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    Uncle Lous Fried Chicken

    4.2 (679 reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Divey
    Casual
    Outdoor seating

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    Front entrance heading to cash register..
    Michael W.

    The ambiance and first impression is not very good. When you first arrive the parking situation is very tight with extremely limited parking. I don't mean any harm but this is a place I would not go to after the sun goes down. When you walk through the door you have to order at a Self-Order station which is truly frustrating. As a first and last time customer I refuse to utilize any self service kiosks. Come on restaurant owners Covid is not here anymore ‍. The food was fresh, hot, tasty and delicious. The chicken was delicious; however the mac & cheese was just okay. The young lady at the cash register was extremely helpful and friendly also.

    3-piece tenderloins with mac and cheese, 4-piece wihole wings with fried okra
    Fran S.

    Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken comes highly recommended by Guy Fieri, and we can see why! For only offering basically one sauce (Sweet Spicy Love), they've brought a refreshing taste to a batch of fried chicken, be it wings or tenderloins. We ordered our wings and tenders with the mild sauce, but added a side of hot sauce for comparison, and both were so good, with just enough kick without too much burn. Their honey butter biscuits are moist with a nice crusty top, and their mac and cheese as also a hit. This cozy little place was constantly churning with customers in the middle of the day. The staff is cool and accommodating with our requests. They also offer burgers and sandwiches, which we didn't get to try this time. Definitely a must try if you've never been here!

    Open til midnight
    Meme G.

    Damn good chicken (sides and honey butter biscuits too), clean atmosphere, friendly customer service, fast, great enclosed patio with music, and convenient. Perfect for families and any out of town people.

    Chicken Tenderloin
    Abisai

    I ordered on UberEats and I enjoyed the meal I gotten. The chicken pieces are seasoned nicely and nice size portion of chicken. I liked their greens. The macaroni and cheese was a bit more sweeter than I liked, but it wasn't terrible. As well as, enjoyed the honey biscuits and the strawberry shortcake. I would come back to order.

    Homestyle Whole Wings Combo
    Jacqueline W.

    Freshly fried hot hot chicken regular chicken and hot hot spicy chicken Friendly and swift Customer Service Busy day today What you can't see is the yummy smell of seasoning on the fresh hot chicken wings yum yum That gourmet cookie looks delicious!!

    Spicy sweet Love Chicken

    Terryon was so nice in taking our order of chicken, some sauced and some not. Both were fresh, hit and delicious. The sauce is slightly sweet and slightly hot. The Corn Nuggets and Potato Salad were both very good. They have Pepsi products, NOT Coke products, which was disappointing. Restaurant was clean and neat. Highly recommend!

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    Lathon C.

    With all of my travels to Memphis I was happy to finally check out this much talked about spot. After all, it was featured on the popular Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Guy Fieri swore by the chicken so it must be good, right?Well I too concur!! The food is really good. Location....well, let's just say I'm going back, but in the daytime. Service, let's just say have some patience. So I ordered the hot 6-pc whole wings, okra, potato salad, honey biscuit, and sweet tea. All, and I do mean all of the food was fresh and delicious. The sweet spicy love hot sauce on the chicken was spicy, but not inedible. It has a balanced heat and vinegar flavor that compliments the wings. They also sell it bottled in a 16oz, 32oz, and gallon sizes. I purchased three 32oz along with the corruption seasoning to bring back to ATL and am glad I did. It makes all the difference on your chicken.

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    Kevin W.

    This is definitely a down to earth dive venue. The venue may look sketchy on the outside but it has a warm feel on the inside. Prices are very affordable. We got 14oz cheeseburgers, fries, mac and cheese, biscuits, fried chicken dark meat, and the Spicy Sweet Lou Hot sauce. The 14oz cheeseburger was the best thing about this place. You can taste that it was cooked to order. I will get this again. The fries were decent. The biscuits are great, order more. The fried chicken is better than average. The sauce on the side was a disappointment.

    3pc Tenderloin Meal
    Justice R.

    I gave them four stars because the chicken was delicious But the Mac n cheese was booty. Tasted kinda old an reheated. Not much flavor but pepper in it. But they get four stars because the strawberry short cake looked overwhelmed with strawberries but was oddly enough not mushy. So it surpassed the Mac n cheese disappointment. All in all I enjoyed the chicken tenders and the sweet taste of cinnamon from the flour of the chicken Well done

    Taste awful  Chicken wing cold  Plate full of what seems to be grease
    Lorita S.

    I've been here countless times over the years. A big mistake this time. I walked out with the food and drink on the table. One of my worst experiences at Uncle Lou's and last.

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    Great!! And tastes great too! Love the flavor and spice on the hot dipped chicken! Delicious!!

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    Clean space very friendly people. Food is delicious! Paid 8 bucks for 3 piece fries and a drink. WOW!

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    My wife says "they are the best biscuits she's had in her life". They are light and fluffy, slightly crisp outside and a great taste. Uncle Lou's was our favorite food in Memphis and we went to Memphis to EAT and listen to music. 5*

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    I have been wanting to try this burger place out for a long time. Finally got the chance Thursday…read morefor lunch. My friend and I ventured to Midtown Memphis to get burgers and fries. I had the Dr. Gonzo burger which had a burger patty, Swiss cheese, grilled onions, and bacon. Great choice of yummy ingredients to make a solid burger. The burger is kind of small but I was full after inhaling the fried and perfectly seasoned crinkle cut fries. The fry sauce was a total Hit! Service was good. Our server Becky was very friendly and helpful. The place has tables and chairs and high top tables too. The bar is dark but they do have some picnic tables near the entrance for more light. Bathrooms were clean and had a lot of personal signatures and art. I am going to return to get a different kind of burger.

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    Friendly staff and amazing food. Delicious bloody mary. Our pup loved the patio! And we simply have…read moreto mention the arm wrestling table.

    My client took us here and he didn't really say what type of food they served, but it ended up…read morebeing pretty good. Later during the meal, he admits that Momma's is one of his spots, so that's saying a lot. It sort of looked like another bar/restaurant from the outside, but they have a nice outdoor patio overlooking an old decrepit building which is at least some scenery. Once inside, you'll quickly see it's highly decorated and has a claim to be one of the only trucker themed bars in the US. Inside is decked out to the ceilings with signs, neon, old mirrors, collectibles, and many other items. I swear it looks like it's been in business for 30+ years, but my client said only a couple of years. I looked over the basic menu and saw burgers, breakfast, salads, sandwiches, a famous pork chop, wings and a few other items. The client and my colleague quickly ordered devilled eggs, cheese curds, and chili cheese fries. The first two apps were really good, I didn't try the fries though. They had a burger of the day, and a food special of the day, but I settled on the wings. With those I chose the 10 pc, Buffalo with dry rub, smoked. Kind of a weird combination since most people usually order dry here apparently, but I like saucy wings. When they come out, they are huge and I knew I wouldn't be able to finish them. I think I could only eat 6-7. My colleague had a ribeye steak salad which was a protein bomb he loved, and my 2 clients ordered a big rig grilled cheese which he also loved and a fried chicken sandwich (firebird) which looked really good. Overall, I really liked this place and it's one of the best meals I've had in Memphis the handful of times I've visited.

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    Self serve drink station (thank goodness for unsweetened tea, for a Northerner like me)
    Self serve drink station (thank goodness for unsweetened tea, for a Northerner like me)
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    Trying to get 10 people to agree on a restaurant is a tall order I must admit, especially when…read moreseven of those people happen to be 16 years old and younger. My cousins and I and barked on the challenge of feeding all of our kids and having limited issues. After much Internet research, one Cousin decided this was the spot that we needed to trek too to make as many people happy as possible. We walked in to complete wall and mountain of people. It was pure chaos. We got to the end of the line where we were given a little white piece of paper and told that it would be impossible to see all 10 of us at one table, but they could probably get two tables of five that would work for us. It was extremely hot outside and although it would be easier to stay outside outside was not an option. We decided to see the kids at the tables while we re-organize ourselves to figure out how we are gonna order with our big group. This is where we made our first mistake unbeknownst to us. Since we thought we had assigned seats, we took our time getting everyone's order online thinking that we could order online to make everything easier. This ended up being incorrect. Also, suddenly, while sitting down employees started taking our tables from us and rearranging them, informing us that we needed to have stayed in line and the tables that we have on our little piece of paper. We're actually not our tables at all. This came as quite a shock. We walked back over to the chaotic front door, which I can't help, but think is a fire hazard and found a very small sign hidden behind all the people that informs everybody that they must stay in line and cannot go sit down at the tables they've been assigned. How does this make any sense? If the table is not yours until you order, then the table should not be assigned to you until after you order. Our kids were moved from table to table to table while we got in line trying to order our food. There are lots of other odd rules like ordering from the bar. We were told we could not order alcoholic drinks from where we order the food and we should really just order our drinks in line while waiting to order our food which didn't seem to really make any sense but we follow directions. The food itself was wonderful and Once. We understood what we are supposed to do. It turned out OK but the beginning of this experience was not good and it would've been much more helpful. If we had understood how the process worked from the get-go and not after being moved from table to table to table

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    Empty tables.
    Hopdoddy Burger Bar
    Hopdoddy Burger Bar

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