Heart BuildersDining Out Program is an initiative supported by the local Memphis Restaurant Association and the Healthy Memphis Common Table offering patrons dining out more heart healthy menu selections. The program is voluntary and incurs no cost to restaurant participants.

Current Heart Builders participants include Huey’s, D’bo’s Wings n’ Things, Garibaldi’s, Elfo’s and Old Venice Pizza Company. The menu items designated as heart healthy have been evaluated and recommended by our registered dietician, Anita Vincent , RD.

New heart healthy menu items are signified by little red hearts on the menus. Restaurant owners say that the addition of the new menu selections have been well received by their patrons. Often, only slight modifications are necessary to make items heart healthy including decreasing portion sizes and/or altering the recipe slightly, such as using less salt.

Memphis Heart Clinic is excited about the initiative and looks forward to working with current and additional restaurants in the area as we attempt to make Memphis Heart Healthy.