Beef O'Brady's

in Peachtree City, billed as a "family sports pub," was an immensely

busy place last week, albeit under unfortunate circumstances.

The restaurant,

which has been in operation for only a month, was the destination of choice

for many workers and customers in the Peachtree Crossing shopping center

after word surfaced of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

Locals packed the dining room to get a glimpse of what was happening on

one of the 18 television sets scattered throughout.

It wasn't the

way Sonny Ishmael, who owns and manages the restaurant with his wife,

Donna, and another couple, wanted to see the place filled up. "I'd

rather they came in to watch a ball game," he said.

But that incident

was proof that Beef O'Brady's has made itself a reputation in Peachtree

City in just a short time since its Aug. 13 opening. There are 63 Beef

O'Brady's locations in the United States, but this is the first in Georgia

for the Tampa-based company.

"We opened

Beef O'Brady's because Peachtree City needed a place that everyone in

the family could enjoy," the owners said.

Future plans

call for several more locations in the metro Atlanta area.

The best-known

dishes on the menu are the wings which can be served mild, medium, hot

or nuclear and the Watterson and Reuben sandwiches. With the exception

of the very large servings of wings, no item on the menu is more than

$7.

Kids eat free

every Tuesday night with the purchase of an adult entree. There is also

a separate game room for the younger set.

In addition

to the salads and sandwiches, there is an ever-changing dessert menu at

Beef O'Brady's, although Oreo cheesecake is a constant favorite.

Takeout orders

are also available, and wings are an exceptionally good choice for takeout,

according to the owners. Call 770-486-1860 to give it a try.

Beef O'Brady's

is at 100 Peachtree Parkway North, behind Chick-fil-A. That's right along

a major north-south thoroughfare for Peachtree City's golf carts, which

travel right alongside the edge of the building toward the tunnel next

to McDonald's that takes riders underneath Ga. Highway 54. So even though

it's hard to see from the highway, it's certainly in a high-traffic area.