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By Ron Rollins
| Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 04:19 PM
This from Brother Ray:
RIP: Cardinal Roost
I just found out that the Cardinal Roost, the little Germantown mom-n-pop crowned as having the best cheeseburgers in these parts, has been closed for a while. Very, very, sad. Here’s what the Leadbelly Boys said about the place:
“What a wonderful surprise—maybe not to the burger-blessed folks in quaint, tiny Germantown, but certainly for us. Cheerfully billing itself as a “‘50s/’60s Soda & Sandwich Shoppe, Serving a Memory With Every Meal,” the place is packed not only with Valley View sports memorabilia, but also with old LP jackets, Coke signs—even a life-size cardboard Marilyn Monroe and a TV set with tin-foiled rabbit ears. The food, happily, ranges from swell to terrific, and the service is tops. From the “Bogie” Burger ($2.25) to the “Big Bopper” Bacon Cheeseburger ($3.25) to the “Elvis” Cheeseburger ($2.45), you’ll be glad you stopped.”
The Roost got a Burger rating of 5 (out of 5). Brother Jim called it :burger nirvana.” Brother Ron called the “Big Birg Wannabe” a “Big Mac on steroids. And I wrote the following:
“The sign over the jukebox, below the Presley and Sinatra photos, notes, “Mama don’t allow no rap music in her place.” I can overlook. Mama don’t like rap but she knows how to show a brother some love with her food.”
So I need some new lovin.’ I think the title of Best Burger in town now falls to Volty’s, the burger Wagon on S. Dixie Dr. across from the WDTN. What say you?
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By Ron Rollins
| Thursday, May 1, 2008, 02:59 PM
Um, something called the “Soyfoods Council” (imagine…) sent the Leadbelly Desk a press release that says May is “National Salad Month.”
Oy! Is there a National Potato Chip Month? Come on! (If there is, please notify me at once.)
Here’s the top of the release…
The Soyfoods Council
800 383 1423
lfunk@thesoyfoodscouncil.com
Photos available
For Immediate Release
May is National Salad Month
Des Moines, IA…. Flowers are in bloom, warm temperatures are around the corner and nothing quite feels more like summer than a cool, refreshing salad with a variety of in-season fruits and vegetables. May is National Salad Month, and with soyfoods, creating a fresh and healthy meal is fast and easy.
Soy packs numerous health benefits as do most vegetable salads. The more colorful your salad is, the healthier it will be, and tossing some soy on it just amplifies the positive nutritional value.
Salads have a reputation as being a go-to food when it comes to dieting. The addition of soyfoods to your salad will help in more ways than one. First of all, soy is jam-packed with protein—the only plant food that has the same equivalent as an animal product. Studies have shown soy protein will decrease your appetite, keeping you full longer and less likely to snack a lot in between meals or gorge yourself at dinner time.
According to Dr. Mark Messina, adjunct associate professor of nutrition at Loma Linda University, some studies have even shown soy to decrease body fat.
So, OK: Fair is fair. I’ll ask: What’s your favorite salad around here? Last time we asked, I think the Greek Salad at Dewey’s got a lot of votes.
Crunch crunch crunch
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By Ron Rollins
| Monday, April 28, 2008, 12:03 PM
Well, not according to Cooking Light magazine, which just tossed out its list off the top 20 healthy US cities…
Dayton’s not on it!
What would it take for us all to get our fair burg on a list such as this?
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By Ron Rollins
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 09:35 PM
Mac and cheese…
Discuss
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By Ron Rollins
| Friday, April 18, 2008, 12:04 PM
Welcome to the sort of press releases that move across my desk:
Domino’s New Revolutionary Customer Tool: Pizza Tracker
New Technology Allows Customers to Follow Progress of Their Order
Domino’s Pizza has launched another food delivery industry first: Pizza Tracker. This technology allows Domino’s Pizza customers to follow the progress of their order online from the time they click the “Place Order” button or hang up the telephone until the Domino’s delivery expert is knocking on their door.
Pizza Tracker was introduced to customers ordering online in a test in late December 2007 and is now available to customers ordering from www.dominos.com. Pizza Tracker is currently available at more than 3,400 Domino’s Pizza stores in the U.S. that use the company’s Domino’s Pulse computer system. The list of stores adding the Domino’s Pulse system is growing every month.
Now customers who place orders via telephone will also be able to monitor their order’s progress via Pizza Tracker at those stores using Domino’s Pulse.
“There is absolutely nothing like this in the food service industry,” said Domino’s chief information officer, Chris McGlothlin, of the ability to track telephone orders. Domino’s Pizza has filed for a patent on this innovative technology.
“Pizza Tracker will allow customers to know when their order is being prepared, when it’s out of the oven, and when it’s out the door and on its way. It even includes the first name of the person delivering the order.”
Pizza Tracker is linked directly to the computers inside the pizza stores using Domino’s Pulse and is accurate to within 40 seconds. Once it leaves the store, drive times vary due to distance, weather and traffic conditions, but customers will know that it’s on the way.
Once customers place an order, they can go to www.dominos.com and click on the Pizza Tracker icon. They will see a horizontal bar that lights up red as each step in the process is completed. Customers will see confirmation of their order being received by the store; when it’s being prepared; when it’s been placed in the oven; when it’s been boxed and placed in the Domino’s HeatWave bag; and finally, when it’s on its way for delivery.
So customers using Pizza Tracker will no longer have to wonder where their pizza is in the ordering process - it takes the ‘mystery’ out of waiting for their pizza. Additionally, customers will be able to provide feedback online, which will go directly to the store to be viewed by the store manager. That kind of feedback will allow the stores to quickly resolve customer service issues and help improve customer loyalty.
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By Ron Rollins
| Thursday, April 17, 2008, 01:26 PM
Recently did lunch at the Subway on Brown and thought to myself later, “Hmmm … I really like Subway, but I tend to take it for granted.”
Meaning, I’ve never ever had a Subway sandwich that I disliked, but for some reason the place isn’t top-of-mind for me, even though it should be.
Why is that?
And what’s your favorite Subway sub? This Leadbelly is partial to a half tuna on wheat with lettuce, tomato and a few banana peppers. With water, of course. What do YOU like?
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By Ron Rollins
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 07:19 AM
Stopped by Stefano’s, a family-run Italian restaurant near downtown Middletown, yesterday for a quick business lunch, and had a very tasty special-of-the-day: stuffed eggplant with spaghetti on the side, along with a bit of artichoke-heart salad. Yummy.
Loyal Leadbelly readers may recall that this was the same place I had criticized in a blog entry last fall faulting them for what I considered rude lack of service when I stopped in on a busy Friday night and couldn’t get any attention at the front desk.
This time, things were a bit slower and they were nice, quick, friendly and on-task. Plus, the food was good, as I said.
Maybe we caught them on a bad night? Dunno, but wanted to set the record straight that I went back, tried again and had a much better experience this time.
How does service figure into your dining experience? Does it matter that much, or do you roll with it as long as other things are good?
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Stopped at Volty’s for the first time last week. Picked up two hot dogs and a couple of sodas.