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Cherokee Inn
1410 Old Square Road, 601-362-6388
Cherokee Inn is a perennial Best of Jackson favorite, meaning multitudes of reader’s choice awards ever year. And now they’re serving RIBS! Margaret Cahoon had the following to say about “the Cherokee” in last year’s Best of Jackson issue, in which the restaurant was voted Best Hangover Food and Best Hole in the Wall: “I’m pretty good at embarrassing the hell out of real-deal Southerners with my orders at restaurants. One such instance was my first visit to Cherokee, where I was really excited about the prospect of a cheeseburger and batter fries, but also didn’t want to forego cornbread by not getting the JFP readership-tested and approved plate lunch. So I ordered the cornbread as a side, much to the chagrin of my coworker and her fiancé, both of whom ordered the actual plate lunch and regard cornbread as merely a vehicle for soaking up plate lunch gravy and sides. None of us were hung over (I don’t think—it was 11:30 a.m. on a workday after all), but Cherokee hits the spot no matter how much alcohol you’ve got in, or leaving, your system. The dark, dank bar at the entrance—complete with pennants from every team you can think of; the jukebox and video games in back; the gingham plastic tablecloths; and the overwhelming sense that the only beer you should order in this joint is Pabst Blue Ribbon, all lend to the award-winning hole-in-the-wall atmosphere.”
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