Merry & Bright 1950's Soda Shop

While in Pawhuska, stop into Weigants Pharmacy and experience their authentic soda shop, gifts and more!

By: Kathy Smith | Category: Recreation/Leisure | Issue: January 2025

Your stop at Weigants Pharmacy in Pawhuska is sure to be delicious and fun!  Pictured are Allie, Effie and Lindsay. Value News Magazine & Values, Inc. photo, November 2024

Your stop at Weigants Pharmacy in Pawhuska is sure to be delicious and fun! Pictured are Allie, Effie and Lindsay. Value News Magazine & Values, Inc. photo, November 2024

Usher in the holidays in Pawhuska with dancing, rodeo excitement, a parade, and shopping! This popularized Oklahoma town, recently brought to worldwide attention from the film “Killers of the Flower Moon”, is the setting of extraordinary history and flavor.

1950's Soda Fountain

During your visit, a must stop is Weigants Pharmacy authentic 1950’s soda fountain. Effie and Allie mix up delectable drink treats sure to please everyone. Their list of tasty, sweet drinks is practically limitless. From malts and shakes, exotic lemonades and phosphates, to T-3 coffee drinks and cocoa…you will love this family experience! It’s intriguing to watch your cold brewed coffee made from their “coffee still.”

Lindsay & Gavin Gatrell with their children. Lindsay Gatrell graduated from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 2007 with a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. She has been a pharmacist for 15 years and is a Board-Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist. Gavin is a Special Ranger for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, a former Air Force Officer, and a current cattle rancher in Osage County, OK. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Baker University. Photo courtesy of Weigants Pharmacy.

Lindsay & Gavin Gatrell with their children. Lindsay Gatrell graduated from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 2007 with a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. She has been a pharmacist for 15 years and is a Board-Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist. Gavin is a Special Ranger for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, a former Air Force Officer, and a current cattle rancher in Osage County, OK. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Baker University. Photo courtesy of Weigants Pharmacy.

High-Quality Patient Care

Weigants Pharmacy, located at 714 Kihekah Ave, Pawhuska, Oklahoma, was started in 1979 by Jim and Ellen Weigants. Gavin and Lindsay Gatrell purchased the pharmacy in 2021 and have since upheld its reputation for offering pharmacy services patients can always count on. From the time they took over, they have implemented innovative approaches to service, including making it more accessible to patients in a wide variety of channels; in-person, through the telephone, and online through their website. “Our mission is to provide safe, high-quality patient care while exhibiting the highest level of professionalism and respect for our patients,” said Lindsay. The Gatrell’s have breathed new life into the business by expanding its offerings to include their family-friendly 1950’s soda fountain and unique gifts.

Soda Shop Favorites

The menu at this pharmacy and scoop-shop is affordable and fun. Some of the all-time most ordered items include chocolate malts, prickly pear lemonade, floats, and cherry phosphates. My favorite was their strawberry cheesecake shake. Each treat is made of fresh ingredients right in front of your eyes, all are tall tasty and delicious, here a few of their wonderful offerings at famiy friendly prices:

  • Soda Phosphates / $2.50 a glass: Cherry, Orange, Blackberry, Sarsaparilla, Strawberry, and Rootbeer.
  • Lemonades / $1.50 a glass: Prickly Pear, Lavendar, Cherry and more.
  • Cherry Limeade / $1.50.
  • Iced Teas / $1.50 add a flavor!
  • Shakes & Malts / $3.95.
  • Root Beer Floats / $3.00.
  • T-3 Brewed Hot & Iced Coffees / $3.95.

Pair your favorite drink with one of Mimi’s Cookies or another treat from their shelves and you have an instant pick-me-up while shopping for Weigants’ thoughtful gifts and strolling the streets of Pawhuska this holiday season.


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Weigants Pharmacy

For more information, contact:

Weigants Pharmacy

(918) 287-1317
714 Kihekah Ave. | Pawhuska, OK


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