Monday, March 30, 2009
Oddly-named deli moves into space vacated by Ed’s Deli on Preston in Dallas
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A rather unfortunately-named deli called Roasters 'n Toasters has taken over the empty hull that was once Ed's Deli, as noted by The Nancy. Seriously, with a name like Roasters 'n Toasters, wouldn't you expect them to be serving, say, chicken? Why not just call the place Chicken 'n Biscuits.
This is the first branch in Texas from a small five-outlet chain based in Florida (which sounds similar to the story behind Another Broken Egg Cafe). One hates to jump to hasty conclusions but a brief visit to Roasters gleaned the following observations:
- Young male staffer scurried to open door and offered painfully friendly greeting. One hates to complain about friendly staff but is this what one expects from a deli?
- Puff pastry baked goods looked housemade but a telltale waxy mouth coating left by the proferred free sample of the croissant seemed to indicate that they're using shortening, not butter, egads.
- A chocolate eclair costs $4.87 with tax. IE, nearly $5 for a chocolate eclair! No thank you.
A sandwich being consumed by a customer looked pretty thick, which seems to be what people like from deli sandwiches, and they offer a soup of the day Monday-through-Friday that includes mushroom barley, corn chowder, navy bean, lentil, and clam chowder. Maybe that'll be worth checking out. But only at lunch - they're open for breakfast and lunch, no dinner hours.
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People seemed nice, the matzo ball chicken soup was decent, and the house-made pickles at the table were good. No room left for a sandwich, but they did look big. Why can't they stay open for dinner? It's too far for me to grab lunch.
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