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

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1, Episode 9

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.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 19, Episode 14 Aired April 18, 2014

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, Season 33, Episode 2 Aired August 28, 2020

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, Season 4, Episode 4 Aired August 4, 2008

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.