In Praise of Mundane But Unmolested Corners of Your Childhood

Burge's has been selling smoked turkeys and hams for as long as I can remember. Admittedly that is not super long, but that is a long time to go without re-upholstering your chairs. And that is what I love about Burge's. It is JUST the same every time you visit. They don't even play music, which adds to the sense of timelessness. You can sit there in the quiet while you debate whether or not to splurge for the fried pie.

Every Christmas Mama sends me to pick up a spiral cut honey glazed ham from Jay. That's another nice thing about Burge's: the Burge family still runs it. Burge's has a website here, and if you click over you should read the About Burge's section. I did not know, for instance, that they used to offer barbecued goat and peppermint ice cream for the Fourth of July. The picture on that page is of the original Burge's in Lewisville, which if you happen to leave Little Rock in the morning driving down for business in Louisiana you should hit right about lunch. So of course you stop for smoked turkey sandwich and potato salad and fried pie (peach, but that's just me). And you hope Burge's never changes.