Former Memphis Grizzlies player closes Germantown sports bar: Here's what we know

Corey Davis, Memphis Commercial Appeal
·2 min read

A Germantown sports bar and restaurant started by a former Memphis Grizzlies player ceased operations before the New Year.

Mike Miller’s Let It Fly Sports Bar at 9091 Poplar Ave. in Germantown is permanently closed. Jason Polley, managing leasing director for StoneCrest Investments, confirmed to The Commercial Appeal on Tuesday that Let It Fly closed for good on Sunday, Dec. 31.

Polley said StoneCrest Investments is currently working with Miller to identify a suitable replacement or tenant on the current lease. Polley said there are five years remaining on the 10-year lease. Let It Fly opened in October 2019 at Germantown’s StoneCreek Centre Shopping Mall, which is managed by StoneCrest Investments. The now vacant 4,527-square-foot space can seat about 140 people, according to Polley. He doesn’t expect the space to be empty for too long.

Let It Fly sports bar in Germantown, owned by former Memphis Grizzlies player Mike Miller, holds a preview event on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.
Let It Fly sports bar in Germantown, owned by former Memphis Grizzlies player Mike Miller, holds a preview event on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.

“There is significant interest in the space and it being a former restaurant with that kind of visibility on Poplar Avenue and Germantown, I anticipate we will identify and secure a new restaurant very soon,” Polley said.

Miller did not respond to a call seeking comment.

Let It Fly's Southaven location still in the works

Despite Let It Fly Sports Bar shutting its doors in one Memphis suburb, plans for another location in Southaven appear to still be in the works. The sports-themed restaurant is expected to open at the $200 million mixed-use Silo Square in mid-summer of 2024. Let It Fly announced in August 2022 its plans to bring the sports bar and restaurant to DeSoto County. The restaurant is expected to feature golf simulator bays as well as food and beverages.

Let It Fly sports bar, a business venture of former Memphis Grizzlies player Mike Miller, holds a preview event at the Germantown location on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.
Let It Fly sports bar, a business venture of former Memphis Grizzlies player Mike Miller, holds a preview event at the Germantown location on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

Other Let It Fly locations

Let It Fly also has sports bar and restaurant locations in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Omaha, Nebraska.

Corey Davis is the Collierville and Germantown reporter with The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached at Corey.Davis@commercialappeal.com or 901-293-1610.

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