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Beechie’s
Place
A Landmark on the Culinary Map
I
n the world of restaurants,
seven years from open to close
is considered a good run.
Beechie’s Place has been serving
the Meadow Lands for more than
64 years, and business has never
been better.
“It’s like everyone’s a loyal family
member,” said Lane McFarland,
who is the third owner of the
restaurant. “Every generation of
owners this restaurant has had has
treated the customers like family
and they reciprocate that service
and dedication.”
Just because the customers
come first doesn’t mean the food
comes in second at Beechie’s Place.
McFarland said the quality and
freshness of the food keeps people
coming back night after night. The
menu is changed seasonally to
utilize the fresh fruit and
vegetables that are being trucked
in from farm to table.
“Local produce influences all of
our menu items,” he explains. “We
specialize in home cooking,
comfort foods, and using the
freshest ingredients that we can
source locally.”
Working with his mother and
father, McFarland adds that
Beechie’s Place is a true family
business, with employees who are
members of the community.
“You’ll see your server in church
or your cook at the grocery store,”
he said. “Everyone knows
everyone, and that’s part of the
appeal of the restaurant.”
And if you think that a smalltown restaurant can’t compete
with the “big box” restaurants in
the city, you’d be wrong. Beechie’s
may be a local place, but it is
keenly attuned to the needs of the
customers. The restaurant was one
of the first in the region to have a
gluten-free menu, implemented by
customer request. Today, there are
many gluten-free options on the
menu, cooks and servers are
properly trained in handling
gluten-free food, and Beechie’s
boasts one of the best-tasting
gluten-free pastas around. The
restaurant also has the capacity to
handle parties up to 50; can cater
private, in-home parties; and
delivers to local businesses for
daily lunch orders.
While the menu touts delicacies
like Creole Shrimp, Mojo Pork
Cubano Sandwich, Jambalaya, and
Honey Sesame Glazed Salmon,
there is still room on it for classic
burgers, pizzas and pastas.
One of the items Beechie’s is
best known for is jumbo wings,
which, in 1976, became an
overnight sensation and have been
a local favorite for 40 years
running.
“We do a lot of wings,” McFarland
said. “They’re always fresh and the
sauce is homemade. We use giant
wings and offer breaded, which no
other place does. It’s funny that
people love them so much
because we don’t consider
ourselves to be a ‘wing place.’”
To see everything on Beechie’s
menu, go to beechiesplace.com
online, where you can find out
more about its long history in the
community, and place your order
from the website. You can also stop
in Mondays through Saturdays,
starting at 11 a.m., at 400 West
Pike Street, Meadow L