The Deli Serves a Whole Lot More Than Cold Cuts.
Macaroni and cheese, meatloaf, pork roast, whiskey-glazed carrots, meatballs—this isn't your typical cold ham-and-Swiss situation. The shop also makes its own potato chips.
There Are Two Unique Coffees You Can Order.
The PW Coffee Shop covers the classics—lattes, espresso, cold brew, even frappes—but it also has two specialty drinks: A Sasparilla-infused Cowboy Coffee and an iced Spicy Cowgirl, which combines espresso, chocolate, cayenne pepper and sweet cream.
The Menu Has Every Southern-Fried Favorite You Crave.
This is not the place to go to if you're on a low-carb diet. Or watching your sugar. However, if you're in the mood for some serious comfort food, you've come home. The menu features cereal-breaded croissant French toast, steak and eggs and biscuits and gravy, as well as two different kinds of pancakes.
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Call It "The Merc" for Short.
Drummond and her husband bought The Mercantile—or The Merc, as they call it, because "we say the word so much we're trying to conserve our oxygen"—four years ago, but for the past two years, only a quarter of the property was renovated. They used it as a ranch office until they started overhauling the entire building, which has been around for 106 years.
Some Things Will Never Change.
Walls have been torn down, entire areas have been gutted, but some classic facets of the original building will remain, like this National Biscuit Co. mural.
It Serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
You'll see the kinds of classic, down-home Heartland fare Drummond features on her blog (and Food Network show) at the deli, like pancakes with flavored butter and one insanely gooey, definitely-not-from-a-box macaroni and cheese.
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There's a Separate Warehouse to Keep Up with Sales.
Drummond bought a former Wal-mart (which also served as an Alco store, once upon a time) to use as a warehouse for The Mercantile. It was cheaper than building one from the ground up, she wrote.
Everything Has a Story.
Drummond jokes that she has an aversion to shiny, new furniture, and at The Mercantile, it shows. Many of the shelves and fixtures she's featured have a worn patina to them, making it fit seamlessly with the building's historic, red brick walls. (Even the flooring is a mix of old and new.)
Expect a Killer Sugar Rush.
Oh, there is chocolate: Chocolate pies, M&M-studded chocolate cookies, chocolate-dipped biscotti and double-chocolate drizzled rice crispy treats (even white chocolate-covered ones sprinkled with Fruity Pebbles). And, if chocolate's not your thing, don't worry—Drummond's also said she's been testing orange muffins, coffee cakes, thumbprint scones and bread puddings to serve at The Merc.
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You'll Get to Steal PW's Style, Too.
Food isn't the only thing The Merc serves up daily. The general store features accessories, housewares, postcards and other goods, which will also be sold online.
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