A veggie omelet with
hashbrowns at Beverly’s
Country Cafe in
Jacksonville.
Breakfast at
Beverly’s
Local staple in Jacksonville
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JO ANNE EMBLETON
T
he hearty breakfast dished up at Beverly’s
Country Cafe in Jacksonville keep folks
coming back for more – even years later.
The McHenrys – Wayne and Rebecca –
first began eating here 20-something years
ago, then moved briefly to Galveston before returning
home.
“We travel a lot, and try to find places like Beverly’s,”
he said, digging into his breakfast special plate as his wife
added salsa to her breakfast burrito. “The food and the
staff always brings us back.”
Beverly’s, located at 1712-D S. Jackson St., opened in
the late 1990s by owner Beverly Hinds as a six-day-a-week
breakfast and lunch eatery.
In mid-September, the restaurant changed ownership.
Hinds, who retired, handed the reins to Tammy Lund-
gren, a local resident and fan of the Beverly’s.
“I was a customer, and I had come over here to have
breakfast one day, and they were actually closed. So, I
texted Beverly and asked, ‘What’s going on? Why are we
closed?’ And she said she was thinking about selling. And
I was like, ‘Okay, I’m interested!’ ” she laughed.
Lundgren’s background as a Bullard ISD kitchen man-
ager provided the experience and familiarity with food
management, while her husband Todd, an accountant,
handles the business aspect of Beverly’s.
And, she added, “Keeping the wait staff and the menu
items the same, has made it an easy transition.”
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In recent years, the restaurant has been singled out in
the Jacksonville Progress’s “Reader’s Choice Contest,”
recognized for Best Coffee and Best Breakfast, among
other categories.
“The most popular item on the menu is our (fresh)
cracked eggs – paired with our Applewood smoked bacon
or country sausage, and our crispy hashbrowns, it makes a
meal,” Lundgren said, then described the award-winning
coffee as “a rich brew that keeps our customers coming
back for more.”
Like the McHenrys, there are a number of folks who
are familiar faces at Beverly’s, drawn to the restaurant by
hearty meals and wait staff that treat them like family.
“More than half of our customers are loyal patrons but
we also see new faces on a daily basis, and keep packing
the restaurant every weekend (to a point of) filling up our
second room for all to experience good comfort food,”
Lundgren said.
“The best thing about Beverly’s? Aside from the food?
The staff is just delightful,” said Rebecca McHenry. “They
are just as funny and hardworking and nice as can be.”
Lundgren agreed, describing her team as an “excep-
tional wait staff and the cooks are amazing! We have a
hard-working dishwasher and now a weekend bus girl.
“Everyone works together to give this restaurant a fun
and enjoyable, not to mention flavorful, experience,” she
said. “We hope that this atmosphere will bring everyone
back for more.”