Jerry Lee Lewis’s

We didn’t eat but stopped in for New Years Eve. Great 3 man band playing. They were amazing. We were there for 2 hours and never was approached by a waitress or wait staff. Had to clear off our own table and go to the other bar to get our own drinks. If you are looking for a music venue this is the place. If you are looking for service you may be disappointed.

We’ve been here twice an was not disappointed either time the entertainment was awesome. Stayed here enjoying drinks an an two amazing entertainers for over two hours. Staff kept the drinks coming.
They do have food but each time we came we had already had dinner. Was busy each time but was able to get a table.

A solid place on Beale to grab a drink and listen to a set, but nothing spectacular. There are just so many other choices. It’s a massive space and they have a little side bar with some televisions if you need to take a break and catch some sports…

I’m not sure why this place is labeled as a dive on Unilocal.It is most definitely NOT a dive. There are multiple bars and areas for live music.
I was there on a Sunday night with family. The house band was playing and they were absolutely amazing. High energy and and great time was had by all enjoying the music.
The service was not on point. We had someone that really seemed like she couldn’t be bothered. I had to get up a couple times to seek service. We’d also just go to the bar. Once the server let it be known she was upset we were going to the bar. Then it came out she was having a hard time with her kids (???). NEwho. That’s the reason for the lower rating.
I would definitely go back!

We had an excellent experience at Jerry Lee’s. Nice selection of artifacts –especially loved through Harley with only 47 miles on the odometer
All the employees were gracious, kind and genuinely friendly. Chuck was the best House Manager (?) On Beale Street, treating each and every patron like a long lost friend. He did everything from showing each area of the club, had lots of great info on the memorabilia, made sure everyone got a seat and drinks. Thanks, Chuck for making the night very special. Too back we couldn’t stay for Jerry Lee’s 80^th birthday celebration but had to travel… Would definitely stop back.

Hubs and I dropped in before the rush of guests, but it didn’t do us much good as our waiter didn’t come to take our order for around 30 minutes. Water was given to us immediately but was gone by the time he came back for our order and never refilled. After finishing our meal we tried to flag the waiter down for the check for about 15 minutes before finally getting his attention.
That being said, the food was awesome. Husband had red beans and rice, I just had chicken fingers but the house ranch dipping sauce was the best I’ve ever had. Husband said the red beans and rice was the best he’s ever had, hearty and just enough heat.
Might go back for the food if given the opportunity, but if the place has any number of guests we would walk away.

In town for the night and KK took care of me and made sure I had a good time. If your in town come by. Guaranteed a good time.

HORRIBLE DISCRIMINATION! DO NOT PATRONIZE THIS BUSINESS!!! Horrible! Horrible! Horrible! On June 26 2015, 15 of my family members and I, all of us visiting from different states went to Beale street to enjoy ourselves and have a reunion. When my family and I saw «Jerry Lee Lewis» and what appeared to be a fun atmosphere on the second floor while we were walking by outside, we were excited to go into this establishment and have a good time as well. All of my other cousins paid the $ 5 cover fee to get in me being at the very end of the group. When I got close to the door the guy collecting the cover charge at the door, yelled at me saying «You can’t come in here like that! You are out of dress code!» Me living in Southern California where we dress in shorts almost year around I looked down at my outfit and asked «Oh is it because I’m wearing shorts? (At this point I’m thinking this is a valid reason he would say I’m out of dress code but then I looked at my other male cousins who he had just allowed into the bar and they also had on shorts as well as some of my female cousins) He stated «No it’s not because you have on shorts.» He looked at me with pure disgust and said «You got on a tank top with your shirt all open!» I said «Oh well that’s an easy fix I can button up my denim shirt.» He said «Hmm maybe but I still don’t think so, button it up and then step back and let me look at you.» I proceeded to button my denim shirt over my tank top and he was still looking at me with such disgust as if I had committed some type of heinous crime, his tone and attitude towards me was completely unacceptable. Mind you I had not said anything to this person nor done anything to him, I simply had waited my turn in line to get in with the rest of my family. When my other cousins saw the way this man was discriminating against me they said to him «There is no difference in the way he is dressed and the way the other guys you let in were dressed. The only difference is that his shorts are shorter (my shorts came right above my knees) and you don’t like the fact that he has on a opened shirt with a tank top and a hot pink baseball hat!» We were all so outraged.
As a gay man who lives an openly gay lifestyle in CA, I have never experienced such hatred and discrimination in my life simply because of the way I was dressed and in which case I wasn’t dressed inappropriately in the least bit. In fact my outfit was dressier than most of the other patrons that were inside. The only difference was that I was gay man and this person had a problem with it.
Do rest assured I will be writing into the local LGBTQ community to report the treatment that I experienced here at this establishment and also the Better Business Bureau. This obviously was extremely embarrassing to me and definitely a huge disappointment for me and the way I now view Memphis TN. I previously had such high hopes and expectations for this establishment and all of those high expectations were ruined by this horrible act of discrimination and lack of progressiveness.
If the person who worked the door is any indication of the way this establishment is ran then I don’t think this establishment should remain open, and I will continue to use my connections and networks to work towards the closure of this type of business and any other establishment that practices hatred and discrimination towards any group of people.

A group of 15 of me and my family members were going to come here together during a reunion. After letting half us in wearing jean shorts and tank tops, the other half (wearing the exact same thing) were denied entry because they did not follow the «dress code». When asked where the dress code was posted, we were told that it was based on judgement. Totally ridiculous and basic down south RACISM.

They had the best gumbo i have every had. I have had gumbo in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, St Louis, homemade from southerns, and this one beat them all hands down!

Had a great time staff was amazing and drinks were great. Music had me dancing probably one of the best experiences I had on my whole trip

Great house band that really rocks out. Normally you can get a drink pretty quickly un-​like other establishments on Beale on A Grizz game night. It is a great people watching vantage point because of it’s location. The food is typical pub grub and not remarkable. This is a better drinking and listening to Music place.

This is a must see, the music was great the staff was the friendliest we found in town. We were very excited to stumble across this place

Other people have mentioned the food. I’ll just say that we drink here. The fries are good though. We like the place as it is not usually too busy and the staff is usually pretty nice. There is a douchy manager/​staff or two but overall pretty nice. Big Ass beers are cheap and the side bar is a good spot to watch a Grizzlies game if you don’t have tickets. This is also our go to spot for the St Patricks day parade. «Ho» lotta shakin going on!

Great Elvis cover band. That does it all very well with a little Johnny cash & jerry lee thrown in. When in the area don’t miss Graceland. Very well done & not nearly as touristy as I expected.

I should have known better is what I keep thinking… Jerry Lee Lewis’s is a tourist restaurant on Beale and likely can get away with being over priced pub grub (wish this wasn’t true). I also read the Unilocal reviews and should have chosen else where, but I was there, hungry and figured maybe I’ll roll the dice and it will be a success.
Not so much. The food is very plain overall — lots of friend food and chicken sandwich type stuff. My family felt their meals were pretty generic boring food. The hushpuppies were hard, the fried oysters were overcooked and the fries (despite Unilocal reviews) were seriously lacking in tastiness. The service was also very poor. Several times we had to flag down the waitress who just wasn’t around (it was 2pm and no one was in there — where was she???). When she did come to help us she often forgot items we asked for.
The perks (yes, there were a couple good points — why it’s 2 stars and not 1) were that it is a nice space. I love the structure of the building and it’s likely a good place to drink. The sweet tea was good too — not too sweet! And the bar-​b-​que nachos were tasty. I also liked that their fried pickles included fried jalapenos! Nice touch.
Overall though, there are MANY more places in Memphis that represent our culinary capabilities for the same price. Unless your drunk — go elsewhere!

We were passing through to check out the band. Unlike some of the other spots there weren’t people up dancing and having a good time. The place was actually pretty empty for a Saturday night (Memorial Day weekend). The band was cool though. They played like they had a packed crowd.
Tip!
No cover charge

I have been here a few times now; and while it is not the best bar in Memphis we have a good time here. The food I only tried once and it was good and bad. Their burger was terrible it tasted like an old frozen burger and was extremely well done. On the other hand the french fries were great we were told they use duck fat when frying them. The service has always been good here everyone has been friendly from the front door attendees, waitresses and bartenders. They have a Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis impersonator that plays there and they are really good; we had a great time watching him. It is a nice place to stop in for a quick drink and for the ladies the bathroom line is usually not too bad :-)

Don’t order food here. Two of us ordered po boy sandwiches and there was not enough shrimp in the two to make one decent sandwich. Wait staff is pretty surly. Maybe that is the persona they are trying to project.
We were in the courtyard because there was a pretty awesome blues band. However on the night we were there all the sudden a film crew showed up and started moving tables around. Said they were going to film a TV movie of some kind. Obviously no pre planning so took a long time to push tables around and set up a few lights. We finally left. Management said only that they needed to get it right. Never did anyone tell us what was going on, offer us a beer or apologize. A little communication would have made the experience OK maybe. At least we could have decided to move on or wait.
Bottom line good band, good cold beer, poor food and bad call on the management. Hope the movie got good results, as I saw more than one group leave after waiting. The band could have played a whole set while waiting for the film crew to get its act together.

Beale St to me is a place where the tourists can come and sample Memphis, and a place for locals to come out as well if need be. Only living here for 2 months, I try to come to Beale at least once a week. I do not know what this says about me, but judge if you must.
I have my go to spots, but then I would like to see what each business has to offer. Last weekend, my friends were in town and I brought them to Beale. It was pretty crowded, so I was looking for something a little lower key. Since I frequent the Ugly the most on Beale, that means I always walk by Jerry Lee Lewis’s. I am a huge fan of oldies, and I love his music. At the crowds here are usually hit or miss.
So we decided to check it out. I had no idea how big the place was– on the first floor, you have a dance area, a bar, a patio, and an outdoor garden area in the back. And then there is an upstairs as well. So there is plenty of seating. Well, you can tell we were there at a peak time, as it was everyman for themselves. So I grabbed a table on the first floor bar or else we would still be looking for a seat. I say this, because I think most of the staff assumes the people are there just to look around and not eat…
So after a few minutes, we got menus and drink orders in. They have an alright selection of drinks, so I started off with a beer and a long island. I also ordered bbq nachos.
The drinks came out fairly quickly, however, the nachos did not. I figured they were smoking the meats still, I figured if it would take this long for nachos, I expect them to be spectacular.
about 30 – 40 minutes later, the nachos came. Well after seeing them, I found out why it took so long– they must have had to go to the store to get some chips, but forgot to buy the cheese and the meat. The bites I did have were tasty, but it was a sorry excuse for a nacho plate. It looked like a small handful of cheese, a little sauce, and barely any meat, and what little there was it was piled in the center. Let’s just say I had a lot of plain chips.
Getting to see my friends from Atlanta was the best part about being here, and the décor. Other than that, get your beer on the outside and look for food elsewhere. Sorry, Jerry, but this one was a let down!