Within the teeny tiny town of Pickens, Arkansas resides a restaurant with big flavors and an even bigger history. The restaurant in Pickens is only a part of the R. A. Pickens and Son Company but it’s our main focus for today, and a delicious one at that! Big pies, bigger burgers, and big-hearted service helps create the atmosphere of Pickens Store & Restaurant. Let’s grab lunch and learn more about this local favorite:

Although it goes by quite a few names, the restaurant in Pickens is a favorite of locals and travelers alike.

Google Maps The restaurant sits on what used to be the 1881 Pickens Plantation at Walnut Lake. The plantation later evolved into R. A. Pickens and Son Company, an agricultural conglomerate that included everything from saw mills to cotton gins. Today the building is known as the Commissary by locals or just Pickens Restaurant by those passing through. Regardless of names, this historic building is the place to go if you’re needing an easy plate lunch with big flavor.

The restaurant sits inside a sizable country store that carries groceries as well as farm-charm goodies.

Facebook/Pickens Store & Restaurant There’s plenty to peruse before you settle into lunch!

The lunches here are all honest-to-goodness homecookin’ fares with plenty of side options and seasonal treats.

Facebook/Arkansas State Tourism There are no frills here, just homestyle food worthy of clean plate every time. The big bowls of chili are perfect during the winter but regular plate lunches are delicious too!

Tuck into a towering burger or delve into a meat-and-veggie lunch plate.

Google/Jimmie Jacobs Typically the restaurant settles on two to three specials of the day (imagine BBQ pork loins, smoked chicken, or a fried pork chop) and has about ten sides to pair with your choice of meat. The side decision will be the hardest! Squash dressing, turnip greens, fried okra and tomatoes, and black eyed peas are only half of the menu and we’re already drooling.

Lunch is great but what makes Pickens Restaurant a travel destination is the pie.

Facebook/Arkansas State Tourism Pickens pies have earned plenty of media attention throughout the decades and it’s easy to taste why! The dessert counter is filled with homemade goodies including sweet fruit pies to rich creams and chocolate. It’s best to grab an extra slice to-go for the trip home.

Pickens Store & Restaurant is a town staple that every traveler should try!

Google/Babe Free No matter if you live close or happen to be driving through South Arkansas, Pickens Store & Restaurant will help refuel any empty stomachs!

Have you had the pleasure of stopping in for a lunch at Pickens yet? We’d love to hear about your experience in the comments below!

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The restaurant sits on what used to be the 1881 Pickens Plantation at Walnut Lake. The plantation later evolved into R. A. Pickens and Son Company, an agricultural conglomerate that included everything from saw mills to cotton gins. Today the building is known as the Commissary by locals or just Pickens Restaurant by those passing through. Regardless of names, this historic building is the place to go if you’re needing an easy plate lunch with big flavor.

Facebook/Pickens Store & Restaurant

There’s plenty to peruse before you settle into lunch!

Facebook/Arkansas State Tourism

There are no frills here, just homestyle food worthy of clean plate every time. The big bowls of chili are perfect during the winter but regular plate lunches are delicious too!

Google/Jimmie Jacobs

Typically the restaurant settles on two to three specials of the day (imagine BBQ pork loins, smoked chicken, or a fried pork chop) and has about ten sides to pair with your choice of meat. The side decision will be the hardest! Squash dressing, turnip greens, fried okra and tomatoes, and black eyed peas are only half of the menu and we’re already drooling.

Pickens pies have earned plenty of media attention throughout the decades and it’s easy to taste why! The dessert counter is filled with homemade goodies including sweet fruit pies to rich creams and chocolate. It’s best to grab an extra slice to-go for the trip home.

Google/Babe Free

No matter if you live close or happen to be driving through South Arkansas, Pickens Store & Restaurant will help refuel any empty stomachs!

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Address: 122 Pickens Rd, Pickens, AR 71662, USA