tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post4552320182101129109..comments2023-04-24T06:10:46.758-05:00Comments on Comin' of Age In Tupelo: No.11: Dudies DinerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-6722465438739615742015-09-16T16:58:57.162-05:002015-09-16T16:58:57.162-05:00James: I think the place your thinking of on East...James: I think the place your thinking of on East Main was Johnny's Drive In. Still there and still serving its unique version of a hamburger. No carhops, though.John Nailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913868602097552823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-42358712877555919412015-09-16T16:57:32.483-05:002015-09-16T16:57:32.483-05:00Sorry, Reuben. Coleman's BBQ went the way of ...Sorry, Reuben. Coleman's BBQ went the way of all flesh, years ago. Glad to know it still exists in your memory, though.John Nailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913868602097552823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-56154519554153294062014-09-05T13:29:30.026-05:002014-09-05T13:29:30.026-05:00Wasn't there a Dudie's on the east side of...Wasn't there a Dudie's on the east side of Tupelo, out by the East Heights section near Priceville Road? It was on the right going east. We called them "Dough Burgers."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-175183412879873922013-09-16T14:45:58.910-05:002013-09-16T14:45:58.910-05:00My old hangout was the root beer place on so. glos...My old hangout was the root beer place on so. gloster, then in 1965 they built a loebs bbq across the street which later became a colemans bbq. I was the night manager, is it still there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-91256884879441421012010-12-07T00:43:03.248-06:002010-12-07T00:43:03.248-06:00Sherers was the first job I got -- on my own.
Firs...Sherers was the first job I got -- on my own.<br />First of several food joints I worked in over those years.<br />I was thirteen and started out cleaning the lot. <br />Soon I was 'promoted' to making cole slaw and turning sticks of frozen steak into paper thin slices for steak sandwiches. <br />YES -- he had a 13 year old running a Hobart slicer. A different world.<br />Finally -- I Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621606024496437385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-17414280742659735422010-12-07T00:31:49.129-06:002010-12-07T00:31:49.129-06:00My mom worked at Wilson Guyton drugs just across t...My mom worked at Wilson Guyton drugs just across the tracks from Dudies so I ate there occasionally. I still remember the sign that hung over the counter --<br />If your girlfriend likes our chili - take some home to the wife and kids.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621606024496437385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-42917645805469222022010-08-15T12:40:03.676-05:002010-08-15T12:40:03.676-05:00We went to Dudies"s every day after school (i...We went to Dudies"s every day after school (if we had some money). The order was always the same...Dudie burger, bar-b-que chips, and a Pepsi.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04370522399643246545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-88820796615278214772009-07-24T14:31:27.098-05:002009-07-24T14:31:27.098-05:00John: The current issue of Y'all, the Magazin...John: The current issue of Y'all, the Magazine of Southern People, has a story on Johnnie's Drive-In along with three pictures.Carole Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07790557428632941102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-62117592633856858132009-07-23T10:03:16.644-05:002009-07-23T10:03:16.644-05:00I remember the "dairy bar". We would wa...I remember the "dairy bar". We would walk to it from my home and enjoy a cold ice cream on a hot day. I even had my 8th birthday party there.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194066811318793962noreply@blogger.com