I’ll add a restaurant to my to-do list if it shows up in one of two places — Roadfood or the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. Doe’s makes both lists.
It doesn’t look like a place where you can get a $60 steak, but it is. In fact, steaks are the specialty on the dinner menu. Their motto is “for goodness steaks!”
It was filled with Little Rock business men and, perhaps, politicians, since it’s located about halfway between downtown and the state capitol. The walls were lined with photos and most of the ones by our table were of Bill Clinton.
Their other specialty is hot tamales, so we ordered three as an appetizer. They come with chili that you cover the tamale with. Tamales are not something I often order, so I didn’t catch on that they were wrapped in wax paper until I’d covered one with chili.
We both got hamburgers (mine with cheese), and it was obvious from the first bite that the meat was a higher quality than the typical hamburger. The fries were very tasty, although we both wished they’d been a little less limp.
Our waitress was very busy, but also very competent and friendly. She told us that the first Doe’s opened in Greenville, Mississippi and is still there. This surprised us a bit because we’d gone through Greenville on the way home from Florida and didn’t find much to like about the town.
Doe’s isn’t located in a part of town we frequent, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we make it back sometime — maybe even for dinner if we’re feeling particularly wealthy some time.