Beck’s

We drove about 20 minutes (~18 miles) to E.W. Beck’s restaurant and pub. They purchase their produce, meats, and seafood locally and their menu is seasonally created. They also have a large beer selection including local, seasonal, and gluten free (there were at least three gluten free choices). They’ve been in Sykesville, MD, over 20 years.

I had a Roasted Local Berkshire Pig Sandwich which was a pork chop with cornbread stuffing, kale slaw, ham, and lobster butter. I think it was $11. They have a huge menu and one of the sections is “TV dinners.” I saw someone else get one and the plate is divided into sections like the old TV dinners, but these are not Salisbury steak and powdered mashed potatoes. For example, one was Baked Glazed Organic Salmon topped with blueberry cherry chutney, with wild rice, and grilled asparagus; and one was Bacon Wrapped House Smoked Rainbow Trout topped with Old Bay BBQ sauce, served with wild rice, & grilled asparagus. And they all come with a mini Blueberry Pumpkin Crumb Pie.

I could only eat half of my dinner; they have really large portions, and their peanut butter pie is great (although I don’t think anybody has bad peanut butter pie).