Memphis restaurant named one of South’s Most Beloved Burger Joints
One Memphis restaurant has made Southern Living's list of the South's Most Beloved Burger Joints. Dyer's Burgers landed on the list that includes 20 spots serving “good old-fashioned burgers.”
Southern Living's description of Dyer's states: “The tradition behind the burgers griddled up at Dyer's Burgers is unlike any you'll ever hear. Elmer 'Doc' Dyer opened a café in 1912, where these burgers were first sold. As legend has it, the secret to his recipe was straining and recycling his cooking grease. More than 100 years later, the burgers are still cooked in that very same grease that's ladled into custom-made cast iron skillets that each hold up to 75 burgers at a time. Visit Beale Street for the music, and stay for the burgers.”
Dyer's is located at 205 Beale St. in the historic Beale Street entertainment district in Downtown Memphis.
The restaurants on this list were picked by the editors of Southern Living who report on, research and visit restaurants in the South. Each spot has been around for generations.
The intro to the list states: “These are the places that have been around since our parents and grandparents were kids. Maybe it's a 1950s-style drive-in or a classic diner where the booths are cherry red and the floors don a familiar blackand-white checker. They're the places where we've made memories near and dear to our hearts. The menus are often short and sweet, but one thing you can always count on at a legendary burger joint is a consistently great meal."
The only other Tennessee spot to make the list was Brown's Diner in Nashville. You can find the full list of the South's Most Beloved Burger Joints at southernliving.com.
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.