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Save Our Local Restaurants!

Mar 18, 2020

Per the Governor all dine-in services at restaurants and bars suspended until further notice. Please use drive-thru, take out and delivery options and support our local businesses.


SEVERAL RESTAURANTS ARE OFFERING DELIVERY SERVICES. CHECK OUT THE LIST BELOW!!!


Below is a list of Newport and Jackson County restaurants and other prepared food businesses who are in desperate need for customers during this time. The list includes changes to hours of operation, food availabilities or menu changes, dine-in/take out/drive through/delivery options, and contact information. Call or check their Facebook pages for daily specials or menu options.

Consider ordering a few meals for yourself, for your office, for your homebound friends and neighbors, buy gift certificates now to use later, and help support our local restaurants during this difficult time.


Airbase Exxon Truck Stop – Newport: Limited menu to include chicken, fish and finger foods plus pre-prepared breakfast. Food served 4 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday. Call 870-523-4800.

Bell’s Chicken and Dumpling Shack – Newport: Full menu. Take out only and cash only. Open Sunday and Monday from 11 am to 6 pm. Find Bell’s Chicken and Dumpling Shack on Facebook or call 870-345-7375.

Buckeye Café & Pizzeria – Tuckerman: Full menu. Drive thru, carry out, curbside services. Open 6 am to 8 pm Monday through Sunday. Find The Buckeye Café & Pizzeria on Facebook or call 870-349-5486.

Cash Saver Deli – Newport: Full menu. Carry out only. Open 7 am to 3 pm Monday through Sunday. Call 870-523-9939.

Catdaddy’s Food Truck – Newport: Full menu. Carry out only. Open Thursday and Friday from 11 am to 7 pm. Find specials on Catdaddy’s Facebook page or call 870-217-2074.

China Star Restaurant – Newport: Full menu and buffet open. Carry out only. Open 10:30 am to 9 pm Monday through Sunday. Call 870-217-0661.

Danny’s Silver Bullet – Danny’s will be open for Togo orders Fri and Sat 5pm-8pm. Place order on phone 870-349-2900 and pull on south side of building at drive thru window(small window).

Daylight Donuts – Newport: Full menu. Drive through or take out only. Open 5 am to Noon Monday through Sunday. Call 870-217-0405.

El Puente – Newport: Full menu. Drive thru or carry out. Open 11 am to 9 pm Monday through Thursday, 11 am to 9:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 11 am to 8 pm Sunday. Find El Puente Mexican Restaurant Newport on Facebook or call 870-523-2369.

Fathead Pizza – Newport: Full menu. Carry out from 11 am to 8 pm. Effective Friday 3/20, delivery from 4 pm to 7:30 pm with $20 order.  Carry out from 11 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 7:30 pm. Open Monday through Saturday. Call 870-201-1313 or find Fathead Pizza on Facebook.

Frankie’s Place & Brick Terrace Garden – Newport: Full menu. Carry out orders and curbside pick up. Open 9 am to 9 pm Monday through Sunday. Find Frankie’s Place & Brick Terrace Garden on Facebook or call 870-217-4111.

Hardee’s – Newport: Full menu. Drive thru only. Open 5:30 am to 10 pm Saturday through Thursday and 5:30 am to 11 pm Friday and Saturday. Call 870-523-6282.

Howard’s Catfish Food Truck – Newport: Full menu. Carry out only. Open 11 am to 8 pm Thursday and Friday. Find Howard’s Catfish on Facebook or call 870-664-1827.

Hunan – Newport: Full menu and buffet open. Carry out. Open 11 am to 9 pm Tuesday through Sunday, closed on Mondays.

IMAD Village Grill & Chicken Shack – Newport: No buffet, full menu offered. Carry out or curbside pickup. Open 11 am to 2 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday. Call 870-217-5602 or find IMAD Village Grill and IMAD Chicken Shack on Facebook or call 870-217-5602.

Jordan’s Kwik Stop #4 State & Malcolm Avenue – Newport: Full menu. Carry out only. Serving 24 hours Monday through Sunday. Call 870-523-1049.

Jordan’s Kwik Stop #7 across from El Puente – Newport: Hot box items including breakfast and lunch plates to-go. Serving from 8:30 am to 6 pm Monday through Sunday. Find Jordan’s Kwik Stop #7 on Facebook or call 870-523-4490.

Jordan’s Kwik Stop #49 State & Malcolm Ave. – Newport: Full menu. Carry out only. Serving from 5 am to 9 pm Monday through Sunday. Call 870-217-0545.

Jordan’s at the Y: Full menu. Carry out only. Serving breakfast from 5 am to 10 am.  Hot box items until 9 pm. Call ahead for larger orders to 870-523-3745.

Little A’s – Newport: Full menu. We will be taking DELIVERY lunch orders as of tomorrow Frieday 20th. Orders will be delivered within city limits. You can place delivery orders between 10:30-1:30. Drive thru, carry out, or curbside pickup. Open 5:30 am to 2 pm Monday through Friday and 6 am to 2 pm on Saturday. Find Little A’s Café on Facebook or call 870-217-0338.

Little Latte Food Truck – Newport: Limited menu. Carry out only. Open 7 am to 3 pm Monday through Friday and from 8 am to 3 pm Saturday and Sunday. Find Little Latte on Facebook or call 870-624-0622.

McDonalds – Newport: Full menu. Drive thru only. Walk-ins allowed for those who do not have a vehicle. Open 5 am to 11 pm Monday through Sunday. Find McDonald’s (2500 Malcolm Avenue, Newport, AR) on Facebook or call 870-201-1550.

Mi Pueblito III – Newport: Full menu. Carry out only. Open 11 am to 9 pm Monday through Sunday. Call 870-523-2278.

Newport Mart/Shell – Newport: Full menu. Carry out only. Open 10 am to 7:30 pm Monday through Sunday.

Newport Nutrition – Newport: Full menu. Carry out or curbside pick up. Open from 7 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. Find Newport Nutrition on Facebook. Limited delivery options will be posted on their Facebook page.

Penny’s Place – Newport: No buffet, plate lunches available.  Drive thru, take out or curbside pickup. Office or industry delivery available, $50 minimum order, Newport only. Open 7 am to 3 pm Monday through Sunday. Find Penny’s Place – Newport on Facebook or call 870-201-1147.

Pizza Hut – Newport: Full menu. Drive thru or carry out only. Open 11 am to 10 pm Sunday through Thursday and from 11 am to 11 pm Friday and Saturday. Call 870-523-8961.

Red Tie Meat Shop – Newport: Full lunch menu and fresh meat. Drive through or carry out. Open 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 5 pm Saturday. Find The Red Tie Meat Shop on Facebook or call 870-201-1555.

Rusty’s Quick Shop – Swifton: Full menu. Carry out. Open Monday through Sunday. Serving breakfast from 6 am to 9 am and lunch from 10 am to close. Can deliver deli orders to elderly. Call 870-495-2363 or find Rusty’s on Facebook.

Sam’s Diner – Newport: Full menu. Carry out. Open 7 am to 3 pm Monday through Friday. Call 870-523-2373.

Shipley Do-Nuts – Newport: Full Menu. Drive thru or carry out. Find Shipley Do-Nuts Newport on Facebook or call 870-217-4098.

Smokehouse – Newport: Full menu and buffet open. Drive thru or carry out. Open Monday through Saturday 6 am to 9 pm and Sunday from 7 am to 8 pm.

Subway in Flash Market – Diaz: Full menu and hot box items. Open 6 am to 8 pm Monday through Sunday. Call 870-523-6679.

Subway in Walmart – Newport: Full menu. Carry out only. Open 7 am to 9 pm Monday through Thursday, 7 am to 10 pm Friday and 8 am to 10 pm Saturday. Find Subway in Newport Walmart on Facebook, call 870-523-2309 or use the Subway app on your smartphone.

Taco Bell – Newport: No breakfast, otherwise full menu. Drive thru only. Open 10 am to 1 am Sunday through Thursday and from 10 am to 2 am Friday and Saturday. Call 870-523-4116.

T Rick’s – Tuckerman: Limited menu. Take out or dine in. Open 6 am to 10 pm Monday through Sunday. Find T-ricks, Tuckerman on Facebook or call 870-808-5000.

Tony’s Italian Restaurant – Newport: o our loyal customers we are informing you that we will be closed for now until further notice. Thank you for your support! Be safe.

White’s Snack Shack – Diaz: Now open! Limited Menu. Carry out. Serving from 5 am to 3 pm. Anybody can open a business at anytime. Most people do it when the economy is booming and the world isn’t turned upside down, but the whites snack shack likes a challenge. 870-201-1234 we will have plenty of sausage , bacon, ham , pork, chicken, biscuits ready to go in the morning. We will be open but you can’t eat inside . But with us being a c-store you can still come inside shop , order food , and get your food to take with you . Or call it in and we can bring it outside to you. We will have a plate lunch tomorrow I will post it in the morning. We also have Pizza, Wings, Burgers, Corn dogs, Chicken strips, and Cold sandwiches.
Please pray for our county and put a good word in for us to please. Thank y’all so much for the support you have gave me .. I appreciate every customer.  Find White’s Snack Shack LLC on Facebook or call
870-201-1234.

Walmart Deli – Newport: Full deli open. Carry out only. Open 8 am to 8 pm Monday through Sunday.

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