Food & Drink in Beverly

The American BBQ, which was featured on "The Phantom Gourmet," has its cooks dry-rub each cut of their meat with a house blend of spices and seasonings before placing them in a wood smoker for up to 16 hours. Sliced beef brisket, pulled pork, and pulled chicken fill sandwiches or rest on plates next to sides such as southern greens or homemade potato chips. Classic memphis-style pork ribs arrive at the table in a third rack, half rack, or full rack, which diners can fashion into makeshift xylophones after their meals. Inside both locations, rustic adornments dapple the walls, from vintage Coca-Cola signs to weathered road signs.

Kitty O'Sheas Irish Pub maintains an animated atmosphere with nightly entertainment. Every Saturday through Wednesday, live music echoes against the cozy interior's dark hardwoods, spilling out onto the pub's deck on warm nights. Festivities begin at 9:30, a half hour after the kitchen closes for the night and several hours after the sun sinks back into the center of the earth. Before then, however, cooks sizzle up a lineup of traditional Irish pub grub. They fill bread bowls with their signature Guinness beef stew, top shepherd’s pie with hearty mashed potatoes, and assemble five sandwiches, including an Irish reuben. They also prepare a selection of American favorites, such as burgers and a pub platter filled with chicken tenders, potato skins, and buffalo wings.

Named a Hidden Jewel by Phantom Gourmet, The Farm Bar & Grille's rustic wood furniture and floors and exposed brick walls inform the eatery's comforting vibe. To craft a menu of comforting southern-style fare, the kitchen team doesn't skimp by pulling ingredients from the freezer. Instead, they put together entrees from all-fresh components, including some of the vegetables they grow themselves in the on-site garden and the 90-acre cornfield they fit in their endless broom closet. As baby-back ribs bask in the smoke from a hardwood fire, the kitchen crew bastes them every half hour, in between searing burgers made from fresh angus chuck. Starters such as fresh beer-battered jalapeno poppers are made to order. The staff also pours a large selection of draft beers and specialty cocktails.

From 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. every single day, chefs sizzle and deliver classic American food at Omelette Headquarters. At breakfast, eggs bundle into innovative omelets or join bacon and waffles to serve as a more pleasant beginning to the day than waking up to the apocalypse or, worse yet, the discovery that Earth ran out of bacon. Lunch, available every day except Sunday, encourages patrons to chomp into crisp salads and fries-complemented club sandwiches. The eatery also presents daily specials, the recent roster of which has included a meat lovers omelet brimming with steak tips, ham, sausage, bacon, and a mozzarella-bonding agent.

The kitchen maestros at Harry's 240 draw inspiration for their seasonal menu from the culinary traditions of Asia, France, the American Southwest, and New England. Commence fused feasts with the crispy vegetable spring rolls ($7.95) or a bowl of New England clam chowder ($4.25). Hearty entrees include cheese tortellini bedecked with peas and sundried tomato pesto ($13.50) and sautéed chicken medallions ($15.50) that, unlike Olympic silver medals, do not constantly remind their recipients of bitter disappointment. This family-owned-and-operated eatery also handcrafts decadent desserts to keep sweet teeth sugared.

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In business since 1959, Rowand Fisheries has perfected more methods of lobster transformation than the most practiced merman magician. It can conceal buttery morsels inside ravioli, pie, and soup—both bisque and chowder—in addition to selling the crustaceans live, priced by the pound. As a classic seafood market, Rowand Fisheries arrays freshly caught fish and shellfish for at-home prep, including salmon, tuna, haddock, locally netted black sea bass, and seasonally hooked items such as swordfish in Santa hats. However, its menu has also boasts signature eats that require no further finesse, from smoked-trout spread and salmon burgers to the house cocktail and tartar sauces. Patrons can even group specialty orders into platters, which gather enough shrimp or smoked seafood to feed up to 14 people.