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Blue Plate Café - Memphis, TN

In this cheery café that was once a private home, the menu includes great breakfast of crisp waffles, pancakes, omelets with hash browns or grits on the side, and flavorful knobby-top biscuits served with silky cream gravy dotted with bits of sausage. Lunch is good ol’ meat-and-threes, with such entrees as pot roast, baked pork chops, chicken and dumplings, and fried shrimp every Friday.
92% Approval Rating (13 votes)
4 - Overall: Worth planning a day around
Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

waffles ($4.00)
biscuits ($2.00)
peanut butter and banana sandwich ($4.00)

Written Reviews

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Michael Stern
Roadfood.com Editor
" Listen up, waffle-hounds! If you are perpetually on the lookout for slim, small-tread waffles (as opposed to the thick Belgium plumpies), put the Blue Plate Café of Memphis on your itinerary. They make plate-size round ones, crisp and golden brown, with plenty of ..."   [Read More].

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5469 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN
901-761-9696

Hours & Policies

Seasons:Open Year Round
Meals Served:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Operational Hours:Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:Yes
Alcohol Served:No
Outdoor Seating:No
Reservations Accepted:No
Delivery Available:No
Takeout Counters:No
The butter is melting, the syrup is pooling in the waffle's holes. This is a vision of good breakfast!
"The butter is melting, the syrup is pooling in the waffle's holes. This is a vision of good breakfast!"
Michael Stern





On the road from Memphis to Germantown, the Blue Plate Cafe is a breakfast-lover's destination. But don't ignore the meat-and-three lunches.
"On the road from Memphis to Germantown, the Blue Plate Cafe is a breakfast-lover's destination. But don't ignore the meat-and-three lunches."
Michael Stern


Service is fast at the Blue Plate Cafe, but it is a pleasant place to spend a long time eating a meal.
"Service is fast at the Blue Plate Cafe, but it is a pleasant place to spend a long time eating a meal."
Michael Stern


Blue Plate cafe biscuits are excellent, even better when split in half and blanketed with savory sausage gravy.
"Blue Plate cafe biscuits are excellent, even better when split in half and blanketed with savory sausage gravy."
Michael Stern


A slab of country ham, sizzled on the griddle, makes an ideal companion to almost any breakfast. When we ordered it, the waitress warned us that it was very salty. It sure is, and that's part of what makes it so good to eat.
"A slab of country ham, sizzled on the griddle, makes an ideal companion to almost any breakfast. When we ordered it, the waitress warned us that it was very salty. It sure is, and that's part of what makes it so good to eat."
Michael Stern


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