Phillips Grocery in Holly Springs, Mississippi

Stepping through Phillips Grocery’s doors is like going back a good 60 years in time. Inside, it’s filled with all types of old soda signage & memorabilia along with a wide array of seating options, including old school desks, aka one-armed bandits.

The menu is on a blackboard that’s right above the expediting window but behind the order counter. I’m mentally set to have the 1/3 burger with cheese, mustard, onion & pickles.

Then I make a quick last-minute addition of the patty melt—an order of crinkle-cut fries and a fried peach pie round out the lunch equation.

Phillips Grocery History

Phillips Grocery is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi (another in Oxford, too), near some train tracks involved in the Van Dorn Raid of the American Civil War.

The two-story house was built as a saloon in 1892 by a former Confederate soldier, became a grocery store in 1919, and then started serving burgers in 1948 under the new ownership of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Phillips.

Patty Melt

What’s interesting about the patty melt is that it does not only go the bi-cheese route but also comes with the standard grilled onions and peppers, yes, peppers. In addition, both burgers have a nice little meat crust on them (it is not burned, folks) and are wrapped in wax paper.

The patty melt comes halved; not my preference or suggestion. They use fresh, never frozen beef (well, its a SlugBurger). Which one was better? I’d have to tip my hat to the patty melt on this one.

The crinkle cuts were fried just right (not oily), but I’d suggest skipping them and going with the two burgers instead. The peach pie was good, but I might have been better off buying one of the Moon Pies they had at the counter.

The Vibe at Phillips Grocery

The beautiful Phillips Grocery building
Mississippi Central Railroad
View from Phillips Grocery
Railroad Crossing
The decor inside Phillips Grocery
More decor inside of Phillips Grocery
Some cooler action
Check out the hidden Double Cola sign
More stuff
Communal Table

Phillips Grocery Menu Board

Menu

Phillips Grocery Food Pictures

Crinkle Cut Fries
Patty Melt
Patty Melt halves
Cheeseburger
Apple Pie

Hill Country Blue History in Holly Springs

As a giant fan of R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough (Fat Possum Records), I was ecstatic to run into this sign in the middle of their downtown area on our way out of Holly Springs.

picture courtesy of Mississippi Markers

Phillips Grocery
2406 S Lamar Boulevard
Oxford, MS
(662) 236-5951

Website – https://www.phillipsgroceryoxford.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/phillipsgrocery

Monday 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday CLOSED

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