Memphis Pizza Owner has skewed priorities

What This Memphis Pizza Owner Said After Kicking National Guard Troops Out of His Business Will Make Your Blood Boil

What Tamboli Did and What He Won't Tell You

On July 11, four uniformed National Guard members walked into Tamboli's Pasta & Pizza on Madison Avenue looking for a meal.

The owner, Miles Tamboli, turned them away. He then posted a video bragging about it – calling the decision an act of "patriotism and conscience." The left-wing internet loved it. The left-wing Guardian ran a glowing feature on his packed house and long lines. Local liberal activists launched a "buy-cott" – urging supporters to flood the restaurant with their dollars and their politics.

Since Trump launched the Memphis Safe Task Force in September 2025, Memphis Police Department data tells a clear story.

• Murders are down 44% in the first half of 2026.
• Motor vehicle thefts are down 62%.
• Overall violent crime has dropped nearly 40% compared to the same period last year.
• The task force surpassed 10,000 arrests and pulled 1,708 illegal firearms off city streets – and located 154 missing children.
• The National Police Association called Memphis a "blueprint for other cities around the nation."

Tamboli's answer to all of that: the soldiers who did the work can find somewhere else to eat.

Read more about the owner whose liberal politics were more important than the National Guard's accomplishments in making his city safer.

Memphis is a heavily Democrat city, serving as a major blue stronghold and one of the primary Democratic centers in the state of Tennesse.