Cotham's - Home Of The Hubcap Burger

With its false front, wooden sidewalk and rusty tin roof, Cotham's
doesn't look like much from the outside.

Cotham's Mercantile in the little town of Scott, Arkansas began life as a general mercantile store in 1917. Serving area farmers and plantation owners, it also served as a military commissary and as a jail for prisoners waiting to be sentenced by a circuit-riding judge.



In 1984, a small eating area was opened serving lunch for people in the community. Word about the quality and quantity of the food being served soon got out and people from Little Rock starting making the drive. It became a gathering spot for politicians like Bill Clinton, George Bush, and many other distinguished and famous folks.

The Hubcap Burger was much too big for a little troll to handle so
here is a regular-sized burger with fried green tomatoes

Little changed from the day it opened in 1917, it is now famous for a hamburger "big as a hubcap," large, perfectly cooked onion rings, and home-made fried pies. This small town "hole in the wall" institution has been featured on television shows like Rachel Ray's "Tasty Travels" and the Travel Channel's "Man vs Food" and Food Network Magazine voted the Hubcap Burger as the "Best Burger in Arkansas."

Regular-sized burger with deliciously crisp onion rings

Old merchandise from the days of being a military commissary
still line the shelves.

There's plenty of old, dusty stock items providing interest for just
walking around and looking while you wait for your food