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Well, the fries at the Vietnamese incaranation were atrocious. While I do love Vietnamese food, the egg rolls and fries were done in the same fryer. Somehow the pairing didn't work.

Having eaten at *three* of the Dyer's I feel imminently qualified to comment. I ate at the original on Cleveland when I first came to Memphis. It was in a shack, a shack that *still* in 1984 had "black" and "white" entrances. Oh , the signs were down but it was obvious what the past had held. There is none of the original "grease" at any of the Dyer's now. There was a big press deal when they moved to Bartlett and had a police escort for the "grease." This was when the feuding over just who was the "real" Dyer's began. Then the original closed and moved just up the street on Cleveland. Owned by Vietnamese. They still made the burgers, but added Vietnamese items to the menu. Then they closed. The one downtown came along late in the game and I actually have no idea who owns it since there have been various people claiming to be derived from the original for years. Don't know if you detailed any of this history in your audio as I keep mine turned off as I find audio annoying. I used to get a bag ful of these burgers for my professional class since I consider them the absolute ultimate greaseburger. Hey, this ain't something I am particularly proud of - just something I happen to know a little about.