Doe’s Eat Place started in Greenville, Mississippi, where pilot George Eldridge would fly friends and clients to eat steak.  He eventually contracted to bring one to Little Rock and maintained the no-frills tradition and fabulous steaks.  They achieved even more notoriety when it became known that President Bill Clinton was interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine there and Clinton’s staffers made it their hangout during the 1992 campaign.  Eldridge escorted former chef Lucille Robinson to his inaugural ball.   Daughter Katherine Eldridge assumed ownership of the restaurant in 2012.   Clinton is not the only regular of note with entertainers, sports stars and other professionals eating there on a regular basis.  We were in town to see Clinton’s Library so where better to eat than one of his favorites?  It is a very down-to-earth place with red checkered oilclothes adhered to the tables, a high open ceiling, a black and white linoleum tile floor, no music, walls covered with photos and memorabilia, flatware distributed in paper bags and very friendly and helpful servers. There’s a back room where “deals are made” by local power people but I didn’t photograph it.   You should visit when you’re in town.  Continue reading →