The Queen Metropolis restaurant opened in 1870 and continues to please hungry patrons daily of the week.

There isn’t a scarcity of must-eat-at eating places in Mississippi, and Weidmann’s Restaurant in downtown Meridian must be close to the highest of that record.

Positioned inside strolling distance of the Mississippi Arts and Leisure Expertise and the Mississippi State College Riley Middle, Weidmann’s has been serving up good eats within the Queen Metropolis for over 150 years.

Weidmann’s storied historical past is a part of what makes the institution price visiting.

Established in 1870 by Felix Weidmann, a Swiss immigrant who was a chef on a transatlantic steam ship, the restaurant was initially positioned within the Union Resort earlier than shifting to its present location on twenty second Avenue in 1923. Henry Weidmann, Felix’s grandson, owned the restaurant on the time.

Within the Forties via the Sixties, it was open 24 hours a day, 7 days every week anticipate for Christmas.

Within the Sixties, former Mississippi State and West Level soccer star Shorty McWilliams and his spouse – Gloria Weidmann – turned house owners of the restaurant. McWilliams twice completed within the high ten for the Heisman Trophy. Then within the Nineteen Eighties, possession was handed to Poo Chancellor and his spouse – Gloria McWilliams.

Within the late Nineteen Nineties, a bunch of buyers bought and renovated the restaurant, reopening in 2000 beneath the brand new possession. In 2010, the restaurant closed briefly however it was quickly reopened by Charles Frazier. Frazier’s purpose has been to offer excellent and inexpensive Southern delicacies in an historic setting, and that’s precisely what Weidmann’s delivers.

Their menu options quite a lot of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, pasta, rooster, seafood and steak dishes that may please the pickiest of palates. From their fried inexperienced tomatoes with 1870 sauce to their blue cheese & bacon burger to shrimp & grits to a juicy filet mignon cooked over the grill, there’s something from everybody at Weidmann’s daily of the week. You’ll be able to browse their menu right here.

One of many distinctive options of Weidmann’s might be discovered on each desk – a peanut butter crock and an assortment of crackers.  Weidmann’s touts that the custom of those desk pairings dates again to the Forties, when, as they are saying, legend has it there was a scarcity of butter as a result of World Conflict II.  The native lore goes {that a} visitor talked about to Henry Weidmann, the proprietor on the time, that peanut butter could be a very good substitute to accompany the crackers since butter was scarce. The notion caught with Henry, and he later discovered a potter in Louisville, Mississippi to make the crocks for every desk.  The restaurant carries on that custom and has partnered with an area potter in Meridian who gives the peanut butter crocks.

Weidmann’s is open for lunch and dinner Monday via Saturday and for brunch on Sunday.

The restaurant additionally has a balcony bar space and banquet rooms for native gatherings or civic membership conferences. Weidmann’s additionally caters within the Meridian space.

The subsequent time you’re within the Meridian space, you should definitely swing by Weidmann’s for a real Mississippi Southern eating expertise. Your style buds will certainly thanks.