MCH Southaven- Mother's Day Brunch 2009

This year's Mother's Day was another record breaking day for us in Southaven. We served over 400 guests at Brunch and over 100 guests for Dinner! It was a great day and everyone had a lovely time. We hope you had a lovely Mother's Day too!

Please join us for brunch soon!


If you haven't joined us for brunch yet, please stop by!

Brunch is served every Sunday from 10:00 am- 2:00pm 662.890.2467 for reservations. $18.95 for Adults and $9.95 for Children 5-12

SEE YOU SOON!!!!!!!

More Pictures From Wine Race 2008

The Wine Race is held on Beale Street and at the Handy Park Pavilion.Thanks to the Istan-Bulls : Kelly Lewis, Vince Hale, Frank Ross, Thomas Leech, Steven Ackerman, Phoebe Temple, Anna Gill, Ashley Blair, Lindsey Cowgill, Constance Parker, Toby Chappell and Julie Mavromatis!

Wine Race 2008- Mesquite Chop House Southaven

For those of you not familiar with the Wine Race in Memphis, it is the weekend before Memphis in May and is a time for area restaurants to get together in competition and in fun. This year's featured country was Turkey and our team name was the "Istan-Bulls" .(Get it? Haha) Teams participate in a Parade, a "Queen of the Vine" Pageant, a Grape Stomp and a Relay Race in which the teams open bottles of wine and run with glassware and bottles on their tray. It is a great time for all who participate and our way of kicking off the busy month of May. River City Management Group had a team entered from almost every company restauraunt, Mesquite Chop House-Southaven, Rum Boogie Cafe, King's Palace, The Pig on Beale and PaPa Pia's participated. Everyone had a great time despite the rainy weather. I was very proud of our team and we came in 5th out of 40 teams in the Relay Race.

Come join us next year!

Mothers Day Downtown

We have a line at the Buffet















Our Chef Marcus Lockett cutting fresh Prime Rib































Our Mothers Day Buffet Brunch Downtown

Lunch at the Chop House

We changed our lunch menu. Come and check it out. We now have Fruit Salad, Cobb Salad, A Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich and much more.
See you at the Chop House.

Join Us For Mother's Day Brunch!

MCH Downtown April Wine Tasting

Another great wine dinner downtown!
Here is a peek at a few of our featured dishes...

Stuffed Roast Pork Tenderloin topped with a Cranberry Demiglaze

Parmesan and Ricotta Stuffed Wild Mushroom

Michelle with Athens Distributing was our host sommeliar for the evening. (Michelle is in the pink dress.)

Our next Mesquite Chop House Downtown Wine Tasting will be Wednesday, May 28. Check the blog regularly for details.

MCH Southaven VIP Spotlight-May 2008

Meet the Henson Family!

Bill, Heath and Stacy(from left to right) have been loyal guests since the 2nd day we were open. They come in so frequently, they have become members of the Chop House Family.....Every time they arrive, Heath gets greeted by Cory, our Lead Saute Cook, with his own special plate of crispy fried tobacco onions!(His favorite menu item besides the 8 ounce filet!) Heath is in the 4th Grade at SBEC and is 11 years old. Stacy will be joining him next year at SBEC to work with the pre-schoolers. Bill is with Tri-state Valve and Instrument Company and often entertains clients at the Mesquite Chop House. They reside in Olive Branch with their Cock-A-Poo, Tanner, who is a wise 10 years old.

We are ALWAYS glad to see their smiling faces at the host stand!

Downtown Memphis braces for Music Fans

Thousands will descend on Downtown Memphis this weekend for Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival. To those thousands we say this: you can only eat Corndogs and Funnel Cakes so long before it affects your outlook on life, and not in a positive way.

When that time comes, you will look at your friends or loved ones and say, "That's it! Let's go get a real meal!"

How does this sound: you start out with diver scallops topped with smoked bacon crumbles, roasted garlic butter and parmesan cheese with a nice glass of wine, small batch bourbon, or single malt scotch.

Then maybe you move to a salad course, maybe of the buffalo mozzerella or baby spinach variety.

Finally your server brings a Mesquite grilled 12oz hand-cut Prime aged filet that is so succulent you might just decide to spend the rest of Music Fest weekend exploring the rest of our menu.

How does that sound for the perfect Beale Street Music Fest weekend?

2008 Mud Bug Bash--Progressive Dinner--Southaven

Guests gathered at the Chop House in Southaven April 15th to embark on a Progressive Dinner to benifit the Palmer Home for Children. After enjoying some wine, cocktails, and appetisers around 50 of our closest friends boarded a private charter bus for downtown Memphis. The guests then split into four groups and visited the Mesquite Chop House Downtown, Sauces, Circa, and Papa Pia's restaurants where they savored the best that each host could offer. After touring downtown and living it up everyone boarded the charter back to Southaven for Creme Brulee's and a night cap. It was a wonderful time and a great cause to boot!

So The Alarm Went Off...

...late the other night at the Mesquite Chop House in Southaven and we went to investigate. We were shocked to find the King of Rock & Roll grilling a monster Prime steak!

We tried to corner him but he ran out the back door, jumped in a '57 Caddy and sped away!

April Beer Dinner in Southaven was a REAL FIESTA!!!!!!

We celebrated Cinco de Mayo a little early this year. Our April Beer Tasting featured Mexican Beer paired with a Tex Mex Menu. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the food as well as the beer. We had Sol, Bohemia, Dos Equis Amber and Lager paired with Margarita Scallops, Tex Mex Chicken Skewers, Ribeye Steak with 3 Pepper Salsa and Flan for dessert. We gave away a Golf Bag, a Nike Driver (Courtesy of Great River Beverages)and Free Rounds of Golf at Hernando Hills Country Club (Courtesy of Art Chaput, General Manager) A good time was had by all who attended.

We hope to see you at our next Beer Tasting on May 21st!

May 7th Wine Tasting Menu-Southaven

Our next Wine Tasting is coming soon. We have limited space available, so make your reservations early! This month we are tasting wines from the Pacific Northwest.........

Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut Sparkling, Washington- Smoked Salmon and Gruyere Mini Quiche with Hollandaise Sauce

2005 Elk Cove Pinot Noir, Oregon- Hickory Smoked and Mesquite Grilled Duck over a bed of Mixed Greens with a Sun Dried Cherry Vinaigrette

2003 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington- "Steak en Croute" Ribeye Steak, Carmelized Onions, Goat Cheese and Red Bell Peppers wrapped in a Puff Pastry and topped with a Roasted Red Pepper Demi-Glaze

2006 Silvan Ridge Early Muscat Dessert Wine, Oregon- Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee topped with flambe Peaches.

$45.00 per person-Reservations Required 662.890.2467

Hope to see you there!

Martini Party Season is Officially OPEN!

Southaven-We had our our first Martini Party of 2008 on Thursday, April 10th. The weather did not cooperate with us, but the party went on! Pam and Terry set up in the Jazz Lounge and we had a nice little crowd at the bar all evening long. This Thursday promises to bring us better weather so come and join us on our newly enhanced patio. We have installed beautiful wrought- iron lamp posts and have umbrella heaters to ward off the chilly evening air. With these new heaters, we should be partying well into the Fall! Don't forget, we have fresh shucked oysters on the half shell for a quarter each, we also have a different Feature Martini each week offered at a special price, Pam and Terry entertain us with a wide array of music and we have 30 different martinis as well as flavored Mojitos. Something new this season is our Martini Flights (see picture). We offer two ounce portions of 3 different flavors ....why have one when you can try three? Find your favorite......we offer 3 new flavors each week! This week we have the Tropical Martini, Red Raspberry and Pineapple Cosmo. I look forward to seeing all of our old friends as well as meeting new ones this year. Come and join us!

See you this Thursday on the Patio at 6pm!!!!

Memphis Redbirds First Home Game!

Baseball season is here and after weeks of rain (including last night) it looks like there will be beautiful weather for the Redbirds' home opener in Downtown Memphis tonight.

After the game, stop by the Mesquite Chop House Downtown for an incredible Prime steak. If you filled up on hot dogs at the game, stop in for coffee and dessert and wait for the traffic to clear out of downtown. It's a great way to top off a beautiful spring night.

Go Redbirds!

Southaven Beer Tasting Less Than A Week Away....

If you have not already made reservations for the Beer Tasting, we are filling up fast! This month's Beer Tasting is in honor of the upcoming Cinco De Mayo. We are featuring Mexican Beers paired with a Tex-Mex Menu.

• Sol Beer with Margarita Scallops


• Bohemia Beer with Tex-Mex Chicken Skewers


• Dos Equis Lager with Mesquite Grilled Ribeye and a Three Pepper Salsa


• Dos Equis Amber with Flan

Hope to see you on Wednesday, April 16th at 6:30!

Martini Parties Are Back!!! Every Thursday in Southaven!!!

Starting on Thursday, April 10th we will begin our weekly Martini Parties on the Patio in Southaven. If you have never been, you need to check it out! Pam and Terry will be entertaining us from 6:30 to 10pm (or later!) and we have fresh shucked Oysters on the Half Shell for a quarter each. This year we have 30 different Martinis to choose from as well as flavored Mojitos. Just to name a few.........Tropical Martini, Tiramisu Martini, the Candy Bar-Tini, Pineapple Cosmo, Grape Twist, the Coffee Cake Martini, Ultimate Orange Martini...........we have a flavor for everyone!

Hope to See You on the Patio!

Who's Who at the Chop House in Southaven

Meet Cory Gatewood! Cory has worked for the Mesquite Chop House since September of 2006. With 18 years cooking experience under his belt, he mans the Saute Station and trains all new Saute Cooks. He is from Memphis, TN and graduated from Frayser High School. After spending three years at University of Memphis, Cory enlisted with the United States Marine Corps. He currently resides in Olive Branch with his wife, Claudia and his three year old son, Corwin.

Old friends in a new place

We had some old friends stop in (from left to right) Mike Huffman, Ben Hubbard, Jill Hubbard, and Joanne Huffman. They are from Blytheville Ar. They were in a few times a week when it was Sleep Outs. This was there first time being in the Chop House. Now they are Vips and will be coming here a few times a week.

Shaken or Stirred?

We are less than a week away from the first Martini Patio Party of the spring. Next Thursday, April 10 starting at 6pm we will officially leave this long winter behind us and sip martinis (or whatever your drink of choice is) while we listen to the musical talents of Pam & Terry.

"Join me at the Mesquite Chop House Miss Moneypenny?"