Pictured above is Vietnam Restaurant’s vermicelli noodle dish, made with shrimp, eggrolls, pickled daikon and peanuts, topped with green onion and a side of fish sauce, or nuoc mam.
There are numerous quality American restaurants in Midtown like Belly Acres, Babalu and Porch and Parlor. However, if you are craving something other than hamburgers, barbecue or steak, there are many more options to choose from. Asian food is a cuisine that might be hard to navigate. Here's a list of five Asian restaurants to help you get started!
The Crazy Noodle
While Crazy Noodle has many ramen selections, there are other noodle dishes to choose from. Tommie Watson, a server at the Crazy Noodle, praised the restaurant’s “entirely authentic” menu and noted that people who move out of Memphis continuously return for Korean food because they are the only Korean restaurant in Overton Square. Craving something spicy? Bi Bim Naeng Myun is a cold buckwheat noodle dish with beef, kimchi, shiitake mushrooms, onions, bean sprouts, carrots, cucumber, zucchini, boiled egg, and topped with a spicy Korean sauce for $12.99. Mix it all up to taste the crunchy textures and savory flavor.
Location: 2015 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, Phone Number: (901) 272-0928
https://thecrazynoodle.business.site/
Flame Ramen
Looking to light up your taste buds with a bowl of hot ramen? At Flame Ramen, they offer a BYOB lunch special or "Build your own bowl" for just $9.95. The bowl pictured below includes miso broth, cabbage, shrimp and scallions. Mario Jones, an employee at Flame Ramen, points out that with so many fast food chains in Midtown, it is nice for there to be somewhere where people can take their time and savor their meal. Enjoy their BYOB special from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Location: 1838 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, Phone Number: (901) 779-8666
https://flameramenmemphis.kwickmenu.com/orders.php
Mulan Asian Bistro
If you’re craving spicy food, you have to try Mulan Asian Bistro's General Tso's chicken or shrimp. It includes lightly baked dark meat chicken or stir-fried shrimp with red and green bell peppers, onions and garlic. It is all coated in a tangy, spicy red sauce. For chicken entrees, the price starts at $15.95, excluding sides of brown rice or chicken fried rice. As for shrimp entrees, they start at $17.95 and can increase from $3 to $5 depending on additional sides like extra shrimp, fish or scallops.
Location: 2149 Young Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, Phone Number: (901) 347-3965
https://mulanbistro.net/midtown/
Tokyo Grill
Hibachi is a well known style of cuisine in Japanese culture, by which everything is cooked on an electric open-top grill. The dish pictured below from Toyko Grill is a hibachi lobster and scallops combo meal served with fried rice, zucchini, mushroom and onion for $23.99. Other sides of your choice include green salad, miso soup or clear soup.
Location: 1400 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, Phone Number: (901) 347-3965
https://www.tokyogrillmemphis.com/tokyogrillmemphis_11/index.htm
Vietnam Restaurant
Ann Le, an employee at Vietnam Restaurant, says that while the owners have changed, the restaurant itself has been in the same location for about 20 years. She says she hopes that Memphians recognize all of Vietnam's noodles and rice dishes. A hearty noodle soup can make you feel refreshed anytime, and a bowl of bánh canh can have the same effect. Bánh canh includes pork with thick, chewy noodles made from both tapioca flour and rice flour. The dish also contains imitation crab, pork trotters and pork ribs. For a finishing touch, the bursting bowl is then topped off with cilantro and scallions.
Location: 74 N Cleveland St, Memphis, TN 38104, Phone Number: (901) 249-5349
https://vietnamrestaurantmemphis.mybistro.online/
