Abner’s Famous Chicken is opening a location at the corner of White Station Road and Poplar Avenue in the building that was most recently a Starbucks. The restaurant at 5201 Poplar Ave. should open in early fall.
Abner s co-owner Kirk Cotham said the 1,800-square-foot space is a little bit smaller than what the chain typically looks for, but the visibility was too good to pass up. Shawn Massey [a broker with TSCG commercial real estate firm] brought it to us when Starbucks made the decision to move into the new building down the street, and we jumped on it, Cotham said. We couldn’t be more excited to serve the East Memphis community from that location.
If you re wondering what exactly that is, it s a bar that focuses on mezcal spirits.
El Mero Taco owners Jacob and Clarissa Dries have transformed one side of their Cordova taco shop into a bar that hosts a large library of agave spirits. There are more than 28 bottles of mezcal alone, in addition to a selection of other agave spirits.
In partnership with Nashville-based cocktail consultants PourTaste, El Mero has imported a number of agave spirits to the city for the first time. The bartenders at this elevated cocktail bar not only make cocktails, but they also educate guests by walking them through the history and heritage of Mexican spirits and drinking traditions.
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