A cash-only restaurant always makes me smile. No card reader sitting on the counter.
No screen asking me to tap, swipe, or leave a digital tip. Just a simple register, a paper ticket, and cooks who have been making the same dishes for years because people keep coming back for them.
I’ve spent a lot of time driving around Arkansas looking for places like this, and they’re still out there if you know where to go. Small towns and roadside stops across the state still have diners, dairy bars, and barbecue joints that run the old-fashioned way…