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Is Uncle Lou's Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Memphis, TN)

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As of September 2026, Uncle Lou's is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the business, updated August 2026, shows an active restaurant with over 680 reviews and no closure notice; the business also maintains its own website and active delivery-platform listings.

  • Season / episode Season 1, Episode 9
  • Address 3633 Millbranch Road, Memphis, TN 38116
  • Current name Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

An episode titled "With My Hands" featured Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken, a family-run fried chicken restaurant in Memphis, TN. According to the restaurant's website (accessed 2026-09-08), the business was "on the brink of going out of business" before a television appearance broadened its customer base, crediting its food and service for its survival. The website listed a drive-thru and delivery-ordering option as of the same check.

The "Crazy for Chicken" clip episode returned to Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken, revisiting Guy Fieri's original stop for the restaurant's fried chicken, breaded with a black-pepper-and-spice blend from owner Lou Martin's great-grandmother's recipe. Uncle Lou's is a longtime Memphis fried-chicken restaurant whose dipping sauce, once called Corruption, was renamed Sweet Spicy Love after Fieri's visit, according to Mashed.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken in Memphis for "Takeout: Bringing Comfort Home" (aired 2020-08-28). According to Mashed, owner Louis Martin's fried chicken uses a great-grandmother's recipe, a black-pepper-and-spice breading, then a sweet-and-spicy dunking sauce, and Guy Fieri's original 2008 visit helped the restaurant build a wider customer base. Dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com lists Uncle Lou's as a Season 4 Triple D stop that Guy has returned to since.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Uncle Lou's in Memphis on the "Where the Locals Eat" episode, aired 2008-08-04, spotlighting the restaurant's fried chicken. Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken is a Memphis restaurant known for fried chicken and Southern comfort sides. According to Yelp, whose listing for the business was updated in August 2026, Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken continued operating with an active review base of more than 680 reviews. The restaurant also maintains its own website, unclelousfriedchicken.com, and is listed for delivery on Uber Eats and Seamless under the Millbranch Road address. Uncle Lou's has also been featured on Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate according to multiple restaurant listing sites. The business today operates primarily from 3633 Millbranch Road, with a second location listed at 1725 Winchester Road, both in Memphis.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 9
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
With My Hands
What was featured
hand-battered fried chicken at a family-run Memphis restaurant
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Uncle Lou's
Season / episode
Season 19, Episode 14
Original air date
Episode title
Crazy for Chicken
What was featured
Great-grandmother's recipe fried chicken and its renamed dipping sauce
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Uncle Lou's
Season / episode
Season 33, Episode 2
Original air date
Episode title
Takeout: Bringing Comfort Home
What was featured
Fried chicken in a black pepper spice breading with sweet-spicy sauce
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Uncle Lou's
Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
Where the Locals Eat
What was featured
fried chicken and Southern comfort sides
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Uncle Lou's

Frequently asked questions

Is Uncle Lou's still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Uncle Lou's is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Uncle Lou's after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

An episode titled "With My Hands" featured Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken, a family-run fried chicken restaurant in Memphis, TN. As of September 2026, Uncle Lou's is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What is Uncle Lou's called now?

Now: Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken (formerly Uncle Lou's). As of September 2026, Uncle Lou's is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Uncle Lou's located?

3633 Millbranch Road, Memphis, TN 38116. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Uncle Lou's?

Season 1, Episode 9 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “With My Hands”.

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Address
3633 Millbranch Road, Memphis, TN 38116
Venue type
restaurant

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