Beetle's Broaster ChickenŽ 
Newport, TN
(Carry-Out)

Beetle and Lillie Strange started cooking Genuine Broaster ChickenŽ in 1963 when they went to work for a restaurant in Newport, Tennessee.  In 1968 they purchased the restaurant and continued to operate it for thirteen more years.  Due to highway construction, they were forced to close the business; however, this did not stop them from cooking Broaster ChickenŽ.  They worked the next two years at the Lakeland Country Club where they continued cooking this delicious product.

In 1983, they decided to refurbish a small building on the Knoxville highway in the small community of Reidtown, about five miles west of Newport, Tennessee.  Today, they continue to cook and sell Broaster ChickenŽ and BroasterŽ Potatoes.

All of their business is carry-out and cooked to order.  "We have done everything the BroasterŽ way for over 30 years," Lillie said.  "Our chicken is marinated, hand coated, and cooked in the Broaster pressure fryer.  Last year we sold over 100,000 pieces of Broaster ChickenŽ, all cooked to order."

Lillie says, "Broaster ChickenŽ has been very good to us.  We were able to raise a family of four and put our children through college.  We plan to be cooking Broaster ChickenŽ the rest of our lives."

Beetle's Broaster ChickenŽ has become a regional dining experience.  Customer come from as far away as Ashville, North Carolina and Knoxville, Tennessee, as well as all points in between.  Many annual vacationers make it a part of their trip to buy Broaster ChickenŽ at Beetles.