Happy Place Friday is back...just on Saturday this week! I apologize for the delay but it has been a busy week and I did not have my normal computer that stores all of my pictures. The places featured this week are two of my absolute favorites so I hope you enjoy reading about them...
The first is
the Beehive Restaurant in Albany, TX. This was the original, but a few years ago they opened one in Abilene and though the food is as good or better there, the atmosphere is still the best in Albany. You feel like you are in an old saloon and house. It is romantic with very soft lighting and white table clothes with fresh flowers and oil candles. I have been going to the Beehive since I was a little girl and it was always a very special treat. It has been a long time favorite place for me. When we were dating, Sutton took me to the Beehive on our first Valentine's Day together and we have celebrated several birthdays and other special occasions there throughout the years.
I love the old salad bar and the huge block of cheese that you get to cut off of with an old cleaver. Thursday night is shrimp night and it is always packed. This is definitely the best night to go, but they also serve great steaks, kabobs, and burgers. They have great hand cut greasy french fries and amazing fresh bread. Sutton's favorite is the lamb they do once or twice a month on a Saturday night. My review probably does not mean much but if you check out their website you can read the many other reviews they have received over the years including a spot on Texas Monthly's list of top Texas steakhouses.
Hickory Street Cafe in Abilene is my very favorite place for lunch. I love this place so much! The food is great- perfect girly lunch food and the service is quick and friendly. I can eat at Hickory Street almost faster than I can drive through a fast food restaurant. I love to go here to meet friends or just to be by myself for an hour and catch up on work and review my numbers. They are famous for their chicken salad and zucchini bread, but my favorite is their soup. Monday they serve wisconsin cheese soup (my most favorite), Tuesday is broccoli parmesan soup (I hate broccoli, but I can eat two bowls of this- they make sure to dip it so I don't get any chunks...), Wednesday is potato soup, and Thursday is tomato basil. I don't know Friday's soup because I try to make it a point not to be in Abilene on Friday.
Their quiche is also amazing! Upstairs they have a small gift shop. The owner, Barbara, is a great lady and I enjoy seeing her each time I drop by. I dream of having a place like this one day, and I definitely would model my place after Hickory Street... They are only open Monday thru Friday from 10-2, so go see them if you are in Abilene during the week.
The first is the Beehive Restaurant in Albany, TX. This was the original, but a few years ago they opened one in Abilene and though the food is as good or better there, the atmosphere is still the best in Albany. You feel like you are in an old saloon and house. It is romantic with very soft lighting and white table clothes with fresh flowers and oil candles. I have been going to the Beehive since I was a little girl and it was always a very special treat. It has been a long time favorite place for me. When we were dating, Sutton took me to the Beehive on our first Valentine's Day together and we have celebrated several birthdays and other special occasions there throughout the years. 
I love the old salad bar and the huge block of cheese that you get to cut off of with an old cleaver. Thursday night is shrimp night and it is always packed. This is definitely the best night to go, but they also serve great steaks, kabobs, and burgers. They have great hand cut greasy french fries and amazing fresh bread. Sutton's favorite is the lamb they do once or twice a month on a Saturday night. My review probably does not mean much but if you check out their website you can read the many other reviews they have received over the years including a spot on Texas Monthly's list of top Texas steakhouses.
Hickory Street Cafe in Abilene is my very favorite place for lunch. I love this place so much! The food is great- perfect girly lunch food and the service is quick and friendly. I can eat at Hickory Street almost faster than I can drive through a fast food restaurant. I love to go here to meet friends or just to be by myself for an hour and catch up on work and review my numbers. They are famous for their chicken salad and zucchini bread, but my favorite is their soup. Monday they serve wisconsin cheese soup (my most favorite), Tuesday is broccoli parmesan soup (I hate broccoli, but I can eat two bowls of this- they make sure to dip it so I don't get any chunks...), Wednesday is potato soup, and Thursday is tomato basil. I don't know Friday's soup because I try to make it a point not to be in Abilene on Friday. 
Their quiche is also amazing! Upstairs they have a small gift shop. The owner, Barbara, is a great lady and I enjoy seeing her each time I drop by. I dream of having a place like this one day, and I definitely would model my place after Hickory Street... They are only open Monday thru Friday from 10-2, so go see them if you are in Abilene during the week.
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I'm thinking that Robert Duvall or Tommy Lee Jones has eaten at and is a fan of the Beehive??? I love your Friday posts! And it cracks me up that you request the soup with no chunks of broccoli...but you know even at that, I'm sure you're sneaking in some veggies with the smaller pieces in the soup!
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