Isaac Hayes Nightclub & Restaurant
In the big ice storm of December 2004, we went to Isaac Hayes Nightclub and Restaurant. This really isn’t the place to detail this, but Memphis basically has no cold weather road conditioning. Memphis so rarely sees harsh winter weather that they don’t have the setup to handle it. Well, near the end of December 2004 Memphis was hit with a really cold winter spell that put a lot of ice down on the roads. We didn’t have much to do (or eat) at home so we headed out to Peabody Place. It’s just a couple miles away (direct line), and we thought that they were the closest place that would be open for sure. After slipping and sliding there on the couple inches of ice covering the roads we caught a movie and then decided to eat at Isaac Hayes Nightclub & Restaurant. Shinta had never eaten any soul food, and this was as good a time as any. Well, when we entered it was obvious that it was not a busy night. We were seated in one of the booths and the place was desolate. Talking with the waiter we found out that several of the staff hadn’t even made it in to work, much less customers. Seems like a nice place, friendly staff, nice layout, good value. I don’t remember exactly what we ordered, but it was good. The cornbread was outstanding. I recommend it to anybody coming through Memphis that will be around the Peabody.
