Cotham's (Scott AR)

My husband and I both love Civil War stuff. There was a Civil War Campaign in Little Rock. We have a numbered map of the places to go. He told me last week to find a place to eat on this "trail". It took us right to Scott AR. There is only one place I could think of in that area to eat...Cotham's! We had never been there but the friend that was with us had.

It's an old mercantile store. Lots of old stuff on the walls to look at. We ordered the fried green tomatoes for an appetizer. Oh my, what a treat! They were awesome. They had a cornmeal crust and were cooked to perfection. I love the tang of a good fried green tomato.


Cotham's is famous for their hub cap burger. My husband got that and it was huge! He ate all of it except some of the bun. Friend and I had regular size cheeseburgers but they were still pretty good. These are made from scratch, hand-formed patties that taste just like what they are...real beef! Instead of fries, we all opted to pay the extra buck or two and get the onion rings. To quote Rachael Ray "oh my gravy"! They were great. They had a very light, crispy batter. The onions were so sweet it was almost like they had sugar on them.


Believe it or not, we had room for dessert. I had something I had never heard of before even here in the south. I don't know why other people have not made this, fried sweet potato pie. It was delicious. I wish now that I had brought one home. Husband had the peach cobbler and friend had Mississippi Mud pie. I tasted the peach cobbler and it was delicious.


I can hardly wait to go back for another burger and fried pie.

4 out of 5 stars