Good local food spot. Gives the vibe of an old school diner meets pharmacy. Which is a weird mix. There were two women doing all the cooking and service. It was busy but the still gave great attention to each customer. Food was basic and cheap but exactly what you pay for. read more

ADD Drug Store - Cheese burger and tater tots - Drugstores Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Amazing service, people are very nice, GREAT food, and it just gets better! 100% recommend!

Come for the lunch counter not the drug store, which is small and has limited availability. The lunch counter is straight out of 1930's with friendly service and local ambiance. The $3 pimento cheeseburger special was outstanding but order a double as it is fairly small (lettuce, tomato, etc extra). Strawberry shake was average - like something you would get at a fast food place - but the oreo shake was above average. read more

An Athens staple! This convenience store, mixed with a pharmacy, mixed with a post office, mixed with a lunch spot, is a great experience. Breakfast & lunch is served until 4 pm. The staff is incredibly friendly. For COVID, masks are required in the store but dine-in is open. One employee was sanitizing each appliance frequently. We got one oreo milkshake, one chocolate milkshake, and one "frots" (fries + tots). I loved the oreo milkshake, definitely my favorite. And only for $2.95! The fries are crinkle cut and cooked in front of us, definitely better than the tots in my opinion. Loved this place and want to go back for breakfast! read more

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As others have said this place is great. This is a throwback to the old counter service growing up. The staff is friendly, the food good, and the prices inexpensive. The day we had lunch there were young kids to the more seasoned citizen sitting at the counter. We ordered a cheeseburger and a double cheeseburger. My wife wished she would have gotten the double also. I ordered the fries and she ordered the onion rings. The fries were particularly good because they were crinkle cut fried perfectly. The sweet tea was on point. We really glad we remembered this place and had the opportunity to eat a great lunch. Can't wait to try other items on the menu. read more

Perfect little lunch counter. Friendly service. A step back in time. The party melt was delicious.

Great one stop shop. Pharmacy, lunch counter, shop and post office. Most of all the very friendly staff and owner. I highly recommend Add Drug Store. read more

The Lunch counter is Just like it used to be. Great food, great service, great price, great people. Truly a unique experience. The pharmacy is top notch staffed with local people. read more

it was a great lunch! we will be back with our kids I loved the milkshake and the service was great thank you

Just delightful. The pimento cheese sandwich made my day. Love that it's locally owned.

I have always wanted to try this place but never managed to get the opportunity to go until this last week. Ordered a Pimento Cheese Sandwich, Chicken Salad Sandwich, fries and onion rings. Hands down the best quick lunch I've had in a hot minute! Everything was on point! Awesome little local shop! Highly recommend it! read more

This is cheap food, equivalent to something you'd get at a middle school baseball game. It is an experience, and the prices are good. Milkshakes and Malts were great. read more

Had the pimento grilled cheese, french fries, onion rings, and a milkshake. Pimento grilled was fantastic. French fries and onion rings were nothing to write home about but hit the spot. The milkshake was a milkshake. This will put you to sleep. read more

You can't tell it from the exterior -- as is usually the case -- but this pharmacy is actually a time machine. The space-time continuum becomes unexpectedly flexible as you walk in the front door. Right past the cash register and to the left of puzzles and toys is an old fashioned diner, replete with a milk machine, metal stools, deep fryers, and signed memorabilia. I had a wonderful lunch here last week, consisting of a pimento cheese burger, a regular cheeseburger, fries, a coke, and a chocolate milkshake. The other diners, average age 6, seemed to approve of my selections. The pimento cheese burger was gooey and wonderful [and rang in at under $2.00!]. The chocolate milkshake was thick and bordering on a little too sweet, but as a dessert, was perfect. Service was friendly and familiar, with patrons greeting the server/cook/milkshake maker by first name. ADD Drugs is an institution and a wonder. There's nothing like underage regulars sliding up to the counter and ordering snacks and drinks with their allowance to snap you out of your annoying postmodern apathy. They make a pretty mean grilled cheese, there, too. read more

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I highly recommended this compounding pharmacy in Athens! Staff are extremely knowledgeable, helpful and professional. I called few times for help about a prescription to be compounded called it a miracle drug for C19 and they'll gladly refill it! You are all the super heroes! Please keep it on stock to help treat patients and save lives!!! God Bless you all ADD Drug Store Pharmacist, staff and management! read more

OMG! OMG! OMG! Did I say OMG?! Why did we only stop here right before we were leaving town?! I wouldn't have eaten ANYwhere else had we eaten there earlier on the trip! My GAWD in heaven where do I start?! I honestly wanted to try one of everything that I enjoy...pimento cheese sandwich, chicken salad sandwich, cheeseburgers, hot dogs with chili mustard and onions and fries. I really could have tried quite a few things because the prices were so reasonable! Well...after settling down my inner foodie, I decided to go with 2 hot dogs cooked well with chili, mustard and onions and an order of french fries. Y'ALL....in my most Southern foodie voice, those hot dogs were SO freaking good! They were beef, full and abundantly beef. The chili was not home made but it was ADD Drug Store griddle good! The onions were just the right amount of musty. I know that is weird but a true hot dog connoisseur understands what I mean. I remember reading the Ramona Quimby books by Beverly Clearly growing up and she always talked about this burger place she loved to go to that had french fries that were "crisp on the outside and mealy on the inside"....THESE are those fries! LAWD have mercy they were SO good! I'm looking forward to the next trip to Athens....ADD Drug Store will be the FIRST stop! read more

ADD Drug Store - Hot Dogs with Chili, mustard and onions - Drugstores Near Me - Athens, Georgia

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Great hometown feel, sitting at the counter, and talking to the locals. Excellent hamburger! Terrific milkshakes! Also, there is a post office within the drugstore and they are very helpful. One can get local souvenirs there. read more

Their postal service: Don't go there for that!! Twice now, they've failed to mail my letter and then package on time. Make it, days later!! Not at all reliable for mailing anything. read more

OMG what a GREAT lunch throwback. Lunch counter service with prices to match. The only thing missing was true fountain drink. On the road with all of the other restaurants in walking distance to the football stadium at UGA, this jewel was a special find. I had a double cheese burger with bacon and onion rings with a drink, all under $5. The counter is a cozy spot on the left wall about mid way of the store. The place is rather popular so a seat or two may be a few minutes. While you wait you can shop around the drug store which has everything you may need while traveling. You definitely will not wait long so dont go far. Once you have a seat the ladies working the counter will get your order with a BIG smile on their face and in their voice, what a welcome attitude! Your order is up quickly so don't change your mind. Enjoy your food and move on for the next person to have the seat. read more

VERY cheap lunch spot that's straight out of the past. It's a single counter diner located in the drug store that open until approx 5pm most days. I had the pimento grilled cheese sandwich with tomato and a cheese burger with tomato and lettuce, french fries and a milkshake. The whole meal was under $10. It's got a parking lot right in front so it was super easy to park and pick up a quick lunch on the go. I was seriously shocked at how low the prices were - I mean they must not have changed that price board in decades. There were two very sweet women working when I went - the service was very prompt and my food came quickly. All that being said, I def think it was a must-visit for the unique-ness factor, but the food wasn't spectacular/special. It was for sure a solid grilled cheese sammy and burger (think wendy's 99cent cheese burger for size comparison). read more

The kindest neighborhood pharmacy you'll find. I never knew what a difference it would make to have a drug store that cared, but they've helped me save money on medication, decorate for holidays, and they serve the inexpensive soda-fountain sandwiches with love. I love ADD Drug!! read more

Go back in time with this great Athens dinner/drug store/gift shop/post office. The food is at cheap is very filling. I love the grilled pimento cheese sandwich with tomato. If you order a cola they can add cherry flavor to it. Also this is where I go instead of a post office. There post office can do everything a normal post office can do but there are no lines and the staff is friendly. read more

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I've been to heaven, and it tastes like a grilled pimento cheese sandwich from ADD Drug. At ADD Drug, they take their ooey, gooey homemade pimento cheese and generously spread it between two slices of grocery-store brand wheat sandwich bread. Then they slather the outside with butter, and finally the magic happens when it hits the grill. Even if you don't like pimento cheese, I guarantee you will like this sandwich. Apparently this place really fills up during lunch time, so I wholeheartedly recommend it for a late afternoon snack, or just a simple milkshake break. And oh that milkshake. It knocks the Grill's version out of the water. They hand scoop them and make them right in front of you. The best part of the whole experience? The bill. Just over $4 for one of the best lunches I've had in recent memory. read more

Loved getting to take a step back in time by having lunch at the counter. It probably sounds silly, but I've always wanted to have lunch at a drugstore. ADD made my dreams happen. This isn't fancy food by any means, but they make everything right there in front of you. Great service and great food for the price. read more

Doesn't get any better than this Athens classic. Came here growing up and hopefully my kids can't take their kids as well. Our family loves the service, loves the food (nothing fancy - just typical lunch counter fare). A must visit in Athens. read more

I love the ability to drop off my packages here at the USPS counter. ADD Drug stays open a lot later than the Post Office! Plus, I met the store owner's wife the other night (she's fabulous!) while buying an Uga statue (Uga is the mascot for the University of Georgia, for those of you who aren't from around here). ADD Drug has a great selection of UGA collectibles , so check it out! I'm upping my rating to 5 stars, because this store is truly unique read more

I'm sure a lot of people feel this way but...I feel like Add Drugs is MY Add Drugs. I grew up here. My parents get their precriptions filled here and I've been a regular at the counter since I was 5 years old. My friend and I would walk down here, plop down on a stool and have a burger, fries and chocolate milk shake..for $5. I like to pretend that they staged sit ins here back in the 60's. Still got the same lunch counter style atmosphere that has kept this place hustlin for over 20 years. Oh and for all you ice fans...Add Drugs has superb Ice. read more

So nostalgic! My husband remembers riding rollerblades through this place as a kid. Every meal is made with love...perfect spot for a burger and a shake at lunch or saturday afternoon. Definitely a Five Points staple! read more

Great lunch spot. Very very cheap, and very delicious. I had the pimento cheeseburger, which was fantastic. The toasted warm buns definitely add to the deliciousness. The french fries were freezer stock fries, but they fried them up so they were good. Sweet tea was fantastic. Atmosphere is exactly what it says...a drug store. Except that it is a drug store that remains in the 1970s. Very quaint and enjoyable, especially with all the nic-nacs around. Service is also very very nice and friendly. I'll definitely return (multiple times) for lunch. read more

This is ADD Drug Store. Don't let the name trick you. This is a very unique place with an old set up. In this store, you will find a post office, a pharmacy, and other drug store items. When we entered, we were greeted by April, our waitress. We ordered the pimiento cheese grilled sandwich. we didn't had pimiento grill cheese before so she gave us a sample to try before we ordered it and told us exactly how the cheese was made. It is made by them. My son enjoyed the cheese very much and without asking she gave my son more cheese with crackers to enjoy. We also ordered crispy onion rings. The onion rings that were cooked were very crispy and delicious. They were the best onion rings I ever had. We ordered a strawberry milkshake as well. The milkshake was very smooth and made right in front of. All in all this is a great B&L place. I would recommend it to everybody as the service is extraordinary, the food is wonderful, and the set up is unique. read more

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Honestly, this is one of my favorite spots. It has such a great, old timey neighborhood vibe. The sandwiches are nothing to write home about necessarily because it's just grilled cheese, bologna, egg salad, etc. but where else can you get a homemade sandwich like mom makes and only pay a couple of bucks? Plus, the milkshakes are great. Simple and classic. read more

Consistent service and food. Great tasting food at an incredible price. This place is a gem including a gift shop, pharmacy, lunch counter, and post office! Parking can weird. Friendly staff, will definitely continue to go back. read more

Well I went to school at UGA and have visited Athens many times and have never been to this place. Wow, great place to go, we just had a chocolate milkshake and it was $2.95..the menu like others have said is really inexpensive, like 2.00 for a cheeseburger, great counter space to meet new people and nice employees! Will be back for sure read more

ADD Drug is my favorite lunch spot in Athens. Hidden next to Earthfare in Five Points this place features a lunch counter. The food is delicious and the ladies who work there are very friendly. The price can't be beat with lunch costing between $3 and $6. They have delicious grilled cheese, burgers, hot dogs, BLT's and pimento cheese sandwiches. They use crushed ice for their drinks and their milkshakes are much cheaper and better than the Grill's. It seems that every time I bring friends here the Fyer is broken though, so sometimes you can't get french fries or their delicious fried chicken sandwich. As a previous reviewer mentioned, they have a limited number of seats and it tends to fill up at lunch time during the week. I would either reccomend coming after 1PM or be prepared to wait, but you can browse around the drug store. read more

I love this place! This is the best lunch deal in Athens, and not many people know about it. Got two fried eggs on my cheeseburger and some great fries for 5 bucks. Also fun to shop around while waiting, I found some interesting and unique things. read more

Old school lunch counter in a drug store? What's better than that? Umm nothing. You can get a sandwich, fries, and a milkshake for like eight cents. It's ridiculous. And good. read more

Very interesting place to have a burger and milkshake. If you live in Athens, Its worth stopping in to check this place out. It's very old fashioned style. They have specials up everyday. It's cheap and fast. You can even buy something in the drug store while your waiting for your food. The people are extremely nice. Theirs even a post office in the back! You could survive here if you had too! :) read more

Nothing fancy but still has a cute atmosphere, very small town mom and pop place. Very cheap lunch spot. The women that work the counter are as sweet as can be to top it off. read more

The food here is cheap. Like, stuck in a time-warp cheap. Actually a lot of stuff, including the decor, seems stuck in a time-warp. The food is ok, moreso a good deal than the most amazing stuff around. read more

Best old school lunch counter in Athens!! Ate here a the time while in Athens '88-92. Exterior has been updated since then but the lunch counter is pretty much the same taking me right back :) read more