Memphis
Pizza Café opened for business
in March 1993, the brainchild of owners Gary Garlington,
Kevin McReynolds, and Tom Selakovich. The original
location was in historic Overton Square on Madison
Avenue. (We moved down four doors into the current
Midtown location in January 1995, acquiring much more
space and a patio.) Business grew such that by late 1994
we began to think about a second location. 1994 also
marked the beginning of a streak that saw us win the
“Best Pizza” competition in both the Memphis Flyer’s
Reader’s Poll and the Memphis Magazine’s Subscriber’s
Poll. We have been fortunate enough to win these awards
annually since then. In early 1995 we selected an East
Memphis site, and opened in May 1995 on Park Avenue
across from the Eastgate Shopping Center. Seeking a
location even further east, we opened in the Saddle
Creek Shopping Center in Germantown in November of 1997.
No further expansion occurred until 2002 when we
(mistakenly, as it turned out) opened a location behind
the Wolfchase Mall on Highway 64. It wasn’t until 2006
that we expanded again, opening 2 new stores. The first
was on rapidly developing Getwell Road in Southaven MS,
and the second at the intersection of Poplar and Byhalia
in Collierville.
Since the beginning, Memphis Pizza Café has been known
for serving excellent thin-crust pizzas, tasty
sandwiches, the freshest salads, and good cold
beverages. We make our pizza dough daily, it’s never
frozen and doesn’t contain any sugars or dairy products.
MPC also uses only the freshest vegetables, meats, and
cheeses, receiving grocery deliveries several times
weekly. We operate full-service restaurants, you don’t
have to come to the bar to place your food order or get
drink refills. MPC offers dine-in or carry-out service
only, we don’t deliver because we want our focus to be
on quality instead of speed.
All of our locations are neighborhood based and are
actively involved in their respective communities,
always doing what we can to help schools, churches, and
other charitable organizations. In addition to these
groups, Memphis Pizza Café is a Sponsor/Donator to the
following organizations/events: Zoo Rendezvous, UCF
Subsidium Preview Party, UCF Great Chef’s Tasting, St.
Peter Villa 5K, Memphis Italian Festival, Rendezvous at
the Dixon, Shelby Recreational and Vocational Services,
Memphis Food Bank.
Memphis
Pizza Café opened for business
in March 1993, the brainchild of owners Gary Garlington,
Kevin McReynolds, and Tom Selakovich. The original
location was in historic Overton Square on Madison
Avenue. (We moved down four doors into the current
Midtown location in January 1995, acquiring much more
space and a patio.) Business grew such that by late 1994
we began to think about a second location. 1994 also
marked the beginning of a streak that saw us win the
“Best Pizza” competition in both the Memphis Flyer’s
Reader’s Poll and the Memphis Magazine’s Subscriber’s
Poll. We have been fortunate enough to win these awards
annually since then. In early 1995 we selected an East
Memphis site, and opened in May 1995 on Park Avenue
across from the Eastgate Shopping Center. Seeking a
location even further east, we opened in the Saddle
Creek Shopping Center in Germantown in November of 1997.
No further expansion occurred until 2002 when we
(mistakenly, as it turned out) opened a location behind
the Wolfchase Mall on Highway 64. It wasn’t until 2006
that we expanded again, opening 2 new stores. The first
was on rapidly developing Getwell Road in Southaven MS,
and the second at the intersection of Poplar and Byhalia
in Collierville.