There are 6 article(s) tagged Alex's Tavern:

• May 2025

  • $15 Deal: Alex’s Greek burger has Cavender’s, grease and a legacy

    If you’re lucky enough to stumble into Alex’s Tavern, you gotta get the burger.

    By Joshua Carlucci May 15, 2025

• August 2024

  • Echols: ‘The tapestry of cultures’ in Memphis

    “Memphis is a fascinating tapestry of subcultures that I suspect is far more complex and nuanced than most of us would ever dream. This is both our bane and our beauty.”

    By Candace Echols August 18, 2024

• October 2023

  • At Alex’s, ‘tavern-keeper’ Rocky believes in good food, good music and treating people right

    Early on, people were skeptical of Alex’s having much success on the pie-shaped corner of Jackson and Lyndale avenues. But a little advice from restaurateur Charlie Vergos proved to be true. 

    By Christin Yates October 15, 2023

• December 2019

  • Best of 2019: My Favorite Things

    My Favorite Things of 2019 includes some of the best foods around town, from a simple cheeseburger to a Vietnamese crepe.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 30, 2019

• March 2019

  • Memphis watering holes need your votes in Garden & Gun’s bar bracket

    Alex's Tavern and Earnestine and Hazel's are in "Garden & Gun's" Best Southern Bars brackets and they both need your vote to advance to the next round.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 21, 2019

• February 2019

  • My Favorite Things: Alex’s Greek Burger

    After 65 years and hundreds of thousands of burgers, it's easy to get it right. At Alex's Tavern, the burger hits the spot every time.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 15, 2019