{"id":21301,"date":"2018-08-04T10:45:28","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T15:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=21301"},"modified":"2018-08-04T10:45:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T15:45:28","slug":"a-return-to-felicia-suzannes-restaurant-for-25-cent-martini-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/04\/a-return-to-felicia-suzannes-restaurant-for-25-cent-martini-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"A return to Felicia Suzanne&#8217;s Restaurant for 25 cent martini lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Felicia Suzanne&#8217;s is only open for lunch one day a week, but oh my goodness, what a lunch it is. When you order lunch, you can get up to three martinis at only 25 cents apiece. Yesterday my friend Stacey and I went there for the martini lunch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-43-29-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21302\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-43-29-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-43-29-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-43-29-PM.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-43-29-PM.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600 1200w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-43-29-PM.jpg?w=1680 1680w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-43-29-PM.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can get the martinis with gin or vodka, and you can get them dirty or with orange or cranberry juice. Stacey got a gin martini with orange juice and I got a dirty vodka martini with an olive.<\/p>\n<p>The food on the lunch menu is quite reasonably priced, with entrees ranging between $9 and $16. I didn&#8217;t bother taking a photo of the menu because it changes from week to week, but there are certain menu items I suspect are constants: <a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-23-13.05.37.jpg\">the short rib grilled cheese<\/a>, for example, and Lake&#8217;s catfish in some form or fashion (yesterday, in the form of tacos).<\/p>\n<p>Stacey got the fried chicken.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-55-54-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21303\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-55-54-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-55-54-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-55-54-PM.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-55-54-PM.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600 1200w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-55-54-PM.jpg?w=1680 1680w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-55-54-PM.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It came on a bed of Hoppin&#8217; John with Flo&#8217;s chow chow. You can buy Felicia&#8217;s line of Flo&#8217;s products at the restaurant or at the Memphis Farmers Market. You can also buy them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feliciasuzanne.com\/fsrshop\/\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I had a harder time deciding. The salmon croquette sounded good, as did the lump crab crepes. Eventually, though, I chose the chicken enchiladas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-02-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21305\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-02-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-02-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-02-PM.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-02-PM.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600 1200w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-02-PM.jpg?w=1680 1680w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-02-PM.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-33-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21304\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-33-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-33-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-33-PM.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-33-PM.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600 1200w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-33-PM.jpg?w=1680 1680w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-1-57-33-PM.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tres chicken enchiladas topped with a cheese sauce and a red enchilada sauce, along with avocado and cilantro with a side of mixed greens. Absolutely delicious.<\/p>\n<p>Stacey got a side of potato salad that she couldn&#8217;t finish, and our server asked if she wanted it in a to-go container. The server took the potato salad to go wrap it up, and this is what came back:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-2-26-57-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21306\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-2-26-57-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-2-26-57-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-2-26-57-PM.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-2-26-57-PM.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600 1200w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-2-26-57-PM.jpg?w=1680 1680w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Photo-Aug-03-2-26-57-PM.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s little elegant touches that make the dining experience at Felicia&#8217;s so special.<\/p>\n<p>I will mention that Friday lunch is very casual. I was not the only person in the restaurant to have shorts on, something I would never do at dinner there. The vibe is upbeat and fun.<\/p>\n<p>As for the martinis, they were small but they were quite strong. I do not recommend making afternoon plans that require serious thought if you have the limit of three martinis.<\/p>\n<p>A delightful experience and one I hope to have again soon. Check out Felicia&#8217;s for lunch on Friday sometime if you get the chance. They did have walk-ins but it&#8217;s best to call ahead and get a reservation.<\/p>\n<p>Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Felicia Suzanne&#8217;s is only open for lunch one day a week, but oh my goodness, what a lunch it is. When you order lunch, you can get up to three martinis at only 25 cents apiece. Yesterday my friend Stacey and I went there for the martini lunch. You can get the martinis with gin &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/04\/a-return-to-felicia-suzannes-restaurant-for-25-cent-martini-lunch\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A return to Felicia Suzanne&#8217;s Restaurant for 25 cent martini lunch&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21301"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21307,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21301\/revisions\/21307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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