This afternoon I was at the Saucer drinking a beer, and the waitress was telling me about her other job working at PF Chang’s. She made me hungry for Chinese food. I wasn’t about to drive out to East Memphis for Chang’s, but I did decide to walk the next block over to Wang’s at the corner of Main and Gayoso.
It’s the first time I’ve been in Wang’s in a couple of months, and I noticed something new: the area behind the bar has been converted into a stage. A BIG stage with what looked to be a kick-ass sound system and musical equipment (although it was dark back there, so I couldn’t see everything clearly). I asked the bartender about it, and she said they are going to start having live music from 9 to 2 on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. They’re not up and running yet because they have a few electrical issues to sort out, but those should be taken care of in a week or two and then they’ll begin.
I’m not sure what type of bands they plan on having, and I’ve never associated Chinese restaurants with live music, but I’ll definitely go check them out when they get it going. It looks like they dropped some serious money into this project and plan on doing it right. Thumbs up to Wang’s for thinking outside the box.