Another casual dining option recently opened in Loudon Tennessee and we decided to give it a
try.
It was a
rainy winter day so this photo of Rosy’s Café that was taken from the car was
about the best we could do… Rosy’s is located within 3 or 4 blocks of 2 other
local favorites near Tellico Village in Loudon county Tennessee.
This
space was previously occupied by Classico Italian Restaurant which relocated a
couple of miles north off of TN Hwy 444.
The other 2 restaurants that are really close to Rosy’s are Thai Bistro
and Lorenzo’s Mexican Restaurant. All of
these restaurants are obviously trying to cater to adjacent Tellico Village
with its 7,000 + residents.
To learn
about any of the 3 nearby restaurants listed above, (contact information for
Rosy’s Café will be at the end of this posting), go to
Rosy’s
dining area is spacious and warm…with tablecloths too! This is a very large restaurant with a big
room off to one side for parties and meetings.
We were there for an early dinner during the week…
Laurie
and I went to Rosy’s Café for breakfast at dinner…our favorite meal! For a shared side, we ordered the biscuit and
sausage gravy. The biscuit was very good
and the gravy has a nice flavor with a little spicy touch. A few more sausage crumbles would have
enhanced it further.
Laurie
ordered a special Eggs Benedict for her breakfast entrée. This creation included the poached eggs, asparagus
and mushrooms on top of a toasted English muffin and topped with homemade Hollandaise Sauce. She really liked this
variation and her hash brown potatoes were just like she wanted them too!
I ordered
a standard breakfast…2 easy over eggs with 3 sausage links, toast and crispy
hash browns. It was a very nice breakfast
and, if you noticed, they go to a little extra effort with presentation of
their dishes.
…so a couple of weeks later, we returned to Rosy’s for an early dinner. We’ve been eating at off times for 2 reasons. Laurie is on a diet that allows her to eat whatever she wants but within a 4 hour window each day. The rest of the time, she fasts… The other reason is the flu season, with it being much more virulent and widespread this year. Less people around equals a bit less exposure to the flue bug.
…so a couple of weeks later, we returned to Rosy’s for an early dinner. We’ve been eating at off times for 2 reasons. Laurie is on a diet that allows her to eat whatever she wants but within a 4 hour window each day. The rest of the time, she fasts… The other reason is the flu season, with it being much more virulent and widespread this year. Less people around equals a bit less exposure to the flue bug.
We started
out with an appetizer. These are the
Spicy Cheese Curds…a really big order for $7.49. There were definitely enough for a table of
4! They were spicy…nice but not
overwhelming…and the ranch dressing went well with them.
For my
dinner, I went for the 8 oz. “Kick My Ass” Burger. ($10.99) This burger was
topped with jalapeno peppers and pepper jack cheese. It was very tasty but it was a tad overcooked…as
I’d requested it medium-rare. I’m not an
onion guy so I had them on the side and I gave them to Laurie who thought that
they were very good! The French fries
were better than average.
This
photo of Laurie’s Patty Melt with seasoned French fries just didn’t come out
well…pretty blurry. ($9.99) Nevertheless, she really liked the sandwich with
the rye toast and her seasoned fries were very good too!
We heard
a rumor that the owner of Rosy’s Café is from our stomping grounds in the
Chicago metropolitan area, but we haven’t confirmed it yet. The prices at Rosy’s might be a tad high for
the area and for the clientele…but time will tell. Quality can trump (no politics intended)
price if the two aren’t too far apart.
Rosy’s Café
is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week from 7:30AM until
8PM. They are located at 316 Lakeside
Plaza in Loudon Tennessee. Phone:
865-368-6915. At this point, this
restaurant doesn’t have a Facebook page or a website. We will return and try out their lunch and/or
dinner menu.
Just
click on any of the photos to enlarge them…
Thanks
for stopping by for breakfast, aka dinner!
Take
Care, Big Daddy Dave
The meals all look very good especially Laurie's breakfast. Sausage gravy with much meat in it is rare in these parts for some reason.
ReplyDeleteThat sausage and eggs and hashbrowns looks great to me! And Bill would go for the biscuits and sausage gravy. That diet would never work for me, but good luck to Laurie!
ReplyDeleteHey Big Daddy Dave! My name is Miguel. Rosy is my mother and owner of Rosy's cafe. We wanted to thank you for taking the time to blog about Rosy's cafe and our food. As a token of our gratitude, we would also like to extend an invitation, with everything taken care of while here, out to you and two other guest to of your choice to come visit. We sincerely hope that you consider this and that that we hear from you soon! feel free to give the restaurant a call or come by any time.
ReplyDelete-Miguel Melendez
Hi Miquel, Thanks for the comment. FYI, it would be to your advantage to create a Facebook page or website in order to get more publicity. Also, no one can put a review on TripAdvisor without one of these on-line sites up and running. An address and phone number isn't enough for them... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
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