Sue F.Elite 24
- 4/6/2024
"Upon walking into Rolo's Cafe, I thought I walked into my Aunt Deb's house - knick-knacks everywhere, a pile of random stuff ..."
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"Upon walking into Rolo's Cafe, I thought I walked into my Aunt Deb's house - knick-knacks everywhere, a pile of random stuff in a corner, not a bare spot on any flat surface and a fly swatter hanging by the kitchen door (ick). Of course Aunt Deb didn't have train tracks hanging from her dining room ceiling and Rolo's doesn't have my 40 year old high school graduation picture on their wall...to be honest, I stopped and looked at their health rating before we sat down. (92 BTW).
There is a board with specials by the front door and a sign that says to seat yourself. We sat ourselves at a booth with cushions that needed some love. We were immediately greeted, given menus silverware and our drink orders were taken.
I'd heard that Rolo's has good burgers. I didn't go wrong - a large, hand pressed patty nestled on a perfectly toasted bun and topped with lettuce, the reddest tomato I've seen since last summer, onions, pickles, mayo and mustard. I'm a ketchup girl so I ordered mine without the condiments. My BIL ordered his with everything - his bun disintegrated within the first few bites - I think you might be better off ordering your condiments on the side. I had fries that were seasoned and perfectly crisp. My BIL, who ALWAYS opts for onion rings said his were great. We both opted for the 7 oz burger which was bigger than I thought. For a guy who rarely leaves anything on his plate, even he couldn't quite finish his meal and brought home a handful of those crispy rings. I rarely eat everything in front of me and brought home half my burger and fries which made an excellent lunch after a few minutes in the air fryer.
My husband opted for the grilled tilapia, mashed potatoes and fried okra. He was served a huge piece of tender grilled fish. The homemade mashed potatoes were a special treat, the okra, well, it was okra.
Cobbler and banana pudding were dessert choices that I'll have to try on another visit.
Aunt Deb made sure we never left hungry and if you leave Rolo's hungry it's your own fault. Rolo's, thank you for bringing back some sweet memories."