For folks around Russellville, Ala., Betty Grissom and her late husband, Raymond, are as synonymous with the Frosty Inn as that big faux root beer barrel that stands tall on the roof. 63 years of memories at an old-school Alabama burger & shake shack:
in Heflin -- little mom-and-pop burger and shake shops like the Frosty Inn are among the last of their kind, throwbacks to the days when the local drive-in was the hub and heartbeat of the community.
“It’s still very much a tradition here,” lifelong Russellville resident and Frosty Inn regular Wally Pickett says. “I’ve been here forever, and I hope I’m still going to the Frosty Inn years from now.”In 1960, when Betty and Raymond opened “the Frosty,” as Betty lovingly calls their place, burgers and barbecue sandwiches were five for a dollar and a large mug of root beer was a dime.
“I never wanted to miss anything my kids did,” Betty says. “My daughter was in the band, and I didn’t want to miss seeing her march. And my son played baseball, football and basketball, and I didn’t want to miss any of those games. The foot-long chili dog topped with pickles and slaw and served with a side of onion rings is one of the most popular items on the menu at the Frosty Inn.As a teenager in the early 1970s, Wally Pickett spent many of his weekend nights hanging out at the Frosty Inn with his classmates.they could have gotten the plot for that from the Frosty Inn,” he says. “It’s so similar.
Betty Grissom, left, and her late husband, Raymond, opened the Frosty Inn in 1960 and ran it for 42 years. Pam Hester, right, and her husband, Ty, bought the burger and shake shop in 2012.In 2012, though, word got around that the Frosty Inn might have to close.
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