LIVE OAK — K.P. Patel is working on his dream projects, one by one.

His latest dream project? Opening a Beef ‘O’ Bradys in Live Oak.

“This is like a family oriented bar,” Patel said. “Good food, good sports. It is a sports bar, but it’s a family oriented sports bar. A place for the family to get together and enjoy time together.”

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s was started in 1985 when founder Jim Mellody opened the first location in Brandon.

Patel sees a sports bar as a way to bring a new attraction to Live Oak.

“There’s no sports bar grill in the area,” Patel said. “If somebody wants to watch a game, have a drink and have a good dinner, there’s nothing around here. They’ll go to Lake City, they’ll go to Tallahassee, Gainesville. This will keep it local and create local jobs.”

Currently, Patel plan to open up Beef ‘O’ Brady’s at the end July and expects to hire 40-50 employees.

Patel came to Suwannee County in 2001, moving here with his parents and brother.

He opened Live Oak Liquors in 2012, then opened a Dairy Queen in Lake City in May 2015.

The Dairy Queen was also a dream project for Patel.

For future projects, he’s trying to keep them in Suwannee County.

“I’m trying to do everything in Suwannee County because I live here,” Patel said.

While it’s a dream project for him, Patel also hopes it encourages more new businesses that, together, could make Suwannee County more attractive to Amtrak putting in a stop here, he said.

“If Amtrak comes here, a lot of out of town people will stop and explore,” said Patel. “It’s a historic town. There are people who love to explore small towns. And if we have more hotels, more fun places—a movie theater, a skating rink for the kids—if everything is here, all that money will stay here.”