Usually I feature the food of Downtown Memphis in my Paul’s Food Find posts, but this is a worthy exception. After the Cooper-Young Beer Festival yesterday, I walked up Cooper to meet my friend John D for a beer at the Slider Inn. Slider Inn, in the old One More space at Peabody and Cooper, is the second bar opened by Aldo of Bardog Tavern. Many Downtowners consider it “Bardog East,” so in a way this is a Downtown food post.
I chatted with John for a while, then he tabbed out and I decided I was hungry. The guy to my left had just ordered the lobster roll, and it looked so good that I couldn’t resist. Several people have told me that Slider Inn is the only place where you can get an authentic lobster roll like you would find in New England. Realizing I might not be back in Midtown for months, I decided to take this opportunity to try the roll. It normally comes with fries but I asked for potato salad instead.
The consistency is similar to seafood salad, but it’s lobster salad. The bread was firm enough to hold the lobster in place, yet chewy enough to really complement the lobster. Absolutely delicious. It’s the most expensive item on the menu – $15.95 I think – but worth every last penny.
Service was excellent too, not a surprise since it’s one of Aldo’s bars. Megan (could be spelling that wrong; there are about a million different ways to spell that name) made sure I had everything I needed, and that my PBR glass was never empty.
If you like seafood, this is definitely a sandwich you need to try. Another excellent experience at Slider Inn.