Looks like a great place to eat, although I believe I'd skip the eggs & brains.
Amazing (Photos). That place is an Americana Gallery, in it's own right.
Hope it's there in another 50 years.
SteveS
Loc: The US is my home.
Been to Abe's many times, his wife Terry makes all the biscuits daily using Martha White flour. You're right. about there being a steady stream of diners at the counter, but the stream of carryout customers is even heavier. Those biscuits are some of the best ever.
Bridges wrote:
This may get kicked to the photo gallery, but this post is about food, not photography.
Go to your bookshelf and check your dictionary for greasy spoon. It may show a photo of Abe's Diner!
On my trip from Memphis last week to Charleston, SC, I ran across Abe's Diner in Corinth, MS. This place is one of a kind! It is revered by locals who fill up the seats on a constantly rotating basis. Inside is a long counter with about 12 to 15 stools and they are always full. When it was my time to sit I was welcomed like a neighbor by the others already seated. There was good conversation between everyone there and they recommended a burger with fresh fries which are cut daily. They also recommended a shaker of spices to shake over the fries.
The food was good and the atmosphere was even better. If anyone passes through Corinth, I recommend a stop at Abe's.
I was wearing my VN Vet hat and one gentleman seated beside me left. On his way out he handed me a jar of the french fry spices and thanked me for my service.
Sometimes good experiences will pop up if we keep our eyes open as we drive down the highway of life!
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Sympathic place to get the lunch...looks like authentic, vintage and "folkloric"...probable warm and friendly ambiance. FOr sure You spent there a "refreshing" pause! Tanks for sharing
Bridges
Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA
Thank all of you for looking and commenting. I'm glad it made some of you happy knowing such a place exists.
You know that old saying "you can't get there from here" -- well that certainly applies to going from Memphis to Charleston, SC. A person would think they could travel along the southern border of Tennessee but you can't. At least if you don't want to take days getting there! From Memphis, you must drop down to Mississippi and go through Alabama as well. You also drive through Georgia, skirting Atlanta before your drive through SC to Charleston.
This is a good thing since it will take you past Abe's and other quaint places along the way.
I would love it there. Fortunately we have a terrific and quirky little restaurant here in town. Every dish seems unique, and I am looking forward to going back.
Has this dining dive made it to the TV show by a similar name?
Do they have a EM vehicle parked behind the establishment?
Bridges
Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA
cyclespeed wrote:
Has this dining dive made it to the TV show by a similar name?
Do they have a EM vehicle parked behind the establishment?
As far as I can ascertain, it has only been Abe's for the last 50 years. Some here on the Hog have also eaten there and we are a small sample by comparison. As well-known as it seems to be, I would be surprised if it hasn't been featured on some foodie show.
I have been there a few years ago. Great food. We had the biscuits and gravy. Delicious. Fun place.
I've eaten at more of these places than I could possibly remember. I can't recall a bad experience.
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