for a friend or fifteen: chiwawa

 midtown memphis, meet chiwawa.

chiwawa, midtown is memphis.

I spent most of my Sunday surfing the internet, (pretending to be busy, staring at the rain,) until my sweet friend, Sarah,  called and asked me to assist her in tasting some foods from a new local restaurant opening  right  down the street from me:

CHIWAWA
I've walked by this place a million times and I have memories of breaking in and walking around that patio where the old "Chicago Pizza Factory" sign was up. Now it's a beautiful building, with beautiful lights, and a beautiful patio and soon, beautiful people will be seen eating beautiful food while sipping on beautiful drinks. The first night that I saw the sign (and it opened up my eyes),  I was so proud to have secretly climbed it before they took it for the much needed makeover. Go ahead, get your picture made with it. You should; it's awesome. 

These were my visual observations:

located downstairs, here we have an open view of the kitchen

1.) WINDOWS: Even on a rainy day, we could've gone without the lights. Maximum exposure to vitamin D on sunny days/ watch cars drive by on Madison Ave.

2.)  BAR: It's the centerpiece of the restaurant layout which makes me believe they'll also have incredible drinks.

3.) EXPOSED BRICK: I love this so much.  Although the space has a new face, they made sure to keep the bones.

4.) PATIO: See, this is the part that gets me every time. With two levels of built-in wood benches and ample space for tables and chairs, I have a feeling I'll be a frequent to the soon-to-be-existent "Margarita Monday." Is that a thing yet?

What to expect for food? Prepare yourself for sharing and caring because Chiwawa will be serving tacos, quesadillas, salads, appetizers, soups and HOTDOGS a la carte, on small, sweet sharing plates. Here's your preview:

Top: (L) Mexican street corn (cotiza cheese & Paprika
(R) Homemade chips & salsa
Bottom: (L) Chicken, chirizo quesadilla
(R) Juan-ton: Fried crispy goodness with chicken & cheese

(L) Chicken  & bacon  quesadilla
Top (R):  homemade salsa, guacamole, KETCHUP, and green sauce
Bottom (R):  SLAW-SA DOG. This was my favorite.

THE SLAW-SA DOG IS WHERE IT'S AT.

empty plates. nom.

Chiwawa will be open sometime next week. 

REMEMBER: SHARING IS CARING. AND CARING IS FUN. 

so take a friend or fifteen.

They're bringing something home that makes this place feel more like home. I'm so looking forward to seeing this place all light up on my night-time walks. TEQUILA!

Here's the 411:

Chiwawa
2059 Madison Avenue
901.517.6518
hours: 11am-2am
www.chiwawamidtown.com
http://www.facebook.com/chiwawamidtown