Griffith & Feil Soda Fountain

When you walk through the door at Griffith & Feil Soda Fountain in Kenova, it feels like someone flicked a switch back to another era.

Here, in a pharmacy with roots stretching back to 1892, the soda fountain isn’t a decorative relic; it’s a living centerpiece where locals and visitors gather for milkshakes, root beer floats, and burgers. Beneath the metal-tiled ceiling, soda jerks pull tart-sweet phosphate drinks and sling sundaes across the counter the same way they were made over a century ago.

But it’s not all sweets and comfort food; the store is still a working pharmacy. Current owner Ric Griffith and his daughter, Heidi, keep the drugstore alive as well. Sip a malt while you wait for your prescription or grab a BLT and put a favorite tune on the jukebox for a relaxing retro lunch.