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Cotham's Mercantile

5301 Highway 161 South, Scott, AR - (501) 961-9284
Posted By Beth Moneymaker on 3/13/2008 3:08:00 PM
My husband came here when he was at a military training school, and he loved it so much that we made a special stop on our cross-country trip to another duty station. It doesn't look like much on the outside, or the inside for that matter, but the food is great.

We all got the hubcap burgers with either fries or the fried green tomatoes. The burger is probably the best-tasting burger we have ever eaten. The atmosphere is homey, but you have to look past the nicknacks to really appreciate it. It isn't exactly dirty, but it's so old that it's hard to tell.

My teen son still talks about going back some day, and we will definitely make it a "must stop" on our way back west.

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5 - Overall: Legendary - Worth driving from anyplace
Overall: Legendary - Worth driving from anyplace
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Cotham's makes an especially good version of that popular Arkansas dessert, fried pie. This one is apricot.
"Cotham's makes an especially good version of that popular Arkansas dessert, fried pie. This one is apricot."
Cliff Strutz





This gargantua is a hubcap hamburger on a full-size dinner plate. Also available are hubcap cheeseburgers and hubcap jalapeno cheeseburgers. Those are onion rings in the background.
"This gargantua is a hubcap hamburger on a full-size dinner plate. Also available are hubcap cheeseburgers and hubcap jalapeno cheeseburgers. Those are onion rings in the background."
Michael Stern


Chicken fried steak blanketed with gravy is an everyday lunch special; it comes with two vegetables and regular or jalapeno-spiked cornbread.
"Chicken fried steak blanketed with gravy is an everyday lunch special; it comes with two vegetables and regular or jalapeno-spiked cornbread."
Michael Stern


Southern fried chicken is an every-Thursday lunch special.
"Southern fried chicken is an every-Thursday lunch special."
Michael Stern


The onion rings are large, rugged, and lightly battered, and are the perfect side for a Cotham's burger.
"The onion rings are large, rugged, and lightly battered, and are the perfect side for a Cotham's burger."
Cliff Strutz


Above the kitchen door is a portrait of the house specialty.
"Above the kitchen door is a portrait of the house specialty."
Michael Stern


Remote as it is, Cotham's is packed every day at noon. Its motto is 'Where the Elite Meet to Eat.'
"Remote as it is, Cotham's is packed every day at noon. Its motto is 'Where the Elite Meet to Eat.'"
Michael Stern


People come from all over the U.S. to eat hubcap hamburgers at Cotham's Mercantile.
"People come from all over the U.S. to eat hubcap hamburgers at Cotham's Mercantile."
Michael Stern


Tony Perrin is the Arkansas tipster who brought us to Cotham's Mercantile. Here we are after lunch, happy and well-fed!
"Tony Perrin is the Arkansas tipster who brought us to Cotham's Mercantile. Here we are after lunch, happy and well-fed!"
Michael Stern


Built in 1917, Cotham's Mercantile was originally a general store; it started serving lunch to local farmers in 1984 and it has since become a Roadfood beacon.
"Built in 1917, Cotham's Mercantile was originally a general store; it started serving lunch to local farmers in 1984 and it has since become a Roadfood beacon."
Michael Stern



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