Walking in Memphis: LBOE

Last night, my man and I went walking around in Memphis with one specific place in mind: LBOE (pronounced elbow).  Through my never ending Instagram searches I found LBOE's page and found endless variations of burgers. Burgers with Mac N' Cheese.  Burgers with guac.  Burgers with donuts.  Burgers with pepperoni.  Burgers with all the spice.

Despite a fire a few months back, they have reopened to serve Memphis with some pretty diverse burger options.

Our night started with a beer and loaded french fries with cheese, bacon, jalapeños and a BBQ ranch dipping sauce

Before:

After:

Followed by our burgers......

Mac-N-Cheeseburger

LBOE Burger

Great place to watch the game! Go Grizz!

LBOE has the potential to be great and maybe it was before the fire.  Their Instagram gave me very high expectations.  The loaded fries were great.  The BBQ ranch dipping sauce was good.  The burgers, so-so.  It seemed as though the patties were pre-made and not made to order as they claim.  The meat was flavorless and dry and the ciabatta bun over-powered the burger as a whole.  For the price, it was not what I was expecting.  The burgers are huge but the flavor is not.  We were ready to enjoy a night of beer, basketball, and burgers and were a little let down.  

With all that said and although our experience was not the best, I would go back and try it another time.  I would try another burger on another night in hopes of finding the big, juicy originally crafted burger I was hoping for.  

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We capped off our night by walking down the street a couple of blocks to Lafayette's Music Room.  This place seems to always be a hot spot.  Its not a place for a fancy mimosa or martinis (although they can oblige).  Lafayette's wide range of bourbon and local beers will satisfy even the snobbiest of drinkers.  Though we have not been able to actually get a table to sit down, we have been able to sit at the bar, sip our drinks, soak in the atmosphere, and enjoy the music with our excellent view of the stage.  Each time there have been great performers and musicians.  One day, I will report back on the food and fair but for now the beer, wine, and spirits get a two thumbs up.