White Trolley Cafe

What I loved: The a la carte style menu on the board. Very old style café with a counter. Cute place!
Needed: more tables for a group of four or more, but where would they put them?
What else I loved: my eggs were cooked perfectly. I had a bite of my mother in laws toast because it looked so yummy and it was.
I’ll be back when I’m in the area again and maybe I’ll try lunch next time.

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My grandmother cooked slugburgers for lunch during the summer months and I always enjoyed them. Of course we always called them dough burgers. As I got older and was driving myself from the high school to the Vocational Center during the week, it was a ritual to stop in here for a slug and fries before Votech. There was no mistaking any of the students that stopped in to eat, you can smell it on them, in their hair and on their clothes. It was almost a badge of honor back then, now, it’s just almost stomach churning.
I don’t eat the slugs from here all that often, but I do still get them for my husband. The last one I ate tasted like it had the same cooking oil they used back in the 80s and the fries are so soft/​limp. I cook slugs for myself at home like my grandmother did, but there are still fond memories of eating at the back table in the Trolley, day in and day out for about a year of my life.
I do order the beef burger on occasion but without fries and it has always been consistently good. My husband ate breakfast in here several times and liked it and it’s a good value. I plan on trying a breakfast from here within another week and am pretty certain it will be good.
Everyone says the name slug came about because burgers back in the day costs a nickel, which was referred to as a slug. I’m at a loss at to where that bit of history came from because throughout my childhood I was around dozens of older people, people that lived through the depression, and none of them said slug in any form referring to money OR the burger. The burger was always called a dough burger. I liken it to back in the day before vending machines were «smart» and you could put a slug in the machine and get an item. A slug, at a glance, «looked like a coin and served the purpose of a coin» but it wasn’t a true coin and the same can be said of a slug burger, at a glance it «looks like a burger and serves the purpose of a burger».

If you’ve never had a slugburger or been away from Corinth and forgotten what they were like, this is the best place in town to refresh your memory. The slugburger is celebrated annually in Corinth with a festival in its honor the weekend after July 4^th each year. Locally, slugburgers have been overtly or covertly eaten for as long as most living Corinthians can remember. The standard garnish for a slugburger is mustard, pickle and an ample dose of onions. Good manners requires everyone to partake at the same time so that afterwards everyone’s breath is equally offensive.

In from Los Angeles and had to have a slugburger. I grew up coming here with my Aunt Elbie on visits from Louisiana.
Love the combination of mustard, pickles and onion on the slug. Fries and a coke and that’s Mississippi heaven.

Fun local food we tried while driving through Corinth, Mississippi. Seasoning on the waffle fries is tasty.
Address on Unilocal isn’t accurate. It’s across the street from Jimmy John’s & Dirt Cheap.

This classic dive is a must visit on each trip home. Made mostly of soy and deep fried a slug burger is a traditional southern delicacy found in Northeast Mississippi, particularly Corinth, Iuka, West Tennessee, and northwest Alabama. Consisting of a patty made from a mixture of beef or pork and an inexpensive extender such as soybeans, it is deep fried in oil. It is typically served on a bun with mustard, pickles, onion, and a side of French fries with coke in a glass bottle. About $ 3.00.

BEST slug burgers in town, in my opinion! Seating is limited so I recommend calling for take-​out and having lunch at the city park which is nearby! The fried slaw dog is another favorite as well!

Been eating here with my Daddy since I was a little girl. Always sat at one of the 2 tables in the back with a Glass bottle Dr. Pepper, slugburger with the norm (pickles, onions, mustard), and Tater tots. I’ve always liked the fried hot dog sandwich with slaw, too. (aka slaw dog)
I noted that other posters said the patties were slightly crispy. I like mine that like that. Personal preference I suppose. Also, the various pies and such on the counter are there for «dessert.» As are the M&M’s and Wrigley gum at the pay counter. The trolley at one time sold the most Mrs. Sullivan’s pecan pies at any one place in the US, I believe. Not weird to me.
Just part of the charm.

You’ve tried the rest now try the best. Ok, maybe you’ve never had a slug burger before so if you are looking to have a great slug burger experience, look no further.
Sure, Borroum’s is older but no place gives you the charm and price that The White Trolley offers. My wife and kids had never had one up until a few years ago and now she craves them all the time! Needless to say, we visit the Trolley almost daily when we’re in town.
I grew up in this place like many of the locals. Sitting on a stool with Mom or Dad, eating a moon pie (or pecan… and it’s pronounced pee-​can) and sipping on a Coke. Do yourself a favor and start creating memories at this place for you or your family, time is running out for places like this!

I don’t know what’s happened with the burgers now are super thin almost like pickles slices. So I’ll change my review this of this restaurant l will no longer
eat there again

Slugburgers are too good. And as far as I’m concerned there are only two slug burger places and this is one of them. The rest of the menu here is stellar too and everything is very reasonably priced.

«Our emotional relationship to food and drink is like some tenacious desert plant, its wiry, tough roots buried deep in our psyches.»
My emotional relationship to slugburgers and the White Trolley go back many, many decades. For me it brings back memories of sitting at the counter as a boy with my dad, not so patiently waiting for my slugbuger to arrive. It was always accompanied by a helping of french fries and an ice cold coke-​cola. This was back when they dipped the buns in the hot grease for a second… and of course, before we started paying attention to our cardiologist.
Don’t let the name fool you. The name slugburger comes from the slang term for a nickel. During the Depression years cooks started adding cornmeal, potato flour or other extenders in an effort to make every pound of ground beef count. Today hamburger is mixed with cornmeal grits and a special blend of spices, pressed very thin and deep friend. Traditionally, they’re served topped with two slices of dill pickle, a smidgeon of onion and a dollop of mustard.
Today the Trolley is showing its age; the counters are worn in places from decades of arms and elbows rubbing the formica. The floor is scuffed from the millions of feet that have shuffled across it. Seating is limited to a handful of people; I’ve seen it standing room only more times than I can count. Don’t be surprised at peak times to find patrons lined up outside the door. Yea, it’s that good.
It’s a local delicacy to be sure and there’s no better place to get a slugburger than the White Trolley. They do serve other things, but really it all pales in comparison to the slug. Heck, we even have an entire festival devoted to the slugburger. Next time you’re in Corinth, stop by, say hi and give it a try. You’ll be glad you did.

Having eaten slugburgers at Borrum’s the year before we asked the nice lady at the hotel where to go for the best one. She said her favorite would be White Trolley so we had to try it. There were five of us and the place is tiny so we scattered out along the bar. Andrew, Katie and I sat together and each had a slugburger. I had to have a chile dog with slaw. Aunt Annie and Ms T found two stools together.
Our first round of slug burgers were a little overdone, making them slightly chewy, but decent. They were not as good as I recalled at Borrum’s. We ordered another one since they are small and very cheap. It was much better. I liked my chile dog. They serve a chile dog and also a slaw dog. I combined the two, no onion of course. The chile is mild and good for this application. The slaw went very well with it. There are burgers yet to try next time.
As always, I love places like this. They are a local thing, a slice of Americana from the 1940’s and 1950’s, after the war when this country started to drive and before fast food chains. If you are anywhere near here and like «dog wagons» (Thurber reference anyone?), you have to stop. This one is unspoiled and appears to be going strong.

Very cute place, but while I’m no expert, there are better slugburgers to be had in Corinth.
The White Trolley was recommended by the front desk clerk at our Hotel as the best slugburgers in town — «I could eat 10,» she said. So we went to see what we could see. For $.85, you get a half-​inch thick slugburger, chopped white onion, pickle, yellow mustard on a bun. I ordered mine without onion, and they were pretty good. A a little overfried maybe, as the edges were pretty crispy, and the slugburger itself might have been more tender.
Others reported good chilidogs with excellent creamy slaw and good chili sauce. Fries were just normal. But aside from that, this place does have a little charm. No seats, just barstools at the counter and a constant stream of takeout orders. Plus, the bar is littered with random super-​unhealthy snack cakes and whatnot. Hostess Fruit Pies, Moon Pies, Nutty Bars, mini pecan pies in little aluminum pans, kind of hilarious. We bought some pecan pies (how could we resist) but have not sampled. We’re thinking they might be a little sugary.
White Trolley is worth visiting since it’s kind of cool — but as I said, you can get better slugburgers at the other place we tried — the drug store.

This little café is a slice of heaven. They offer $.75 slug burgers. These are the best around. I used to live in Corinth, and did not realize how good this place was until I moved. Now it is on the agenda every time I visit.