Roanoke introduced me to the concept of biscuits
Tudor world's are as good as any you can get in town, as long as you are
willing to tolerate a bread that isn't fit for human consumption. Basically
a concrete hockey puck with pockets of grease
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Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: Dr. Richard Kimble! There's no way out of
here, Richard! The entire building is locked down! Give it up Richard, you
don't have any time, Chicago police department thinks you're a cop killer,
they WILL shoot you on sight!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: Richard, I know you're innocent! I know about
Frederick Sykes! I know about Dr. Charles Nichols! Richard, he borrowed your
car the night of your wife's murder, he had your keys! No forced entry,
Richard! He telephoned Sykes from your car, Richard! Richard, give it up!
Richard, I'm either lying or I'm gonna shoot you, what do you think?
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: Give it up, Richard, it's time to stop
running!
There is nothing at the TT that can be consumed before 2 am and only if you
have a had a couple alcoholic beverages.
The little coke bottles are quaint.
It's a great tourist spot. Buy some refrigerator magnets
http://www.texastavern-inc.com/
I think I remember John Reiley the guy who wrote the poem
In fact I recognize everyone on that page
Check out the who's been there link
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I'm impressed Zorba is still around.
It's the same owner and the same blond working it. I think it's his wife.
I can remember lots of teens and young adults working that stall. I think
that was one of the ones that always paid well and probably he was a decent
guy.
The food was really good middle eastern stuff like felafel and hummus
http://www.roanokefarmersmarket.com/FarmersMarket/restaurants/zorba
There's a well known restaurant there called the Homeplace
THe first and only time I went there was when a delegation of young Soviets
came to learn about the USian financial system
The restaurant is home style, which means they bring out large bowls of
food, enough for the table and then everyone serves themself
They bill their food, " fried chicken Just like Mama made. "
Fried chicken is considered the epitome of Southern cooking
My mother made horrible fried chicken. As far as I am concerned --
Everyone's mother did. Fried chicken is slimy and awful no matter what.
I hate it
The Homeplace is sort of interesting though. Although there's only so
much country food I can tolerate, it's a great touristy thing to do
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/kdesrosi/thehomeplace/
Check out the scenery at the bottom of the page
It's the real draw, not the food.
Vinton is a small town bordering Roanoke
NY Pizza is the only pizza joint I would go to in the area. It's the only
place that makes anything that tastes like pizza. The rest of the shops in
town serve nothing more than dough with spagghetti sauce and cheese. I've
really enjoyed talking to the owner in the past, as he patrols the parking
lot. Summer time they have the best gelato and ices. Sit outside at one of
the picnic tables. It is a great place for a date
Their true accomplishment is the anchovy pizza.
However, the Philly cheesesteak is not their forte. No one in Roanoke can
make one. They keep trying to put decent cuts of meat and good cheese in
it. The rolls are awful too
Philly Cheese steak relies on not such high quality meats or cheeses
http://www.theroanoker.com/Dining/diningreviews/NewYorkPizza.cfm
Great gyros
Their Greek salads are fantastic
but ask Paul what he puts on his chef salad. he calls it a secret. It's
sort of pink and looks sort of like meat but I've also thought it was just
chopped erasers
It's a great place to run into the lawyers in town though, all the old
timers, because the federal court house is across the street
not much in the way of webpage information but then they have been there
forever and are always packed at lunch so they really don't need the PR