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Is The Old Country Store Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5 Lorman, Mississippi

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The Old Country Store is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's Lorman listing was updated in September 2026 with active reviews, and Mississippi's state tourism site continues to list the buffet as an operating stop on the Natchez Trace. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Fried Chicken' episode (Food Network) featured the all-you-can-eat Southern buffet at The Old Country Store, centered on its fried chicken alongside ribs, greens, field peas, cornbread, and homemade cobblers. The restaurant occupies a late-19th-century building on U.S. Highway 61 near the Natchez Trace Parkway that once operated as the Cohn Brothers general store, and it has long been associated with owner-cook King Arthur Davis, known to regulars as 'Mr. D.' for singing to guests during meals. According to Yelp, the Lorman location's listing was updated in September 2026, with 146 reviews and 135 photos posted. Visit Mississippi's tourism site and Food Network's restaurant directory both continue to list the buffet as an active stop along the Natchez Trace, with no closure noted by either source.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5

Episode 2
Air date not confirmed
Title: Fried Chicken · What was featured: all-you-can-eat Southern fried chicken buffet

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/old-country-store-lorman-2
  2. visitmississippi.org https://visitmississippi.org/things-to-do/casual/old-country-store/
  3. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ms/lorman/the-old-country-store-restaurant
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