And I'll die on this hill. It's real roast beef not that thin sliced imitation Arbys uses and they dip it in au jus before putting it on their buttered buns.
They've started expanding in NJ again. We used to have a bunch, they were typically tied to our rest stops. Then those all closed and we had 1 standalone location for the longest time. Now they opened up 2 this past year I believe in NJ.
I've gone a few times over the last few years pretty much because of nostalgia. I honestly don't see them lasting, even though I do enjoy it. I just don't think they do a great job marketing, and I also don't see a younger crowd going there. Whenever I go, the crowd really just seems for people 30+ who probably had Roy Rogers back in the day.
been a long time, 40 years?, since i had a roy rogers anything, but i remember it being in rotation when my dad wanted to go and get some fast food and we all loved it
I spent some time in St. Louis, was super disappointed by their signature pizza. (I had Imo's)
However, Lions Choice was crazy awesome and made up for the disappointment. Also, they're crazy about fried ravioli in that city and those were great as well
IMO's is an acquired taste. You are correct about Lions Choice and toasted ravioli. IDK why we call it toasted, I guess it sounds healthier or something.
I'm from Maryland and moved to Delaware. I grew up on Roy Rodgers and it seems like they keep skipping Delaware with their openings. I guess they don't see a market here
I know I know, another one of those "Well actually you can make" posts, but sweet and sour is so easy to make. It's vinegar and sugar with any aromatic you would like to add thickened with a little slurry of starch.
Never had Roy Rogers, but if you're in St.Louis, check out Lion's Choice. I remember the first time I visited St.Louis you'd see signs for it everywhere on the expressway and it piqued my curiosity. I went to STL a few weeks ago and checked it out, it was actually pretty damn good. Especially The Remix sandwich they had.
Double R, Gold Rush, Fried Chicken and save the best for last, their Fishermans Catch Fish Sandwich (can't remember a fast food place where the fish is a lot bigger than the bun (unlike the square/ thin patties (you know what spot I am talking about))). But my guilty pleasure was raiding the fixin bar. And don't forget to mix bbq and horseradish sauce w/ fries
I think there was a Roy Rogers in the mall in Harrisburg PA when i was a kid in the mid 80s. I used to get fish and chips, i don't even remember they had roast beef. Rax on the other hand i remember fondly but not past like early 90s.
Actually, they both suck. Roy's is nowhere near the quality it was in their heyday and they cook the shit out of it. I got one a few months ago and they must have had an OG grill person because it was medium rare and perfect. Used to be that was the way they cooked it and if you wanted it well-done, they had a little hot plate they'd put the beef of, put au just on it and cover it. Now their beef is about a hair's breadth away from being a catcher's mitt.
And don't get me started on those god-awful corn dusted dry ass Kaiser rolls...
Arby's is one step up from that .99 bag of Carl Buddig beef...
My God I used to love their fried chicken. I was such a menace as a child... Family would get like a 20 piece for dinner and put the left over chicken in the fridge. I would wake up early as fuck the next day before everyone else and eat all of the skin off of the left over chicken leaving just bare pieces of meat.
On a side note... I also used to eat the cream out of the middle of oreos and then smoosh them back together and put them back in the bowl for someone else to eat.
I don't understand how my parents didn't put me up for adoption. Bless their hearts.
Ah ok, if you ever give it another chance just try the regular beef and cheddar. The meat is definitely nothing exciting, it's all about the bun, sauce, and cheese on the beef n cheddars.
nah, at least it tastes like something. you can slow roast roast beef all you want, but if it tastes like cardboard i couldn't care less what cut from what cow it came from it still tastes like cardboard. arby's "roast beef" simply tastes good
i've eaten at roy rogers all through my youth until they went bankrupt for the fifth time and closed up almost all of their restaraunts, seems as if they're having a possible re-emergence lately so when they open one near me again, i'll be eating there. won't change the fact that an arby's roast beef is always satisfying, in it's own unique way.
Why do people in this sub talk to each other like we only eat fast food? We've all had legit roast beef from restaurants and delis, I don't need to try Roy's to taste better roast beef than Arby's. We all understand that there are differences in quality.
my teeth slide through that salty meaty mass like butter, and it's always satisfying, always, every time, there's no other sandwich that hits the spot like the half pounder with cheese, horsey, and bbq sauce
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u/moq_9981 2d ago
Where is there a Roy Roger’s left?