Johnnie's Drive In — Restaurant in Tupelo

Removing the Elvis factor - 5 stars for being exactly what it states, never changed, nostalgic diner.

Example - The pimento cheese sandwich, 2 slices of lightly toasted white bread, schmear of pimento cheese, mayo, lettuce, tomato. Simple and a simple price.

We also got the doughburger. I've read of slug / dough burgers before and wasn't exactly sure what to expect. I had read that the origin was a depression era method to extend meat with soy, bread etc spiced and fried.

Mentally I assumed mild beef flavor "extended". Rather, I didn't pick up any prevalent meat flavor. Ulitmately, it was more about consistency, soft-ish interior with crispy exterior. What you end up with is a good sandwich with the primary flavors being the mustard, pickle and onion on a nicely toasted bun.

One note on parking, it is a small lot and no real defined spaces. If you pull in and simply stop, you will be greeted by a "car hop" for your order and asked if you are eating inside. There wasn't parking so I dropped my wife off to pick up the order, circled the lot and then parked when a spot opened up. This caused some "you ain't from around here are ya confusion", but they were very...

We went inside to eat (they have a small area) but they also have carhops who come out & take your order. It's the oldest diner in Tupelo & the wall decor reflects that, with lots of old photos of old musicians (naturally includes pictures of Elvis). The service was great - fast, friendly & willing to answer questions. One thing they offer is a Dough Burger which we'd never heard of. Our waitress explained it's a Depression Era burger, with flour & water added to the ground beef to make the meat go further. One of us tried it & she said it was really good. One got the country fired steak with 2 sides & he said it was great. 3 of us got the chicken tender plates with 2 sides & we could have gotten 2 of them & still had chicken tenders left over! We got 4 of the biggest chicken tenders I've ever seen! We took 6 of them back to the campground! The rest of our group ordered cheeseburgers & they were good - handmade patties. If you're looking for a fun, casual dining place in Tupelo, i definitely recommend it! The prices were...

Well, this is my second time at Johnnie's, and obviously, I returned for a reason. However, this time was not so pleasant. "Prices subject to change". Take note! Now, the disclaimer states this, but you wouldn't think the price change would be so drastic. I got cheese sticks that climbed in price to $5.99! On the menu, it states that they are $3.99. You would think the person taking your order might want to mention this. Then I asked about it, and the lady taking my order caught an attitude, along with some other lady in the back. I don't understand how you can over charge someone that much for something and get mad because they would like a receipt. Needless to say, I won't be returning. I hate going places spending my money with unappreciative people. I won't. I'm pretty sure they don't care anyways, because it doesn't seem like they're too concerned with...