Humdingers is a delightful little respite from all the fried treats so plentiful in Memphis. The menu consists mostly of seafood items, chicken dishes and a collection of sides. There are 4 or 5 different toppings you can add to your fish selections too - Snapper with Pineapple Salsa is my personal fave. I don't think they'll win any restaurant awards but they should at least get an honorable mention for offering something other than your standard fried-this or fried-that fare. Haven't been there for dinner yet but if you like to sit while you eat (which I do) then you better get there before noon for lunch. The space is small and the lines get long. Sometimes you have to give people the "we're waiting on you to finish your meal so we can sit down" look in order to snag a table in time for your food to arrive. Need something fast and not fried, give Humdingers a try (shoud be their slogan). ;) read more

Their selection of fresh fish and veggies makes eating healthy bearable. I ordered quite a bit and took most home. Their tacos are pretty large so one with two sides are enough. read more

Humdingers - Piri Piri Chicken & Fish tacos with sweet potato slices. - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

The Salmon was excellent with Asian slaw! Try a topping to make it even better! Yum!

This place was hoping when we went at 12:30pm. If you go at lunch time beware, you may not find a table. Or a parking spot. The food is good and there is a great selection for both fish and non fish eaters (spouse has a seafood allergy). I got lunch for myself and my toddler for under $15. The portions are a good size. We both got sweet potato fries but mine were seasoned and his weren't. They lose a point because the fries were over seasoned for my taste and I prefer my sweet potato fries without any other flavors on them. You order at the front, get a number and they bring the food to your table. We didn't wait long for our food and the staff cleared the plates off but didn't rush us out. All in all I think we'll be back in the near future. read more

Healthy fish is pretty easy to find, but a place that makes it fast and with healthy sides too?! I love it!!i asked for mine to be made without butter and light on the oil and they did a great job. The fish and sides were seasoned perfectly, just a hint of spice. I wish I would have taken a picture but I was too hungry! Lots of choices of fish, salads, sides and they have chicken too! read more

Two visits here and both times were good experiences. Humdingers is a casual place with an easy menu . You can see the orders being cooked over a very large commercial grill behind a glass wall as you wait in line to order (and you will probably have to wait if you are there at lunch or dinner time). If you are careful with your choices, you can get a lot of food for a reasonable price too. The sides are inexpensive, interesting, and very tasty for the most part. Grilled asparagus, sweet potato slabs, and zucchini offer heathy choices. With three appetizers, and 10 sides, our family of five can eat for well under $40 The portabella fries with Parmesan cheese are quite different but the shrimp are amazing. Food is served on bright Fiesta Ware dishes and the presentation is good. The drinks are serve yourself and the ice dispensed is my favorite (yeah I know....sounds silly) crushed with air in the ice. Overall, this place is not much more expensive than most fast food, way better than the big big chains like Applebee's, and Humdinger's offers a healthier choice if you are disciplined with your selections. read more

Ok. No wine? Insert whine here. No sauces on the table any longer? More whine with even less wine. Tables are now bare. Not even salt n peppa. The spice, nor the group. Fast casual has become too casual. Food was considerably slower than previous visits. 2/3 dishes came out and employee asked "if we needed anything else?" Hmmm. Just the hangry guys food. Careful of ensuing violence. 3/3 came out five minutes later. Place has slipped. Enough said, and sad. read more

Humdingers - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Humdingers is - hands down - the best casual seafood restaurant in Memphis. Their calamari was crispy and flavorful, their Greek salad was one of the best salads I've ever eaten, and the Piri-Piri sauce on their fish is incredible. Their prices are extremely reasonable and the service is friendly. I've literally eaten at Humdingers three times in three days... It's that good. read more

Great place to come for a quick lunch. Located in a fairly new area with other new restaurants. Although they advertise as a fish joint, I think you will be pleased with the dessert selection as well. read more

Today was my first time at Humdingers after months of hearing my boyfriend talk about how great it is, and I was not disappointed! We went in for lunch around 11:45 and there was no line (although apparently we got there right on time- it filled up quickly!) I don't even think it took 10 minutes to get our food out to us, and all of the staff was very friendly. My ONLY complaint was that my plate was too small for the MASSIVE salad that I ordered and I ended up making a mess. But that is clearly not even a semi serious problem. If anything having a salad too big for the plate is a plus! I would recommend Humdingers to anyone and you can bet I will be back in for lunch again sometime soon (: read more

I am oh so glad a friend told me about Humdinger's. Finding anything healthy in Memphis is quite a feat. Everything seems to be fried, BBQd, and laden with fat grams. Humdinger's is a breath of fresh air for those of us looking to veer off of that course. The Humdinger's Shrimp is a very similar concoction of my favorite menu item at Bonefish, the Bang Bang Shrimp. It also happens to be a just a smidge cheaper, which is always a bonus. Their grilled fish and pineapple salsa is to die for. Whoever thought to put fish and fruit together is quite the odd-ball, but I want to hug them nonetheless. The cucumber lime and yogurt sauce is my second favorite topping. It is light, cool and clean flavoring and it is perfect in our 115 degree weather. My favorite item here is the fish tacos. They are seriously delicious. The fish is very fresh and lightly seasoned. They put this cole slaw mixture and Humdinger's sauce in the shell and magic happens. Magic people. If you haven't tried Humdinger's, I suggest you do. Your ever expanding Memphis waist line and cholesterol levels will thank me. read more

I ordered the fish taco. I tried the shrimp taco, piri piri chicken, and the fish taco. All of them were pretty salty for the three tacos. You get one side, and I chose zucchini. The fish tacos were wrapped in flour tortillas that were adequately warm when they arrived at my table. The zucchini tasted terrible, since it was covered in some cajun spices and the vegetable would have been fine just plain and I could taste the crisp taste of grilled zucchini. I paid roughly $12 for the meal and a drink (USD), which is a little expensive, and the food was lack luster. It wasn't the worst meal ever, but a little disappointing. The bill was also not itemized, but just showed a lump sum for the price. (Instead of showing what I bought, it only shows the final price. This was a bit inconvenient) read more

Upscale-looking kind of place with very healthy choices and quality food. I was craving seafood and visited during lunch, and I didn't regret it. The seared salmon was great, and the sides were tasty and not particularly calorie. The concept is nice. I would come more often if the price was less prohibitive, but you should try it out if you haven't. read more

Good healthier options available here. Also open fairly late. Calamari is light and crispy, shrimp is even better. read more

Humdingers - New menu as of 12/6/16 - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Ordered through grub hub and food was ready on time and fresh. Can't give 5 stars as I only got wings and sweet potatoes but both were delicious! Will be back to try some other dishes they have. read more

Humdinger's does a great job serving healthy food options very quickly. It's in-between fast food & casual dining e.g., you order at the counter, take a number to your table & they bring your food to you. The food is prepared on a grill in an open window for customers to see. The grilled fish & veggies are excelllent. Definitely a good value and rare option to get a quick, healthy sit-down meal for about $10. read more

What a pleasant surprise! I was in the area looking for something different, so I decided to give this place a try; it did not disappoint. I got the shrimp appetizer, which was very flavorful (think Bonefish's Bang Bang Shrimp). I then got the Mahi Mahi with pineapple salsa, yellow rice, and grilled sweet potatoes. Everything was fresh and fantastic; actually, it was a little spicy which is fine by me, but fair warning to those who can't handle spicy. Other than the taste of the food, a couple of things really make this place stand out. For one, you order and pay for your food at the counter, and they bring it out to you. For the quality and variety of food, this was unique in a good way; it also sped things up quite a bit. Secondly, variety. This place is not just 'fish and chips,' nor is it only fish. They have several fish plates (mostly grilled) with healthy sides other than fries. They also have sandwiches such as the Chicken Philly. Note: they also offer call-ahead takeout, as well as wine and beer. Good job, Humdinger's; I'll definitely be back! read more

Establishment very clean. Menu may have many choices that a novice would find overwhelming. Take your iphone to look some of the fish types and descriptions! Seriously, the staff was friendly and willing to help. Tilapia was excellent and so was the calamari. read more

I had the piri-piri chicken breast comes with rice and a side of Asian Slaw. I didn't really think this was that good. There is the same piri piri chain in Atlanta called Boneheads, which I think is better. The chicken breast was a bit rubber textured, the rice a little crunchy. Asian slaw was good, but seemed a bit dull. A bit of a letdown after the rave review. I did go for dinner, and it was quite empty. read more

Humdingers - Seating - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Stopping through Memphis on a road trip and had them deliver to my hotel. I got the mahi and a shrimp skewer. Could not believe how good the food was for the price. Dat rice tho read more

I work nearby and this place is one of the lunch spots I frequent. It's fast, the prices are reasonable and the staff is always nice and accommodating. My go-to orders are the two taco combo and the blackened salmon. I've yet to have a bad experience here. read more

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I had the Shrimp Po Boy with Seasoned Fries. The toasted bun slapped with aioli, sliced tomatoes, a bed of purple cabbge slaw, all topped with deliciously fried shrimp was heaven in my mouth! If the sandwich wasn't enough there are piri piri sauces that you can lay on it for even more flavor. They have three kinds: lemon herb, medium, and hot. The lemon herb was like a thick vinaigrette and the medium and hot piri piri were unlike any hit sauces I've had before. Not only were they full of flavor, but they had just enough heat which didn't hinder the taste. The seasoned fries were also good, the seasoning on them was unlike anything I've had before, but the only thing that I didn't like about them was that it was a tad bit salty for my palette. Despite that, I'd come back here and give their other food a try. read more

Humdingers - Shrimp Po Boy and Seasoned Fries - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

I am conflicted on the amount of stars to give. This was our first time eating here. The pictures of the food on yelp help send me here. The food was good quality, but everything we ordered was super spicy. Being our first time here I wish the staff would have asked or mentioned options when ordering. Once we realized how spicy the food was we noticed a menu selection that showed the spice level options. I'm not sure if by default the food is hot. Or the cook was just into spices. So if I survive this heartburn and return again. I will definitely ask the staff to go easy read more

Humdingers - Spicy but yummy trout - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

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Ordered the ahi tuna and salmon entree! All was good except for ahi tuna. Not sure where they get it from but it was fucking horrible! Definitely not the humdingers it was when the first opened read more

My salad was pretty good. My soup was lacking presentation. My buddy fip got a 5 dollar humdinger in da bayyyyuck read more

Went here for lunch - it's a nice place and the food is good. I screwed up and got the chicken philly ... The Humdinger approach to cooking it with lemon & herb sauce gave it a different taste and it was kind of greasy - also had a bit of seasoning that was overpowering. Got the sweet potato slices as a side - very tasty. My friend got the chicken taco and sweet potato fries and was satisfied. read more

Humdingers - Chicken philly and sweet potato slices (foreground) - chicken tacos and sweet potato fries behind. - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

This place is ok. A little underwhelming but not terrible. Just wouldn't choose it over other laces to eat in the area. Got fish and it was very dry. Food mediocre. Establishment not super clean, read more

Delicious and generous portions-fried shrimp, salmon, and all fish dinners are well prepared!

Another East Memphis favorite. Get the piri piri chicken tacos! You won't be disappointed.

Ellen's grilled rainbow trout and Mahi Mahi here. Love the sauces because they have a kick to them. The grilled sweet potato slices are to die for no doubt. Food comes out quickly and service is great. read more

This happened a while ago when we met some friends there. I ordered a salad with grilled fish. Received the salad and no grilled fish, so had to wait on that to be grilled because it was forgotten. Stuck the fork in the salad and a spider was crawling on the lettuce. Sent it back and they fixed a new salad from a new batch. Got the new salad, still no fish because it was still grilling. I started putting the salad dressing on and halfway through the cup of dressing there was a dead fly fully intact (maybe 2). So I sent it back again. Then I received the grilled fish. The staff was very apologetic and gave us vouchers to come back and eat for another chance... Doubtful... read more

Me and my brother came here for lunch on a Sunday afternoon, and it was very crowded! I ordered the Mahi Mahi with pineapple salsa, zucchini, and sweet potato fries. He ordered the chicken sandwich. I think after living in Hawaii for a year, I'm a little spoiled when it comes to good, fresh fish. The mahi mahi was pretty small, and it didn't taste very fresh. It wasn't very impressive. The zucchini was really mushy, and tasteless, and i usually love zucchini. The sweet potato fries were just okay! My brothers chicken sandwich did look pretty good!.. It was massive! The service here was great, everyone was super friendly! The location is super easy to find with lots of parking. Maybe I just ordered the wrong thing, but Humdingers did not impress me, and I doubt I'll be back. read more

This used to be my absolute favorite place in the area. I changed work locations about two years ago, but was in the are and eagerly looking forward to lunch at my favorite place. Sadly, either my memory is bad or it has greatly declined. When I entered, I noticed an obvious "fishy" smell I had never noticed before. I ordered the ahi tuna and avocado salad and was told they were out of ahi tuna, at 11:30. I requested the same salad but with shrimp instead and they were happy to oblige. My companion ordered three taco combo with sweet potato fries, we both ordered water. Bill was almost $30!!! Wow! I had to ask for itemized bill because they only gave me a receipt with total. Good thing because they overcharged for the three taco combo, it was $10.99, but they charged $11.57. Not sure how this happens?? AND, instead of the $.75 up charge for sweet potato fries they charged an additional $2.89!! Now to the food. My companion and I both noticed how small and few the shrimp had become in the tacos and on my salad. We both used the "Hot" Piri Piri sauce and both noticed how sticky the bottle was. For it to be an ahi (ok shrimp) tuna and avocado salad, there were two tiny slices of avocado. I distinctly recall there being 1/2 an avocado before. Really, just call it a salad, no need to put avocado in the name. Bottom line, not much to rave about anymore. Needs cleaning, to have the items on the menu, and be sure to check your receipt!! read more

Humdingers reminds me of bone fish of fast food. The Humdingers Shrimp is like the beloved Bang Bang from Bone. My usual order is a grilled fish and side of grilled asparagus. Everything is fresh cook to order. Food is tasty and quick. Service has been great. read more

I tried the Cordova location with a friend and I thought it was really good. So me and my husband were in the area and we came across this location in Poplar. Lets just say we aren't fish people, however my husband thinks its important to incorporate it into our diet lol As we walked in the staff was very welcoming and helpful. I ordered the blackened tilapia again because its just so good. For topping, I picked black bean & corn salsa, for sides sweet potato fries and asparagus. My husband ordered the mahi mahi with pineapple salsa, rice and seasoned fries. I enjoyed my meal but the sweet potato fries were just too salty :( However, my tilapia and asparagus were cooked well and tasted great. My husband really liked his mahi mahi, rice and seasoned fries. I tried his seasoned fries and they were so good, I ended up eating most of them lol All in all I really like Humdingers. However, since I've been to both places, I prefer the Cordova location because they have outside seating. read more

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Great place for seafood and chicken with a unique flavor. They have some healthy options that allow you not to break your belt. But the piri-piri seasoning (which you can purchase also) is amazing and goes well with all their offering. Don't miss out on this place, it definitely be on the list of your favorite places if you give it a try. read more

Sooo yumm! Will b a new fav spot for very well cook seafood! I had the fish with black bean salsa, grilled zuc, and grilled sweet potatos. Fab! Nice glass merlot and good company ... Great end of the work day, i feel full, yet not nasty total meal 20 bucks read more

Excellent grilled seafood! I had the grilled salmon with black bean and corn salsa, grilled zucchini and yellow rice. The place was packed for lunch, but the wait was reasonable. get there early so you can be sure to get a table. read more

Food is OK. Lunch push starts at 11:30. Get there early.

I ordered over the phone for pickup and it only took 20 minutes and was ready when I walked in. Fair prices for large amounts of food. Very fresh and flavorful. Will be back! read more