YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. ( WJTV ) – If you drive Highway 49 between Yazoo City and Bentonia, you’ve probably noticed the small, unpainted building on the east side of the highway at Little Yazoo.

The unimposing establishment is the Hall of Fame Restaurant. It’s been around for several years. David Brown, who is the proprietor, started out serving only barbecue. It didn’t sell fast enough and he had a lot of leftovers.

“Then we ended up throwing away too much barbecue, because you can only keep it two days. So anything after that, we usually feed my dog,” Brown said.

To the dog’s disappointment, Brown switched over to hamburgers, and there has been very little leftovers to feed them since then.

The name of the restaurant came from Brown’s brother, Willie Brown, who played for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Willie has a burger named for him.

“The Willie Brown is the thin fried onion rings on top. It’s the best burger going. That’s the most popular one is the Willie Brown. Or if you’re real hungry, you can get the Jerry Rice. It’s got three patties on it,” said Brown.

They also have the Eli Manning burger and the Peyton Manning burger.

The burgers could be induced into the Burger Hall of Fame on their own. They’re endorsed by seasoned burger eaters.

Head of the kitchen Hazel Davis doesn’t have a secret recipe, but she does have a special ingredient.

“Hazel says she cooks them with love,” said one customer.

That may be the secret to anything in life. Whatever it is, do it with love.

Since the coronavirus pandemic, the Hall of Fame Restaurant only does call-ins and drive-thru.

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