Blue Plate Cafe - Memphis

The Blue Plate Cafe has been a popular stop on Poplar Avenue in Memphis for decades. The tiny lot is almost always packed, there's usually a bit of a line, and it's all worth it. Within its bright yellow and white rooms, diners enjoy good home cooking at reasonable. prices on blue gingham topped tables, packed in tight. It's not uncommon for parties to be sat together at a big table when there are far more diners than tables.

Offering up a heavy dose of southern hospitality, Blue Plate serves up comfort food with a smile, and above average, well-seasoned, juicy fried chicken. The comings and goings that I observed indicated that other diners were equally pleased with their meals, too.

Nice Folks and Good Food<br/ <br/ We had a very nice breakfast at the downtown Memphis location. Our server and the other staff couldn’t have been more friendly and inviting. The food was solid and delicious. It wasn’t quite 5 star stuff but it was very good.

We had a wonderful breakfast. We had read reviews on this place and decided to try it out. The biscuits were very good but the gravy is not worth it! Pancakes were fluffy and really good. I would go back. Service was okay. Not super but not terrible.

The restaurant itself used to be a house decades ago. It has an upstairs as well as a basement. The upstairs is just additional seating and downstairs is not open to the public. The menus resemble newspapers with the entrees posted inside with quotes and the restaurant's history on the outside.The food itself is fine but it isn't mind blowing either. I got the western omelet and it came with biscuits and gravy. The gravy was fine as it wasn't super thick and the biscuits were nice and soft. The omelet was a nice size but the bacon wasn't really cut up inside so it was a bit chewy at times.