Uncle Lou’s Fried Chicken on Millbranch Road in Memphis has been serving the kind of fried chicken that makes people drive across town without explanation since Louis Martin opened it decades ago. The sweet and spicy sauce that goes on the bird is the item that has built a national reputation, and it was what Guy Fieri came to find when Uncle Lou’s appeared in Season 4, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Where the Locals Eat,” which aired August 4, 2008. Guy called the sweet and spicy sauce “the nectar of the gods.” The restaurant is a Memphis soul food institution with a straightforward mission: fry the chicken properly, make the sauce from scratch, and let the food do the rest.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Uncle Lou’s Fried Chicken
City: Memphis, Tennessee
Cuisine: Fried Chicken / Soul Food
DDD Season: 4
DDD Episode: 4
Episode Title: Where the Locals Eat
Original Air Date: August 4, 2008
Address: 3633 Millbranch Rd., Memphis, TN 38116
Phone: 901-332-2367
Website: https://www.unclelousfriedchicken.com/
Status: Open
What to Eat at Uncle Lou’s Fried Chicken
The Fried Chicken with Sweet and Spicy Sauce is the reason to go. The sauce is house-made, sweet up front with a heat that builds behind it, and Guy’s “nectar of the gods” description has been followed by thousands of people who made the drive to find out if he was right. He was. The chicken is fried to order with a crust that holds up under the sauce without going soggy. The soul food sides complete the plate.
Bring Memphis fried chicken energy home with Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Cluckin’ Chicken Dry Rub for your own fry session, and Guy’s Flavortown Hot Honey BBQ Sauce as the sweet heat complement.
Plan Your Visit
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Address: 3633 Millbranch Rd., Memphis, TN 38116
Phone: 901-332-2367
Website: https://www.unclelousfriedchicken.com/
Status: Open
Triple D Essentials
Stream the Where the Locals Eat episode on Amazon and find a Memphis hotel on Booking.com for your full Memphis DDD run.
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Uncle Lou’s Fried Chicken appeared in Season 4, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Where the Locals Eat,” originally aired August 4, 2008.