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TJ Jackson Total Posts: 4004 Joined: 7/26/2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Thu, 03/29/07 8:56 AM (permalink) Uh, they are not all gone......merely far fewer of them than there once was http://www.royrogersrestaurants.com/
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enginecapt Total Posts: 3483 Joined: 6/4/2004 Location: Fontana, CA	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Thu, 03/29/07 9:57 AM (permalink) When I was on the road in the big old truck, RR was the only place I came across that offered truckers a discount. I liked that.
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Ev1L

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Fri, 03/30/07 9:13 PM (permalink)

quote:
Originally posted by TJ Jackson

Uh, they are not all gone......merely far fewer of them than there once was

http://www.royrogersrestaurants.com/

they took out the berlin turnpike and the north haven restaurants. As far as my immediate world is concerned, they are gone. If I ever feel the need to travel for some nostalgia, I know the website to go to so I can book my tickets around locations.........that are relatively still there

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Wistah

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Sat, 03/31/07 9:40 AM (permalink)

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Originally posted by Ev1L

quote:
Originally posted by TJ Jackson

Uh, they are not all gone......merely far fewer of them than there once was

http://www.royrogersrestaurants.com/

they took out the berlin turnpike and the north haven restaurants. As far as my immediate world is concerned, they are gone. If I ever feel the need to travel for some nostalgia, I know the website to go to so I can book my tickets around locations.........that are relatively still there

I beleive there is still one north of Hartford in CT and one just over the line in Sturbridge MA.

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tamandmik Total Posts: 949 Joined: 6/25/2003 Location: Las Cruces, NM	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Mon, 04/2/07 12:44 PM (permalink) I wonder if the one I used to go to near Exit 12 on the NJ Turnpike has been reinstated. According to the website, a couple still exist on the NJ Turnpike, but I thought Bob's Big Boy was at the aforementioned rest areas.
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aleswench

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Mon, 04/2/07 5:34 PM (permalink)

Roy Rogers when I was growing up was not far away in Rutherford, NJ. That place was THE only notable fast food joint ever. The Double R Burgers were to die for. We did stop at a Roy's on the turnpike back from MD - they didn't have those on the menu, but still, we had to try a roast beef, and it was pretty darn good, I have to say. I love their BBQ sauce - in the "dark ages" the better sauce was in the packets, but they didn't carry them at this location. Still, it was good. I'd go back again - but oh how I'd love to have an old time Double R!

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sonjaab Total Posts: 184 Joined: 6/15/2005 Location: Syracuse, NY	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Tue, 04/3/07 3:18 AM (permalink) There are still a few RRs operating in New York. They are located on rt. 90 aka NYS Thruway. I noted a couple of them at the rest stops both east and west between Syracuse and Rochester.............geo
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sk bob Total Posts: 1763 Joined: 12/29/2005 Location: South Daytona, FL	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Wed, 04/4/07 8:45 PM (permalink) they're working on the one on the Berlin Tpke. no sign or no distinct lines as to what its going to be.
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Smitty in CT Total Posts: 17 Joined: 5/30/2006 Location: East Haddam, CT	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Wed, 04/25/07 1:50 PM (permalink) The Roy Rogers on RT.5 in North Haven, CT is gone, but, in it's place is a NEW ARBY's, the signs are up and the inside is finished. I would guess the other stores in CT will follow suit. The sign out front says "OPENING SOON" Smitty
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Smitty in CT Total Posts: 17 Joined: 5/30/2006 Location: East Haddam, CT	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Thu, 05/10/07 1:23 PM (permalink) The ARBY's is NOW OPEN......... Smitty
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unabashed Total Posts: 435 Joined: 6/8/2007 Location: greencastle, PA	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Wed, 06/13/07 11:08 PM (permalink) there is 2 in my area .very good ff stop like ya say there still the same as when they began
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Bluntfacts

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Sun, 07/1/07 11:46 PM (permalink)

Wow. What a great thread. When I was a mere youth (circa 1970), I used to go to Roy Rogers in Royal Oak, Michigan. It was next door to Yorba Linda Lanes where I bowled. I can picture the interior; stepping up to the counter; and then getting what I thought at the time, was a great sandwich. The place eventually closed and was at some point replaced by a pinball and videogame arcade. All these years later, I am told by friends that still live in Michigan that it the place is now a....Starbucks.

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chriscubva Total Posts: 118 Joined: 11/9/2006 Location: Martinsburg, WV	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Mon, 07/2/07 12:36 AM (permalink) Just before I left Virginia last month I heard that Roy Rogers is building a location in Ranson, WV just a mile east of the Charles Town Races & Slots casino complex.
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startrooper00 Total Posts: 110 Joined: 4/5/2005 Location: west liberty, KY	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Mon, 07/2/07 7:26 PM (permalink) Ransom, WV...just celebrated their grand opening... Check it out
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ellen4641

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Mon, 07/2/07 10:13 PM (permalink)

I worked at Roy Rogers back in high school...(class of 77)
workd at the Short Hills, NJ location, now a Wendy's..)
I was a hostess, and cashier... I used to have to wear white cowboy boots, and I signed up kids for the "Buckaroo Club"...
there are still some Roy's left in NJ

And the good news is that they are back to using REAL roast beef, just like the good 'ol days.
(not that processed tasting Arby's stuff). And I always ask for "extra au jus")

Supposedly the one near Toms River, NJ is the only "original" NJ one left. It is off Exit 80 (heading south ) on the Garden State Parkway. It's on route 9, about 3 miles from the parkway.
The other Roy's are at highway rest stops. There was one in Brunswick Square Mall, but it closed about a year ago.

their burgers don't do much for me, though.

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tamandmik

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Tue, 07/3/07 9:21 AM (permalink)

quote:
Originally posted by ellen4641

I worked at Roy Rogers back in high school...(class of 77)
workd at the Short Hills, NJ location, now a Wendy's..)
I was a hostess, and cashier... I used to have to wear white cowboy boots, and I signed up kids for the "Buckaroo Club"...
there are still some Roy's left in NJ

And the good news is that they are back to using REAL roast beef, just like the good 'ol days.
(not that processed tasting Arby's stuff). And I always ask for "extra au jus")

Supposedly the one near Toms River, NJ is the only "original" NJ one left. It is off Exit 80 (heading south ) on the Garden State Parkway. It's on route 9, about 3 miles from the parkway.
The other Roy's are at highway rest stops. There was one in Brunswick Square Mall, but it closed about a year ago.

their burgers don't do much for me, though.

Great post Ellen. I am going to be back in NJ Labor Day weekend, right near this location (in Manchester actually). I might combine a visit to this place on my way to the White House Sub Shop. BTW, I thought the Bacon Cheeseburger at Roy's was good. But it's been a long time, about 20+ years!

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ellen4641

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Tue, 07/3/07 11:50 AM (permalink)

quote:
Originally posted by tamandmik

Great post Ellen. I am going to be back in NJ Labor Day weekend, right near this location (in Manchester actually). I might combine a visit to this place on my way to the White House Sub Shop. BTW, I thought the Bacon Cheeseburger at Roy's was good. But it's been a long time, about 20+ years!

Manchester? Sounds like you are probably visiting family/friends at Leisure Village. My sisters in-laws live there. They have nice pools, and lakes with rowboats.

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MetroplexJim

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Tue, 07/3/07 12:58 PM (permalink)

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Originally posted by TJ Jackson

Uh, they are not all gone......merely far fewer of them than there once was

http://www.royrogersrestaurants.com/

Thank you.

When it was owned by Marriot they ran a hilarious radio ad mocking Arby's "roast beef": beef pieces held together by "binders". It was read by a George C. Scott sound-alike riffing on the opening speech from Patton. Instead of the "shoveling sh*t in Lousiana", "Patton said "at least you won't be in Lousiana picking binders out of your teeth".

O.K., you had to hear it.

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tamandmik

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Tue, 07/3/07 2:09 PM (permalink)

quote:
Originally posted by ellen4641

quote:
Originally posted by tamandmik

Great post Ellen. I am going to be back in NJ Labor Day weekend, right near this location (in Manchester actually). I might combine a visit to this place on my way to the White House Sub Shop. BTW, I thought the Bacon Cheeseburger at Roy's was good. But it's been a long time, about 20+ years!

Manchester? Sounds like you are probably visiting family/friends at Leisure Village. My sisters in-laws live there. They have nice pools, and lakes with rowboats.

My in-laws live east of Lakehurst, where Rt 70 goes from 2 to 4 lanes, right near the WaWa. Haven't visited them yet since they moved there over a year ago.

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Robearjr Total Posts: 1102 Joined: 6/17/2007 Location: Baltimore, MD	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Thu, 07/5/07 6:35 PM (permalink) I think there is still a Roy's in Westminster Maryland, which is about hour northwest of Baltimore. I remember Roy's having a fixing bar, which is something you would never see from the major chains.
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KOK

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Fri, 07/6/07 8:05 AM (permalink)

quote:
Originally posted by Robearjr
I think there is still a Roy's in Westminster Maryland, which is about hour northwest of Baltimore.

I remember Roy's having a fixing bar, which is something you would never see from the major chains.

The Westminster Roy Rogers closed several months ago, but is now being renovated and will re-open again as Roy Rogers. There is at least one RR now in Frederick, and there may be a second one as well.

Kevin

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KOK Total Posts: 333 Joined: 4/26/2006 Location: Westminster, MD	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Thu, 07/26/07 2:49 PM (permalink) The Roy Rogers in Westminster had their grand opening today at 10:30 am and the first 52 people got a free combo each week for a year. Hopefully it will be much better run than the previous Roy's. It would be very hard to be worse Thanks, Kevin
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ellen4641

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Thu, 07/26/07 4:45 PM (permalink)

quote:
Originally posted by KOK

The Roy Rogers in Westminster had their grand opening today at 10:30 am and the first 52 people got a free combo each week for a year. Hopefully it will be much better run than the previous Roy's. It would be very hard to be worse

Thanks,

Kevin

I hear you...
the Roy's in the Brunswick Square Mall in NJ closed recently.
the food was decent enough, but there was such a huge communication barrier in getting your order correct...

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mgyip

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Tue, 08/7/07 3:59 PM (permalink)

quote:
Originally posted by MetroplexJim
When it was owned by Marriot

Unfortunately that was the downfall of Roy Rogers Restaurants - Marriott Corporation. Roy's was their attempt at a higher-quality fast-food establishment until they realized that it required more money to run a higher-quality fast-food establishment than one that sold crap. As a result, the vast majority of Roy's went the way of the Gino's Giant...

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fattybomatty Total Posts: 955 Joined: 4/10/2008 Location: North Plainfield, NJ	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Thu, 06/12/08 7:37 PM (permalink) My coworker and I decided we are hitting the roy rogers on the NJ turnpike northbound between exits 11 and 12. I am excited since I haven't eaten it in years. I just hope it doesn't disappoint
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David_NYC Total Posts: 2117 Joined: 8/1/2004 Location: New York, NY	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Thu, 06/12/08 10:27 PM (permalink) Those Roy Rogers on the NJ Turnpike are operated by HMS Host. I found the biggest problem is that they sit around too long in aluminum-foil covered paper. On average, the stand-alone franchises in places like Maryland are better. Do not judge the overall brand by your experiences on the NJ Turnpike.
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ellen4641

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Thu, 06/12/08 10:29 PM (permalink)

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Originally posted by fattybomatty

My coworker and I decided we are hitting the roy rogers on the NJ turnpike northbound between exits 11 and 12. I am excited since I haven't eaten it in years. I just hope it doesn't disappoint

I can't really speak for how those rest area ones are, compared to the one free standing Roy's left (just south of Toms River on rt 9, in Bayville). I go thru their drive thru occasionally, and it hits the spot. (also check out the Wiener Wagon place across the street for an Italian hot dog, if you ever go to this Toms River area one)

But I'm grateful they are back to serving "real" roast beef again,
instead of that processed crap like Arby's has. And I always ask for an extra side of au jus.

The fried chicken is decent, not great, though, IMO.
I like their biscuit.

Their burgers are too plain tasting for me.

Good luck, fattybomatty...
and report back to us on here! (I know you will as you've been a good new Roadfood poster!)

ellen in AC

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fattybomatty Total Posts: 955 Joined: 4/10/2008 Location: North Plainfield, NJ	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Fri, 06/13/08 7:00 AM (permalink) Thanks Ellen I will report back. Not sure when I'll get there with my coworker but we usually go to places within a week of talking about them. I plan on getting the roast beef since that's what I always got when they were around more. Also, if they have the oreo shakes that they used to have I'm definitely going for that too
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TJ Jackson Total Posts: 4004 Joined: 7/26/2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH	RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Fri, 06/13/08 9:59 AM (permalink) The burgers at the Cincinnati location are griddled on a well-seasoned surface and are fantastic
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leethebard

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RE: Roy Rogers Restaurants Fri, 06/13/08 11:00 AM (permalink)

quote:
Originally posted by ellen4641

quote:
Originally posted by fattybomatty

My coworker and I decided we are hitting the roy rogers on the NJ turnpike northbound between exits 11 and 12. I am excited since I haven't eaten it in years. I just hope it doesn't disappoint

I can't really speak for how those rest area ones are, compared to the one free standing Roy's left (just south of Toms River on rt 9, in Bayville). I go thru their drive thru occasionally, and it hits the spot. (also check out the Wiener Wagon place across the street for an Italian hot dog, if you ever go to this Toms River area one)

Ellen,the RR in Toms River is like I remember them...and their burger is far superior to the burger I had town the road at the new Sonic...boy was I disappointed with that burger!!!!

But I'm grateful they are back to serving "real" roast beef again,
instead of that processed crap like Arby's has. And I always ask for an extra side of au jus.

The fried chicken is decent, not great, though, IMO.
I like their biscuit.

Their burgers are too plain tasting for me.

Good luck, fattybomatty...
and report back to us on here! (I know you will as you've been a good new Roadfood poster!)

ellen in AC

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