W.Va. Restaurant Best In Nation

The Bob Evans Restaurant in Beckley, W.Va. is the best in the national chain. The store, located on Industrial Drive, has been named 2005 Restaurant of the Year by officials with Bob Evans. Stewart Owens, chairman of the board and CEO of Bob Evans Farms, was on hand at the store to personally present the award. The restaurant received the honor from among the company's 590 restaurants. The restaurant increased sales by more than 6 percent and had very low turnover. This is not the first time the restaurant has won the award. The Beckley store won the award in 1995.