu features specials such as Maker's Mark medallions--sliced filet mignon seasoned with cracked pepper then placed on top of Maker's Mark peppercorn sauce--or you can try the petite filet piped with seasoned mushroom puree, wrapped in applewood smoked bacon, grilled to order and smothered with sliced garlic mushrooms. The voluminous wine list has wines by the bottle or the glass.
Folk's Folly Prime Steak House
551 S. Mendenhall
Memphis, Tennessee 38117
(901) 762-8200
folksfolly.com
About The Author
Bill Herrfeldt specializes in finance, sports and the needs of retiring people, and has been published in the national edition of "Erickson Tribune," the "Washington Post" and the "Arizona Republic." He graduated from the University of Louisville.
