MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A new restaurant is opening its doors in Soulsville.
Derrick Craig is the owner of Johnnie Mae’s Soul Cafe.
The restaurant owner said he wants to serve both food and a foundation for the entire neighborhood, with a heavy focus on meeting a need for the South Memphis community.
“People here don’t have anywhere to go,” Craig said. “People here in South Memphis and Soulsville, you have to go all the way to Union now or Whitehaven or downtown just to have good food. That’s what made me want to put this location here.”…