Memo's Mexican Kitchen - Mount Juliet

We LOVE Memo’s! We’ve become regulars over the past several months and it is hands-down the best and most authentic Mexican food around! And we are pretty picky about restaurants! The food is consistently top notch and the new menu has elevated it even further. And I’ll add that I don’t understand the poor service comments from other reviewers. The service is GREAT! We’re there often enough to have been served by everyone on their staff. Katie and Andres are our favorites for sure…but we’ve never had a poor service experience…and we’ve been there about 30 times.

Must try! The owners passion for their food guests is what you hope to find at every restaurant you visit. Grabbed some lunch on a Thursday was met with the bubbly owner, Katie. Their menu is so unique, it makes it tough to choose just one item. I saw 2 other people order the Quesabirria couldn’t pass it up. It was DELICIOUS. Can’t wait to go back try more!

Let’s start with the positives. The waitress was very nice and the food tasted good. That’s about where the good ended. I don’t know if she was an owner or manager but she was the least accommodating person in the service industry I have ever met. Can’t push tables together because they chose to buy 400# tables. We had a party of 7 and they only had 1 table that hold that many and we didn’t particularly want to split up. It was a different story when we thought there was going to be 10 of us. But parties of 6 or more can’t have separate checks if at one table. But if we were split between 2 tables we could have paid separately. Just didn’t make sense to us and I’ve worked at multiple restaurants. The portion sizes were pretty small for the prices. Two ladies that were sitting next to each other got the same dish. One obviously had more meat on it than the other. The waitress took it back and got a little more added. But then the owner/manager came out and informed us (a little shortly) that the chef wanted us to know that different meats have different amounts of fat but both weighed the same. Fajita steak should have most fat cut off. Why come out and tell us that in that way? Then on top of everything, we were asked 3-4 times to not leave a bad Google review. That was a huge red flag and so we checked out the reviews and see they aren’t great. Why ask a patron to not leave a bad review? You obviously know something isn’t right if you are making that request. I like supporting local but don’t believe I will be returning again.

Best quesabirria I 've ever had! Chef Memo his wife Katie are so passionate about providing an authentic Mexican dining experience, much like the experiences Chef Memo had growing up in Mexico. This is not your average americanized Mexican food. You can taste their passion and skill coming through in every bite! My new favorite spot to go for Mexican food in central Tennessee!

Excellent food! Excellent Service! This really is the Best Darn Margarita! Street Tacos Shrimp and Flank Steak cooked Perfectly! Guacamole Best I've ever had!