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

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

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 Lodge earlier than transferring to its present location on twenty second Avenue in 1923. Henry Weidmann, Felix’s grandson, owned the restaurant on the time.

Within the Forties by means of the Nineteen Sixties, it was open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week count on for Christmas.

Within the Nineteen Sixties, former Mississippi State and West Level soccer star Shorty McWilliams and his spouse – Gloria Weidmann – grew to become 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 Nineties, a gaggle of buyers bought and renovated the restaurant, reopening in 2000 underneath the brand new possession. In 2010, the restaurant closed briefly however it was quickly reopened by Charles Frazier. Frazier’s aim has been to supply excellent and reasonably priced 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, hen, seafood and steak dishes that can 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 every single day of the week. You possibly can 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 because of the World Struggle II.  The native lore goes {that a} visitor talked about to Henry Weidmann, the proprietor on the time, that peanut butter could be an excellent alternative 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 a neighborhood potter in Meridian who gives the peanut butter crocks.

Weidmann’s is open for lunch and dinner Monday by means of 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 following time you’re within the Meridian space, make sure to swing by Weidmann’s for a real Mississippi Southern eating expertise. Your style buds will certainly thanks.