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INFORMATION
Do It Yourself Catering
◆ 1091 Highway 8 — Winona, Ontario
When you’re here,
you’re home.
Walk in and your shoulders drop. The jukebox is playing. The smell of hickory smoke hits you before you even sit down. Chill lighting, vintage everything, good food, cold drinks, and people who are glad you’re here.
We’re ready to welcome you home.
◆ How We Serve
Three ways to enjoy
Memphis Fire.
However you like it — at the table, in the car, or spread across your backyard — it’s the same food, the same care, the same kitchen.
Pull up a chair.
Dining Room & Patio
Gingham tablecloths, vintage Coca-Cola signs, and a jukebox that actually plays. The kind of place where your shoulders drop the second you walk in. Weekends fill up, so book ahead if you can.
Pull up your car.
Curbside Take-Out
Same food, same care, packed for the road and served with a smile. We bring it right to your car — and we get to see your dogs. We love dogs.
Feed the whole
neighbourhood.
DIY Catering
We smoke it, sauce it, and pack it up. You plate it and take the credit. From backyard parties to corporate events — 10 to 200 people. We’ve been catering for over 30 years.
◆ The Food
From scratch isn’t a buzzword here. It’s how we were raised.
Our smoker runs 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. She never sleeps, and neither does our commitment to serving you the best quality comfort food we can put on a plate.
We’re trained chefs who chose comfort food because we love it. Everything is made in-house — sauces, dressings, desserts, all of it. The same care whether it’s a rack of ribs or a side of slaw.
Not hip, stylish or trendy. Just good food made from scratch.
◆ Reservations
Your time matters to us.
We know you chose to spend your evening with us, and we don’t take that lightly. A reservation means your table is ready when you arrive and your experience starts the moment you walk through the door — not in a line at the front.
We just want you to enjoy your time here. That’s it. That’s the whole thing.
◆ Milestones
years. Still here.
Still cooking. Still grateful.
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◆ Since 2010
◆ Since 2010
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Opened March 18th, 2010
After months of renovations with family and friends, we opened the doors. The plan was simple: cook the food that made us happy, the way it was meant to be made.
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◆ Our Guests
◆ Our Guests
1,000’s of 5★ Reviews
Over 3,200 reviews on Google
We didn’t build this alone. Every review, every return visit, every recommendation to a friend — that’s the community holding us up.
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◆ Recognition
◆ Recognition
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Local & Provincial Recognition
Ontario Cultural Landmark. We’re honoured, truly. Every award on the wall is a reminder that doing things the hard way was the right way.
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◆ Covers Served
◆ Covers Served
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Thank you for showing up
Nine hundred thousand meals. Every one made from scratch. Every one served with care. That number still stops us sometimes.
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◆ Food Network Canada
◆ Food Network Canada
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Featured on You Gotta Eat Here
We didn’t apply. Over 1,000 people wrote to the producers about us. The community nominated Memphis Fire, and they kept writing until the show said yes.
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◆ Amazon Prime Video
◆ Amazon Prime Video
Reacher S3
Featured on Reacher, Season 3
That’s our building on one of the most-watched shows on the planet. No prop. No set. That’s the real front door.
“We drove two hours for the brisket. We’ll drive two hours again.”
★★★★★ — One of 3,200+ Google Reviews
◆ Our Story
A couple of culinary nerds who fell in love over food.
We’re Steve and Lori Popp. I entered this business when I was 14. Lori came to it as a second career. We became best friends over food, got married for many reasons, and decided we were both crazy enough to open a restaurant together.
After months of renovations with family and friends, we opened the doors on March 18th, 2010. The plan was simple: cook the comfort food that made us happy, the way it was meant to be made. From scratch. Every day.
years later, we’re still here. Still cooking. Still married, somehow.
◆ Family
It’s a Family Affair.
When we needed help the most, my parents Linda and Stan gave up their retirement in Sarnia, moved to Grimsby, and ran the front of house while Lori and I ran the kitchen. We spent years working side by side. Mom still does our books, and we still meet as a family every week to talk Memphis and review the numbers.
When Mom and Dad finally retired for the second time, Lori moved from the kitchen to the front of house. Bizz works with us full time now — they’re our Patissier, holding it down on prep and making sure the line has everything they need to execute service. Spence works the kitchen during his work terms home from the University of Waterloo.
Three generations. All still in it. This place is everyone’s gathering point — and the kids’ names are still on the menu. Bizzy’s Mac n’ Cheese. Spenny’s Choice Cheeseburger. Always have been. Always will be.
1091 Highway 8
Winona, Ontario
L8E 5H8
905-930-7675
Wed – Thu Noon – 8
Fri – Sat Noon – 9
Sunday Noon – 8
Mon – Tue Closed
Ontario Cultural Landmark
Food Network Canada
120+ Local & Provincial Awards
Smokin’ Since 2010
