Jarrett's

Frommer's Review

Jarrett's has the feel of a neighborhood restaurant but attracts people from all over the city. The setting may not sound auspicious -- a nondescript East Memphis shopping plaza just before Quince Road crosses I-240 -- but the long and reasonably priced menu (fresh fish is a specialty) shows off the creativity of chef Richard Farmer, who is considered one of Memphis's finest. To start a meal, try the smoked trout ravioli with Arkansas caviar, the smoked quail spring rolls, or the prawns with macadamia-nut barbecue sauce. After such a bold opening, it is often difficult to maintain the creativity, but Jarrett's tries with such entrees as grilled yellowfin tuna with mango-jalapeño salsa, roasted pork tenderloin on onion-apple compote and applejack-sage demiglace, and filet of beef with mushroom and black-truffle Madeira sauce. The small, oak-lined bar is a popular after-work hangout, and in the summer, there is a garden patio dining area wedged between two buildings and shaded by pine trees.

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