BORROUMS DRUG STORE — Local services in Corinth

As part of our recent road trip to visit some southern states, we were fortunate enough to pick Cornith, MS. for a stopping off point to eat lunch and see a small town. We stopped in the Town municipal building and stopped in the Tax Office, we were greeted with a wonderful can I help y'all. We let them know we were traveling and stopped here and was wondering if they could recommend a place to eat. Well that is all we had to say, eat..... Each of the staff had their own favorites and were so forthcoming with information on all our possibilities. After several minuets of talking about food, general concensus was you can't go wrong anywhere we decided to stop. Borrum's Drug Store was talked about and what grabbed my attention was the mention of the "slug burger", interesting I thought, never had a slug burger, but just as enticing was mention of Martha's and the soul food and great home cooking there, along with mention it was Thursday, that meany chocolate cake day. So we ended up going to eat lunch at Borrum's. WOW when we stepped in the door, we stepped back in time. What can I say about a place that history has this as the oldest Pharmacy in MS. that alone is worth the visit, but wait it gets better, now we are starring at the days lunch special written on a chalk board. Cornbread salad jumped out at me, never had that , let alone never heard of that before. So we are seated at a booth, old school plastic viynl seating with fomica top table (great stuff). Imagine a soda fountain, table seating and booths on the floor, oh and by the way the Pharmacy portion of this incredibly small space where everyone knows everyone (except for us). People leaning over from table to table saying see you tomorrow and talking about everday life. anyways I could gomon but next to our booth there were two plastic chairs, those were for anyone waiting to pick up a prescriptio or waiting to speak with the Pharmacist. the kitchen was about 6' x 6' with two cooks serving up wonderful home cooked food. So back to the slug burger of which I ordered along with the cornberead salad, this interesting burger made of a mix of soy, onions and some pork smashed into a thin patty. The salad is as it sounds a tossed salad that sits on top of a piece of cornbread. Both were first times for me so , interesting , but good. I would call the slug burger a southern slider. the waitress was so friendly and very helpful in telling us interesting points of interest and facts about this truly authentic piece of American history. an absolutely must see.....They even mentioned it was chocolate cake day at Martha's......

My parents were visiting me in town today and I told them we had to go to Borroums's for milkshakes because I heard they were awesome (I just moved here two months ago, and haven't had the chance to try them). I got everybody worked up about them. We walked in around 2:20 (they close at 3) and went directly to the bar. there were at least 6 people behind the bar and it looked like they were making a lot of milkshakes. One person said hi then walked away. everybody kept walking by us and not saying anything.... no "We will be with you shortly" or anything. The restaurant was not even at half capacity. We sat there close to five minutes and I thought that maybe we were supposed to order at the register then sit down, so the three of us got up and walked to the register and I took my money out. We stood there for another three minutes with no acknowledgement. Again, there were at least 5 or 6 people behind the bar and they were not actively all making milkshakes. One was restocking glasses. All that needed to be done was acknowledge us or even attempt to take our order.

I have worked in the restaurant business from the time I was 15 to 22. I know what it is like to be busy, and I know that I have never ignored a customer even in passing. I always had a minute to ask if somebody had been helped and even if I could not help them in that moment, I assured them that they would be helped. That is all it takes. We were completely ignored. My dad was getting agitated, So we walked right out. I was pretty embarrassed to have brought them there just...

After being recommended to stop here, I made plans accordingly. To my understanding, this is the oldest drug store in the state of Mississippi. I arrived on the square, and was shocked at the traffic surrounding this side of the square. It was a Friday morning, but it was bustling. All of the tables & booths were full, so I sat at the bar area. I was immediately welcomed and given recommendations. The waitresses (forgot her name) was super friendly and informative. She told me the history of the establishment and about the infamous “putt putt”. It was a unique experience to watch the drinks be made from the way they used to in the past. Each and every employee looked cheerful and content. They all had smiles on their faces, which is refreshing to see in today’s world. I opted for the cherry phosphate and original Coca Cola. They were wonderful. I also ordered some of their pimento cheese and was highly impressed! Each and everyone who comes through Corinth needs to stop here and enjoy the atmosphere, customer service and just the unique experience in and of itself. ( after checking out, I struck up another conversation and totally forgot to leave a tip. I realize this after I had left the city. If the owner is reading this, please give me a Venmo, PayPal or cash app I can...