Cupboard Restaurant

Old school Memphis Meat + 3Medium priced usually fast service Daily lunch specials Dependable

This place is A-Ok! That's really the best I can say. It comes up a lot when I search for a place to eat and I wonder, "why I have I not been back there"? I seem to be unable to remember why I don't frequent here in the interim between visits. I don't dig bad reviews, but this one is selfish because I don't see my memory getting any better. I am writing this to either, "Future-Adam" or "Alternate Universe-Adam", whichever decides to come here next and will read this. I hope between the three of us, we make wiser decisions at some point. The staff is often quirky, sometimes super sweet, mostly accommodating, helpful, attentive, and in some cases higher than I am. I'm down with all of it. Inside is run down considerably and it probably hasn't been remodeled in 20-30 years at least. It looks like an old Shoney's inside without the bad ass salad bar. Some of you may not even know what that is. It's that old...There are high booths to sit in that were haphazardly built in a response to COVID I assume. I am pretty sure we are over it all now, on top of the fact that those did nothing to stop the spread, we can probably move on and tear out all that unsightly paneling mess between the booths. One of the managers was still now even wearing a mask, I salute you for that man, more will to live than me. Food is fair. It's good enough to eat, it's has calories and other stuff. The little cornbread muffins are the best thing, but they fuck that up with the whipped vegetable spread cups that they call butter. Ugh. My last visit I had the smothered pork chops. The rice under it was the shape of footballs and soaked with old moisture, inedible. The sides were body temperature cool and are frankly just bad. Pork chop was pretty good though. Kudos on that. I am sure Dumb-Adam will be back. You can't tell that guy shit, man. '24 - 68/101

Come earlier for faster service but food is good value, tasty, and service is great. Weekends are always pack here so if that doesnt tell you something. Must try homecook southern meals!

Food/Taste/Flavor: 3/5 - Country Breakfast with home fries and Cavallo Special (rib-eye steak with 2 eggs) with hash browns. The country fried steak was overcooked and extremely salty and the extra salt from the gravy didn't help it much. The rib-eye steak was decent but slightly on the overcooked side for our liking. The home fries seemed to be some type of roasted potatoes so was quite confused since we were expecting fries. The packaging wasn't done well so the whole bag was oily including the utensils, biscuits, and toast. Service: 4/5 - busy restaurant and they seemed annoyed that we didn't immediately know where to order or what the items were. Waited about 25 minutes for our food to be made. Ambiance: n/a - ordered food to go. Older restaurant but seems clean overall Value for price: 3/5 - such a busy and popular store for mediocre food unfortunately.

My first time here with family and we were lucky enough to have Evelyn wait on us, she's been here 30 years and the service was fast, friendly and the food is delicious!I had the grilled catfish, squash casserole, turnip greens and speckled butter beans - highly recommend!

The morning after the St Jude run, my wife and I had breakfast here. It was just what we needed. If you want good home cooked breakfast in midtown this is the place.

Think of going to your grandmas house for an meal and that about sums up what the Cupboard is. You walk in and your are amongst locals who are here for a good meal and a friendly face. This isn't some fancy spot but rather good eats. With that said they serve breakfast all day and they have a rotating menu of what's being served that day. However you aren't going to go hungry with the portion sizes. We opted for breakfast as it was between breakfast and lunch hours and we were just starting our day off but it was breakfast with a lunch vibe. I got the country breakfast that was chicken fried chicken with country gravy, two eggs (ordered over medium) hash browns, pancakes and biscuits for about $14. The hash browns needed some love and gravy needs some seasoning. My sister got the steak and eggs which came with biscuits and choice of hash browns or home fries. The steak was thin but was seasoned well also for about $14. I was checking out other peoples food at the tables around me and seriously everything looked delicious. Would I come back? Yep . . . Like I said, friendly folks, good food, great prices.

This place was everything. Very friendly service and great food. I visited this place about 3 days straight while traveling in Memphis

Five of us went there for breakfast, got seated immediately and had a nice table in the front corner of the restaurant. I ordered the vegetable omelette with grits and biscuits with a side of sausage. Was very delicious the other diners with me ordered three eggs and different Sides all liked their meals a two were children and they actually ate their meals .wait staff was wonderful .

Excellent food and good customer service as well definitely will be going back. Homemade cooking's