8-15-14
For those of you who follow my ‘to dine or not to dine’
restaurant reviews, I apologize. I have been remiss in my duties of late, due
to time and economy constraints dining out has not been on the top of my ‘to do’
list. But not to worry, I think I have found a gem here in the foothills, in
fact, right in our back yard.
I am talking about the new coffee shop in Town Square in
Copperopolis, Roasters Coffee Corner. A coffee shop, you ask? Why yes!
Of course, I had to visit multiple times in order to give a
full review…darn…what I won’t suffer for these columns. (Please hear the
sarcasm, as there was NO suffering dining at Roasters.)
First hubby and I thought we would give their lunch a shot.
And what a shot it was! The combinations of meats, sauces, cheeses, toppings etc
. was incredible. Combinations I would have never considered but were a delight
to the palate.
Feeling in a Thanksgiving type mood, I opted for the smoked
turkey on garlic herb ciabatta with spicy garlic cranberry dressing, cream
cheese, lettuce and tomato. Needless to say, I did not speak until my plate was
clean. And for those who know me that’s quite a compliment, as words tend to
tumble out of my mouth a rapid rate and extremely often.
If your mouth is not watering after reading that delicious
creation, let me tell you what hubby had!
Being a meat and potatoes kinda guy he ordered roast beef on
garlic ciabatta with horseradish sour cream aioli, horseradish white cheddar
cheese, onion, lettuce and tomato. Heaven on a roll!
See what I mean about the combinations you never would have
thought of at home? Creative genius!
Well, since lunch was such a success, we thought, “Why not
try breakfast?”
We had heard that on Saturday mornings, the owner George,
makes his special biscuits and gravy, right there in my hubby’s top 2 favorite
breakfasts. Now I can make a pretty mean platter of biscuits and gravy, but not
once has hubby cleaned the plate like he did at Roasters. Guess my recipe was
put to shame. Well done George!
As for me, you all know by now that I like my foofoo coffee.
And those of you that drink foofoo coffee know how hard it is to make it just
right. Mine was perfect! Just enough syrup, just enough milk, just enough
coffee. Delightful. Oh, and I ordered food too! I ordered a ham and cheese
croissant, fully expecting the traditional microwaved deal. Nope. Not here. The
ham was a relatively thick slice grilled til slightly crunchy and then placed
on a croissant and grilled til the cheese melted. Mouth watering goodness.
Each time I have visited Roasters I left with more money in
my pocket than I expected, a belly full of happiness and the knowledge that I
would return, and soon.
Keep in mind, this is not fast food. Come in to relax, enjoy
your coffee and your food.
Clean, good service, good prices and great food.
For daily meal specials and more information on Roasters visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RoastersCoffeeCorner
by,
Charity Maness
(My little disclaimer: 'To dine or not to dine' is meant to be a helpful - and humorous - informational piece only. I receive no monetary compensation for this column nor do I endorse any one eatery. This is simply my opinion. My tastes will be different from others and I readily admit that I have no culinary background, but I am fairly confident I know when food is cooked correctly or not, whether a drink is poured well or not and especially whether wait staff is first-rate or in need of a career change.)
(My little disclaimer: 'To dine or not to dine' is meant to be a helpful - and humorous - informational piece only. I receive no monetary compensation for this column nor do I endorse any one eatery. This is simply my opinion. My tastes will be different from others and I readily admit that I have no culinary background, but I am fairly confident I know when food is cooked correctly or not, whether a drink is poured well or not and especially whether wait staff is first-rate or in need of a career change.)
