Bluff City Vegan Eats: Shroomlicious Meals

Last week was Memphis Black Restaurant Week, an annual event highlighting local Black-owned eateries. I visited two vegan restaurants during the week — Plant Based Heat and the all-new Shroomlicious Meals. Shroomlicious Meals started as a meal prep service, but they now offer meal pick-up from the commercial kitchen where they prepare food.

They had a special menu for Black Restaurant Week, and one of the featured items was the Shroomlicious Wings with Fries. I had to try them! These are hand-breaded and deep-fried oyster mushroom wings with avocado crema. And they're served with a sweet and garlicky hot sauce.

WOW! These were just fantastic. The breading reminded me of breading on homemade Southern fried chicken, which I haven't had since, oh, 1994 or so. And that hot sauce was the perfect complement to the creamy avocado sauce. The fries were like those awesome gas station potato wedges that I used to love!

Black Restaurant Week is over, so they're back to their regular menu, but these wings are on that menu! And they have several smash burgers, mushroom birria tacos, shroom quesadillas, and more. And it's all vegan!

You just order online, select your pickup day (they're only open Thursdays and Fridays), and arrive at the pick-up spot (OtherFoods Kitchen) on your day. Follow them on Instagram (and while you're at it, follow its owner at @downwithdaishu too!). And here's a thing I wrote on Shroomlicous for The Daily Memphian.