Local on the Square

Name: Local on the Square
Address: 2126 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN, United States, 38104
Telephone: (901) 473-9573
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 3.8

3.8 (11)

$30 and under

American

2126 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104

About this restaurant

Lively
Good for business meals
Great for outdoor dining

Local on the Square, in Memphis, is a popular local gastropub that crafts inventive modern American fare that matches the contemporary and warm atmosphere. The southern fried oysters with buttermilk dressing and Nashville hot sauce and the crab-stuffed fried avocado with pico de gallo make excellent starter options. Some of Local on the Square's specialty entrées include the southern fried chicken and waffles with malted waffle batter and chipotle blueberry compote, the barbecue braised brisket tacos with queso fresco and the espresso rubbed grass-fed ribeye slathered in chipotle butter with truffle mac and cheese, all of which are seasoned to perfection. For a sweet end to your meal, with an adult kick, enjoy Local on the Square's specialty frozen Irish coffee made Jameson Irish Whisky, coffee and sugar and topped with whipped cream. Too sweet? How about the Jalisco a-go-go with tequila, grapefruit, ginger beer, jalapeno and lime.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American, Gastro Pub, Southern
Hours of operation
Daily: 11:00am - 3:00am
Phone number
(901) 473-9573
Website
http://jjrestaurants.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
2126 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Neighborhood
Memphis
Cross street
Cooper St.
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Roast Tomato Bisque$10.00
Ciabatta cheese toast
Local Chili$7.00
Traditional garnishes
Crispy Brussels**$12.00
Vinaigrette, creamy horseradish
House Smoked Wings$13.00
buffalo style, white bbq
Duck Quesadilla$13.00
Duck char siu, jalapeño aioli
Local Spinach Dip***$10.50
Tortilla crisps
Gravlax$12.00
Salmon pastrami, rye points, chef's sauce
Tuna Tartare$12.00
Sushi grade tuna, house made crisps, minced, shallot capers, crispy garlic, soy mustard, potato crisps
Maroccan Spiced Pork Ribs**$12.00
Smoked spare ribs, toasted peanuts
Philly Egg Roll$10.50
Cheese wit, spicy ketchup
Lettuce Wraps**$11.00
Ground lamb, pickled veggies, peanuts
Tempura Lobster Tacos**$15.00
Crispy corn tortilla, creamy mango salsa, cilantro
Baked Pretzels (2)***$10.00
Black sea salt
Fried Cheese Curds***$9.50
Red sauce, white bbq
Pork Belly Blt Sliders (3)$12.00
Pickled green tomato relish, bibb lettuce, srirachi mayo
Poutine Fries$10.00
Short rib gravy, melted curds
Bar Fries$10.00
Blue cheese, bacon, scallions
Picnic Plate$12.50
Chaurice sausage, pimento cheese, traditional garnishes, lavash

Raw Bar

Fresh Oysters & Seasonal Selection
- Mkt
Baked Gulf Oysters$12.00
Garlic butter, bacon, parmesan; gouda, spicy bbq, jalapeno; creamed spinach, bacon, gruyere

Mac 'N' Cheese Bar

Mac 'N' Cheese Bar$8.00
Cavatelli pasta, truffle béchamel, butter cracker crust

Greens

Add Fried oyster +$5

Seared Ahi$14.00
Pepper crust, mixed greens, cilantro dressing, soy mustard reduction, sesame seeds. Add sub thin sliced flank steak - no charge
Crisp Romaine$7.00
Creamy garlic dressing, shaved parmesan, chicharones
Spinach$8.00
Fried green tomato, candied pecans, feta, bacon, blood orange vinaigrette
Lobster Cobb**$18.00
Blue cheese, bacon, avocado, fresh maine lobster, tomato, chopped egg, creamy tarragon dressing

Pub Plates

TV Dinner$18.50
Provolone stuffed meatloaf, creamed spinach, chipotle pomme puree
Hot Brown*$14.00
Open face on thick cut sourdough, smoked turkey, bacon, tomato, gouda mornay, baked open faced
Low Country Pot Pie**$23.00
Lobster, shrimp, chaurice, pastry, crust
Fish & Chips$16.00
Whole atlantic cod filet, light beer batter, shoestring fries, masala seasoning, chef's sauce
Italian Beef*$15.00
Shaved thin, spicy chow cow, sweet peppers, jus, baquette
Panko Crust Grouper*$15.00
Fennel slaw, chef's sauce, ciabatta
Roast Peruvian Chicken$18.50
crispy skin, chipotle pomme puree, salsa verde
New England Shrimp Roll* **$17.00
Lemon herb mayo, old bay
Chicken and Waffle Sandwich*$14.50
Nashville style chicken, house pickles, bourbon maple mayo, malted waffles
Steak & Frites$18.50
Salt and pepper crust, soy glaze, crisp garlic, miso butter, truffle fries, black sea salt
Bangers & Mash
Locally sourced wild game sausage (2), chipotle pomme puree, chefs accompaniment
- Mkt
Red Rueben*$16.00
Smoked salmon pastrami, gruyere, sauerkraut russian dressing
Local Burger*$13.50
Old school double patties, american, onion jam, house pickles, ballpark mustard, brioche bun. Sub locally made fuel café veggie patty. No charge

Desserts

Maple Bacon Blondie$8.00
Vanilla bean ice cream, whisky caramel, malted milk balls
Hot Fudge Pie Ala Mode$8.00
Warm cherry compote
Sticky Toffee Bread Pudding$8.00
Vanilla bean ice cream

Wine List

Whites

FERRARI-CARANO Fumé Blanc$8.50
RELAX Riesling$8.50
THOMAS PATRICK Chardonnay$7.00
CUPCAKE Pinot Grigio$7.50
SIMI Chardonnay$9.50
A to Z Pinot Gris$9.50
FOUR VINES NAKED Chardonnay$9.00
ROOT 1 Sauvignon Blanc$9.00

Reds

GOOSEBUMP Red Blend$8.50
RED TRUCK Merlot$8.50
HANDCRAFT Pinot Noir$7.00
TRAPICHE Cabernet Sauvignon$7.50

Sparkling

LUNETTA Prosecco$8.00
RELAX Riesling$35.00

Cocktails

Memphis Mule$10.00
Our signature cocktail, absolut apple apple, ginger thyme syrup, barritt's ginger beer, fresh pressed lime juice, thyme sprig garnish
Big Gin Basil Black Pepper$10.00
Big gin bourbon barrel aged gin, honey water, lemon juice, basil, black pepper
Louisville Limeade$10.00
Buffalo trace (hand selected by and bottled exclusively for local), housemade cherry limeade soda
Old Havana$9.00
Bacardi 8 year rum, fresh pressed lime and grapefruit juice, bar sugar, whiskey barrel bitters, luxardo maraschino
Velvet Elvis$10.00
Espolon reposado tequila, lillet blanc, lavender water, muddled orange, prosecco, burnt orange garnish
Federalé$10.00
El jimador blanco, jalepeño pepper, cilantro, fresh pressed lime and grapefruit juice, bar sugar
Farmer's Daughter$10.00
Cathead honeysuckle vodka, watermelon puree, fresh pressed lime juice, honey water, soda water, mint garnish
Dark and Skinny$9.00
Bacardi 8 year rum, barritt's diet ginger beer, fresh pressed lime juice
Not So Old Fashion$12.00
Four roses single barrel (hand selected by and bottled exclusively for local) punt e mes, grapefruit bitters, burnt orange garnish
Madison Avenue$12.00
Cody road rye, campari, whisky bitters, grapefruit twist

Whiskey Flights

Single Barrel

$13

Eagle Rare
Four Roses
Blanton's

Wheated

$9.50

Makers Mark
W. L. Weller
Larceny

Rye

$10

Cody Rye
Sazerac 6yr Rye
High West Double Rye

Western Whiskey

$14

Tin Cup (Colorado)
High West "Son of Bourye"(Utah)
Stranahan's (Colorado)

Battle of the Big Boys

$9.50

Buffalo Trace
Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey
Bulleit Bourbon

Big in Japan

$14

Hibiki 12yr Suntory Whiskey
Hakushu 12yr Single Malt
Yamazaki 12yr

What 11 people are saying

Local on the Square reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.8

3.8 based on all time ratings

3.8Food
3.8Service
3.8Ambience
3.1Value

Noise • Energetic

11 Reviews

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WilliamM
Memphis / West Tennessee3 reviews
2.0
Reviewed on December 15, 2017
1. Overall 2
Stopped in last night for a quick bite. Were told it was happy hour so $2 beers! Lots of beer selections, but we found none of the beer was cold. When we tried to order a specific microbrew that was listed we were told that "that keg isn't tapped yet" with no offer to actually get us the beer. Wife asked if perhaps the bottle she'd gotten might have just been put in the fridge and asked if there was a beer that might actually be cold. Our server just shrugged and said 'They all like that". So we start off with warm beer. Then we get our Oysters as an app, which had a really, really good flavor. But they were cold (fried oysters), so an otherwise very good appetizer was not very good at all. Beers sat empty, had to flag the waitress down to order another, and then was 10-15 minutes before they came out. She was friendly, but just not very good at her job. Meatballs didn't have a lot of flavor, wings were decent, the prime rib dip was ok, fries were pretty good. None of it was especially hot, but unlike the oysters, most of it was at least warm. All in all the service was poor, food was very mediocre, and our tab for what was listed above (4 beers at $2 each, three appetizers, a sandwich, and two glasses of wine) was $80. Will not be back. Expensive, food was not good, beer was warm, service was poor.
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OpenTable Diner
Kansas City / Kansas6 reviews
3.0
Dined on July 26, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Let me start by admitting that I judged this book by it's cover, and my expectations were high. I generally trying new places, and I had looked ahead at the menu online since I had a baby with me and wanted to be able to order as quickly as everyone else. Initial thoughts: The hostess didn't know what Open Table was, but was very nice and she made sure to get it right. She sat us in a nice quiet booth, and that was great. The menu had changed, so we asked the waiter about it. He said that they had a new menuas of a few weeks previous, and the web guy probably just hadn't gotten around to changing it yet. Unfortunately, that meant I was extremely limited by my random food allergies. :( I got the fried chicken and grits. It was ok (not amazing, but good enough), but my friend got fish and polenta sticks. The polenta sticks were tepid and gritty, and the fish had skin on it inside the fried breadding. It wasn't good at all. The waiter and the guy he was training were very nice and efficient. If the menu and food been good, this would have been a rave review; however, this place is too expensive to serve bad food.
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OpenTable Diner
Washington, D.C. Area8 reviews
3.0
Dined on July 22, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Food was greasy and very heavy on overpowering sauces. Beer section the best thing about this place.
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DarrellW VIP
New York City8 reviews
1.0
Dined on April 20, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Despite what this place promises, it does NOT have music every night. In fact we suspect it never has music these days because when we asked the waiter looked embarrassed and said "well, sometimes on a Thursday or Saturday"
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sunshine3821 VIP
Memphis / West Tennessee75 reviews
3.0
Dined on March 8, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The food portions were huge! Everything was excellent. I was disappointed they had almost no wine, and the person who seated us told us that they had never heard of OpenTable, even though I had made our reservations through OpenTable. Reservations weren't necessary as we were the only table in the restaurant. I wouldn't go back, but I think the college crowd (and just post-college) and beer lovers would really enjoy this place.
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Tupelotraveler
Atlanta17 reviews
3.0
Dined on March 6, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Staff seemed to be struggling to do their jobs. Food was fair but nothing special at all. Collard greens were good. We probably won't go back. This place seems more like it wants to be a night time bar. The place appeared to be squinting its eyes to stay open in the daylight hours. Might be a great nighttime venue.
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OpenTable Diner
Memphis / West Tennessee1 review
2.0
Dined on February 15, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Most of the entries were unavailable at 7 pm. The noise level was such that we could not carry on a conversation. We will not be back.
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rtpiv VIP
Atlanta359 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 14, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We had a really good Sunday brunch. They have a lot of craft beers to choose from. The wine list is very weak, however. The food is very good and innovative. Very enjoyable lunch.
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OpenTable Diner
Memphis / West Tennessee1 review
5.0
Dined on February 14, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great food and better service.
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KristenB
Memphis / West Tennessee3 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 14, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This was a beautiful restaurant from the food to the environment. The menu was diverse and plentiful ranging from comfort food to raw oysters. Amazingly delicious! There was a beer and burbon flight option. There was a Bloody Mary bar upstairs. The crisp, black and white striped napkins; the distressed honey colored oak flooring; and the Edison light bulbs gave this restaurant a trendy and sophisticated vibe. We definitely will return.
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Local on the Square offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (901) 473-9573.

Local on the Square is rated 3.8 stars by 11 OpenTable diners.

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2126 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104

Additional information

Cross street
Cooper St.
Neighborhood
Memphis
Hours of operation
Daily: 11:00am - 3:00am
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American, Gastro Pub, Southern
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
http://jjrestaurants.com/
Phone number
(901) 473-9573

Local on the Square

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

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Additional information

Small Plates

Roast Tomato Bisque$10.00

Local Chili$7.00

Crispy Brussels**$12.00

House Smoked Wings$13.00

Duck Quesadilla$13.00

Local Spinach Dip***$10.50

Gravlax$12.00

Tuna Tartare$12.00

Maroccan Spiced Pork Ribs**$12.00

Philly Egg Roll$10.50

Lettuce Wraps**$11.00

Tempura Lobster Tacos**$15.00

Baked Pretzels (2)***$10.00

Fried Cheese Curds***$9.50

Pork Belly Blt Sliders (3)$12.00

Poutine Fries$10.00

Bar Fries$10.00

Picnic Plate$12.50

Raw Bar

Fresh Oysters & Seasonal Selection

Baked Gulf Oysters$12.00

Mac 'N' Cheese Bar

Mac 'N' Cheese Bar$8.00

Greens

Seared Ahi$14.00

Crisp Romaine$7.00

Spinach$8.00

Lobster Cobb**$18.00

Pub Plates

TV Dinner$18.50

Hot Brown*$14.00

Low Country Pot Pie**$23.00

Fish & Chips$16.00

Italian Beef*$15.00

Panko Crust Grouper*$15.00

Roast Peruvian Chicken$18.50

New England Shrimp Roll* **$17.00

Chicken and Waffle Sandwich*$14.50

Steak & Frites$18.50

Bangers & Mash

Red Rueben*$16.00

Local Burger*$13.50

Desserts

Maple Bacon Blondie$8.00

Hot Fudge Pie Ala Mode$8.00

Sticky Toffee Bread Pudding$8.00

Wine List

Whites

FERRARI-CARANO Fumé Blanc$8.50

RELAX Riesling$8.50

THOMAS PATRICK Chardonnay$7.00

CUPCAKE Pinot Grigio$7.50

SIMI Chardonnay$9.50

A to Z Pinot Gris$9.50

FOUR VINES NAKED Chardonnay$9.00

ROOT 1 Sauvignon Blanc$9.00

Reds

GOOSEBUMP Red Blend$8.50

RED TRUCK Merlot$8.50

HANDCRAFT Pinot Noir$7.00

TRAPICHE Cabernet Sauvignon$7.50

Sparkling

LUNETTA Prosecco$8.00

RELAX Riesling$35.00

Cocktails

Memphis Mule$10.00

Big Gin Basil Black Pepper$10.00

Louisville Limeade$10.00

Old Havana$9.00

Velvet Elvis$10.00

Federalé$10.00

Farmer's Daughter$10.00

Dark and Skinny$9.00

Not So Old Fashion$12.00