Review: Katfish Kastle

Or "Katfish Heaven" might be more appropriate in this case. But before I describe my experience at this great catfish restaurant, there are a couple of things about the restaurant I'd like to share. First off, Katfish Kastle is located directly across the street from the Kream Kastle, an iconic Blytheville drive-in restaurant that is …

Review: Mac’s BBQ In Searcy, AR

Let me preface this review by saying that almost ALL BBQ is good. In all the years I have eaten BBQ (which as been almost all my life), maybe only 2 times was the BBQ bad...very bad, and one of those was a BBQ joint in Kentucky, the other was in Alabama. All other BBQ …

The Cafe Painting

When we moved from Michigan to Arkansas in 1966, my Mom and Grandmother bought and opened cafe in Blytheville, AR at 108 East Main Street. In those early days Mom would work 12 hours a day on the day shift and my Grandmother would come in at 3pm and work 14-16 hours on the night …

Penn’s BBQ – GONE

I just heard that Penn's BBQ has officially closed. I had no warning (or I would have made a pilgrimage there for one last sandwich), and although its not a total surprise, I was hoping for some time to get back one more time. I hate that an establishment like Penn's has closed. He had …

Your Memories Are Not Your Childs Memories

When I was a teenager, we owned a restaurant on Main Street in Blytheville, AR from 1966 until about 1978 called Betty's and Lettie's (or B&L for short). The memories from that cafe are truly ones that I will always cherish as it was both a place to eat (that's always a good memory) and …