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Automatic Slim's Tonga Club

83 2nd St., Memphis, TN - (901) 525-7948
Posted By Anne Ritchings on 5/19/2009 3:47:00 PM
I think this is the only time that a recommendation from the Sterns has failed me. This was absolutely some of the worst food I have ever tried to eat. We quizzed our waiter, who was the only bright spot in this dismal place, and found out that Automatic Slim's had changed owners and chefs in the past year. What a difference a year can make.

Kay ordered a seafood pasta. It was like trying to eat one of those plastic models of food that the Japanese use to advertise sushi. The shrimp were rubbery; the scallops had a texture similar to a hockey puck and the sauce tasted like a congealed lump of wallpaper paste. I ordered duck breast, which was almost inedible: greasy and undercooked. The only good thing we had was a wedge of iceberg lettuce with blue cheese dressing.

Normally, if you get stung on a Roadfood adventure, you aren't out a lot of money. This was the worst of all possible combinations: bad food and a hefty price tag.

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Pasta with Seafood
Duck Breast
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The Screaming Mimi Salad. We're not sure how it got named, but we love this great big hunk of ultra-crisp iceberg lettuce draped with blue cheese dressing, scallions, and tomatoes.
"The Screaming Mimi Salad. We're not sure how it got named, but we love this great big hunk of ultra-crisp iceberg lettuce draped with blue cheese dressing, scallions, and tomatoes."
Michael Stern





This nice, tender length of bread comes to the table first, along with a bowl of pesto olive oil. With or without Tonga martinis, it's a great way to start a meal.
"This nice, tender length of bread comes to the table first, along with a bowl of pesto olive oil. With or without Tonga martinis, it's a great way to start a meal."
Michael Stern


Here's a view of the bar from a banquette in the downstairs dining room.
"Here's a view of the bar from a banquette in the downstairs dining room."
Michael Stern


'Basmati rice, lemongrass shrimp butter broth, slivered pineapple, and cilantro pesto goat cheese crispy dumpling.' You can eat this delicious meal almost as fast as you can say its ingredients.
"'Basmati rice, lemongrass shrimp butter broth, slivered pineapple, and cilantro pesto goat cheese crispy dumpling.' You can eat this delicious meal almost as fast as you can say its ingredients."
Michael Stern


Automatic Slim's is favored by locals, but it's a handy place to know about if you are visiting Memphis and staying at the Peabody Hotel, just across the street. (And no, this picture was NOT taken after several Tonga martinis. It is an ARTISTIC camera angle!)
"Automatic Slim's is favored by locals, but it's a handy place to know about if you are visiting Memphis and staying at the Peabody Hotel, just across the street. (And no, this picture was NOT taken after several Tonga martinis. It is an ARTISTIC camera angle!)"
Michael Stern



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