At several local institutions, cash is still king
Freshly cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas in 2013. (LM Otero, AP File)
Hunter Myers will never accept credit cards at The Pancake Shop, part of a promise he made to the family who owned the restaurant for decades.
Myers bought the almost 70-year-old shop in 2022 and he didn’t want to change anything about the Summer Avenue restaurant — including its cash-only policy.
As society becomes more digital and even the penny finds itself retired, some restaurants no longer accept cash at all. Others accept a variety of payments.
But there are a few establishments who are keeping it old school and sticking with cash and cash only because, they say, it’s better for them and their customers.
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Sophia Surrett
Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She has been with The Daily Memphian since July 2023, first starting as a business reporter covering various beats. Now, she covers food, restaurants, and hospitality and tourism.
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