This other blog posting about What I like about Washington, DC is a trip down memory lane. What’s the choice? Roy Rogers restaurant!
Today, we had a baseball game to play in our 30-and-over hardball league at Mt Vernon High School in Alexandria. One of the Roy Rogers is still there! We haven’t played at Mt Vernon HS in a while so I haven’t been down Route 1 for a couple of years but as soon as I saw it on the way to the game I knew I’d stop there to pick up lunch after the game.
If you’re a Washingtonian and over certain age, you absolutely will remember the Roy Rogers restaurants. They’ve been bought and sold a few times …. so there’s only a handful left in the greater DC area … but they always do bring a smile to my face.
There was a Roy Rogers across the street from where I went to high school — WT Woodson in Fairfax. And, there was on River Road … not too far from where I went to college, American University as well as where I worked, Q107 and WMAL Radio.
(As an aside, being back in the Mt Vernon area also brings back memories. I was born there at DeWitt Army Hosptial on Ft Belvoir; I took my SAT’s at Mt Vernon HS (although I didn’t do that great); I watched one of best friends make a memorable catch in a regional high school football game played at Mt Vernon HS; and I used to DJ a lot of weddings at Ft Belvoir and in the Mt Vernon area.)
Anyways, I do my best to try to eat healthy — and try not to frequent fast food places too much — I love the salads at Sweetgreen and the subs at Subway — but, I must admit, it was great to order my old stand-by this afternoon …. Roast Beef sandwich, loaded w/ condiments, french fries and Coke. Life’s good when you eat at a Roy Rogers. 
Jimmy- LOL. RR was my very first job when I was 16 when Germantown was just cow country! Had a gross poly uniform but soon enough could run the drive thru and one of the front registers at the same time…and, loved my employee discounts for their fried chicken and morning potatoes. yum.