ALCHEMY

½ Food: ½ Service: Atmosphere: ½ Address: 940 S. Cooper

St. Telephone: 901-7264444

Hours: Sunday brunch, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (kitchen closes at 3 p.m.); Monday through Thursday, 4-11 p.m. (kitchen closes at 10 p.m.); Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (kitchen closes at midnight).

Reviewer’s recommendations:

Smokey shiitake salad ($9); Southern antipasta ($15); chili-roasted fish tacos ($12.50); baconwrapped figs ($12); mac and cheese ($11.50); loaded grits ($11); biscuits and gravy ($7)

Alcohol: Full and creative bar. Some recommendations are: Bourbon, Bourbon Whisky Mash and The Hound Dog (named one of the country’s best 50 cocktails by New York magazine); vodka, Dancin’ Jimmy’s Secret; rum, Cooper Street Swizzle, Alchemy Mojito