A look at what restaurants opened in February
February was not a big month for restaurant openings in the Memphis area. Between the ice, snow and boil water advisory, it is no surprise.
Three chains did get restaurants open last month — two are national, while one is Memphis-based.
Here is a look at what's new.
Captain D’s
9607 U.S. 64; (901) 386-4411; captainds.com
On Feb. 1, Captain D's opened its 10th Memphis-area restaurant.
The new franchised location for the nation's leading fast casual seafood restaurant is at 9607 U.S. 64. The opening makes it the 74th location for the brand in its home state of Tennessee.
Joe Springer, operating partner of Nufish, LLC, is the multi-unit franchisee behind the new Cordova location.
With nearly two decades of restaurant experience, Springer has become one of Captain D's largest multi-unit franchisees since first signing on with the brand in 2009. Over the course of 12 years, Nufish has grown Captain D's presence throughout Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, with the new Memphis restaurant marking the operating group's 19th location.
Open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-thursday and 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-saturday.
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
4700 Poplar Ave.; (901) 590-2068; freddysusa.com
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers opened a new restaurant at 4700 Poplar Ave. on Feb. 11.
"This is such a great area," franchisee owner Tim Heeren said. "It is the best of all worlds — Poplar is extremely well traveled, it is near schools like White Station High School and the University of Memphis, there are businesses in the area and it backs up to a neighborhood."
It is the sixth location in the Memphis area for this burger chain. There are also Freddy's restaurants in Cordova, Bartlett, Collierville, Olive Branch and Horn Lake.
The restaurant chain is known for its burgers and sundaes made fresh to order.
Open 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundaythursday and 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridaysaturday.
Red Hook Cajun Seafood & Bar
1433 Union Ave.; (901) 672-8147; redhookseafood.com
Red Hook Cajun Seafood & Bar opened its seventh restaurant on Feb. 24.
The newest location for this Memphis-based seafood boil chain is in the historic Nineteenth Century Club building at 1433 Union Ave. The building was most recently a Red Fish Sushi & Asian Bistro.
The menu's focus is on Cajun seafood boils. Guests can customize seafood boils, choosing from items such as blue crab, shrimp, snow crab claws, lobster tails and mussels.
The owners of Red Hook Cajun Seafood have transformed each restaurant into a space that feels like an upscale version of a Cajun seafood shack you would find in Louisiana. There are crab cages, fishing gear and even sharks hanging from the ceiling above the dining rooms.
The new location is no exception, but the owners want everyone to know they went to extensive lengths to preserve the historic building. All the nautical décor is removeable.
Open 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundaythursday and 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridaysaturday.
Jennifer Chandler is the Food & Dining reporter at The Commercial Appeal. She can be reached at jennifer.chandler@commercialappeal.com and you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @cookwjennifer.